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Using Nvidia's NVENC with OBS Studio makes Linux game recording really great

By Liam Dawe, Oct 27, 2016

I had been meaning to try out Nvidia's NVENC for a while, but I never really bothered as I didn't think it would make such a drastic difference in recording gaming videos, but wow does it ever!

Linux community has been sending their love to Feral Interactive & Aspyr Media

By Liam Dawe, Oct 27, 2016

This is awesome to see, people in the community have sent both Feral Interactive & Aspyr Media some little care packages full of treats.

Why Linux games often perform worse than on Windows

By Liam Dawe, Oct 27, 2016

I still see so much confusion and outright misinformation being spread about why a lot of Linux games perform worse than Windows, so here's a few real reasons.

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Game porter Ethan Lee has done a write-up of the recent SteamDevDays

By Liam Dawe, Oct 26, 2016

Game porter Ethan Lee, who has done tons of Linux ports went to SteamDevDays and he has now done a write-up of the experience.

Desura, IndieRoyale and DailyRoyale now have new owners who plan to revive them

By Liam Dawe, Oct 26, 2016

Looks like Desura is going to make a comeback sometime soon, as the new owners OnePlay have announced they have acquired it.

Looks like Mojang will be supporting the new Minecraft launcher on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Oct 26, 2016

Good news Minecraft fans! Mojang seem to have changed their minds on Linux support for the new Minecraft launcher they are working on.

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Games to play on Linux this Halloween, my top choices

By Liam Dawe, Oct 23, 2016

So Halloween is fast approaching, and you want to play something scary, here’s some good ones to try out.

The developers of 'Can't Drive This' will donate all Linux revenue from October to charity

By Liam Dawe, Oct 19, 2016

The game 'Can't Drive This' only recently came to Linux, and the developers have decided that 100% of October's revenue made from Linux sales will go to a penguin charity.

What have you been playing recently, and what do you think?

By Liam Dawe, Oct 17, 2016

It's sharing time today, as sharing is caring right? What have you been playing recently, and what do you think?

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Duke Nukem 3D Megaton Edition removed from stores in favour of the new Anniversary World Tour, no Linux support

By Liam Dawe, Oct 13, 2016

For fans of oldschool Duke Nukem on Linux, sadly you're now out of luck. Gearbox took over the rights to Duke Nukem and Devolver's deal for Duke Nukem 3D Megaton Edition has ended, so essentially Duke Nukem 3D Megaton Edition is no more.

Through the Woods no longer coming to Linux due to platform-specific technology

By Liam Dawe, Oct 12, 2016

This is really annoying. 'Through the Woods', a very promising psychological horror is no longer coming to Linux and was only announced two weeks before release due to platform-specific technology.

Steam to get a massive update soon, Asia revenue increased nearly 500% since 2014 and more

By Liam Dawe, Oct 12, 2016

More information courtesy of all the developers at SteamDevDays. Steam will apparently be getting a massive update/refresh soon and the amount of games releasing on Steam has been increasing by a lot.

'Noob Squad' is a perfect example of why Valve need to pay more attention to their own store

By Liam Dawe, Oct 8, 2016

Trash, trash and more trash. That's how I would describe what has been gaining a foothold on Steam over the past year or so. Today it's time to rinse 'Noob Squad', an indie FPS that normally costs £0.75.

Shadow Warrior 2 may not come to Linux after all, it's getting a bit confusing

By Liam Dawe, Oct 6, 2016

Shadow Warrior 2 was due to get a Linux version, then suddenly information on it vanished from the Steam page and Humble Store. The plot thickens from there.