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Left 4 Dead 2 Adds Native Steam Controller & Surround Sound Support On SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Left 4 Dead 2 looks like one I will be trying out soon when my Steam Controller arrives next week. Also great to see surround sound in more games!

Starbound 1.0 Is Going To Be Huge

By Liam Dawe,
I absolutely love Starbound, but it's one game I keep having to remind myself to wait for the full release. It's going to be awesome, and I'm glad I've been waiting after they have revealed some plans.

Turn Based Strategy Rise: Battle Lines Now On Linux!

By hoguean,
Rise: Battle Lines is a quick and accessible multiplayer-focused battle game that delivers meaty strategy in a bite-size format. It's just been released on Linux (via Steam) for the princely sum of $4.99/£3.99!

Rocket League Linux Port Is Almost Ready

By Liam Dawe,
The Rocket League developers recently did a reddit "ask me anything" and in it they stated the Linux port was almost ready.

Darksiders & Darksiders II Linux Ports Have Not Been Forgotten About

By Liam Dawe,
A fellow from Nordic Games has commenting about the disappearance of the announced Darksiders and Darksiders II Linux ports.

Insert Witty Title About Friday Livestream Starting At 6 PM UTC Here

By Samsai,
For those that were unaware, it's Friday today. Yes, that day of the week which many of us celebrate because we are now, for a moment, free from the shackles of work, school etc. It's also the day we stream some games for you to watch, so that's also a thing.

AMD Radeon Software Crimson Driver Announced, Completely Redesigned From The Ground Up

By LinuxGamesTV,
AMD has announced their next generation driver platform, Crimson, as part of AMD’s new more agile and vertical software initiative that’s come from the reorganization into the Radeon Technologies Group.

Win A Steam Machine From GameAgent, UK & USA Only

By Liam Dawe,
Aspyr Media's (porters of Borderlands to Linux) store GameAgent is running a little give-away, and it couldn't be more exciting. You could win a top-end Alienware Steam Machine.

Grow Home From Ubisoft Looks Like It Will Come To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Grow Home from Ubisoft owned studio "Reflections" looks like it will come to Linux, the game looks pretty damn interesting too.

Exploration Puzzle Platformer PONCHO Released DRM Free And On Steam

By flesk,
PONCHO is an open-world puzzle platformer where you control a robot who is able to flip between parallax layers. The game was released on the Humble Store and Steam this week, and I've taken a look at it.

Vendetta: Curse of Raven's Cry To Release This Month, Free Upgrade With A Manual Process

By Liam Dawe,
Good news for all who were annoyed by how bad Raven's Cry was. The revamp Vendetta: Curse of Raven's Cry will arrive on the 20th of November.

Deploy Robots In 'Bit Shifter' A 3D Action/Strategy Game Now On Linux, We Have Keys To Give Away

By Liam Dawe,
Bit Shifter is certainly one of the more interesting sounding indie games to be released recently, so I took a look and I have keys to throw at you.

Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition May Actually Hit The Linux Release Next Month

By Liam Dawe,
We know how terrible Larian has been at over-promising Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition for Linux, but with the game now listing Linux on SteamDB they are actually working on it.

Looks Like Nvidia Driver 358.66 Will Add Some Form Of Vulkan Support

By Liam Dawe,
Sooner than I thought they would, but exciting to see. There are details leaking out that Nvidia GPU driver 358.66 will add a bunch of Vulkan support in.

New Linux Gaming Survey For November

By Segata Sanshiro,
It's that time of the month again Linux gamers! The new GOL survey for November is now available, so please make sure to fill it in if you have the time.

Another Fishing Game Is Planning A Linux Version Named 'Euro Fishing'

By Liam Dawe,
Euro Fishing immerses you deep into the adrenaline-packed action, fun and beauty of Europe’s most famous lakes. Sounds okay, and the graphics look quite nice too.

ZOTAC Have A Trailer To Show Off Their NEN Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
I know it's an advert, but sometimes adverts really are quite nice. ZOTAC now seems to be stepping up their SteamOS Steam Machine hype with a trailer for their NEN unit.

Layers Of Fear, A Psychedelic Horror Game Now On SteamOS/Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Layers of Fear is a really cool idea for a horror game, where you take control over an insane painter in his quest to finish his magnum opus.

Alienware Steam Machine Is Shown Off In Another Nice Video

By Liam Dawe,
I have to hand it to Alienware as they really are trying to do a push for their Steam Machine units, we have another video to show off, this time from Trisha Hershberger.

Kona: Day One, A Really Intruiging Looking Exploration, Survival & Adventure Game

By Liam Dawe,
Kôna: Day One was sent to my inbox recently, and wow. As far as gameplay trailers go this has certainly captured my interest. It looks like a really good exploration, survival and adventure game.