Where there's a will there's a Wine 5.0rc1
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Where there's a will there's a Wine 5.0rc1
The Wine hackers have announced the first Release Candidate for the big 5.0, marking the beginning of the code freeze period where only bug fixes make it in and no new features after this.
Realistic gun simulation FPS 'Receiver 2' announced from Wolfire Games
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15602
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Realistic gun simulation FPS 'Receiver 2' announced from Wolfire Games
Receiver is getting a much expanded sequel! Wolfire Games (Overgrowth, Lugaru) have confirmed Receiver 2 is releasing with Linux support next year.
Crazy typing adventure dungeon-crawler Backspace Bouken is out now
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15603
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Crazy typing adventure dungeon-crawler Backspace Bouken is out now
Backspace Bouken isn't your standard dungeon crawler, it mashes it together with a typing game and the end result is pretty hilarious.
Serene naval adventure Sail Forth has a brand new trailer, coming to Linux next year
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15604
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Serene naval adventure Sail Forth has a brand new trailer, coming to Linux next year
David Evans and The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild have a brand new trailer out for their upcoming naval action and adventure game Sail Forth.
D9VK, the Direct3D9 to Vulkan layer has a huge new 0.40 'Croakacola' release out
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15605
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D9VK, the Direct3D9 to Vulkan layer has a huge new 0.40 'Croakacola' release out
For use with Wine and Steam Play Proton, D9VK is the awesome project based on DXVK which translates Direct3D9 to Vulkan for better performance. A big new release just went out.
Some thoughts on Linux gaming in 2019, an end of year review
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15571
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Some thoughts on Linux gaming in 2019, an end of year review
2019 is coming to a close, it's been a pretty wild year for Linux gaming that's for sure! Here's some thoughts on the year and what to expect for 2020.
D9VK is no more as it merges with DXVK, making DXVK a D3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan layer
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15607
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D9VK is no more as it merges with DXVK, making DXVK a D3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan layer
It's happened, the D9VK and DXVK projects have officially merged. This means DXVK is now the all-encompassing project to translate D3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan for Wine.
GemRB, the FOSS game engine for Bioware's Infinity Engine had a new release recently
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15608
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GemRB, the FOSS game engine for Bioware's Infinity Engine had a new release recently
Here's an open source game engine reimplementation you don't hear about much. GemRB, for Bioware's Infinity Engine games like Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment games had a new release recently.
Action RPG 'Last Epoch' full release delayed until Q4 2020
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15609
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Action RPG 'Last Epoch' full release delayed until Q4 2020
Eleventh Hour Games have decided to slow down their roadmap, take a little more time and get it right with Last Epoch now moving to a full release being in Q4 2020.
Need to make some pixel art? Pixelorama is a cross-platform FOSS tool worth looking at
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15610
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Need to make some pixel art? Pixelorama is a cross-platform FOSS tool worth looking at
It seems Godot Engine is good for more than making games, as the FOSS pixel art tool Pixelorama will show you.
Intense top-down racer 'Bloody Rally Show' now has a demo available
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15611
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Intense top-down racer 'Bloody Rally Show' now has a demo available
Now you can all join in, as the upcoming racing game Bloody Rally Show now has a demo available and it's well worth trying.
Monster taming RPG 'Siralim Ultimate' announced,
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15612
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Monster taming RPG 'Siralim Ultimate' announced, coming to Linux next year
Thylacine Studios have announced the next generation of their monster taming RPG games with Siralim Ultimate, what's essentially going to be Siralim 4.
We're aware of the reports about the Steam Controller being discontinued, people keep emailing and messaging about it. We mentioned it here -> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-big-steam-autumn-sale-is-now-live-time-to-nominate-for-the-steam-awards.15491
Valve did not reply to our request for comment on it, so we didn't make a big thing of it. *So you can all stop emailing and messaging about it ;)
Valve did not reply to our request for comment on it, so we didn't make a big thing of it. *So you can all stop emailing and messaging about it ;)
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The big Steam Autumn Sale is now live, time to nominate for the Steam Awards
Valve have today started the big Autumn Sale with tons of ridiculously good deals. On top of that, the Steam Awards have returned so it's time to make your nominations.
DXVK 1.5 released with D9VK merged in for D3D9 support, plus a statement on DXVK's future
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15613
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DXVK 1.5 released with D9VK merged in for D3D9 support, plus a statement on DXVK's future
With the news earlier about D9VK being merged into DXVK, to make DXVK the all-in-one solution for D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 to Vulkan - we now have a fresh release of DXVK with it all together.
Colourful ghost-busting twin-stick shooter Dead End Job is out now
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15614
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Colourful ghost-busting twin-stick shooter Dead End Job is out now
Set in a madcap, Ren & Stimpy-esque world, Dead End Job is a crazy twin-stick shooter where you're sucking up ghosts.
GOG only have the Windows build annoyingly, but they're giving away Postal 2 (partner link): https://www.gog.com/?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec
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Dying Light and many more super cheap in the Humble Parkour Sale (partner): https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/hardcore-parkour-sale?partner=gamingonlinux
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Don't Starve Together has another sweet animation and more free content
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15616
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Don't Starve Together has another sweet animation and more free content
Klei Entertainment's online survival game Don't Starve Together continues getting bigger and better, with another free content update out plus a sweet animation.
Atari will offer 80/20 revenue split for the Atari VCS, confirming standard Linux games will run on it
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15617
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Atari will offer 80/20 revenue split for the Atari VCS, confirming standard Linux games will run on it
The team behind the Atari VCS have finally given out some details on developing games for it, along with their revenue share model.
Want to try Google Stadia early? We have a three-month Stadia Pro Buddy Pass to give away
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15615
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Want to try Google Stadia early? We have a three-month Stadia Pro Buddy Pass to give away
Courtesy of Google, we have an extra Buddy Pass to give away for their game streaming service Stadia.
The latest Stone Story RPG update looks awesome, brilliant ASCII animations
Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/15618
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The latest Stone Story RPG update looks awesome, brilliant ASCII animations
Stone Story RPG is probably one of the most surprising indie games released this year, as it pulled me in far quicker than expected for a game animated entirely with ASCII.