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We now have a Matrix chat room setup with an IRC bridge if you want to join
Thanks to GOL Supporter 'Creak' we now have our very own Matrix chat room and it has a bridge with our IRC channel so chat goes both ways.
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The interesting survival game 'Raft' has dropped Linux support
Sad news, the survival game 'Raft' that really caught my interest for doing something very different has decided to drop Linux support.
'Detention 返校' is an immersive psychological horror adventure with 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews, demo available
Honestly, I never heard about this title until Steam recommended it to me, and once I learned that it has a demo available, then it became a priority. Of course, I think it was a very good experience, and I'm looking forward to eventually acquire the full game.
A developer of the awesome itch games client has a blog post on compressing files for updates
The guys over at itch are doing some truly interesting work. The itch store is open to all developers, they have an open source client and they talk openly about their work. A developer of their games client has written up about how they compress data for downloads.
Appreciating how far Linux gaming has actually come in the past few years
During the livestream I did last night I had one of those moments where you fully appreciate how far Linux gaming has come.
A new radeonsi (Mesa) patch should fix issues in many games for AMD GPU owners
Samuel Pitoiset (Valve) discovered an issue in radeonsi (Mesa) that Marek Olšák has now patched up and is already in Mesa-git.
Wine 2.0-rc6 released, should be the last one before a stable release
Wine 2.0-rc6 is now available and it brings in another 21 bug fixes which should make this a seriously stable release. It has no new features, as they are in a code freeze.
Albion Online announce new equipment, new PvE content and more coming in the 'Galahad' update
Albion Online, the Linux-friendly MMO has another blog post and video detailing changes coming to this interesting MMO.
Alien: Isolation - The Collection is 70% off on the Feral Interactive store
If you fancy scaring yourself silly this weekend, be sure to check out Alien: Isolation - The Collection which is 70% off on the Feral Interactive store.
Join me tonight at 8:30PM UTC for some Linux gaming fun on Twitch
As Samsai is away on secret business, I will be taking control of the Friday livestream today and probably next week too. I will be livestreaming Saturday as well, so double the Liam fun!
Yooka-Laylee has revealed multiplayer in a new trailer
If you weren't already sold on Yooka-Laylee, this new multiplayer trailer might just sell you on it and it looks fantastic.
The open source Vulkan driver 'radv' for AMD on Linux has patches for geometry shader support
Dave Airlie sent in a massive patch-set of 31 patches for 'radv', the open source AMD Vulkan driver, to support geometry shaders.
Total War: WARHAMMER makes Grombrindal the White Dwarf Legendary Lord available to all players
Originally available to anyone who went to a physical Games Workshop store, this Legendary Lord has now been made available for free on Steam if you own the game.
Torment: Tides of Numenera shows off some more gameplay mechanics in new trailers
The upcoming RPG by inXile Entertainment is looking good. There’s a pair of new trailers that show off more of the game systems and offer a preview of what we can expect once the game is out.
Bear With Me: Episode Two releasing February 15th, bringing more noir adventure
The next installment in the noir point and click adventure will be arriving soon. This humor-laced adventure will throw more of everything at the player, including more crime bosses and allies.
SteamOS updated with some major new drivers and an updated Debian base
SteamOS isn't being left out in the cold like some would believe, as it too today got a big update with new shiny stuff.
Major Stable Steam client update, Xbox controller config support, vastly improved Linux client
This is the big one. Steam have released a major update of the Steam client which not only adds in some big new features, it also drastically improves the Linux client.
Nearly five years after the Kickstarter, Carmageddon still isn’t on Linux despite the stretch goal being reached
In May it will be five years since the Carmageddon: Reincarnation Kickstarter. Linux support was a stretch goal they reached and we still have nothing to show for it.
Imperium Galactica II: Alliances released for Linux & SteamOS, seems native too
Imperium Galactica II: Alliances just released for Linux & SteamOS and it looks like it's a native version.
Long War 2 now available for XCOM 2 for free, but not for Linux yet
Long War 2 is the massive overhaul mod for XCOM 2 from the same people who did the original Long War for the previous XCOM game.
- Bazzite would shut down if Fedora goes ahead with removing 32-bit
- Fedora Linux devs discuss dropping 32-bit packages - potentially bad news for Steam gamers [updated]
- Pricing announced for the Orange Pi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux
- System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is Steam Deck Verified and SteamOS Compatible ahead of release
- Merging the worlds of Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead and TF2 - Fortress Connected is coming to Steam
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