OBS Studio NDI Plugin for Linux, send video from one Linux PC to another

By RedneckonLinux, 22 January 2018 at 3:56 pm UTC (11 Comments)

NDI for OBS is a plugin that allows you to send video from 1 PC that has OBS installed to another PC running OBS with the plugin installed.

Nearly six years after the Kickstarter, Stainless Games claim Carmageddon is still coming to Linux

By liamdawe, 18 January 2018 at 7:57 pm UTC (47 Comments)

Another year has passed and it's now nearing six years since the Carmageddon: Reincarnation Kickstarter that was supposed to have a Linux version. The developer said it is still coming, apparently.

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Killing Floor 2 for Linux is 'indefinitely on hold' as they can't find a developer

By liamdawe, 10 January 2018 at 7:55 pm UTC (61 Comments)

Sad news, as it seems there's just no chance of Killing Floor 2 coming to Linux any more as Tripwire can't find a developer.

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Steam hits another record of over 18.5 million concurrent users online

By liamdawe, 7 January 2018 at 12:22 am UTC (30 Comments)

Steam continues to get bigger with another milestone being reached! Yesterday Steam shot passed 18 million concurrent users online.

The Steam Hardware Survey for December 2017 shows a reasonable increase for Linux

By liamdawe, 2 January 2018 at 12:30 am UTC (37 Comments)

The Linux market share on Steam has bounced backed a little in the latest Steam Hardware Survey for December 2017.

Valve hands out VAC bans for having 'catbot' in your Linux username (updated: they're not)

By liamdawe, 1 January 2018 at 1:22 pm UTC (60 Comments)

Happy New Year! Let's start 2018 with a bit of a joke shall we: Knock Knock. Who's there? Catbot. Banned. (Post updated)

Some reflections on radv, the first open source Vulkan driver for AMD GPUs

By BTRE, 30 December 2017 at 9:32 pm UTC (15 Comments)

With recent commits that fix bugs and allow newer Vega cards to pass tests for official conformance, development for radv continues apace. It’s a good time to look back and talk about just how far the driver has come in such a short time.

A look at Linux gaming in 2017, an end of year review and Happy Holidays!

By liamdawe, 21 December 2017 at 3:06 pm UTC (26 Comments)

As the year draws to a close, here's a look at what's happened in the Linux gaming world across 2017.

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The Libretro Team and other emulators are being ripped off by companies trying to make a quick buck

By liamdawe, 20 December 2017 at 11:09 pm UTC (62 Comments)

This is sad, very sad. A developer from The Libretro Team has written up a blog post on the libretro site asking for us and others to highlight an ongoing problem of code getting ripped off.

Here's another way to look at the Linux market share on Steam

By liamdawe, 3 December 2017 at 12:15 am UTC (75 Comments)

I'm always interested to see what happens with the Linux market share on Steam, especially the bigger picture. Here's an alternative look at the Linux market share on Steam.

Linux market share on Steam drops again as Steam continues to grow

By liamdawe, 2 December 2017 at 6:52 pm UTC (39 Comments)

Another month and another Steam Hardware Survey, despite what some out there are saying, there is no cause for alarm.

Steam continues to get bigger, with another record breaking concurrent user count at 17.6 million

By liamdawe, 27 November 2017 at 11:43 am UTC (17 Comments)

This is pretty insane, Steam has broken another record for their concurrent user count hitting over 17.6 million.

X-Plane user data shows Linux usage holding steady

By BTRE, 14 November 2017 at 4:17 pm UTC (28 Comments)

The developers of this rather robust flight simulator have shared the latest round of user data and it shows that Linux usage remains at the same level.