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MX Nitro, a positively rated motocross racing game is heading to Linux, should be here 'very soon'
21 Feb 2017 at 1:43 pm UTC Likes: 1

I've never been a huge fan of driving or sports games, but this looks like a fun mix of an arcade racer and those old side-view physics, both of which I like; add to that an in-house port and great communication and you've just earned yourself a sale :D

HITMAN released for Linux, initial port report and two gameplay videos
19 Feb 2017 at 4:29 pm UTC

Quoting: EgonautThe game runs so poorly, I can't even get stable 40 FPS @1080p on lowest settings. My GTX 970 is at 100% load all the time, it's incredible. And yes, with lowest settings I mean everything on low or off till the game looks awful, still bad performance (SSAA is at 1.0). I have the latest drivers (378.13) installed. [...]

I haven't even played more than the tutorial, because it's literally unplayable to me since it gives me headaches when the game stutters that much.
I'm having the same issue with the same card running the same driver. My display is 3440x1440, so that's definitely a bottleneck as well, but for me, the introduction (the mountain side helicoptor drop-off) runs completely smoothly on high and then the training mission drops to 1-2 FPS, making it completely unplayable, even on lowest settings :(
Oh, the 21:9 intro video is also scaled down on my 21:9 monitor, which is a bit silly :P

Stone Story looks like a very clever ASCII-styled RPG that will have Linux support
13 Feb 2017 at 3:21 pm UTC Likes: 3

And people say graphics don't matter ... This looks gorgeous! :D

Neon Drive, a very slick and rather difficult retro-inspired rhythm game
13 Feb 2017 at 3:16 pm UTC

Apart from the Steam Controller, it also supports every other controller I've thrown at it (Logitech F710 and a no-name PS2-like) as well as multi-monitor setups and as an added bonus, 21:9 monitor support is result of the Linux port ;) It really is a very nice port.

Oh and if anyone is worried about audio latency in a rhythm game, there's a neat built-in slider to adjust the audio both forwards and backwards in increments of 50ms.

Concerning the 7 levels, each level has two stages with each stage having a different mechanic, so you do get slightly more for your money that one might think at first glance.

Wine-Staging 2.1 release with CSMT support for DirectX 10 & 11
9 Feb 2017 at 5:04 pm UTC

Quoting: Arehandoro
Quoting: Cybolic[...]
I got it working using X360CE [External Link].[...]
Have tried to do so many times to not avail :/

Thanks though :)
Did you add the DirectX and DirectInput DLL overrides in WineCfg as well? "Native" or "Native first" should work.

Wine-Staging 2.1 release with CSMT support for DirectX 10 & 11
9 Feb 2017 at 4:30 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: ArehandoroI wish I could use my x360 controller* with this or any other version of wine.

* I know some people have achieved this but can't make it work.
I got it working using X360CE [External Link]. If I remember correctly, you create a mapping (.ini file) with the x360ce.exe tool and copy all the included files into the same directory as the game launches from (meaning, not just the install directory but the actual subdir where the engine executable is).
It's been a while since I used it, but it worked great with the Batman games.

Portal 2 has been patched to fix broken textures
25 Jan 2017 at 3:32 pm UTC

Perfect for my current run-through! :D

Some thoughts on switching from Ubuntu to Antergos for Linux gaming
25 Jan 2017 at 3:11 pm UTC Likes: 1

Thanks Liam! I made the jump to Antergos the day before yesterday after having had broken installs with Manjaro and not being able to boot the live USB of an earlier version of Antergos, and so far I'm loving it as well! I did have to start the live USB in "No KMS" mode and it messed up my language and location (I'm based in Greece, but I speak English - it reversed it), but it's Arch, there's very little in the way of just going in and fixing it manually :D

I must say I'm very impressed with the speed I'm getting on this distro as well as the surprising quality (and transparency) of AUR packages.

Again, thanks for giving me the push to try out an Arch based distro again.

'Detention 返校' is an immersive psychological horror adventure with 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews, demo available
23 Jan 2017 at 4:18 am UTC Likes: 1

I already bought it, based purely on the fact that it seems to be an unconventional, atmospheric horror game, and that's something we desperately need more of on Linux.

The interesting survival game 'Raft' has dropped Linux support
23 Jan 2017 at 4:16 am UTC Likes: 2

They would probably find them easier to fix if they named some of the issues they ran into. I get the limitations of a three man team, but this does seem a bit like giving up before even really trying.