Appreciating how far Linux gaming has actually come in the past few years
During the livestream I did last night I had one of those moments where you fully appreciate how far Linux gaming has come.
Category: Editorial
Nearly five years after the Kickstarter, Carmageddon still isn’t on Linux despite the stretch goal being reached
In May it will be five years since the Carmageddon: Reincarnation Kickstarter. Linux support was a stretch goal they reached and we still have nothing to show for it.
Some thoughts on switching from Ubuntu to Antergos for Linux gaming
I did it, I jumped ship from Ubuntu to Antergos and I honestly can’t see myself going back. Here’s some thoughts on that.
Stellaris 1.5 will allow you to accept refugees, but it has upset some people
Stellaris, the massive grand strategy game from Paradox is going through another update cycle and one little feature of the upcoming patch is the ability to accept refugees, but some people aren't happy about it.
'Factorio' is another game that was being hit by key scammers
In another case of scammers trying to buy keys with often stolen credit cards to sell on websites like G2A, the developers of 'Factorio' have written about their experience with it.
A note about the sources of our information and how we really don't rip others off
It appears some people in the community just want to see me fail, but others just outright don't know what they are talking about. I want to put some claims about us ripping off others work to rest.
Here’s some interesting answers from Gabe Newell and Valve from the reddit AMA
Gabe Newell and others at Valve are doing a reddit ‘Ask me anything’ and I have compiled a list of some good stuff to read.
Gabe Newell of Valve is doing a reddit 'Ask me anything' soon
For those interested, Gabe Newell of Valve is doing a reddit 'Ask me anything' tonight and it starts really soon.
Prison Architect broke the Geneva Conventions for the use of a red cross
This is, odd. The developers of Prison Architect have broken the Geneva Conventions (and British law) for their use of a red cross in the game.
Lars Doucet, a game developer, is asking Valve to open source the Steam Controller software
Lars Doucet, developer of Defender's Quest has written up a reddit post requesting Valve to open source the Steam Controller software.
Steam hits over 14 million concurrent users online
Steam has officially hit a new high for concurrent users online, with over 14 million people being online today.
Multiple statistics have shown Linux market-share doing better than ever
Good news for Linux fans, as multiple big websites showing off statistics have shown Linux is on the rise!
Rich Geldreich, a former Valve developer, has an interesting blog post about Valve supporting Linux and OpenGL
It's always interesting to read about what happens inside of Valve. Rich Geldreich, who previously worked at Valve has blogged about his experience inside Valve during Valve's push towards Linux.
What game are you truly thankful to have on Linux & SteamOS?
I've previously asked you what number one game you want to have on Linux, but what about what we already have? What is the number one game that you are truly thankful to have on Linux?
Civ VI Steam forum mods banning users for expressing Linux support
The volunteer moderators on the Civ VI forum have been banning Linux users for expressing their support of a Linux port.
Editorial: The Nintendo Switch will use Vulkan, why that doesn't suddenly mean more Linux ports
The news doing the rounds right now is that the Nintendo Switch, the new gaming device from Nintendo will use Vulkan. People are getting rather excited and thinking it will mean more Linux ports, but right now it won't.
Mimimi Productions state that Linux (and Mac) were profitable for The Last Tinker
Good news today folks, as Mimimi Productions who recently released Shadow Tactics have stated that their previous game The Last Tinker was profitable on Linux (and Mac).
Linux Gaming in 2016, an end of year review
2016 has been an absolute knockout year for Linux gaming, let’s have a little talk about what we have achieved.
Games Republic, the store owned by 11bit studios is shutting down
If you have purchased anything from Games Republic, you may want to ensure you have grabbed all your keys as they are shutting down.
Over 1,000 games have released on Steam this year with Linux support
Don't adjust your screens, as you did read that correctly. Over 1,000 games have released on Steam this year alone with Linux support. Also, yes, that homepage image is a case of me wondering how many gimp effects I can squeeze into one image.
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