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Kyle Pittman From Minor Key Games Talks About Low Linux Sales, And More
Kyle Pittman From Minor Key Games who created Super Win The Game has done a blog post on Gamasutra about their games, and it shows more poor reception from Linux gamers.
Category: Editorial
Developer Who Sent A Death Threat To Gabe Newell Decided Not To Leave His Studio
It's never a good idea to send a death threat even if you don't mean it, but to then leave the studio you work for, and then re-join, well then...
A Linux Port Of Frozen Synapse Prime Is Unlikely
It's always sad to read things like this. The developer of Frozen Synapse Prime has spoken out about why there's no Linux port, and the news for us isn't exactly peachy.
Divinity: Original Sin Delayed For Linux, Again
Divinity: Original Sin has pushed back the Linux version once again, so you can give up on seeing it this year.
Aspyr Media Updates On Civilization: Beyond Earth Linux Port Progress
Some more news for you sci-fi fans, as Aspyr Media have written out another blog post on their porting efforts, but the most interesting read is what they replied to me on reddit with.
Darksiders Is Still Coming To Linux, But A Silly Graphical Glitch Is Stopping It
Darksiders is being worked on for Linux, but sadly as we reported before there is still a bug holding it up.
Frozenbyte's Platformer Splot May Not Come To Linux It Seems
Remember Splot? The little platformer that was part of a certain Humble Bundle that promised cross-platform support, and future keys to anyone who purchased it? Well they announced the release with no mention of Linux, and now we know why.
Rich Geldreich On The State Of Linux Gaming, And It's Not Good
Former Valve engineer Rich Geldreich has written up a blog post about the state of Linux Gaming. It's an interesting read that's for sure.
Insurgency FPS Is Waiting On Valve So It Can Come To Linux (UPDATED)
Insurgency is a tactical FPS built with Valve's Source engine, and it originally stated it would come to Linux, but now their plans aren't so clear thanks to Valve. UPDATED, see the bottom.
Postal 2 No Longer Being Worked On By Icculus, RWS Taking It In-house
I'm a bit late on actually covering this, but any fans of Postal 2 will know that the Linux version is rather far behind Windows in terms of updates due to how busy Icculus is, so RunningWithScissors has taken it in-house.
Steam's Second Linux Birthday Is Today
Steam launched into beta for Linux on the 6th November 2012 and it's been one hell of a ride for Linux gamers since.
New & Improved GamingOnLinux Sales Page
I'm happy to announce our games sales page has been revamped to be much more useful for you with new filters and sorting options!
Major OpenGL Performance Improvements Inbound For Intel, Thanks To LunarG
I spoke with Jens from LunarG recently about their work on the graphics driver for Intel, and the news is really good.
Ownership Of Desura Changes, Again
Ownership of Desura has changed hands again, and this time it's by Bad Juju Games. They do include some pretty welcome news in their press release.
7 Days To Die Finally Has Hope For The Linux Version
It's been a bumpy ride for 7 Days To Die as we have extensively covered here, but the developers finally decided to update Linux users waiting on it.
More Updates From Aspyr Media On Linux & Mac Progress For Civilization Beyond Earth
Aspyr Media are continuing their porting on the Linux & Mac ports for the new Civilization Beyond Earth, while most of the work right now is for Mac they do make a few notes about Linux.
The Funding Crowd 38
Welcome to a much delayed and slightly shortened The Funding Crowd #38! We are back after a two-month hiatus with renewed energies and, what's most important, with a bigger team.
GOL Survey Results: October
Valve have released the Steam Hardware Survey results for October, so it is also time to release our own survey results. 857 people completed the survey, making our sample size 187 people larger than last time, so thanks everyone!
The Dark Descent of Frictional Games: Part Two
In the second of a two part opinion series, I will offer up my own personal conviction that the Amnesia games do not actually live up to the full potential demonstrated by their predecessors.
Steam Hardware Survey For October 2014, Linux Rises Again (UPDATED)
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. UPDATED.
- Factorio mod developer and Hooded Horse reveal new automation game Substructure
- NVIDIA announce a few changes for GeForce NOW and new games for December
- It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
- Over 19,000 games have released on Steam in 2025, with nearly half seeing fewer than 10 reviews
- KDE's 2025 fundraising has been a huge success
- > See more over 30 days here