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Be sure to join the big 'BeatFeral' game event in Company of Heroes 2 tonight https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/be-sure-to-join-the-big-beatferal-game-event-in-company-of-heroes-2-tonight.8888
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Be sure to join the big 'BeatFeral' game event in Company of Heroes 2 tonight
Tonight at 6:30PM UTC, Feral Interactive are hosting a big 'BeatFeral' event online in Company of Heroes 2.
Lugaru campaign now fully playable in Overgrowth, Lugaru HD now fully open source including the data https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/lugaru-campaign-now-fully-playable-in-overgrowth-lugaru-hd-now-fully-open-source-including-the-data.8889
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Lugaru campaign now fully playable in Overgrowth, Lugaru HD now fully open source including the data
Two interesting bits of news for you! First up, Wolfire Games have updated Overgrowth with another alpha build and the Lugaru campaign is now finished. On top of that, Wolfire has made the data files for Lugaru HD fully open now too.
Inexor, a fully open source fork of the FPS game Sauerbraten https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/inexor-a-fully-open-source-fork-of-the-fps-game-sauerbraten.8890
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Inexor, a fully open source fork of the FPS game Sauerbraten
It seems some developers got fed-up with some assets of the FPS game Sauerbraten being restricted, so they have forked it into the Inexor project.
Verdun, the WWI FPS has added the Scottish in a free update https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/verdun-the-wwi-fps-has.8891
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Verdun, the WWI FPS has added the Scottish in a free update
The Verdun developers have continued their work to add to the interesting WWI FPS and today the Scottish folk make their entry into the game.
How To: An update on fixing screen-tearing on Linux with an NVIDIA GPU https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/how-to-an-update-on-fixing-screen-tearing-on-linux-with-an-nvidia-gpu.8892
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How To: An update on fixing screen-tearing on Linux with an NVIDIA GPU
My original guide on how to help fix screen-tearing on Linux with an NVIDIA GPU is a bit dated, so here’s an even easier way.
We are now live on Twitch with Feral Interactive playing Company of Heroes 2 https://www.twitch.tv/gamingonlinux
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A Valve developer has released a tool to debug AMD graphics cards on Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/a-valve-developer-has-released-a-tool-to-debug-amd-graphics-cards-on-linux.8894
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A Valve developer has released a tool to debug AMD graphics cards on Linux
Andres Rodriguez sent in a message to the mesa-dev mailing list announcing 'gputool' for debugging AMD graphics cards on Linux. It's also open source under the GPL, so that's awesome.
The Linux GOTY award is now open for voting https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-linux-goty-award-is-now-open-for-voting.8895
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The Linux GOTY award is now open for voting
That's it folks, it's time to get voting! The Linux GOTY award is now officially open for votes. You get one vote per category.
Torment: Tides of Numenera looks set to get a day-1 Linux release https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/torment-tides-of-numenera-looks-set-to-get-a-day-1-linux-release.8896
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Torment: Tides of Numenera looks set to get a day-1 Linux release
The upcoming RPG and spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment should be seeing a simultaneous release across all platforms.
Pixel Princess Blitz, a roguelike sandbox action RPG that plans Linux support is on Kickstarter https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/pixel-princess-blitz-a-roguelike-sandbox-action-rpg-that-plans-linux-support-is-on-kickstarter.8897
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Pixel Princess Blitz, a roguelike sandbox action RPG that plans Linux support is on Kickstarter
I don't cover too many crowdfunding projects, but Pixel Princess Blitz does look pretty entertaining. It also features full Linux support with no stretch goal.
Stellaris is going to gain more customization options for empires, with 'Tradition trees' and 'Ascension Perks' https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/stellaris-is-going-to-gain-more-customization-options-for-empires-with-tradition-trees-and-ascension-perks.8898
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Stellaris is going to gain more customization options for empires, with 'Tradition trees' and 'Ascension Perks'
Stellaris is going to get a bit more feature-heavy with the next updated and DLC going by Paradox latest updates. They have detailed 'Tradition trees' which will be free and 'Ascension Perks' which will be in the next DLC.
Haswell should now see OpenGL 4.2 thanks to recent work in Mesa https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/haswell-should-now-see-opengl-42-thanks-to-recent-work-in-mesa.8899
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Haswell should now see OpenGL 4.2 thanks to recent work in Mesa
Mesa is continuing to progress rapidly, as of today Haswell should now support OpenGL 4.2 ready for the next release of Mesa.
The open source itch games client has updated again https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-open-source-itch-games-client-has-updated-again.8900
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The open source itch games client has updated again
For fans of the awesome itch games website, the client has been updated once again with a number of bug fixes.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has some free content available in an update https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/deus-ex-mankind-divided-has-some-free-content-available-in-an-update.8902
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has some free content available in an update
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has updated to include some free content for all owners of the game, which is a nice gesture from the developer and publisher.
OpenGL 4.3 now available in Mesa for nouveau (NVIDIA) for Maxwell and above https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/opengl-43-now-available-in-mesa-for-nouveau-nvidia-for-maxwell-and-above.8903
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OpenGL 4.3 now available in Mesa for nouveau (NVIDIA) for Maxwell and above
Samuel Pitoiset (Valve developer) just put some fresh work into Mesa-git that enables OpenGL 4.3 with nouveau (NVIDIA) for Maxwell and above.
Worms W.M.D has enabled cross-platform multiplayer in the latest patch https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/worms-wmd-has-enabled-cross-platform-multiplayer-in-the-latest-patch.8904
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Worms W.M.D has enabled cross-platform multiplayer in the latest patch
Worms W.M.D has a new major patch out that allows Linux gamers to play with anyone cross Windows, Mac and Linux.
The Humble Store winter sale is on and DiRT Showdown is free https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-humble-store-winter-sale-is-on-and-dirt-showdown-is-free.8905
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The Humble Store winter sale is on and DiRT Showdown is free
Go grab DiRT Showdown for free and check out some other cheap games in the Humble Store winter sale.
Jet-combat with swords: “Hyperspace Dogfights” annnounced https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/jet-combat-with-swords-hyperspace-dogfights-annnounced.8878
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Jet-combat with swords: “Hyperspace Dogfights” annnounced
Sleeper games announce
Building Mesa from source, a guide https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/building-mesa-from-source-a-guide.8906
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Building Mesa from source, a guide
If you are using Mesa (FOSS OpenGL/Vulkan drivers on Linux), you can be in situation when it introduces some new features upstream, but it didn't make it into your distro yet and it can take quite a long time for that to happen. A guide to compiling it yourself.