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Techland's Chrome Engine 6 Officially Supports Linux, Hellraid & Dying Light Possible For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
This may not be news for our readers who have been around for a while, but Techland's Chrome Engine 6 actually supports Linux.

Linux Games To Come In 2014, A Look At What Is Ahead

By Liam Dawe,
There's a lot to look forward to this year, so here's a quick reminder so that you don't get swallowed up!

The Dead Island Linux Port Is Not Being Done By The Orginal Developers

By Liam Dawe,
We recently had a chance to speak to Techland the original developers of the Dead Island series, but they have confirmed they are no longer involved with it.

Valve Are Tracking SteamOS Issues With AMD Graphics

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have put up a post on their SteamOS community to keep track of AMD graphics issues with SteamOS. We hope this will push AMD some more to better their proprietary Linux drivers.

Skullgirls Developers Detail What's Going On With The Linux Port

By Liam Dawe,
The Skullgirls developers have finally written up an official blog post on the status of the Linux port.

Starbound Could Be Open Source In Future

By Liam Dawe,
The head of Starbound developers Chucklefish "Tiy" has said openly on twitter to all of his followers he wants to open source Starbound, and all their other games.

Mojang Confirms Microsoft Is Buying The Minecraft Maker

By Liam Dawe,
In a move that will shock many, Mojang has finally confirmed the rumours. Microsoft is buying them out, and so Minecraft & Scrolls will be owned by Microsoft.

The Sunday Gaming Section, Linux Gaming From Around The Web

By Liam Dawe,
Here is some Sunday reading for you from other gaming sites across the internet. Not much generally happens on a Sunday, so let's see what's been going on elsewhere.

Garry's Mod Hits the 6 Million Mark!

By Liam Dawe,
Garry's Mod has hit 6 million lifetime sales on Steam now and that's an incredible milestone. The developer also showed off how many are from Linux & Mac.

The Skullgirls Promised Linux Port Seems Iffy Again (UPDATED)

By Liam Dawe,
Skullgirls is another game with an interesting history of promises for a Linux port. It's another case of a developer publicly stating it, and then not delivering on it. UPDATED

Microsoft Reportedly Buying Minecraft Maker Mojang

By Liam Dawe,
This is not fun news to wake up to. Microsoft if apparently buying the indie studio Mojang for more than 2 billion dollars.

Puppy Games Aren't Impressed With Linux Sales (UPDATED)

By Liam Dawe,
It seems Puppy Games the developers behind fun games like Revenge of the Titans have expressed their concern about Linux sales. UPDATED

Steam Hardware Survey For August 2014, Linux Slips

By Liam Dawe,
Here is the latest instalment of Steam's Hardware Survey, as usual we do our monthly thing and compare it and talk about it and make sure you know not to use it as a hard figure.

The Sunday Gaming Section, Linux Gaming From Around The Web

By Liam Dawe,
Here is some Sunday reading for you from other gaming sites across the internet. Not much generally happens on a Sunday, so hopefully this will be a regular article.

7 Days To Die Looks Like It May Arrive On Linux Soon (UPDATED)

By Liam Dawe,
7 Days To Die has been a bit of an up and down saga for Linux, but with new information it may finally come soon. UPDATED.

Ludosity Open Sourced Their Unity3D Steamworks Wrapper

By Liam Dawe,
Good news for any Unity3D developers! Ludosity has open sourced their Steamworks wrapper and made it free.

GOL World Tour: Linux Gaming From Norway

By Segata Sanshiro,
This week the GOL world tour leaves Argentina and heads for Norway after a longer-than-expected visit due to the vast quantities of awesome steak and red wine. Norway has around 100 companies involved in the game industry.

Feral Interactive Wish To Know Why You Game On Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Feral Interactive one of our new favourite porting houses has asked the big question. Why do we game on Linux?

The Witcher 2 Improves With A New Round Of Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Virtual Programming are again delivering on their promises of better performance. The Witcher 2 has kicked off another round of beta versions and it comes with AMD related fixes too.

Mojang Releases Roadmap For Scrolls, Still No Sign Of Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Scrolls is a bit of a sad song for Linux and for me especially as I purchased it on their public promise of a Linux version, and with their release of a roadmap Linux is nowhere in sight.
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