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Unity 2019.3 is now out - adds Google Stadia support and IL2CPP on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Another big new release of the Unity game engine has today been released with 2019.3, full to the brim with massive tech enhancements.

Unity deprecating built-in XR (VR/AR etc) support for a new plugin system - Valve doing their own for SteamVR

By Liam Dawe,
While the state of Virtual/Mixed/Augmented Reality (XR) is constantly in flux and improving all the time, Unity have announced with Unity 2019.3 that their built-in XR support is being deprecated.

The original Half-Life games are now free to play until Half-Life: Alyx launches

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have made their original Half-Life titles all the way up to Half-Life 2: Episode Two free to play for a few months.

Some of our most anticipated games for Linux in 2020

By Liam Dawe,
A new year has arrived, so let's have a quick look over some of the most promising titles to be coming to Linux across 2020. There's plenty to be excited about.

Mike Shapiro drops a cryptic message from G-Man for the upcoming Half-Life: Alyx

By Liam Dawe,
Half-Life: Alyx is set to release in March this year, and while we don't yet know what exactly is happening with Linux support it's still an exciting time.

SteamVR 1.9 is out, Linux VR users may want to opt into a Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just recently put out the latest big new build of their SteamVR platform, with something to be aware of if you're on Linux.

NVIDIA have two new Linux drivers available, one stable and one Vulkan Beta

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA continue pushing their drivers forwards with two new Linux driver updates available. Let's take a quick look.

The Linux and gaming Sunday round-up paper is here

By Liam Dawe,
Your Sunday paper has arrived, come pick up a copy and see what you might have missed out on lately.

Valve are making the Index VR kit available in more countries

By Liam Dawe,
If Valve want the new Half-Life: Alyx to be a success, they need to push VR into every possible country they can and they're working a bit more towards that.

Set between Half-Life and Half-Life 2, Valve have now properly announced Half-Life: Alyx (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
Half-Life: Alyx, the first Half-Life title in far too long has now been officially revealed with the Steam store page for it now available and you can also pre-purchase.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive releases the huge Operation Shattered Web update

By Liam Dawe,
Not content with just announcing Half-Life: Alyx, their new VR flagship title, Valve also updated Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with a big new operation called Shattered Web.

Valve has now confirmed Half-Life: Alyx, their new VR flagship title

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have now officially confirmed that Half-Life is back with their flagship VR title named Half-Life: Alyx.

NVIDIA have released another Vulkan Beta Driver 435.27.07, just for Linux this time

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA have pushed out the second Vulkan Beta Driver in the space of a week, with 435.27.07 now available for Linux.

Another big SteamVR update is out now, with plenty of Linux fixes for VR enthusiasts

By Liam Dawe,
SteamVR 1.8 is now out of Beta and with it, comes plenty of updates to the whole system with some big audio changes and some good sounding Linux fixes.

Steam Play Proton 4.11-7 is out with more gamepad improvements and other misc fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve and CodeWeavers have unleashed another update to Steam Play with Proton 4.11-7 releasing today.

What's that? Another Steam Client Beta update? With a Linux platform filter? Yes it is

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released the fourth Beta update for the Steam Client since the new Library design dropped and it's a good one.

Valve have released a big new 1.7 version of SteamVR

By Liam Dawe,
Bringing together a ton of updates from all the recent Beta releases, a big new release of SteamVR is out for everyone further refining the VR experience overall.

A little look over ProtonDB reports for Steam Play in August 2019

By Liam Dawe,
Another month has come and go and so ProtonDB, the super handy unofficial tracker for Steam Play compatibility ratings has released another data dump.

Steam Play Proton 4.11-3 is out, big changes for gamepads and new D9VK

By Liam Dawe,
Valve and CodeWeavers continue pushing Linux gaming along with another release of Proton for Steam Play with 4.11-3.

Hello Games appear to be keeping an eye on Steam Play with No Man's Sky, temp fix needed for NVIDIA

By Liam Dawe,
No Man's Sky recently had an absolutely ridiculous update to add in tons of new features and greatly expanded multiplayer. This update also added in Vulkan support too!
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