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GOL Podcast S01E01: Linux as a Gaming Platform
Welcome to the first GOL podcast! In this episode we (Cheeseness, madmachinations, Kallestofeles, darkone778) talk about the pros and cons of Linux as a gaming platform.
Viewing all the latest articles (news, guides and more).
Tomb Raider, the excellent 2013 game is officially coming to Linux from Feral Interactive
Excellent news today folks, Feral Interactive have now officially confirmed that Tomb Raider will be coming to Linux "This Spring".
Offworld Trading Company looks like it may come to Linux
Looks like Linux is about to get its first Stardock Entertainment published game in the form of Offworld Trading Company.
Want to use dual monitors but don't have enough desk space? I found a great monitor arm for you
After upgrading to a 27 inch 4K monitor, I found that my desk was a little cramped and I couldn't fit another monitor on it. Someone in a recent livestream suggested a "monitor arm", and I am now using one I consider to be excellent.
ARK spin-off ARK: Survival Of The Fittest will come to Linux
Fear not ARK lovers, as ARK: Survival Of The Fittest is confirmed to be coming to Linux. We don't know when exactly, but it's at least in their plans for release.
A review of point-and-click adventure Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet, now on Steam
Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet is comedian Alasdair Beckett-King's follow-up to the popular 2007 adventure, Spoonbeaks Ahoy!, and has been developed in cooperation with developer and publisher Application Systems Heidelberg.
Out of the Park Baseball 17 Released
Today marks the yearly release of Out of the Park Baseball. Similar to Football Manager, OOTP creates the entire world of baseball and puts managing your favorite team at your fingertips.
Hyper Light Drifter release date set for 31st of March, Linux should be a day 1 release
Hyper Light Drifter is one I have kept an eye on since the Kickstarter, as graphically it looks vibrant and beautiful. The good news is the release date now set as the 31st of March should include Linux too.
Cities: Skylines updated with new map tools and tons of fixes
Cities: Skylines continues to get better with this latest major patch. It brings new tools for map makers and tons of bug fixes.
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, previously named Umbra still plans a Linux version
Good news folks, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem which was previously named Umbra is sitll coming to Linux the developers confirmed to me.
Wine staging 1.9.6 adds Vulkan support and disables CSMT
Looks like Vulkan support is coming to a Wine development version near you soon, as the latest Wine Staging 1.9.6 build has a conforment Vulkan implementation. It also disables CSMT as it's becoming incompatible.
XCOM 2 patched for Linux, and Anarchy’s Children DLC now available
Good news alien hunting fans, XCOM 2 has been patched for Linux and the Anarchy’s Children DLC is now enabled for us.
Remember I mentioned the pirate combat game Tempest could come to Linux? It's coming soon for sure now
I'm glad this one turned out to be true, as Tempest really does look like a fun pirate combat game. They just had a big open world update too!
PAYDAY 2 now available on SteamOS & Linux, free to try for a few days
The co-op shooter PAYDAY 2 is now officially available on SteamOS & Linux, yet another popular game!
OpenToonz, animation software with features used by Studio Ghibli releasing this month
Not exactly gaming news, but could be useful for developers. Dwango has obtained the rights to the animation software Toonz used by Studio Ghibli and plan to release an open source version named OpenToonz.
Nvidia 364.12 released for Linux with official Vulkan, Mir & Wayland support
Well Nvidia dropped a bit of a big one today didn't they! Nvidia driver version 364.12 is now out and brings in official Vulkan support, Mir support and Wayland support.
The newest Worms game Worms W.M.D is confirmed to be coming to Linux
Team17 really are getting more Linux friendly, and the latest game in the Worms series title 'Worms W.M.D' will be heading to Linux at release.
Stardew Valley developer says Linux is a top priority, woohoo
Good news for everyone wanting to play it on Linux (including me), as the developer of Stardew Valley has said Linux is a top priority.
RC Mini Racers now available on SteamOS & Linux
RC Mini Racers is a fast paced arcade racing game with weapons, and it has just arrived on SteamOS/Linux.
Looks like the F1 2015 Linux private beta was left open for the free weekend
There will likely be a few embarrassed developers about this, but it looks like the private beta for the Linux port of F1 2015 has been left open during the free weekend.
- Let's Build a Dungeon sounds like such a fun idea as it hits 140,000 Steam wishlists
- Deep Dish Dungeon looks like a great co-op dungeon crawler
- Leaks again hint at Valve doing a proper Steam Machine Console
- The original Splitgate will live on with player-hosted matches
- Valheim: Call To Arms major update announced with new combat mechanics and lots of new items
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Why some games on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck have broken videos and what you can do
How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft