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Rocket League should now perform better on Mesa with radeonsi
Timothee Besset sent word that Rocket League has now been updated to fix some issues Mesa users were having with radeonsi.
Steam now has over 3,000 Linux games available
It's official! Steam has hit another milestone for Linux games. We now have over 3,000 Linux games to fill our time with.
Into The Breach, the new strategy game from the makers of FTL will be on Linux
Into The Breach has been announced by Subset Games, the creators of the excellent FTL. It will support Linux, but not at day-1.
Valve set to replace Greenlight with Steam Direct
Valve have finally announced what they suggested they would do at the first SteamDevDays, Greenlight is being thrown out. It will be replaced by 'Steam Direct', which may still require a payment from developers.
The Linux release of River City Ransom: Underground will see a delay
River City Ransom: Underground, the crowdfunded follow-up to the original will see a delay in the Linux version.
Getting the 'threaded GL dispatch' code into Mesa is causing some issues, Valve might use a white-list
You may remember recently I wrote about 'threaded GL dispatch' in Mesa possibly getting merged, after AMD's Marek suggested it and there was some backlash, well, it has continued.
Day of Infamy, the WWII FPS has a big polishing update, take a look at my video
Day of Infamy, the WWII FPS from the Insurgency developers has a big update including new maps, updated game-modes, performance improvements and more.
Interview with Aspyr Media about porting Civilization VI to Linux and other interesting questions
Now that Aspyr Media have ported Civilization VI to Linux, it’s time to publish our interview! Grab a coffee and come learn some things.
Croteam say Vulkan 'is the way forward', Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter due in 'weeks' with Vulkan
Continuing my love for Croteam, today it was pointed out on reddit that the Croteam developers have been talking quite a bit more about Vulkan on one of their Steam forums. They also stated that Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter should have the Fusion update with Linux & Vulkan in 'weeks'.
A look at Tinertia, a twin-stick rocket-jumping shooter for Linux
The developer of Tinertia sent in some keys at user-request for us to take a look at this rather amusing twin-stick shooter.
Parkitect alpha 10 released, featuring improved water, ride budgets and much more
Parkitect is one of those Early Access games that sits firmly at the top of my list to keep an eye on. It's really fun already and every alpha is a big boost for it.
Valve have three new VR games in development
It seems that Valve are going to continue their VR push as they have announced they have three more VR games in development.
Civilization VI released for Linux, video and port report (updated)
Aspyr Media have officially released the Linux port of Civilization VI and after testing it here’s some thoughts.
A look at 'Vidar', an Early Access 2D RPG, Adventure & Puzzle game now on Linux
Vidar has a lot going for it even this early on, as a fan of 2D RPG, Adventure & Puzzle games it ticks a lot of boxes for me.
The Dark Mod, the free stealth game inspired by Thief is looking to get on Steam
Another good game project that could use some help in the way of your votes: The Dark Mod. The developers are wanting to get the game onto Steam through Greenlight.
Wine-Staging 2.1 release with CSMT support for DirectX 10 & 11
Wine-Staging has a big new update which brings in their CSMT (Command Stream Multithreading) support for DirectX 10 & 11.
Feral Interactive have released the HITMAN system requirements for Linux, NVIDIA & AMD supported
Looks like everyone is going to be happy with this one. Feral Interactive have announced the system requirements for HITMAN ahead of the release next week. AMD & NVIDIA are supported.
Bleed 2, a relentless 2D action game is now on Linux, ported by Ethan Lee
Ethan Lee has another port available for us day-1, today we are graced with Bleed 2. It's described as a relentless action game and looks mental.
GDC sounds like it will be fun this year with AMD, NVIDIA, Khronos, Unity & Croteam all talking Vulkan
This year's GDC sounds like it might be quite interesting! AMD, NVIDIA, Khronos, Unity, Croteam and more have announced they will be doing a bunch of talks and some of them will be about Vulkan.
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