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Obsidian Entertainment Say Linux's Future Is Good With Pillars Of Eternity

By Liam Dawe,
Recently, we accepted an article that quoted Obsidian Entertainment saying Linux wasn't worth it. That same developer now has nicer comments about it all.

Insurgency FPS Should Be On Linux By The SteamOS Launch

By Liam Dawe,
It has been a long time coming, but it seems Insurgency will be with us within the next few months. The developer said it was important.

DiRT Showdown Updated For Linux, Should Fix It Up Nicely

By Liam Dawe,
DiRT Showdown has fantastic performance, but it did suffer from an annoying bug, and it looks like it has now been fixed.

XCOM 2 Delayed Until February Next Year

By Liam Dawe,
XCOM 2 has now been delayed until February next year to make it a worthy sequel, this should also ease the porting pressure on Feral who are doing a lot right now.

Prison Architect Last Ever Alpha Released

By Liam Dawe,
Prison Architect has come a massively long way since the first alpha, and building a prison has never been more fun. This is the last alpha before the full release in October.

An Interview With Corpses 'N Souls Developer Side Scroll Studios

By flesk,
One-man developer Side Scroll Studios talks to GamingOnLinux about developing their own engine, promoting an indie game and managing expectations.

Arma 3 Available For Linux In A Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Arma 3 is now downloadable and playable on Linux, but be warned it's early days for the port, and the port may not graduate to official status.

Obsidian: Developing For Linux Was Not Worth It

By Jaco Gerber,
In a recent interview with PC Gamer, lead producer Brandon Adler of Obsidian said, "I don't think it was worthwhile developing for Linux. They are a very, very small portion of our active user base - I think around one and a half percent of our users were Linux."

The Bug Butcher, A Fun Early Access 2D Shoot Em Up

By Linas,
With all the big titles coming to Linux, it is easy to miss the smaller ones. You do not always want to invest hours of your life building an empire or engaging in epic quests. Sometimes you just want to blast some alien bugs for a few minutes while your coffee is brewing. The game I am looking into today lets you do exactly that.

Vulkan Looks Impressive Against OpenGL In A New Intel Demo

By Liam Dawe,
Intel are now showing off a new benchmark they created to test Vulkan against OpenGL, even though it's running on Windows it's pretty impressive.

BlazeRush Is A Fantastic Combat Racer On Linux, It’s Actually Hilarious

By Liam Dawe,
I’m not always a fan of combat racers, but wow BlazeRush is quite a surprise to find. I've actually been having a lot of fun with it.

Road Redemption Could See A Linux Release In The Next Two Weeks

By Liam Dawe,
Exciting news! Road Redemption is a title I've really wanted to play since I saw it on Kickstarter, as a spiritual successor to Road Rash which I played when I was younger.

MadOut Is A Pretty Terrible Combat Racer On Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Here I am pointing out another game you should probably avoid on Linux. This time it’s the turn of MadOut, a combat racer that’s just not good.

Psychological Horror Adventure Game 'Fran Bow' Released On GOG and Steam, Has Demo

By flesk,
The creepy point-and-click adventure game about a young girl, who is sent off to a mental institution for children after her parents are brutally murdered, has been released DRM free on GOG and on Steam for Linux, and has a new demo.

Attention, Comrades! We Have A Livestream At 5 PM UTC!

By Samsai,
The high command wishes to relay to you a message about today's livestream which is indeed happening as it usually does on Fridays. And because we have at least one big new game we should definitely play some of that.

Sol, A Cute and Mod-Friendly Platformer, Goes Even Further With Providing Accessibility Options

By BTRE,
The charming little platformer, noteworthy for its advanced accessibility options and its copyleft license, was recently updated. It now features a crossover mod with Race the Sun and even more accessibility options.

GTX 760 Vs R7 370 4G In Company Of Heroes 2

By Samsai,
TheBoss has done his initial port reports and such so it's my turn to feed you some information. I'm once again putting my GTX 760 against the R7 370 to see what kind of performance we can expect from Company of Heroes 2.

Cossacks 3 RTS Shows Off Ukraine In A New Video

By Liam Dawe,
I am especially excited to have Cossacks 3 on Linux, and this new teaser video is short and sweet, but it's keeping me excited.

Solar Shifter EX Looks Like A Pretty Good Bullet Hell Space Shooter

By Liam Dawe,
Solar Shifter EX will release for Linux on Steam on the 11th of September, and I must say it looks pretty impressive.

I Can't Escape: Darkness, A New Horror Game Coming September For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I Can't Escape: Darkness is a pretty interesting looking horror game that has a confirmed Linux release this September. I look forward to giving it a go!