The open source Vulkan driver 'radv' for AMD on Linux has patches for geometry shader support
Dave Airlie sent in a massive patch-set of 31 patches for 'radv', the open source AMD Vulkan driver, to support geometry shaders.
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SteamOS updated with some major new drivers and an updated Debian base
SteamOS isn't being left out in the cold like some would believe, as it too today got a big update with new shiny stuff.
Major Stable Steam client update, Xbox controller config support, vastly improved Linux client
This is the big one. Steam have released a major update of the Steam client which not only adds in some big new features, it also drastically improves the Linux client.
Nearly five years after the Kickstarter, Carmageddon still isn’t on Linux despite the stretch goal being reached
In May it will be five years since the Carmageddon: Reincarnation Kickstarter. Linux support was a stretch goal they reached and we still have nothing to show for it.
Imperium Galactica II: Alliances released for Linux & SteamOS, seems native too
Imperium Galactica II: Alliances just released for Linux & SteamOS and it looks like it's a native version.
Long War 2 now available for XCOM 2 for free, but not for Linux yet
Long War 2 is the massive overhaul mod for XCOM 2 from the same people who did the original Long War for the previous XCOM game.
Check out this video about porting games to Linux from our contributor Cheeseness
Our contributor Cheeseness went to 'linux.conf.au' and did a talk on porting games to Linux, it's worth a watch.
Mesa 17-rc1 released, it's a massive update for open source graphics
Mesa 17 (formerly Mesa 13.1) has it's first Release Candidate and it's a pretty big release for users of open source graphic drivers.
Fumiko! A single-player, story-driven abstract platformer developed on Linux releases next month
Fumiko! A new single-player, story-driven game that has been developed with Unity and Linux is coming out next month. It looks absolutely bizarre, but in a good way.
Site update: Content bookmarking system now live
Thanks to a Patreon supporter request, we now have a nifty new feature for you to use. You can now bookmark Articles, Comments, Forum Topics & Replies.
Some thoughts on switching from Ubuntu to Antergos for Linux gaming
I did it, I jumped ship from Ubuntu to Antergos and I honestly can’t see myself going back. Here’s some thoughts on that.
Stellaris 1.5 will allow you to accept refugees, but it has upset some people
Stellaris, the massive grand strategy game from Paradox is going through another update cycle and one little feature of the upcoming patch is the ability to accept refugees, but some people aren't happy about it.
NVIDIA 378.09 beta driver released, adds OpenGL threaded optimizations by default and more
A pretty interesting NVIDIA beta driver has landed and it officially enables their OpenGL threaded optimizations by default.
Minecraft's new launcher is now available on Linux
That's right, post-Microsoft purchase Minecraft is still seeing great support for Linux. Their shiny new launcher is now available.
'Factorio' is another game that was being hit by key scammers
In another case of scammers trying to buy keys with often stolen credit cards to sell on websites like G2A, the developers of 'Factorio' have written about their experience with it.
Realpolitiks, a grand strategy game from Jujubee will see day-1 Linux support
Realpolitiks, a grand strategy game from Jujubee has been announced and it will feature day-1 Linux support when it launches February 16th next month.
Wrongworld, the hilarious looking survival game has been greenlit and is coming to Linux
Wrongworld, the game that won me over with a totally silly trailer has now been greenlit, so it will be coming to Linux on Steam.
The 'Humble Bundle's Best of 2016' has some great Linux games for cheap
Are you a little broke after the holidays? Never fear, as Humble are back with a new bundle and it has some great Linux games.
Another Steam Beta Client update released, allows moving game location
Valve have released another beta of the Steam client and the major change is that it will finally allow you to move games between your Steam Library folders.
A note about the sources of our information and how we really don't rip others off
It appears some people in the community just want to see me fail, but others just outright don't know what they are talking about. I want to put some claims about us ripping off others work to rest.
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