Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation lib VKD3D-Proton 2.2 is out, prepares DirectX Raytracing
We just recently had the DXVK 1.8 release for Direct3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan and now we also have the VKD3D-Proton 2.2 release landing as well.
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Collabora share big progress on the Wine compatibility layer with Wayland
Collabora have shared a great progress update on getting Wine working directly with Wayland, which is going to eventually replace X11 on most Linux distributions.
There's no stopping the Viking invasion as Valheim hits 3 million sales
Valheim has truly become an absolute runaway hit. A survival game about Vikings running around in co-op chopping down trees and facing off against big bosses.
Crusader Kings II gets a monthly subscription for all the DLC
Paradox Interactive are branching out with revenue models and they're now doing a subscription for Crusader Kings II, which itself is free to play.
It's officially game over for Rochard with studio Recoil Games shutting
Recoil Games appear to have filed for bankruptcy a while ago and sadly a casualty of that is their game Rochard, which has now been removed for sale.
Portal 2 from Valve gets a big update with Vulkan support from DXVK
Portal 2, the classic first-person puzzle game from Valve available on Steam, just had a huge upgrade come out of nowhere along with Vulkan API support powered by the DXVK project.
D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 to Vulkan translation layer DXVK 1.8 is out now
Usually used for Wine and Steam Play Proton, the translation DXVK layer that moves Direct3D 9, Direct3D 10 and Direct3D 11 to Vulkan has a new release available with DXVK 1.8.
Mutropolis is a sci-fi adventure where you revisit Earth in the year 5000
Set in the year 5000 when we're all living on Mars after some kind of great disaster on Earth, it's time to go back and discover what's still left.
Learning Factory is like Factorio with lots of cats and plenty of automation
Combining the ideas found in Machine Learning with automation and Factorio styled conveyor belts everywhere, Learning Factory from Luden.io has entered Early Access.
Open-world, turn-based RPG 'Relic Space' gets a trailer and release window
Love turn-based tactical battles in space? Well the upcoming Relic Space is showing a huge amount of promise and it will be entering Early Access later this year.
Dungeon crawler Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos is out in Early Access
Ready for another game that makes you stay up all night for one more run? Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos is now out in Early Access on the Steam store.
Blasphemous: Strife & Ruin free upgrade out now with a Boss Rush Mode
Blasphemous has another free expansion out now with Blasphemous: Strife & Ruin, pulling in Miriam from Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night along with more free content.
CrossCode: A New Home expansion announced for February 26
CrossCode, the retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future is set to get an expansion with CrossCode: A New Home confirmed to be releasing on February 26.
NVIDIA continues tweaking their work for hardware accelerated Xwayland support
Back in January we reported on how NVIDIA was looking to support hardware accelerated GL and Vulkan rendering with Xwayland, and it seems it's continuing to progress.
Pharaoh-like isometric city builder Nebuchadnezzar is out now
Nebuchadnezzar is an isometric city builder styled like classic Impressions Games titles like Pharaoh and Zeus and it's out now across both GOG and Steam.
Closed Hands is an upcoming interactive fiction examining extremism and radicalisation
Set to release with Linux support in March, Closed Hands from developer Passenger Games led by Dan Hett, is an experimental and political video game that explores the complex effects of extremism on a range of cultures and communities.
GTA III and Vice City get reverse engineered with a new game engine
Want to revisit the classic GTA III and Vice City? You should take a look at re3 and reVC which not only provide the source code, they also upgrade the experience for both.
Civilization VI will be expanding the Barbarians in the next free update
Announced for release on February 25, the next free update for all Civilization VI players will include some updates to the Barbarians with a new game mode.
Viking strategy game Northgard releases the free Expeditions expansion
Offering up a new way to play the game and unlock some cosmetic items, Northgard Expeditions is the 5th major expansion to the Viking strategy game and it's a free update too.
Imperator: Rome 2.0 Marius and the Heirs of Alexander content pack out now
Ready to try Imperator: Rome again? Paradox have been busy overhauling quite a lot of it, with it still being one of the worst rated Paradox titles by users overall.
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