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The new Master of Orion is coming to Linux, but you know that already if you read us often. The awesome news is the voice cast has been revealed, and it's awesome.
RuneScape developers are working on a brand new feature filled engine they are calling "NXT". It will use OpenGL, and Linux support will now be official for this MMO.
The second expansion to the highly-successful city builder has arrived, bringing with it snowy tidings. Besides introducing new buildings and features, the expansion is released alongside a patch for all players that adds free content.
Another excellent comparison video from Penguin Recordings has shown just how close XCOM 2 is on Linux and Windows, and Linux actually beats Windows in some tests.
Shadwen looks awesome, and I'm going to be honest I hadn't heard of it until it was sent it. Shadwen is a true stealth game where the only rule is to remain unseen. Stay hidden – or the ruthless guards will kill you on sight! Looks like it's coming to Linux too.
The second expansion to the very successful Pillars of Eternity has been released. Not only does the expansion conclude the story but a large patch has come out alongside it, bringing new free content for all owners of the base game.
Mixing funk and forklifts in an unusual combination, Funklift is a local multiplayer game still under development. Due to friendly prodding, the developers have also released alpha builds for Linux.
It’s not everyday you see witches and trivia being mixed up and affecting story outcomes. Majotori is a slight departure from most indie offerings and challenges players on their knowledge of video games, anime and more.
ESSENCE is a surreal first-person exploration adventure which had me mesmerized when I first saw it on Kickstarter last year. It's back on the crowdfunding platform with a prototype, and there are also a few other campaigns there worth a look.
Well, this is awkward, Nvidia have also released a driver on Linux with Vulkan support. This leaves AMD to be the only desktop GPU vendor not to have one ready for testing on Linux.
The Talos Principle is a very popular puzzle game from Croteam, and they already have a Windows build out that uses Vulkan. We Linux gamers will need to wait a few days, but it will be fun to see.
To split up the Vulkan API news a little, here's a game! Earth 2160 the strategy game from 2006 is now available on Linux, and it's been bundled with Wine.