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Speculation: A job posting for Elite Dangerous hints at possible future Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
This one is quite vague, but a new job posting may suggest that a Linux port of Elite: Dangerous isn't out of the question.

Saints Row: Gat out of Hell now available on SteamOS and Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Another one, oh boy! In the same day we have Saints Row IV and now Saints Row: Gat out of Hell too! What a nice early holiday present.

Saints Row IV now available on SteamOS and Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Oh baby! Saints Row IV is now available on SteamOS and Linux, and I can't wait to give this insane game a game.

Insurgency FPS adds official Steam Controller support, better gamepad support overall

By Liam Dawe,
Insurgency was very exciting to have on Linux, as it's the most tactical FPS game we have available. The new updates have made it much more fun too, with gamepad support and decent Steam Controller support added in.

GOL Cast: Wandering Around Morrowind in OpenMW

By Samsai,
You might have heard about OpenMW, the open source reimplementation of the Morrowind engine which, naturally, allows you to play Morrowind on Linux. Let's test it!

Unity Editor for Linux winter holiday update

By Eike,
Explicitly dedicated to our holiday season game making enjoyment, a new build of the Unity editor for Linux has been released. It is updated to Unity version 5.3.0f4.

Wine 1.8 was finally released

By sobkas,
Today a new stable Wine 1.8 version was released. After a 17 months of hard work and nearly 13,000 individual commits it's here. And it brings lots of new shiny features in its sack(because it's December, pick your holiday of choice).

Maia, the promising colony building sim releases big update with first person mode

By Liam Dawe,
I love keeping an eye on Maia, as it's one of the only building sims that isn't going for some sort of retro style. Progress isn't quick, but each new release does push out some big new stuff, and this new release is no different.

Bombernauts, bomberman for mental people now on Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Bombernauts is pretty much bomberman on a year long diet of steroids, as it's insane. We should get a game of this going sometime.

Win an Alienware Steam Machine from Feral Interactive

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a chance to bag a shiny Alienware Steam Machine from Feral Interactive, you just have to draw up some winter themed Mordor art.

Some thoughts on the Asus 4K PB287Q 28 inch monitor, with added radiation alarm

By Liam Dawe,
I recently acquired a new PC and 4K monitor thanks to a family member, so here’s some thoughts on the Asus 4K PB287Q 28 inch monitor.

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter looks like it will come to SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter takes the best from the N64 and PC versions, puts them into a new engine and then released into the wild. It looks like the developers are planning a Linux release too.

Khronos gives an official update on Vulkan

By Liam Dawe,
Khronos has given an official update on Vulkan, there's good news, and there's bad news. The year-end target release date for Vulkan will not be met. However, they are in the home stretch and the release of Vulkan 1.0 is imminent!

Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition for Linux & SteamOS is being held up (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
Not quite as bad news as the Rocket League delay, but Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition for Linux & SteamOS is being held up by some memory corruption issues. UPDATED.

Hacknet, an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator now on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
It was a little weird that a terminal based hacking game wasn't on Linux to begin with, but now it is! Hacknet joins our growing list of interesting titles.

Remember, it's Friday Livestream time at 6 PM UTC!

By Samsai,
Finally, after a tiresome, cold and dark week it's finally Friday and I can relax knowing that the holidays are here! So let us celebrate a little with some Linux games!

Rocket League facing a delay for the SteamOS & Linux version, no 2015 release (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
A big shame, but with all the other games I have right now I'm a little spoilt for choice anyway. Rocket League developers emailed our youtuber friend Jake to confirm it's not this year. UPDATED.

Hatred, the controversial shooter now has a Linux beta

By Liam Dawe,
Good news you maniacs, Hatred the weirdly controversial game is now in Beta for Linux. You need a password, but we have the scoop for you.

Street Fighter V confirmed to be coming for Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Holy cow! Capcom have announced Street Fighter V is coming to Linux & SteamOS which is a series I never thought we would see on Linux.

Looks like Feral Interactive are porting Medieval II: Total War to Linux (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
I'm not entirely sure if this is an accidental slip, or if Feral Interactive are preparing to release Medieval II: Total War on Linux, but their radar updated today to say Medieval II: Total War is out on Mac and Linux, but it's currently not. UPDATED.