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Caveman Warriors, a surprisingly good 1-4 player action platformer needs help on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 7 Mar 2017

The developers of Caveman Warriors sent in a copy of their in-development 1-4 player action platformer and it's really quite good.

Roguelite action rpg 'Unexplored' will come to Linux after the Mac build

By Liam Dawe, 5 Mar 2017

Unexplored, a roguelite action rpg was emailed in as the developers have stated they will be doing a Linux version.

I finally completed Half-Life 2 on Linux and it was quite the experience

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2017

With all the games we have on Linux now, let’s not forget some of the defining classics like Half-Life 2 which I have finally finished.

Looks like the experimental Linux version of Arma 3 will get the 64bit treatment

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2017

It seems that the experimental Linux version of Arma 3 is going to get the 64bit version in a coming update.

The 'System Shock' remake has switched from Unity to Unreal Engine, Linux still aiming for day-1 release

By Liam Dawe, 2 Mar 2017

The 'System Shock' remake being done by Nightdive Studios has switched to Unreal Engine and they have said that Linux support 'is not in question at all'.

River City Ransom: Underground has released with day-1 Linux support as promised

By Liam Dawe, 28 Feb 2017

The beat 'em up River City Ransom: Underground has officially launched with the promised day-1 Linux support. So far it seems the reviews are positive.

Shadow of War, a sequel to Shadow of Mordor announced, no word on Linux yet

By Liam Dawe, 27 Feb 2017

Shadow of War has been officially announced as a sequel to Shadow of Mordor. Hopefully Feral Interactive will grab the porting rights again here, as Shadow of Mordor was fantastic.

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Heavy Gear Assault update adds in bots

By Liam Dawe, 27 Feb 2017

Heavy Gear Assault just got a little less lonely, as bots can now populate servers to keep games going. This was needed, as the online play is sadly pretty empty right now.

Narita Boy, an absolutely incredible looking 2D scroller with RPG elements is on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 27 Feb 2017

I am always hesistant to write about crowdfunding games, but Narita Boy looks like something truly special. The trailer sure does look amazing.

Streets of Rogue has a Steam release date set, plus recent updates have improved online play

By Liam Dawe, 26 Feb 2017

Streets of Rogue is a fantastic idea, to have the combat feeling of games like Nuclear Throne, Enter the Gungeon and others, while having a more open-world approach to the action roguelike genre.

Looks like the Serious Sam 4 release date may have been shown in an 'easter egg'

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2017

Inside Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope is an 'easter egg' that may give the release date of Serious Sam 4.

Wells, a steampunk run and gun game released for Linux and I took a look, it's not good

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2017

Today I tried to play Wells, a new steampunk run and gun action game, but sadly the experience wasn't great.

Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is now officially on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Feb 2017

Croteam being awesome as usual, as promised Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is now officially on Linux.

Solstice Chronicles: MIA, an incredible looking top-down alien shooter will support Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Feb 2017

Solstice Chronicles: MIA is a very fancy looking top-down alien shooter seeking funding on Fig. It will support Linux and it might be worth a look.

A look at Bleed 2, the crazy action game from Ian Campbell

By Liam Dawe, 23 Feb 2017

Thanks to the developer for sending in a key, I've had a chance to put some time into Bleed 2. It turns out that it's damn fun and it is a little insane.

Black Ice, the 'hack and shoot' FPS has a major update to change the entire game

By Liam Dawe, 21 Feb 2017

Black Ice is another one high on my list of promising Early Access titles and for good reason, the developer just put out a massive update that changes the game.

Serious Sam 3: BFE with the 'Fusion' engine and Vulkan could arrive next month in Beta

By Liam Dawe, 20 Feb 2017

Croteam has stated on their forum that Serious Sam 3: BFE running on their new Fusion engine which uses Vulkan could arrive in public Beta as early as next month.