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We’ve teamed up with GOG for the Ubuntu 18.04 release, we have some keys to give away
27 Apr 2018 at 11:13 am UTC

I love DRM free games! Nice move from GOG and good to see they taking care of supporting games on newer Ubuntu releases.

Rise of the Tomb Raider is now officially available on Linux, here’s a look at it with benchmarks
20 Apr 2018 at 1:05 am UTC

I agree, the quick time events are terrible and were already annoying in Tomb Raider (2013). I don't have a problem with them to solve after a few tries, but I still hate them. The dodging isn't that hard to me, I think you just need a little bit practise. Beside this the game is great, fun and looks gorgeous.

The performance for me is slightly slower compared to Windows, but still good. The main difference is, that I was able to run the game maxed out with SSAO 2x at stable 60FPS on Windows. On the Linux port the FPS are dropping below 60FPS with the same settings, which is a little bit sad, since there is a lot of flicker without SSAO everywhere (trees, bushes, etc.) and neither FXAA nor SMAA can fix that.

Later in the game there will be pretty big areas which are the most demanding places in the game, will be interesting to see how the port performance is there. But I'm many hours of playtime away of those areas :)

Rise of the Tomb Raider for Linux to release tomorrow, April 19th
18 Apr 2018 at 4:11 pm UTC

Quoting: liamdaweSorry, missed this bit from the email they sent: "Requires an SSE2 capable processor.".
Do they really mean SSE2 and not SSE4? Because SSE2 is on a decade old CPUs while SSE4 just arrived on AMD with bulldozer CPUs.

The Vulkan-based compatibility layer for D3D 11 and Wine 'DXVK' has a new release out
15 Apr 2018 at 12:32 pm UTC

You mean like with the Linux Kernel, which also only accepts C Code? ;)

The Vulkan-based compatibility layer for D3D 11 and Wine 'DXVK' has a new release out
15 Apr 2018 at 12:24 pm UTC

Quoting: liamdaweI doubt it's that far off being included directly in Wine.
It will get never into Wine, because DXVK is mostly written in C++ and the Wine project only accepts C code. Sorry to burst your bubble :)

We've scheduled two more Rocket League tournaments, here's the details
15 Apr 2018 at 12:21 pm UTC

1:1 isn't so much fun. Would love to see a 2:2 tournament, 3:3 could be probably hard to fill.

Timespinner is an upcoming metroidvania that’s looking great and is fun to play
7 Apr 2018 at 2:07 pm UTC Likes: 3

The games looks fun, but the music! ... I ... need ... to ... stay ... awake.... :D

RUINER is now in Beta for Linux, it's also an early unlock in the new Humble Monthly
6 Apr 2018 at 6:04 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Guest"Also, make sure that all your drivers are proprietary and up to date."

uh......no thanks. Up to date, yes, proprietary, no.
There’s a sliiight chance you may experience performance issues. If you do, please install proprietary video drivers (NVIDIA, Radeon) or Mesa.
https://steamcommunity.com/gid/ [External Link][g:1:24311777]/announcements/detail/1662266809368512328

*edit*
Cyril was faster.

Factorio will have a price increase this month and leave Early Access soon
1 Apr 2018 at 11:33 pm UTC

The game is worth 60€, so even 30€ is still a bargain and well deserved. Most people I know and play Factorio have high 3 digit hours of playtimes on it. Me included :)