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Some thoughts on Linux gaming in 2019, an end of year review
2019 is coming to a close, it's been a pretty wild year for Linux gaming that's for sure! Here's some thoughts on the year and what to expect for 2020.
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D9VK, the Direct3D9 to Vulkan layer has a huge new 0.40 'Croakacola' release out
For use with Wine and Steam Play Proton, D9VK is the awesome project based on DXVK which translates Direct3D9 to Vulkan for better performance. A big new release just went out.
Serene naval adventure Sail Forth has a brand new trailer, coming to Linux next year
David Evans and The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild have a brand new trailer out for their upcoming naval action and adventure game Sail Forth.
Crazy typing adventure dungeon-crawler Backspace Bouken is out now
Backspace Bouken isn't your standard dungeon crawler, it mashes it together with a typing game and the end result is pretty hilarious.
Realistic gun simulation FPS 'Receiver 2' announced from Wolfire Games
Receiver is getting a much expanded sequel! Wolfire Games (Overgrowth, Lugaru) have confirmed Receiver 2 is releasing with Linux support next year.
Where there's a will there's a Wine 5.0rc1
The Wine hackers have announced the first Release Candidate for the big 5.0, marking the beginning of the code freeze period where only bug fixes make it in and no new features after this.
GNOME 3.36 and Fedora 32 to get better GPU switching with NVIDIA support
Developer Bastien Nocera has written a blog post talking about improvements coming to GNOME 3.36 and Fedora Linux, to help those of you switching between GPUs.
Steam Play Proton 4.11-10 out, mouse handling improvements and Halo: The Master Chief Collection works
A brand new update to Steam Play Proton has arrived ahead of the weekend with Proton 4.11-10, giving out of the box play for Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
Railway Empire heads to the cold North in the latest DLC, free update adds in a new Challenge Map
Railway Empire from Gaming Minds Studios and Kalypso Media Digital has expanded again with the release of the Northern Europe DLC.
WarriOrb: Prologue gives an impressive taste of what's to come in this action platformer
A once mighty demon trapped in an unusual and slightly amusing body, WarriOrb: Prologue gives us a small taste of what's to come in the full game and it's quite impressive.
Mesa 19.3 released with huge updates for Linux open source graphics drivers
Arriving in time before the holiday season, Mesa 19.3 has now been officially released giving all open source Linux graphics drivers some big boosts and new features.
Unsettling story-driven adventure 'Sally Face' has a final fifth episode released
An adventure about a boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past, an unsettling episodic game and it's now complete.
Feral Interactive's lead Vulkan developer is moving onto something new
Some game industry news to share today, as the Vulkan development lead at Feral Interactive has announced they're moving on.
A reminder of some great looking games coming to Linux from successful crowdfunding campaigns
Crowdfunding for games doesn't always work out but thanks to the likes of IndieGoGo, Kickstarter, Fig and more we have a lot of good Linux games. There's plenty more on the way too, let's take a quick look. Warning: Lots of media inside.
Fully supported Unity Editor for Linux delayed, Unity 2019.3 in the final testing stages
Two bits of big news about the Unity game engine to share today, one specifically about Linux and one about the Unity engine as a whole.
Try multiple upcoming Linux games like CARRION and SkateBIRD for 48 hours during The Game Awards
The Game Awards is back and so Steam is doing a Game Festival to go along with it, with multiple upcoming games putting up a special limited-time demo. There's also sales, again.
Build and manage a totally scientifically inaccurate Beehive in Hive Time, out now
It might not be scientifically accurate but Hive Time is a very sweet and relaxing little management sim.
AMD have today released the Radeon RX 5500 XT
Powered by AMD's newer 7nm RDNA architecture, the Radeon RX 5500 XT originally announced in October is now available aimed at the 1080p PC gaming market.
Seems like Feral Interactive may have a few surprises for Linux in 2020
Porting studio Feral Interactive have already given Linux a lot of games and it sounds like more are coming.
Fighting game Fantasy Strike adds full cross-platform online play with PC and Consoles
The very pretty fighting game Fantasy Strike from Sirlin Games just got a great update, enabling cross-platform online play between Linux/macOS/Windows and the Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 consoles.
- It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
- NVIDIA have discontinued Quake II RTX
- Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
- GOG formally announce their GOG Patrons subscription donation system
- The results are in - Bullet Heaven moves forward to be an official genre
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