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Cosmic Frontier: Override now has its open source Kestrel Game Engine online

By Liam Dawe, 2 Oct 2020

Cosmic Frontier: Override is the upcoming remaster of the classic Escape Velocity Override, and just as the team behind it promised during the Kickstarter - the game engine is now open source.

Steam has a Digital Tabletop Festival starting October 21

By Liam Dawe, 1 Oct 2020

Love your digital adaptions of board games, or those that got turned into some form of real-life board game? Well, Valve are going to run a festival dedicated to all that.

A bit like Stardew in space, One Lonely Outpost is fully funded and on the way to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 30 Sep 2020

Space, sci-fi and farming - what more could you want? One Lonely Outpost is like Stardew Valley for fans who want something a little bit more out there.

Antimatter is a very ambitious upcoming galaxy-wide exploration city-builder

By Liam Dawe, 23 Sep 2020

Top marks for ambition on this one, as Antimatter from developer Geoffroy Pirard is planned to be a 4x city-builder where you can explore space and colonize many other planets.

Space Cadet is a punishing two-button neon-infused arcade experience

By Liam Dawe, 22 Sep 2020

Love a challenge? Enjoy some of the classic neon arcade shoot 'em up experiences? You should definitely take a look over at Space Cadet then.

Dive into cyberspace this weekend with the latest Black Ice upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 19 Sep 2020

After finishing the first act of Black Ice story, this cyberpunk FPS continues getting content expansions and some of it sounds hilarious.

KDE Plasma 5.20 Beta is out and it's huge

By Liam Dawe, 18 Sep 2020

While GNOME recently had their own big release, the KDE team aren't far behind for showing off their latest modern Linux desktop environment with Plasma 5.20 Beta.

Helheim Hassle is a seriously funny adventure puzzle-platforming mix

By Liam Dawe, 17 Sep 2020

What could take the crown for the funniest Linux game this year, Helheim Hassle released earlier in August and it's a genuine delight to play through.

The new TUXEDO Book XUX7 is an absolute monster desktop-replacement laptop

By Liam Dawe, 16 Sep 2020

While today we had Slimbook offer up good value with their affordable Slimbook Essential, on the complete opposite end we have Tuxedo Computers with their monster TUXEDO Book XUX7.

A new security flaw is revealed with 'BlindSide' on Linux affecting Intel and AMD

By Liam Dawe, 12 Sep 2020

VUSec have published and shown an example of a newly discovered flaw present with both Intel and AMD processors when used with Linux.

Kalypso Media delays Spacebase Startopia until Spring 2021

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2020

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

Human Diaspora is a new wild-looking Early Access sci-fi FPS

By Liam Dawe, 8 Sep 2020

Made with the wonderful Godot Engine, the first-person sci-fi shooter Human Diaspora is out now in Early Access and it looks wild.

Check out two brand new videos of the System Shock reboot including Cyberspace

By Liam Dawe, 8 Sep 2020

The upcoming System Shock reboot from Nightdive Studios has seen quite a few ups and downs over the years since the Kickstarter but it's coming together now.

One Lonely Outpost looks like a promising upcoming space farming sim

By Liam Dawe, 7 Sep 2020

Space farming? On a barren alien world? So it's like a sci-fi Stardew Valley? One Lonely Outpost has my attention recently and it looks sweet.

Linux Mint teams up with Peppermint OS on a WebApp Manager

By Liam Dawe, 7 Sep 2020

In the latest monthly news on the Linux Mint distribution blog, Mint's Clement Lefebvre talks about a new and interesting application being made.

Co-op space sandbox ship builder Avorion is getting a free update & Black Market DLC

By Liam Dawe, 4 Sep 2020

Build ships block by block, explore space and now perhaps do a little shady dealing? That's what's coming with the Black Market DLC and big free update for space sim Avorion.

TUXEDO announce the Polaris 15 and 17 Linux laptops ready for gaming

By Liam Dawe, 2 Sep 2020

TUXEDO Computers continue to push out new and more powerful hardware, with their focus on the Linux market. Today, they announced two laptops with a choice of CPU vendor.

Story-driven, tactical stealth game Desperados III is now available on Linux PC

By Liam Dawe, 2 Sep 2020

THQ Nordic and Mimimi Games kept to their word, with Desperados III now being officially released for Linux PC and macOS along with the latest update.

A little round-up of Gamescom news for Linux PC fans

By Liam Dawe, 2 Sep 2020

With Gamescom 2020 now over and done with, there was quite a lot of news to sift through and it's easy to get a bit lost. We're here to help, with a nice little round-up of what's going to be supported on Linux PC.