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XCOM 2 patch now live for Linux & SteamOS
26 February 2016 at 8:48 pm UTC Likes: 1

It made a notable difference to me too - I were even able to crank up the graphics level one notch!

This is a job well done, Feral. Excellent.

Our Linux & SteamOS gamer survey results for January 2016
25 February 2016 at 3:38 pm UTC

Quoting: Keyrock1440p is the sweet spot for high end machines right now.

I very much agree. And for monitors under 35 inches - at the very least less than 30 - my not-so-humble opinion is that it's pretty much a waste with higher resolutions. We don't need such a high dpi unless we sit with our face almost planted IN the screen.

Square Enix comes to SteamOS & Linux, Hitman GO: Definitive Edition released
24 February 2016 at 10:38 am UTC Likes: 1

Oh man I'm torn on this one. On one side I really really want SE to notice us, but I really don't want to support phone game ports. They are just noise in my steam client as far as I'm concerned.

PPSSPP, the open source PSP emulator has a major new version, will use Vulkan in future
22 February 2016 at 9:08 pm UTC

... But how are the psp disks read? Or is this just to run pirated stuff?

The Talos Principle now has a Linux beta build available with Vulkan
19 February 2016 at 7:13 pm UTC

What nvidia driver was it that had vulkan support again? 355?

This XCOM 2 video shows Linux and Windows very close in performance
18 February 2016 at 9:03 pm UTC Likes: 2

I am pretty sure - but of course have nothing but my hunch to lean on - that this indeed is a port, in that Feral ported the Windows code along the way. It's developed on and for Windows - with Feral doing what Feral do for Mac and Linux.

It's really cool that all versions are released the same day and this sure is cause for celebration in itself, but I'd be very very surprised if this release were "designed on and for Linux" as an equal platform to the lead platform. We're not there yet. YET.

I'd love to be wrong here, of course.

Quoting: EikeImportant is that they obviously worked were close enough to the development process to be able to provide a high-quality Linux version

I agree - that's the important part here.

Shadwen, the brand new stealth game from Frozenbyte looks like it will support Linux
18 February 2016 at 4:09 pm UTC

Sweet. And with a female protagonist too! That's a winner in itself. :)

This XCOM 2 video shows Linux and Windows very close in performance
18 February 2016 at 3:54 pm UTC Likes: 1

QuoteAt first, the 361 driver on Linux gave me those kinds of results. Then I tested the 358 drivers, and it's a world of difference!

Aha! This is really interesting. Cause I thought it felt "something is wrong" when I installed 361 just a few days ago. I'm gonna friggin' downgrade this every evening!

Quoting: Mountain ManDevelopers take note! This is what happens when software is designed from the ground up for Linux!

Except, this is a port. :D

Layers of Fear, a psychedelic horror experience released on Linux thanks to Aspyr Media and Bloober Team
17 February 2016 at 10:43 pm UTC Likes: 2

It's way way waaay too scary for me.


I'm still gonna buy it though. I just don't know why. It must be the sadist in me. Plus, I dig Aspyr.

Mad Max shows more signs that it's coming to Linux & SteamOS
17 February 2016 at 7:45 pm UTC

Quoting: KeyrockI really hope this is true, I don't want to have my heart broken again...

View video on youtube.com

Oooh culture club! Boy George were one of my major heroes in my teens. :-)