Feral Interactive are hosting a Company of Heroes 2 livestream and multiplayer event https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/feral-interactive-are-hosting-a-company-of-heroes-2-livestream-and-multiplayer-event.8857
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Feral Interactive are hosting a Company of Heroes 2 livestream and multiplayer event
Feral Interactive are celebrating their Steam group for 'Mac & Linux multiplayer' reaching over 1K people by hosting a multiplayer event and they will be livestreaming it.
Mesa git has pulled in the patches from Marek to improve Deus Ex: Mankind Divided on Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/mesa-git-has-pulled-in-the-patches-from-marek-to-improve-deus-ex-mankind-divided-on-linux.8858
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Mesa git has pulled in the patches from Marek to improve Deus Ex: Mankind Divided on Linux
I recently pointed out that Marek sent in patches to the Mesa list which could improve Deus Ex: Mankind Divided performance on RadeonSI around 70%, well all of the patches are now in Mesa git.
My thoughts on the MMO Albion Online on Linux, many months later https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/my-thoughts-on-the-mmo-albion-online-on-linux-many-months-later.8859
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My thoughts on the MMO Albion Online on Linux, many months later
I’ve been playing Albion Online on and off since November 2015 and since then it has evolved into something much bigger.
Friday Livestream today at 6 PM UTC! https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/friday-livestream-today-at-6-pm-utc.8861
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Friday Livestream today at 6 PM UTC!
After the mess that was our multiplayer livestream of 30th of December, we return back to normal programming of Linux gaming brought to you solely by myself. So, strap yourselves to your comfy sitting surfaces and let's go for a ride!
Wine 2.0-rc4 released, fixing 28 bugs to make sure the final release is solid https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/wine-20-rc4-released-fixing-28-bugs-to-make-sure-the-final-release-is-solid.8862
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Wine 2.0-rc4 released, fixing 28 bugs to make sure the final release is solid
Wine 2.0-rc4 has been released with 28 bug fixes. It's a pretty quiet release with no new features as they are in a code freeze to prepare the big 2.0 stable release.
If you act fast you can grab a key for the demo of Disgaea 2 and it runs on Linux already https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/if-you-act-fast-you-can-grab-a-key-for-the-demo-of-disgaea-2-and-it-runs-on-linux-already.8863
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If you act fast you can grab a key for the demo of Disgaea 2 and it runs on Linux already
A GOL follower sent word that Alienware are giving out limited keys to a Disgaea 2 demo test. The good news is I got one and it seems the demo already runs on Linux.
99Vidas, a fun-looking beat 'em up, is now available https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/99vidas-a-fun-looking-beat-em-up-is-now-available.8864
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99Vidas, a fun-looking beat 'em up, is now available
If you’ve been feeling like fighting hordes of goons alone or with friends, the new beat ‘em up 99Vidas might be right up your alley. It released late last month with day-1 Linux support.
Join me tonight at 8:30PM UTC for some Portal 2 live https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/join-me-tonight-at-830pm-utc-for-some-portal-2-live.8865
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Join me tonight at 8:30PM UTC for some Portal 2 live
Tonight for your amusement I shall be attempting to play some Portal 2 live on Twitch. I hate Samsai for making me do this.
Multiple statistics have shown Linux market-share doing better than ever https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/multiple-statistics-have-shown-linux-market-share-doing-better-than-ever.8866
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Multiple statistics have shown Linux market-share doing better than ever
Good news for Linux fans, as multiple big websites showing off statistics have shown Linux is on the rise!
About to livestream Portal 2 (send help) http://buff.ly/2hDP7lL
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Divinity: Original Sin may soon work with Mesa drivers https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/divinity-original-sin-may-soon-work-with-mesa-drivers.8867
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Divinity: Original Sin may soon work with Mesa drivers
Divinity: Original Sin is one game that the open source Mesa drivers currently cannot run without hacks, but it looks like the Mesa team has been testing it.
Steam hits over 14 million concurrent users online https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/steam-hits-over-14-million-concurrent-users-online.8868
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Steam hits over 14 million concurrent users online
Steam has officially hit a new high for concurrent users online, with over 14 million people being online today.
Avenger Bird, retro inspired side-scroller is now available on Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/avenger-bird-retro-inspired-side-scroller-is-now-available-on-linux.8856
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Avenger Bird, retro inspired side-scroller is now available on Linux
Avenger Bird, a pretty nice looking retro inspired side-scroller is now available on Steam with Linux support.
X-Blades now has a Linux beta powered by Wine https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/x-blades-now-has-a-linux-beta-powered-by-wine.8870
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X-Blades now has a Linux beta powered by Wine
As promised, Topware Interactive have released a Linux beta of X-Blades on Steam that uses Wine to make it easy for you.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown should now work properly with radeonsi https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/xcom-enemy-unknown-should-now-work-properly-with-radeonsi.8871
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown should now work properly with radeonsi
If you had tried playing XCOM: Enemy Unknown (not to be confused with XCOM 2) on radeonsi and had it crash constantly, the good news is that this should now be fixed as of Mesa 13.0.3.
Mesa patched to help render The Witcher 2 correctly on radeonsi https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/mesa-patched-to-help-render-the-witcher-2-correctly-on-radeonsi.8872
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Mesa patched to help render The Witcher 2 correctly on radeonsi
Mesa has another patch that will be interesting for Linux gamers. This is actually a two-part fix as it was re-worked. The Witcher 2 should have a lot less black flickering with this latest patch.
Exclusive: Civilization VI now fully confirmed to be coming for SteamOS & Linux and soon too https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/exclusive-civilization-vi-now-fully-confirmed-to-be-coming-for-steamos-linux-and-soon-too.8860
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Exclusive: Civilization VI now fully confirmed to be coming for SteamOS & Linux and soon too
It’s been a bit of a ride, but we now have it confirmed for sure that Civilization VI is coming to Linux, and the release isn’t far off. We are able to confirm this with permission before the official announcement from Aspyr Media that is due later today.
Chronicon, a good looking 2D action RPG should come to Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/chronicon-a-good-looking-2d-rpg-should-come-to-linux.8873
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Chronicon, a good looking 2D action RPG should come to Linux
The developer of Chronicon has stated that a Linux build will be worked on and should be available in a few months.
Article update: Aspyr have now done their announcement, link added to the bottom https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/exclusive-civilization-vi-now-fully-confirmed-to-be-coming-for-steamos-linux-and-soon-too.8860
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Exclusive: Civilization VI now fully confirmed to be coming for SteamOS & Linux and soon too
It’s been a bit of a ride, but we now have it confirmed for sure that Civilization VI is coming to Linux, and the release isn’t far off. We are able to confirm this with permission before the official announcement from Aspyr Media that is due later today.
Valve are looking to gather a list of games that don't work with radeonsi https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/valve-are-looking-to-gather-a-list-of-games-that-dont-work-with-radeonsi.8874
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Valve are looking to gather a list of games that don't work with radeonsi
Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais has tweeted out asking for information on Linux games that don't currently work with radeonsi.
Last day to submit games to our Linux GOTY awards https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/last-day-to-submit-games-to-our-linux-goty-awards.8875
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Last day to submit games to our Linux GOTY awards
I decided to extend the submission time for our GOTY awards by one day just to give it a bit more exposure to gather a good list.