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Warlock 2: the Exiled, A Fantasy Strategy Game Looks Like It May Come To Linux
By Heimdall, 14 May 2014 at 6:18 am UTC
Loved the first one and love the second one. Hopefully I don't need to boot into windows soon to play it.
Valve's Rich Geldreich Is At It Again, The State Of Graphics Drivers OpenGL Support
By godlike, 14 May 2014 at 6:02 am UTC
Quoting: sylwareErf... hope Khronos will eat the bullet: 99% of GL api is useless for modern GPUs, really.

opengl5 should be a reboot. A *bloody* real one and not the joke of gl4.

You can see than something is wrong somewhere when you know it's easier to program GPU bare metal than GL itself...

I do have a "vendor B" personal driver I'm working on, GL implementation complexity is *disgusting* compared to bare-metal programming simplicity.

The open source devs of vendor B are easily available and 99% of the time, they are really nice. Some hw specs are still not published.

I agree that we need to stop adding more crap to GL and reboot it. But I don't agree that a bare metal API is going to be easier. For example a low level API should require explicit dependency handling. So you have to have events ALA OpenCL, something that is more difficult than the existing implicit handling.

And IMHO what is wrong with Khronos is that Vendor A doesn't seem to like change. They have a pretty good software stack and that gives them a competitive advantage over the other vendors. The other vendors are struggling to implement the full spec and/or fighting with bugs.
Valve's Rich Geldreich Is At It Again, The State Of Graphics Drivers OpenGL Support
By , 14 May 2014 at 1:23 am UTC
Erf... hope Khronos will eat the bullet: 99% of GL api is useless for modern GPUs, really.

opengl5 should be a reboot. A *bloody* real one and not the joke of gl4.

You can see than something is wrong somewhere when you know it's easier to program GPU bare metal than GL itself...

I do have a "vendor B" personal driver I'm working on, GL implementation complexity is *disgusting* compared to bare-metal programming simplicity.

The open source devs of vendor B are easily available and 99% of the time, they are really nice. Some hw specs are still not published.
Paragon The Beautiful Looking Space Sim Is Now On Steam's Early Access For Linux
By , 14 May 2014 at 12:44 am UTC
Does anyone know when/if the people who bought their game before launching on Steam get a Steam key?
Warlock 2: the Exiled, A Fantasy Strategy Game Looks Like It May Come To Linux
By , 13 May 2014 at 10:25 pm UTC Likes: 1
agreed - good work on the site!

I removed Kotaku from my RSS feed when they posted another game of thrones spoiler as a news story headline.

not to mention the clickbait news flooding, and immature community there.

Keep up the excellent reporting!
The Dungeoning Colourful Procedural Death Labyrinth Video & Thoughts
By torham, 13 May 2014 at 9:41 pm UTC
I ended up using a gamepad, made the game much easier. Overall it is pretty fun though I beat it on my first playthrough. There is a new game+ mode but I didn't try it. I'm not sure it works right with multiple monitors but in KDE sometimes I just maximize and then use the window manager to set the window as "fullscreen".
Desktop Dungeons, A Quick-play Roguelike Puzzle Game Released For Linux
By torham, 13 May 2014 at 9:36 pm UTC
Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: DungeonmasterA great game which has been spoiled which way to much DRM.
Spoiled with DRM? What the hell are you on? I noted in the article it can be ran outside of Steam by just opening the launcher, how is it spoiled with DRM exactly?
Unlike a standalone package, this can't be installed without the authorization of a 3rd party.
Desktop Dungeons, A Quick-play Roguelike Puzzle Game Released For Linux
By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2014 at 9:13 pm UTC
Quoting: DungeonmasterA great game which has been spoiled which way to much DRM.

Spoiled with DRM? What the hell are you on? I noted in the article it can be ran outside of Steam by just opening the launcher, how is it spoiled with DRM exactly?
Crossing The Line, A New CryEngine FPS Coming To Linux
By , 13 May 2014 at 8:55 pm UTC
Pre-rendered? LOL..nope..sry..this looks pretty much like what the CryENGINE is capable of, which is insane idd. But no gameplay (not even a HUD?), let's see what this game is all about, besides some (early) nice visuals..
Warlock 2: the Exiled, A Fantasy Strategy Game Looks Like It May Come To Linux
By , 13 May 2014 at 8:47 pm UTC Likes: 1
For me it is *the* site already..come here almost on a daily basis to check out the latest developments on Linux gaming. So a big 'Thank You' from me as well, Liam! o/

To the game/topic: As a big friend of HOMM (IV) I'm eagerly waiting for a decent fantasy turn-based strategy game on Linux. Eador unfortunately keeps us waiting, but this one looks nice as well. Hope to see it on Linux rather soon than later!
Bravada, A Tactical Strategy & RPG Game That's Rather Good, Video & Thoughts
By Mnoleg, 13 May 2014 at 7:28 pm UTC
Dammit! I wasn't convinced by the video so I tried the demo and now I need this game. Those Ukrainians have created a solid, polished and fun gameplay, I'll be tracking them.
Cloudbuilt 3D Platformer Developers Seeking Interest For Linux Version
By , 13 May 2014 at 7:19 pm UTC Likes: 1
looks awesome !
need to play this
Desktop Dungeons, A Quick-play Roguelike Puzzle Game Released For Linux
By , 13 May 2014 at 6:55 pm UTC Likes: 1
A great game which has been spoiled which way to much DRM.
The Funding Crowd 32 (Apr 22nd - May 12th)
By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2014 at 6:00 pm UTC
The Funding Crowd 32 (Apr 22nd - May 12th)
By Speedster, 13 May 2014 at 4:16 pm UTC
Yeah, the decks are stacked against flexible funding projects, even more so than normal crowdfunding challenges

