Wine has come a long way in a very short time since the first time I started using it (v1.6.2). V2.0 is a beast.

Needless to say, without it I wouldn't have came to Linux full time. As an avid Guild Wars 2 player I could never separate myself from the game completely.

Big thanks to all the ones involved.

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While Intel HD Graphics may not be the best for gaming, they are able to play many games. I have an Acer laptop with an i3-5005U CPU, it's pretty much low end but it can play a lot of games, and when properly optimized even 3D ones - Shadow Warrior (2013) is one such example (around 30fps).

Best advice I can give when buying a laptop with only Intel Graphics is to make sure it has 2 memory slots, running in dual channel will give you a small fps boost in games since the GPU uses system ram.

PS: With so many advancements in Mesa, I hope these make it into the Ubuntu 18.04 / Mint 19 release next year.

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As a DRM-Free gamer I won't touch Steam with a barge pole, but if the controller was usable without using Steam, then I would eventually buy a controller for arcades.

Definitely agree on making it open source.

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This is great news for AMD users, I'll be ready to see how it performs when compared to Nvidia then. Regardless of the outcome, this brings me one step closer to a full AMD build this year.

I think 2017 will be a very good year for Linux, there's a lot of room for improvement.

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Picked this game yesterday, have yet to install it (hopefully also runs on low end computers). For DRM-Free gamers, the game is also at 50% GOG too.

Thanks for the news Liam, will keep my eye on the DLC :-)

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Team17 forgets GOG has a Linux community (and a pretty active one too), 90% of the games they released there are Win/Mac only.

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Quoting: rick01457I may cause some ruffled feathers here but the only thing I see wrong here is this article. Why you are calling out a mod of a steam forum for enforcing rules is simply beyond me. The whole '+1' trend, like Liam mentions, is spam, and publicly questioning the moderation of those forums is a no-go and rightly so.

You mention meraco and accuse him of something you don't actually have any proof of (or at least provide any proof of here) and his response is far more reasonable than your characterisation of him.

This type of article looks like a call to arms against particular individuals. Is it any wonder that linux gamers get a reputation for toxicity?

No feathers of mine were ruffled but I always keep in mind that people such as meraco, don't need to have a vulgar and offensive language to cause harm/discomfort. (going to somewhat extremes) A politician for example doesn't need guns and grenades to cause problems, yet they still are able to create large problems.

Linux gamers may appear toxic, many times with good reason and here's a few examples I can think of:

- Linux ports that never came

- (Concerning GOG users), many games lack the Linux version on GOG where it is otherwise available on Steam. Hell if I had to comment on this point alone, it would make me look dangerously toxic.

- We may appear so because we're the black sheep of the herd. Win/Consoles have it all, Mac is supported despite most of their hardware is shit and limited unless you're ready to donate an organ. Then at the bottom of the list there's Linux, an OS that is capable of running almost (if not) any hardware setup Windows can, Linux gamers are more likely to have a stronger system than most Macs and equal to Windows. (Have to bear in mind that Mac buyers aren't exactly gamers so whatever game they get is just a bonus).

Can only say this to who frequents the Steam forums about Linux support - don't feed the trolls, remain polite to the devs and most importantly vote with your wallet.

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32bit PC Gaming should start being phased out, we cannot be stuck in the early 2000's forever. Involuntarily, someone is always gonna be left behind. If I'm not mistaken Mac has been 64bit exclusive for a few years now already.

Developing PC games in 32bit is bad planning if you ask me, first and foremost you're already limiting the ram usage in your game and secondly you're using an over a decade old technology.

I see a bunch of laptops everyday (97% Windows) and in the majority of cases they're 64bit. The only 32bit ones I see are either Windows XP or Vista with a Core-Duo/DDR2 era CPU.

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Holy Cow! Can't wait for it. I was going to Wine this one but since it's coming as a native I might as well wait for it, the artwork from this dev is amazing.

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Quoting: Eric1212God, i still have vr 367.44 :P

I was with 355.11 for over a year before moving on to these new ones. I upgraded only because of the increased shader cache.

Let's see how long it will be before I upgrade again :D :D

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