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Using Nvidia's NVENC with OBS Studio makes Linux game recording really great

By Liam Dawe,
I had been meaning to try out Nvidia's NVENC for a while, but I never really bothered as I didn't think it would make such a drastic difference in recording gaming videos, but wow does it ever!

Livestreaming on Linux? Here's an essential tip you need on getting follower alerts to show up

By Liam Dawe,
Livestreaming is a big thing now! We do it, you do it, your dog would probably like to do it too. One thing that hasn't previously been easy is setting up things like follower alerts, now it is.

How to fix bodies not showing in Shadow of Mordor with Nvidia drivers temp fix

By Yomen Tohmaz,
Here's a way to fix missing bodies in the Linux port of Shadow of Mordor with Nvidia drivers. This is a temp fix until a patch is released.

Game porter Ethan Lee on packaging games for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Game porter Ethan Lee has written up a post aimed at helping developers package their games up for Linux.

Want to benchmark Dota 2 on Linux? Here's how to do it

By Liam Dawe,
For those of you who aren't sure how to benchmark Dota 2 on Linux, here's a small guide. It frustrated me there wasn't one, so after getting help I'm sharing it with you all.

Unreal Tournament on Linux, checking up on the progress by Epic Games and how to get it running on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
For those that don't know, or forgot, the new Unreal Tournament does in fact have a Linux version. I check on it now and then and it's really starting to come together.

I have finally found a way to sort out screen tearing on Nvidia with Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Thanks to a few different people for their advice I have finally found a way to stop screen tearing with Nvidia proprietary drivers.

Is Steam giving you an annoying error message on Ubuntu 16.04? Here's a solution

By Liam Dawe,
I don't entirely get why, but Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 will complain that the Steam package is out of date. The way to solve it is a little annoying, but it works.

How to tell what Steam games work on Linux & SteamOS, steamplay does not mean Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
I still see a surprising amount of confusion from people on what Steam games work on Linux. Hopefully this will help clear it all up.

Does your mouse flicker or flash constantly in Unity games? Here's a solution

By Liam Dawe,
I came across another one of my weird issues recently. In Unity3D games when running them my mouse pointer would just flash or flicker, and I found a simple solution.

How-to: Minecraft with the Steam Controller on Linux desktop and SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
I wanted to see how easy it was to not only get Minecraft working with the Steam Controller on Ubuntu, but to also see if I could get it all on my Steam Machine, and as it turns out most of it is easy enough.

Steam Controller On Ubuntu, A Tweak You Need To Do

By Liam Dawe,
Since some people did get in an early order (not me, doh!), you will need to do a quick fix to get it to register properly.

GOL Cast: Kicking some Demon Butt in Brutal Doom

By Samsai,
You know Doom, right? Well, are you aware of Brutal Doom, a mod that makes Doom even more awesome and brings it into the 21st century? Let's try that mod out!

How To Use A Nyko Playpad Bluetooth Controller On Linux Using Xboxdrv

By jayarnielsen,
I've spent more hours than I care to admit in search of the perfect portable game controller to use with my laptop. I wanted something compact and Bluetooth enabled, so the Nyko Playpad seemed to fit the bill quite nicely.

How To Build A Budget Steam Machine

By Segata Sanshiro,
For those who can't wait for the release of Valve's Steam Machines, this is a guide on how to build your own using parts tested to make sure they play nice together. The guide also doubles up as a cheap PC build for those looking to get the best value for money Linux gaming rig.

Sharing Steam Games On Two Different Linux Distributions

By junktext,
Are you a Linux nerd, by that you use two different distros on your PC? If so, do you play games via Steam? If this is the case, I wrote a how-to that explains how you can save lots of storage space by sharing your games' data files across both distros! It's easy.

Puppy Arcade - Retro Gaming Live CD

By Scott Jarvis,
Puppy Arcade is a FREE retro gaming operating system, with many emulators included for different systems & consoles, plus the multi-system rom browser 'Rom-Loader', and many other exclusive tools.

Unity3D Web Player In Linux Browsers Thanks To Pipelight

By hardpenguin,
Unity3D provides us quite a lot of Linux games however it lacks one important thing, which is Web Player browser plugin, commonly used among game developers in making early demo versions of games. Pipelight is a project filling this gap!

Introduction to Livestreaming on Linux Using Castawesome

By Samsai,
Livestreaming is seriously a lot of fun and it's something I've wanted to do for a long time. Thanks to projects like FFmpeg and Libav you can also do that on Linux with relative ease, but little under a year ago I started my own project to make it even easier.

Linux Game Recording, The Process Behind Creating GOL Casts

By Samsai,
Gaming, game capturing and video editing, does that sound like Linux to you? Few years ago most of us most likely would have said "no", but I am here to show you the current situation and prove that old fact wrong! Step into my lair of Linux gaming videos!
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