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Why GNU/Linux ports can be less performant, a more in-depth answer

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Community member 'mirv' has given his thoughts in addition to the previous editorial by Liam, about why Linux ports can perform worse than Windows versions.

Using Nvidia's NVENC with OBS Studio makes Linux game recording really great

By Liam Dawe,
I had been meaning to try out Nvidia's NVENC for a while, but I never really bothered as I didn't think it would make such a drastic difference in recording gaming videos, but wow does it ever!

Feral Interactive's Linux ports may come with Vulkan sooner than we thought (UPDATED)

By Liam Dawe,
I didn't expect this so soon, but it looks like early next year we may have a Linux port from Feral Interactive that uses Vulkan. UPDATED with the actual full quote.

Linux community has been sending their love to Feral Interactive & Aspyr Media

By Liam Dawe,
This is awesome to see, people in the community have sent both Feral Interactive & Aspyr Media some little care packages full of treats.

Thoughts on 'Stellaris' with the 'Leviathans Story Pack' and latest patch, a better game that still needs work

By Liam Dawe,
Stellaris has come a long way since the initial release, so I checked back on how it feels with the new DLC.

Why Linux games often perform worse than on Windows

By Liam Dawe,
I still see so much confusion and outright misinformation being spread about why a lot of Linux games perform worse than Windows, so here's a few real reasons.

Slime Rancher, the awesome game about farming adorable slimes has been updated

By Liam Dawe,
Slime Rancher is a little favourite of mine, as it has some pretty fun gameplay and it's great for kids too. This new update isn't massive, but it's good.

Game porter Ethan Lee has done a write-up of the recent SteamDevDays

By Liam Dawe,
Game porter Ethan Lee, who has done tons of Linux ports went to SteamDevDays and he has now done a write-up of the experience.

Meadow, an odd 'forum in games clothing' is now available with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Meadow, from the developers of Shelter is a purely online game where there's no objectives, and it just sounds weird.

Some thoughts on 'Pavilion', the stylish fourth-person puzzling adventure

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of 'Pavilion' was kind enough to send in a key to their really stylish fourth-person puzzling adventure, so I took a look.

Looking to capture gameplay from one Linux PC on another, what should I be getting?

By Liam Dawe,
Something I have been noticing recently is that a lot of games performance dips when you try to record them on Linux, so I am wanting a solution for my other Linux PC to capture the video, what should I be getting?

Streets of Rogue, the awesome RPG rogue-like mega-game is going to support online co-op

By Liam Dawe,
Streets of Rogue is already an extremely cool game, but now it's about to get even cooler. The developer mentioned to a GOL follower than he is planning online co-op support!

Desura, IndieRoyale and DailyRoyale now have new owners who plan to revive them

By Liam Dawe,
Looks like Desura is going to make a comeback sometime soon, as the new owners OnePlay have announced they have acquired it.

Looks like Mojang will be supporting the new Minecraft launcher on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Good news Minecraft fans! Mojang seem to have changed their minds on Linux support for the new Minecraft launcher they are working on.

'The Wardrobe', a point & click adventure game release date announced, with day-1 Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Point & Click adventure game 'The Wardrobe' to release with day-1 Linux support on January 26th 2017.

Classic platformer 'Titus the Fox: To Marrakech and Back' now has a Linux version on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
'Titus the Fox: To Marrakech and Back', a platformer from 1992 that was originally released for the Amiga, but now it has a Linux version on GOG.

2D Tactical RPG 'Dungeon Rushers' is a game you may want to give a look at, demo available

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
This dungeon crawler was fully released two months ago, on September 6th. Strangely, despite the fact that there is a demo available at IndieDB, the developers didn’t include it on the Steam store page, which would have made more sense.

Human: Fall Flat released DRM free on GOG, a physics-based 3D puzzler

By Liam Dawe,
Human: Fall Flat was released on Steam back in July, but it now has a fresh DRM free release. It's an odd looking physics-based 3D puzzler and I gave it a go.

Cities: Skylines - Natural Disasters now has an in-game trailer

By Liam Dawe,
Cities: Skylines - Natural Disasters is the next DLC for the city building simulation Cities: Skylines, and we now have a gameplay trailer.

'Tether' a very promising UE4 first-person adventure game will be coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
It's not often a trailer leaves me begging for more, but 'Tether' ticked all my boxes. The developer is using UE4 and claims the Linux builds are working as expected.