Category: Editorial

Now it’s getting really interesting! Zotac has announced a proper Steam Machine with SteamOS, and it looks quite nice too. (Updated: See the bottom).

This is what we have been waiting for, Valve sent out official word about a number of things! These include Source 2, Steam Link and more.

Finally we come to issue #42, which seems an appropriate occasion to come clean and confess that we are not really The Funding Crowd, but merely A Funding Crowd. Didn't you hear that we come in six-packs?

It has been officially announced now, so Vulkan API it is! We are entering a new era of graphical performance.

Today became a pretty good day to be a developer! Unreal Engine has dropped the monthly subscription, so anyone can jump in and tinker!

Finnish developer Frozenbyte has today announced Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power, a third game in their award winning Trine series.

It seems a recent trademark request from 'The Khronos Group Inc.' includes a new API named ‘VULKAN’.

I, amongst others like Icculus and Aspyr, had the pleasure of speaking to Kyle Orland from Ars about the past, present and future of Linux gaming.

This is mighty interesting, just before GDC next week, a new app bundle has appeared on SteamDB comprised almost entirely of Linux games, the only games that aren't on Linux are Shadow of Mordor and Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition.

Valve aren't stopping at gamepads and console-like boxes, as they have announced a VR device they will demo at GDC.

Thanks to the ever more awesome SteamDB, we have a possible list of games Valve will demo on Steam Machines at GDC, and the list is interesting.

One downside of GOG is the smaller library of games, and it looks like they are trying to make it easier for indie developers to get in touch about it.

I decided to write down some thoughts on Steam Machines, and Linux Gaming in general as I've seen quite a few articles on other publications about the imminent demise of Steam Machines and Linux Gaming that are rammed full of annoyances from writers who seem to want it to fail.

Epic Games are being epic, as they have announced a funding pool of 5 million to throw at Unreal Engine developers.

A recent editorial from Defenders Quest developer Lars Doucet has sparked my interest, and it has arisen from the news that GameMaker has been acquired by a gambling company.

Dota 2's popularity is still continuing to surge, and it has recently hit a new milestone of over 1 million players.

Feral Interactive really do love their teasers don't they! This time we have a music sheet for you to work out!

xoreos is a FLOSS project aiming to reimplement BioWare's Aurora engine (and derivatives), covering their games Neverwinter Nights and potentially up to Dragon Age II. This is a status update on the work involving the game Jade Empire.

Linux Gaming is dead they said, Linux Gaming is pointless they said...ah whatever. Here’s a look at what’s to come for us in 2015 and beyond.

Techland have release a bigger patch this time around to fix lots of issues, but the game is still damn awful on Linux.