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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 looking to contract experienced Mesa developers to work on the open source AMD driver for OpenVR
Valve are needing people to work on Mesa to prepare it for OpenVR, and they will be paying for the effort of course.
Steam VR will use Vulkan on Linux, demo shown off on Linux, new Vive controller being made
Well, news from SteamDevDays is starting to trickle into my feed and I will do my best to keep up with it all for you. First up is Steam VR which will finally support Linux and the big news is that it will use Vulkan to do it.
Looks like VR support for Linux will be shown off at SteamDevDays this week, about time
VR support for Linux has been lacking and the communication around it has been pretty damn poor by Valve and HTC, but it seems this is about to change at SteamDevDays.
Superposition Benchmark, a new GPU stress-testing tool from UNIGINE
UNIGINE are building a brand new benchmark stress-test named 'Superposition Benchmark'. They have put out some more information on it, and they want to get it onto Steam.
A Linux release for Kingdom Come: Deliverance still looks very unclear
You may or may not remember that I wrote about Kingdom Come: Deliverance back in March. The developers said it wasn't technically possible, now it seems months later they still have no idea.
Unity 5.5 beta released for Linux, the first release from a unified codebase
The day has finally arrived! The Linux developers at Unity have shipped their first build of the Linux Unity editor that is from a unified codebase.
Bundle Stars is having a Summer Sale, daily deals until August 22nd
If you were craving some cheap games to buy, then we have good news for you. Bundle Stars will be having daily deals for two weeks. That's enough time to be lucky and eventually find the game you were looking for.
VR Funhouse from Nvidia to be open sourced this summer
VR Funhouse is currently a Windows only advanced VR game, but the interesting thing is that Nvidia claim they will open source it.
A third of Valve now working on VR, still no Linux support
A Valve developer on reddit has talked a bit about Valve and VR, and he specifically stated that a third of Valve is now working on VR. A third of Valve, yet still no Linux support.
Razer announces the HDK2 VR headset, will support OSVR and SteamVR
The HDK2 from Razer will use their OSVR ecosystem - an open source ecosystem supporting multiple types of hardware brands.
Things I feel Valve need to address to help SteamOS really be something fantastic
Valve have a lot of work to do to bring SteamOS up to full speed and actually show that they regard it as an important platform. And it has to be not just important to them, but be truly useful to us.
Steam Dev Days is returning this October
Valve have announced that they will be running another Steam Dev Days event this October in Seattle, USA.
XCavalypse, clean up a zombie apocalypse with an excavator now on Linux
This is kinda of amusing in a weird way, in XCavalypse you're cleaning up a city after a zombie apocalypse with a fleet of excavators.
Steam Machines are dead in the water according to Ars, not quite
Ars Technica has written up an article about Valve's Steam Machines and how they seem to have sold less than 500,000 units in around seven months.
First Steps with OpenVR and the Vive on Linux
While not officially supported, it turns out that through SteamVR and Valve's OpenVR, the HTC Vive "works" on Linux with some minor permission changes.
Void 21, a procedurally generated, arcade style, fast-paced runner and shooter now on Linux, it's fun
I had a chance to play the Linux port of Void 21 before release as the developer sent in a preview build. It's actually a pretty nice game.
Steam Client Beta updated, fixes performance with Vulkan and Steam Overlay
Well, not long after someone reported the issue to Valve from my benchmarks, the performance penalty of using Vulkan with the Steam Overlay seems to be mostly fixed.
Valve & HTC launch the Vive VR device, without Linux & SteamOS support
It seems Valve/HTC are the latest company to release something with Linux support listed right up to release, and then remove mentions of it. This time it's the Vive VR device.
Oculus Rift has some shady stuff in their terms & privacy policy
Shocker, the Facebook owned Oculus Rift VR device has some pretty concerning stuff in its terms and conditions.
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