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Marek has sent in another Mesa commit to help improve OpenGL performance, using threading
Marek, the well known contributor to Mesa has been working on some form of Mesa OpenGL threading, and his test showed a 70% improvement for Borderlands 2.
Why GNU/Linux ports can be less performant, a more in-depth answer
Community member 'mirv' has given his thoughts in addition to the previous editorial by Liam, about why Linux ports can perform worse than Windows versions.
Using Nvidia's NVENC with OBS Studio makes Linux game recording really great
I had been meaning to try out Nvidia's NVENC for a while, but I never really bothered as I didn't think it would make such a drastic difference in recording gaming videos, but wow does it ever!
Feral Interactive's Linux ports may come with Vulkan sooner than we thought (UPDATED)
I didn't expect this so soon, but it looks like early next year we may have a Linux port from Feral Interactive that uses Vulkan. UPDATED with the actual full quote.
Why Linux games often perform worse than on Windows
I still see so much confusion and outright misinformation being spread about why a lot of Linux games perform worse than Windows, so here's a few real reasons.
Looking to capture gameplay from one Linux PC on another, what should I be getting?
Something I have been noticing recently is that a lot of games performance dips when you try to record them on Linux, so I am wanting a solution for my other Linux PC to capture the video, what should I be getting?
'Tether' a very promising UE4 first-person adventure game will be coming to Linux
It's not often a trailer leaves me begging for more, but 'Tether' ticked all my boxes. The developer is using UE4 and claims the Linux builds are working as expected.
If you're in the mood for a decent Zombie survival game, don't pass up on Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid is the rather good sandbox Zombie survival game from The Indie Stone, and it has come a long way!
Mad Max released for Linux, port report and review available
Mad Max is the latest Linux port from Feral Interactive, probably one of the titles I have been most excited about so hopefully it lives up to the promise.
The 'SMACH Z' gaming handheld is back on Kickstarter, no longer using SteamOS but their own Linux version
The 'SMACH Z' is a promising device and I'm quite excited to see how this all turns out, the promise of taking my Steam library easily on the go sounds fun.
'Battle vs Chess' is yet another Topware Interactive published title to come to Linux using Wine
Topware Interactive have now put up a Linux beta for 'Battle vs Chess' that makes use of Wine. It's really cool to see them do this.
Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire now has a Linux beta available on Steam, uses Wine
Topware Interactive are continuing to bring over their older games to Linux using Wine, and that's okay. The latest is Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire.
Shallow Space open-world beta now on Linux, bringing it to Linux helped overall performance
Here's something fun, Shallow Space has been re-working to be an open-world space game and the beta is now on Linux. The developer said getting it working on Linux helped overall performance.
HTC Vive VR demo on Linux used Kubuntu at SteamDevDays
Here's something awesome to see, the Valve demo of the HTC Vive on Linux was using Kubuntu, and we have some pictures.
Valve expects to sell 1 million Steam Controllers by early 2017, will allow configs for other controllers
Valve have given out updated numbers for their Steam Controller and they expect to sell 1 million by early 2017. They are also planning to allow configuration of other gamepads, with the PS4's Dualshock 4 coming first.
Mad Max to release on 20th of October for Linux & SteamOS, being ported by Feral Interactive
Mad Max is officially being released on the 20th of October for Linux & SteamOS, it’s finally coming!
Civilization VI for Linux is no longer certain, only a possibility
Civilization VI was originally announced for Linux back in May, since then we've had a lot of silence on it, until today. Aspyr Media seem to be the developer handling it, but they are still investigating if it's viable.
The Steam Hardware Survey for September 2016 shows Linux has grown some more
Another month goes by and another Steam Hardware Survey was done, I got a pop up this month and it seems we have increased our share two months in a row on Steam.
The most popular Linux & SteamOS gaming articles for September 2016, 168 in total
Here is a look back at the 15 most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for September 2016, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux & SteamOS Gaming!
I think ‘Particle Fleet: Emergence’ just became my new Linux gaming addiction
I’m a big strategy game fan, I like building stuff and especially destroying stuff. I did a quick check on new Steam releases today and came across ‘Particle Fleet: Emergence’ and I don’t want to put it down.
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