Nvidia has now put up the PhysX SDK on github for everyone to sink their teeth into, like with Unreal Engine it does require you agree to their EULA though, so it's not "free software".
I managed to get hold of the Contagion developers, and they confirmed the Linux port is still planned! We haven’t heard from them about it since June last year, so it’s good to see it hasn't been forgotten.
MaximumPCMag managed to interview Gabe Newell of Valve, and he talks a lot about some very interesting things.
Rex Rocket comes from the mind of Castle Pixel, LLC. and the porting skills of Ethan Lee (flibitijibibo), and it’s available on Linux now. Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century.
More news on Source 2 has been circling around, and the great news is that it will be completely free to use, but it does have one little stipulation.
Shelter 2, a really interesting looking open world adventure game has announced that Linux should see a day 1 release now.
Dying Light is due to get a massive patch next week which should have the performance fixes we have been waiting on, a load of free content, and a new DLC too.
Hey hey hey, it's Friday again which means that it's time to consume bandwidth by livestreaming Linux gaming to you around the world. So let's do just that!
Wine development team was able to produce a new experimental release today. 1.7.38 bringing many new features and as many as 57 bugfixes.
We covered the crowd-funded platformer from Crescent Moon Games when it released in Early Access on Steam in December. The game had its full release last week and we've taken a look at it.
Ever thought about recording your thoughts and memories into a computer to relive the happiest moments of your life again and again and again? Well, here we have a game in which we can explore what might happen if such technology was available to us. Let's go see what Soul Axiom has in store for us!
Valve have been extremely busy, and we are already seeing some fruits of their work. They have written a Vulkan driver for an Intel GPU, showed Source 2 with Dota 2 on it, and they will open source the driver.
It seems pretty standard across stores that they take a bit fat cut of developers revenue, but Itch.io is aiming to change this.
I was wondering when they would do this! Steam Machines, Steam Link, and the Steam Controller have all gained store pages in a new Hardware section on Steam. This should help sales, a lot. UPDATED.
You know since yesterday with our massive SteamOS news post that Torchlight II is now on Linux, but since the dust is settling we have had some time to check out the port, here’s how it runs.
With GDC being in full swing we’ve had a chance to take a look at 14 different models of Steam Machine thanks to Ars Technica, and the findings are interesting.
Just a friendly note that Uber Entertainment are wanting feedback on Linux issues in Planetary Annihilation, as they want to make it a great experience.
Valve has announced a Steam sale simply titled ”STEAMOS SALE” with interesting games that are already available and games that they claim are heading over to the platform. The list seems to include some quite big titles too!
Now it’s getting really interesting! Zotac has announced a proper Steam Machine with SteamOS, and it looks quite nice too. (Updated: See the bottom).
This is what we have been waiting for, Valve sent out official word about a number of things! These include Source 2, Steam Link and more.