http://www.gamingonlinux.com/crowdfunding/index.php5/IndieGoGoResults
Warlock 2: the Exiled, A Fantasy Strategy Game Looks Like It May Come To Linux
By Beamboom, 13 May 2014 at 4:12 pm UTC Likes: 3
Just wanted to post a comment to say I'm very impressed about how you manage to continuously stay on top of the Linux gaming news, Liam.
This site is rapidly becoming *the* site for Linux gaming enthusiasts.
The Funding Crowd 32 (Apr 22nd - May 12th)
By scaine, 13 May 2014 at 3:49 pm UTC
Happy to get added, Liam, but suspect that the curse of Flexible Funding will strike here. You never know though.
Calibre 10 Racing Series Linux Version Possibility Is Based On Demand
By mrdeathjr, 13 May 2014 at 3:45 pm UTC
Quoting: AnonymousI hope it feels like Burnout Paradise instead of GRID.

I spent 4 hours last night trying to get Burnout running in Wine 1.7.18 on PlayOnLinux :(

I'll have to see more promo videos, it looks great.

Also looking forward to the "Arcade 90s Racing Game" for Linux :)

On my case burnout works good on wine 1.7.18

View video on youtube.com

On this hardware

Nvidia Drivers 337.19 - Linux Mint 16 KDE Edition 32Bit - Kernel 3.11.0.12 PAE CPU: INTEL Pentium G3220 3.0Ghz MEM: 8GB DDR3 1333 (2x4) Patriot value (128 bit dual channel: 21.3 gb/s) GPU: Zotac Nvidia Geforce GT630 (GK208 28nm: 384 Shaders / 8 ROPS) Zone Edition Passive Cooling 2GB DDR3 1800Mhz 64Bit (14.4Gb/s) BOARD: MSI H81M E33
Cloudbuilt 3D Platformer Developers Seeking Interest For Linux Version
By JoZ3, 13 May 2014 at 3:41 pm UTC Likes: 1
The graphics reminds me to Borderlands...
Warlock 2: the Exiled, A Fantasy Strategy Game Looks Like It May Come To Linux
By jdub, 13 May 2014 at 3:07 pm UTC
Oh. My. God.

Scoffers be damned. What a great year
The Dungeoning Colourful Procedural Death Labyrinth Video & Thoughts
By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2014 at 2:55 pm UTC
You're right, how un-british of me :P
The Dungeoning Colourful Procedural Death Labyrinth Video & Thoughts
By fabertawe, 13 May 2014 at 2:52 pm UTC
It would make more sense to me also have the option to use the mouse, left - attack, right - shield and move with WASD etc. I like the look of this game too.

BTW, shouldn't that be "pain in the arse"? :P
Twin Robots Is An Absolutely Charming Platformer For Linux
By fabertawe, 13 May 2014 at 2:13 pm UTC
I'm not a great platformer but I do like the look of this one. Thanks for posting Liam.
Crossing The Line, A New CryEngine FPS Coming To Linux
By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2014 at 1:33 pm UTC
Are they? He stated in that forum post they are screen-shots?
Crossing The Line, A New CryEngine FPS Coming To Linux
By neffo, 13 May 2014 at 1:29 pm UTC
Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: neffoYeah, no this game isn't a thing. They are not CryEngine screenshots.
Uh, what?

He even had a thread on the CryEngine dev forum: http://www.crydev.net/viewtopic.php?f=353&t=122740

They are pre-rendered.
Crossing The Line, A New CryEngine FPS Coming To Linux
By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2014 at 1:20 pm UTC
Quoting: TuxiBut it is not the "CryEngine 3" only CryEngine the number has gone away with the new generation. "CryEngine 3" is the version from 2009.
The title has been corrected, not sure where the 3 came from it wasn't in the article itself.
Crossing The Line, A New CryEngine FPS Coming To Linux
By , 13 May 2014 at 1:18 pm UTC
But it is not the "CryEngine 3" only CryEngine the number has gone away with the new generation. "CryEngine 3" is the version from 2009.
Crossing The Line, A New CryEngine FPS Coming To Linux
By , 13 May 2014 at 1:10 pm UTC
Quoting: Lordpkappa2015 Linux Gaming year
2013 was a Linux year, 2014 is also, from now on I think every year will be a Linux year :)
Crossing The Line, A New CryEngine FPS Coming To Linux
By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2014 at 12:56 pm UTC
Quoting: neffoYeah, no this game isn't a thing. They are not CryEngine screenshots.

Uh, what?

He even had a thread on the CryEngine dev forum: http://www.crydev.net/viewtopic.php?f=353&t=122740
Cloudbuilt 3D Platformer Developers Seeking Interest For Linux Version
By GoCorinthians, 13 May 2014 at 12:54 pm UTC
Indies...i just love it no-boundaries concepts. +1
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