Thumbnail for post: Left 4 Dead 2 lives on with the Last Stand update

Left 4 Dead 2 lives on with the Last Stand update

By Colin L, 2020-09-25 06:25:06

Just like its enemies, Left 4 Dead 2 lives on with a massive update created entirely by the community.

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Frictional Games open-sources the first two Amnesia titles

By Colin L, 2020-09-23 13:36:58

The codebases for both Amnesia: The Dark Descent and A Machine for Pigs are now available on GitHub under the GPLv3 license.

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The Long Gate is a 3D puzzle game about building circuits

By Colin L, 2020-09-23 07:36:30

Explore ancient caverns and put your circuits knowledge to the test in this difficult 3D puzzler.

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Wine team releases vkd3d version 1.2 with new D3D12 and shader features

By Colin L, 2020-09-22 12:18:35

vkd3d version 1.2 is here, nearly two years after the previous release. This update adds more D3D12 features and a separate shader library.

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rg3d is an open source 3D game engine written entirely in Rust

By Colin L, 2020-09-21 06:33:02

Rust is a powerful programming language with an emphasis on performance and correctness. But can it dethrone C++ in the games world? Well rg3d is certainly making an attempt.

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Nvidia adds support for RTX 3080 and 3090 to beta driver 455.23.04

By Colin L, 2020-09-18 08:15:20

If you were one of the lucky few to order an RTX 3080 then you'll be happy to know that NVIDIA has just released a beta driver with support for your new graphics card.

Thumbnail for post: Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition receives a big patch with a new lighting engine

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition receives a big patch with a new lighting engine

By Colin L, 2020-09-17 09:29:24

Beamdog continues to work on improving their enhanced edition of the classic RPG, Neverwinter Nights. The latest patch 8193.15 is a biggie and features a new lighting engine.

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Flight simulator X-Plane 11.50 is officially released with Vulkan renderer

By Colin L, 2020-09-15 09:59:35

One of the most realistic flight simulators out there, X-Plane 11.50 runs natively on Linux and has been upgraded with a Vulkan renderer, bringing some much-welcome performance improvements.

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Sci-fi action RPG Hellpoint arrives on Linux with a day-1 release

By Colin L, 2020-08-01 17:51:30

Cradle Games' sci-fi, Souls-like ARPG, Hellpoint, is finally available on just about every platform, including Linux.

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The Minecraft Nether Update is out today

By Colin L, 2020-06-23 19:17:47

Watch out for Piglins, Hoglins, and Zoglins in the latest Minecraft 1.16 update that revamps the Nether.