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Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer VKD3D-Proton 2.3 is out with early DirectX Raytracing support

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2021

Even more progress towards having a layer that will translate Direct3D 12 nicely over to Vulkan, as the VKD3D-Proton project just had a fresh release out.

FMOD Studio 2.02 is out along with native Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2021

Enabling even more developers to work directly from Linux, FMOD Studio 2.02 has been released which includes (amongst other things) native support for Linux.

Ubuntu 21.04 is out now with Wayland by default and a new dark theme

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2021

Continuing the gradual improvements towards the next LTS (Long Term Support) release, Ubuntu 21.04 is officially out now to bring some of the latest enhancements to the popular Linux distribution.

Scoot Hard DX is a new GZDoom powered FPS with vertical combat and MLP characters

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2021

What do you get when you merge the world of MLP (My Little Pony) and the GZDoom game engine? Scoot Hard DX certainly answers that question.

Dive into the minds of people in jazz-punk adventure Don't Forget Me out now

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2021

Jazz-punk? Sounds pretty fancy. Don't Forget Me is a brand new adventure and puzzle game with a twist, where you dive into peoples minds and use your observational skills to unwrap their minds.

After a delay, the huge free Family Trials update for Children of Morta is out for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2021

Dead Mage and 11bit studios have now upgraded the Linux version for Children of Morta to give it the huge free Family Trials update.

Crytivo doing a charity livestream to plant trees with a unique The Universim feature

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2021

Crytivo, indie game publisher and developer of the Early Access game The Universim are today doing a big charity funding drive to benefit One Tree Planted.

Valve releases Steam Playtest for all devs and new ways to browse Steam

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2021

Valve has upgraded the Steam store once again in two parts: one focused on helping developers, with the other to help users find what they want to play.

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Godot Engine 3.3 is out with plans for 3.4 while 4.0 with Vulkan is still in progress

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2021

The free and open source game engine Godot Engine has a huge new feature release out, so big they had to change the version number and they have some big plans for long-term support.

Beamdog unleash the huge 2.6 update for Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Icewind Dale

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2021

The Enhanced Editions of Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Siege of Dragonspear and Icewind Dale just got a bit more enhanced with the huge 2.6 upgrade for all games out now.

Linux Kernel dev bans University of Minnesota for sending malicious patches

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2021

Here is your daily dose of WTF. Linux Kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman has called out "researchers" from the University of Minnesota and banned them from submitting code to the Linux Kernel.

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Colourful and fun 2D action-adventure Unsung Warriors heads back to Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2021

After a failed first attempt, Unsung Warriors is back on Kickstarter with an updated demo Prologue available to play.

Spiritfarer hits 500K sales with The Lily Update out, Thunder Lotus' most successful game

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2021

Thunder Lotus have announced that their wonderful game Spiritfarer has hit 500K sales, making it their most successful title to date and The Lily Update has been released.

Jackbox Games get their engine ported to Vulkan and SDL2, try it with Jackbox Party Pack 7

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2021

Jackbox Games emailed in to notify us of something big: they've worked with game porter and FNA developer Ethan Lee to port their engine to Vulkan and SDL2 and you can try it in a Beta for The Jackbox Party Pack 7.

Apogee returns as Apogee Entertainment to publish indies with Residual as their first

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2021

Residual, an upcoming game from Orangepixel is confirmed to be finished, and they've lined up a publisher - the reborn Apogee Software which is now Apogee Entertainment.

Discord has reportedly ended talks with Microsoft to remain independent

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2021

How about some good news to start your Wednesday off? It seems Discord are no longer in talks with Microsoft and instead may go with an IPO (initial public offering).