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Linux on the Apple M1 takes another step closer with Ubuntu working thanks to Corellium

By Liam Dawe,
ARM virtualization company Corellium has managed to get Ubuntu Linux running on the next-generation Apple M1.

Play the charming co-op construction game Unrailed! free for a few days plus big sale

By Liam Dawe,
Unrailed! from Daedalic Entertainment and Indoor Astronaut released back in September 2020 and now you have a chance to play for free to end your week.

Valve and others fined by the European Commission for 'geo-blocking' (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
The European Commission just announced that they've now issued formal fines against Valve, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media and ZeniMax for breaching their antitrust rules. Update: added statement from Valve.

Aveliana is a beautiful upcoming infiltration-action game mixing 2D and 2.5D styles

By Liam Dawe,
TheFrenchDev have announced Aveliana, what they're calling an infiltration-action-adventure game that mixes together 2D and 2.5D to create a unique looking style.

YoYo Games developer of GameMaker Studio sold for $10M (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
Game Maker and later GameMaker Studio is a very popular game engine with indie developers and YoYo Games just recently sold it off and it appears they did so at a loss. Update: Opera confirmed as the new owner.

Steampunk survival game Volcanoids has a huge combat upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Stuck on an island where the volcano is erupting constantly, Volcanoids is an interesting setting for a survival game that gives you a big moving drill for a base.

Steamworks gets Denuvo Anti-Cheat, here's what Irdeto say about Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Irdeto, the company behind Denuvo and the newer Denuvo Anti-Cheat have announced that developers on Steam can now get direct anti-cheat integration through Steamworks. Here's what they said about working with Linux.

NERTS! Online from Zachtronics gets expanded public multiplayer

By Liam Dawe,
NERTS! Online is the free to play card game from the clever people at Zachtronics (Eliza, Opus Magnum, Infinifactory) that was created to help them play together that they released free to the public.

Stellaris will get more mysterious with Intel gathering and Espionage systems

By Liam Dawe,
Stellaris from Paradox Development Studios gets a lot right in how it deals with grand space strategy but some parts of it are still being expanded.

Silly comedy adventure Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac gets a permanent price drop

By Liam Dawe,
Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac, a comedy point and click adventure by La Poule Noire that released in early 2020 has been given a big permanent price cut.

Open source PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 Remote Play client Chiaki has a final release

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of Chiaki, a free and open source Remote Play client that supports both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 has gone out with a bit of a bang.

With turn-based strategy and time management the VN Lotus Reverie: First Nexus is out now

By Liam Dawe,
After a brand new visual novel that does a little more than walk you through a story? Lotus Reverie: First Nexus looks like a good option taking inspiration from Devil Survivor and Persona.

GOG has a huge sale on RPGs and sees the return of the classic Moonstone

By Liam Dawe,
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight is something of a classic, a game from my childhood and it has returned to GOG to give you an easy way to grab it and GOG are running a huge sale on RPGs.

Möbius Front '83 from Zachtronics now has online and AI multiplayer

By Liam Dawe,
Möbius Front '83, the difficult turn-based strategy game from puzzle masters Zachtronics has seen a big free expansion adding in quite a lot.

Odin is finally pleased so the open-world survival game Valheim releases on February 2

By Liam Dawe,
Odin has finally had enough sacrifices and shall be releasing Valheim from Iron Gate AB will enter Early Access with Linux and Windows support on February 2.

Irena Genesis Metal Fury is an upcoming shoot 'em up for the Sega Mega Drive

By Liam Dawe,
Sega Mega Drive (Sega Genesis)? That's not a piece of Linux gaming hardware last I checked? No but Irena Genesis Metal Fury is a new game coming for the retro console and will provide the rom file for your favourite emulators.

Bytten Studio say not to sleep on Linux in their postmortem for Lenna's Inception

By Liam Dawe,
Lenna's Inception is a top-down Zelda-like action-adventure game with a world that is glitching, with a style that can switch between 8-bit and 32-bit pixel art styles.

Harvest Days is an upcoming open-ended country-life RPG

By Liam Dawe,
Currently in development by a father and son team, Harvest Days is another fresh 3D take on the casual farming-life RPG and it will be coming to Linux too.

Wine compat layer devs discuss new Kernel interface to better match Windows NT

By Liam Dawe,
Wine developer Zebediah Figura has sent in a proposal to work on a new Linux Kernel interface for Wine synchronization primitives, one that gets closer to performance and behaviour of Windows NT.

Godot Engine gets a sixth 3.2.4 beta with a new CPU lightmapper

By Liam Dawe,
The Godot team just keep on adding in big new features to make this one of the best free and open source game engines around and the next Beta update for Godot 3.2.4 is out now.