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Wine 2.4 released, more Direct3D command stream work towards better performance
Wine 2.4 has been officially released and the developers are still plugging away at their Direct3D command stream work to improve Wine performance.
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World to the West, a standalone followup to Teslagrad will be on Linux
World to the West is a colourful and cartoony action adventure game that's a standalone followup to the indie hit Teslagrad. It will release on May 5th and will include Linux support.
Another HITMAN elusive target is now live to attempt
Grab your gloves and your lockpick as the next elusive target is live for HITMAN, this time you're attempting to take out The Bookkeeper.
Friday Livestream with Samsai at 6 PM UTC!
Friday arrives and brings us yet another chance to show our incompetence when it comes to gaming! Yes, the Friday Livestream is here once more to bring you live Linux gaming and the commentary that goes with it, so get your snacks and tune your Internet connection!
Some thoughts on Hard West
Hard West is a hard game to recommend to anyone unwilling to subject themselves to a trial by fire. If it were a horse I would say that it tried to buck me at every possible opportunity. It almost succeeded too.
Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles is now on Linux, after I poked the developer
It's fun when this happens, I poked the developer of Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles about the Linux version and they replied saying it was coming and now in the same day they've put it up!
VThree, an Early Access run and jump speed-running platformer now on Linux
I've spent a bit of time flailing about in VThree, a new Early Access run and jump game based on speed-running to the end of a level. It's fun, but difficult.
Atomic Reconstruction, a puzzle game about fusing and splitting atoms
Atomic Reconstruction is a simple-looking puzzle game about splitting and fusing atoms to complete each level. The Linux version launched in January, so it's likely a lot of Linux gamers missed it.
You can grab Alien Isolation the full collection from Humble Store super cheap right now
Alien Isolation is a fantastic game, so I urge you all to try it. Humble Store has a seriously good deal going on the collection right now.
Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles is still coming to Linux, seems pretty certain
I wrote about Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles coming to Linux in September last year, but with no release yet I poked the developer for more info and the reply was better than I expected.
NVIDIA might have more open drivers in future on Linux
Here’s an interesting one, a developer from NVIDIA noted on the Linux Kernel Mailing List that NVIDIA has been designing some new open source drivers. So I did some digging and got an interesting response.
Serious Sam Fusion 2017 update for The First Encounter due soon as 'the build is ready'
Looks like some more fun is heading our way, as the Serious Sam Fusion 2017 update build is ready, but marketing and paperwork needs to be done first.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past DLC now supports Linux & SteamOS
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past is a new story DLC that Feral Interactive have ported to the Linux version.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive updated with a new map and updated terrorist model
I've spent a little while checking out the new update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive today and I'm pretty impressed with the new map.
OpenGL threaded GL dispatch is now in Mesa-git, should improve a few games performance
The code for OpenGL threaded GL dispatch is now finally in Mesa-git, after multiple developers attempts to fix it up. This should improve performance in multiple games for users of the open source Mesa drivers.
AMD have announced Ryzen 5 will launch in April
AMD initially launched Ryzen 7 their enthusiast higher performing chips, but now they're gearing up for the lower end with Ryzen 5 which will launch on April 11th.
The Humble Jumbo Bundle 8 is now quite a good deal for Linux gamers
I didn't write this up initially, but now the Humble Jumbo Bundle 8 has some new games it's well worth taking a look.
Vikings - Wolves of Midgard to have a Linux version after the initial Windows release
The developers of Vikings - Wolves of Midgard have confirmed that Linux is planned, but it won't be until after the initial Windows release.
Hyper Knights, a surprisingly fun and cheap mix of strategy and action
I picked up a copy of Hyper Knights on a whim and it turns out this Early Access mix of strategy and action is actually quite good.
Editorial: On paying for Linux games when you already have a Windows version
There were a few loud users complaining about a recent Linux release where you had to pay for the Linux version on Steam, even if you already own the Windows version. I’ve spoken to a few people and have some thoughts on it.
- Linux users have no reason to worry about recent AMD GPU driver changes
- Fedora Linux 43 has officially arrived
- The new survival game VEIN looks awesome with intelligent AI and interactions with nearly everything
- Ghost of Tsushima gets Steam Deck Verified as the devs push the multiplayer into a DLC
- New security advisory released for X.Org X server and Xwayland issues
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