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Linux gaming optimization kit 'GameMode' has a new release up

By Liam Dawe,
Need an easy way to run a bunch of system enhancements? GameMode, originally made by developers at porting studio Feral Interactive has a new release out.

Wine development release 5.17 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Another two weeks have gone by and the team hacking away on the compatibility layer Wine have a brand new development release available.

APICO is an adorable upcoming casual sim about breeding and collecting Bees

By Liam Dawe,
Beeautiful. That's what APICO is. A recent discovery and I have a feeling it's going to bee something quite big.

Get ready for action as SOLDAT 2 enters Early Access on September 22

By Liam Dawe,
The next generation of the side-scrolling action shooter is almost here, over 18 years later Soldat 2 will arrive in Early Access and Transhuman Design has big plans.

Borderlands 2 will see no further updates for Linux / macOS from Aspyr Media

By Liam Dawe,
After repeatedly trying to get an answer, we now finally have it confirmed that Aspyr Media will be doing no further updates to Borderlands 2.

Deleveled is a clever platformer with no jump button where you use bouncing momentum

By Liam Dawe,
Platformers come in all shapes and sizes. Some are about hacking and slashing, some are about precision and some like Deleveled take almost everything away from you.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York out now for Linux PC

By Liam Dawe,
Draw Distance has released their latest stylish visual novel with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York, acting as a stand-alone expansion and a companion piece to their previous title, Coteries of New York.

Colmen's Quest is a very promising Early Access fantasy turn-based RPG

By Liam Dawe,
In the mood for a new adventure? Colmen's Quest looks very promising. A fantasy pixel-art turn-based RPG that's refreshingly not a roguelike.

Single-player dino survival horror 'Goner' is a success on Kickstarter, coming to Linux PC

By Liam Dawe,
Goner, which could end up being a very interesting survival game for Linux PC has managed to run a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.

Shell Shuffle looks like a super sweet matching game from The Caribbean Sail dev

By Liam Dawe,
After finishing with The Caribbean Sail their dark 8-bit adventure about sailing the world in the 1700's, Victorian Clambake has announced their next game with Shell Shuffle.

Humble extends their End of Summer Sale, here's some of the best Linux games

By Liam Dawe,
Humble Store is doing an encore for their End of Summer Sale, which will now run until September 14 so you can get big discounts on lots of games.

Cross-play should once again be back online for Civilization VI

By Liam Dawe,
The ongoing saga of Civilization VI seeing online cross-play broken between updates continues, with it now once again back online as of the update today, September 10.

With a rewritten rendering engine that gives Vulkan support, X-Plane 11.50 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Laminar Research have now released a huge upgrade to their flight simulator with X-Plane 11.50, which brings in lots of rendering changes and advancements.

Valve cancels Counter-Strike: Global Offensive November Major, dealing with coach cheats

By Liam Dawe,
As the COVID19 pandemic and quarantines around the world continue, another event has been cancelled. Plus, there's been some quite wide-spread cheating from professional CS:GO team coaches.

AntiMicroX, fork of the popular keyboard to gamepad mapping app has a new release

By Liam Dawe,
AntiMicroX is a fork of the original AntiMicro, a popular open source application designed to help you map a keyboard to a gamepad.

Need a new visual novel? Vengeful Heart is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Set in a future where we've thoroughly ruined the planet, Vengeful Heart is a new Visual Novel where water has become like liquid gold.

Fantasy card game Faerie Solitaire Dire is out in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Puppy Games and Subsoap have put out the latest in the series of card games that mix up the gameplay of some known classics, into something a little more unique.

Kalypso Media delays Spacebase Startopia until Spring 2021

By Liam Dawe,
Kalypso Media sent word that the upcoming space management sim Spacebase Startopia has been delayed, with no exact date now being given.

Try out the demo for 'Slide' an upcoming colourful arcade racer

By Liam Dawe,
Reminding me of some classic arcade racers including Mario Kart, SuperTuxKart and others, Slide is along a similar theme with it being easy to jump right in.

Come win a key for the upcoming fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx

By Liam Dawe,
We've teamed up with Gamatron to offer you a chance to win a key for their upcoming grand-strategy city-builder Songs of Syx which enters Early Access soon.