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Intel & Nvidia Fermi Mesa OpenGL driver has now finished up OpenGL 4.3 support

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Oh wow, didn't expect this so soon. The Mesa driver for Intel graphics and Nvidia Fermi (GeForce 400, GeForce 500) on Linux have now reached OpenGL 4.3 compliance with "ARB_robust_buffer_access_behavior" now being done.

Want to blow everything up? Brigador releases on June 2nd with Linux support

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Great leader is dead. Liberate Solo Nobre tonight by any means necessary. Brigador will release in full with Linux support on June 2nd.

Amazing Frog? A positively rated silly sandbox game is available on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Thanks to a reader pointing it out, we now know that Amazing Frog? officially has a Linux and SteamOS version on Steam.

Aragami, a great looking third person stealth game coming to Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Aragami was sent in by a reader and it looks like an excellent stealth game to have on Linux. This is going right to my wishlist.

CRYENGINE source code now available on github

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The CRYENGINE source code is now officially available on github for anyone to take a look and tinker with, you need to be aware of their licensing though.

Dota 2 updated to support the Vulkan API

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Dota 2 is Valve's first game to support Vulkan, the successor to OpenGL. This is Valve's first public release of the game to use Vulkan, so there will be some rough edges.

Feral Interactive are teasing another new Linux & Mac port with a new clue

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Feral Interactive are teasing our minds with a new clue for a Linux & Mac port to come. It's time to get your thinking caps on.

Turmoil, a tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre plans a Linux version

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Turmoil is a charming looking simulation game that should be coming to Linux after the full release next month. Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.

Looks like RymdResa, the relaxing looking roguelike space odyssey is finally coming to Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
I've been following RymdResa for quite a long time as a big fan of space exploration games. The Linux version sadly got delayed quite a long time, but the wait could soon be over.

Major Terraria update released with controller support, adventure maps and more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Terraria is a pretty decent sandbox game with lots to discover and it's just got a bit bigger. This new update is quite a big one.

Worms W.M.D has an impressively silly Multiplayer trailer, will come to Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
If you weren't aware already Worms W.M.D is heading to Linux (we have this confirmed). This new trailer has me pretty excited.

There is now an open source driver and GTK3 based UI for interacting with the Steam Controller

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Open source rocks! A fellow named kozec has created a user mode driver (based on another) and a UI for interacting with the Steam Controller.

Linux & Steam running on the PS4 playing Bastion is impressive

By Liam Squires-Hand,
What you can do what Linux always impresses me, but this has to be what has impressed me the most recently.

Serious Sam 4 confirmed to be in development right now

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Croteam sure are busy, not only did they confirm The Talos Principle 2 is happening, but it seems I missed the fact that Serious Sam 4 was also confirmed to be in development right now.

AMD GPU-PRO Beta Driver for Linux released with Vulkan support for Dota 2

By Liam Squires-Hand,
AMD have released another Beta of their new AMD GPU-PRO. It brings in support for the new Vulkan API in Dota 2 which is expected to release this coming week.

A recap of the most popular Linux & SteamOS gaming articles for the last week, 32 posted in total

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Here is a look back at the 15 most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for the past week, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux & SteamOS Gaming!

Come watch another round of the GOL OpenRA tournament tonight, last one before the final!

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Apologies for the late notice on this, we will try better next time. Tonight is the last OpenRA game before the final! Come watch it on Twitch at 7PM UTC.

The Mims Beginning, the strategy god-like game that supports Linux is officially released

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Mims Beginning is a very promising strategy god-like game that has supported Linux for quite some time. It's really pleasing to see it have a final release.

The Talos Principle 2 has been announced

By Liam Squires-Hand,
While I haven't completed The Talos Principle, I have played it and I do think it's a very well presented puzzle game. It seems it has been a hit, so The Talos Principle 2 has now been confirmed.

Minetest, the open source sandbox game inspired by InfiniMiner & Minecraft has a major new version

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Minetest is an open source game and game engine much like Minecraft and available for free. It has recently released a major new version.