Ashes of the Singularity looking at Vulkan in August, paves the way for Linux support

By liamdawe, 23 June 2017 at 7:04 pm UTC (8 Comments)

Ashes of the Singularity is aiming to have Vulkan support in August, which paves the way for Linux support in future.

SAELIG, a strategy, role-playing, simulation, and trading game will come to Linux

By liamdawe, 22 June 2017 at 8:59 am UTC (9 Comments)

SAELIG is a very interesting looking strategy, role-playing, simulation, and trading game that is planning a Linux release. It's seeing a slight delay, but the communication from the developer has been great.

Hyper Knights, the mix of strategy and action now has Multiplayer

By liamdawe, 21 June 2017 at 7:02 pm UTC (0 Comments)

I'm a pretty big fan of Hyper Knights, the simple and fun medieval strategy and action game and now it's even better with Multiplayer.

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS updated and still alive, adds new free commanders and more

By liamdawe, 21 June 2017 at 11:48 am UTC (16 Comments)

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS, the game I wish was more popular to be updated and fixed up more often is, surprisingly, still alive.

Cossacks 3 finally in open beta for all Linux users

By liamdawe, 20 June 2017 at 4:22 pm UTC (17 Comments)

Promised many times and repeatedly delayed, Cossacks 3 is now officially in open beta for all Linux gamers.

Check out the trailer for the Dawn of War III 'Annihilation' game modes coming soon

By liamdawe, 16 June 2017 at 7:19 pm UTC (4 Comments)

For those that missed the news, Dawn of War III is set to get a new game mode called Annihilation that will come in two variations. There's now a trailer to explain it too.

Hearts of Iron IV: Death or Dishonor released along with big patch

By BTRE, 14 June 2017 at 2:23 pm UTC (3 Comments)

The World War 2 grand strategy game has gotten a small expansion focusing on the minor powers of Central Europe. As is customary with DLC releases, Paradox have also updated the game with a lot of free goodies too.

Europa Universalis IV: Third Rome released, some thoughts

By BTRE, 14 June 2017 at 2:01 pm UTC (1 Comments)

The first of what Paradox is calling an “immersion pack” has been released for the sprawling grand strategy game. I gave it a go, exploring just what they changed for the Russian region and powers.

El Presidente Returns! Tropico 6 announced and Linux will be supported

By liamdawe, 13 June 2017 at 9:26 am UTC (12 Comments)

Tropico 6 has been announced and the really good news is that Linux is going to be supported just like the previous title.

Good news, Feral Interactive confirm they are porting XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

By liamdawe, 13 June 2017 at 9:08 am UTC (7 Comments)

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is the huge new expansion coming to XCOM 2 and Feral Interactive have confirmed they will be porting it. The press emails to me specifically mentioned Windows, but Linux wasn't mentioned. Glad to see it cleared up.

The Underground King, a mix of racing strategy and RPG mechanics is on Kickstarter

By liamdawe, 12 June 2017 at 2:16 pm UTC (1 Comments)

The Underground King was one of the last games submitted to Steam Greenlight before being quickly Greenlit by Valve. The promising mix of racing strategy and RPG mechanics is currently on Kickstarter, complete with Linux support.

Some thoughts on Renowned Explorers and the experience of discovering the mysteries of the world

By BTRE, 9 June 2017 at 12:57 pm UTC (1 Comments)

Solving mysteries, traveling to faraway lands and making a name for yourself is all in a good day’s work in this adventure game that combines strategy elements with plenty of charm. I gave the game and its expansion a look and have a few thoughts on it.

Waaagh! Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III released for Linux with OpenGL & Vulkan, review & port report

By liamdawe, 8 June 2017 at 10:49 am UTC (45 Comments)

Hey you humies! Time to die! Feral Interactive have done it once again! We now have a native Linux port of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III and here’s my port report. Waaagh!