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Valve's Rich Geldreich Notes Some Problems With OpenGL, DirectX 12 Will Leave It In The Dust

By Liam Dawe,
Rich Geldreich states these are his personal thoughts after working with OpenGL, Rich is currently working at Valve on 'Vogl' an open source OpenGL debugger. He makes some interesting points.

Xoreos FOSS Project Needing OpenGL Developers, Open Engine For BioWare's Aurora Engine

By Liam Dawe,
The xoreos project that aims to create an open source game engine to play games made for BioWare's Aurora Engine (think Neverwinter Nights, Knight of the Old Republic) is seeking OpenGL developers.

GOL Cast: Conquering The Galaxy in Salvation Prophecy

By Samsai,
You know how we have a bunch of different types of science fiction space games? We have 4x strategy games, shooters, space ship simulators and a lot more. Well, Salvation Prophecy is a game that tries to be everything at the same time.

Stunt Rally Has A New Version Released With New Tracks, New Graphics & More

By Liam Dawe,
Stunt Rally is the great open source stunt rally racing game for Linux. This is a brand new just released major version.

Contested Space, The Awesome Looking Space Sandbox MMO Needs A Hand On Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
I wrote about Contested Space recently about how fun it looked. Sadly it's not got long left on Kickstarter and needs a bit of love. We do have a new video to show you too, complete with lasers pew pew.

The Last Tinker: City Of Colours Releases Tomorrow For Linux, Video & Review

By Liam Dawe,
We have been lucky enough to get a key for The Last Tinker: City Of Colours a beautiful new mix of action and adventure where you fight to restore the colour of the world.

The Community Has Beaten Epic At Porting The Unreal Editor To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The community of coders has beaten Epic Games at the porting game and has ported the Unreal Editor to Linux already.

Calibre 10 Racing Series Linux Version Possibility Is Based On Demand

By Liam Dawe,
The developers of Calibre 10 Racing Series have stated that they love Linux and a Linux version is based on how much demand there is for one.

Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine Released On Steam For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Embark on an epic cross-country journey that sends an unlikely hero deep into the heart of the wild west in search of love and an ancient, cursed treasure mine, said to contain inconceivable wealth!

Fistful of Frags Free FPS Released For Linux On Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Fistful of Frags promised that when they got greenlit to be on Steam that they would port to the newer Source SDK for Linux, they have delivered and it's an awesome western inspired FPS game.

Paranautical Activity Cancels Co-Op And Draws More Ire For Early Access

By Hamish,
I assume I am not alone in seeing the hate that Early Access has been getting from some sources recently. Well, the latest game to stoke the fire has been set off by CodeAvarice, developers of Paranautical Activity, a game that we have featured previously that combines both FPS and Rougelike gameplay features.

Epic Space: Online MMO Released For Linux In Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Epic Space: Online is a 2D space MMO I have been following for quite some time, it is now available on Linux in Steam's Early Access section.

Another Star, The Very Authentic Retro RPG Is Now Released For Linux Gamers

By Liam Dawe,
We only pointed Another Star out a few days ago and it has now pushed out the Linux version! The game caught my attention with its really authentic looking retro visuals, complete with a CRT screen effect.

The Impossible Game Released On Steam For Linux, A Fun Music Infused Platformer

By Liam Dawe,
The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! Well that's what the developers claim anyway.

Mutant Gangland Strategy Game Nearing Alpha 2, Source Goes Fully Open

By Liam Dawe,
Remember Mutant Gangland? It's the rather fun looking turn-based strategy game from BacioiuC that pits robots vs mutants. The developer has given an update on the status of the second Alpha and has put the source-code under the fully open MIT license.

No Time To Explain Coming To Linux By The End Of This Year

By HadBabits,
Get ready for some crazy action platforming, because it looks like No Time To Explain will be coming to Linux. I've contacted the developer, Tiny Build Games, who have confirmed that we should expect to see it by the end of this year.

Limit Theory Space Sim Developer Switches To Linux, New Video & It Looks Fantastic

By Liam Dawe,
Limit Theory is a beautiful looking space simulation in a procedurally-generated universe. In the latest update video the developer actually states he is now doing everything including recording the latest video on Linux.

New Unreal Tournament Announced, Linux Support Is A Go & Will Be Free

By Liam Dawe,
We speculated on it recently and it's pleasing to see that we were right. The new Unreal Tournament is real and it's coming to Linux.

A Roundup Of The Last Weeks Linux Gaming

By Liam Dawe,
Here is a look back at the last week on GamingOnLinux, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past week for Linux Gaming!

Killing Floor 2 FPS Announced With SteamOS Linux Support Right In

By Liam Dawe,
I knew Tripwire weren't stupid! Killing Floor 2 was a given when you look at how popular it is, it needs a refresh and I am glad to say it will be on Linux.