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Two Worlds II coming to GOG for Linux as well as Steam & switch from DRM to DLM

By Liam Dawe, 28 Mar 2016

You may or may not remember that I recently broke the news that Two Worlds II was finally coming to Linux & SteamOS along with major engine upgrades. The better news is that it's going to be on GOG for Linux, and have less annoying restrictions.

Zombasite, the interesting action RPG from Soldak now has a demo

By Liam Dawe, 28 Mar 2016

Zombasite is the rather unimaginative titled action RPG from Soldak that's surprisingly good gameplay wise, and now you can try before you buy.

Looks like Shadow of Mordor has bad graphical bugs with Nvidia 364.12

By Liam Dawe, 28 Mar 2016

Just a heads up, you might want to avoid Nvidia driver 364.12 is you play Shadow of Mordor (or want to play it soon). Nvidia have stated it's an issue Feral Interactive need to fix.

7 Days to Die alpha 14 released, Linux graphics broken again

By Liam Dawe, 27 Mar 2016

One day I will be able to write something nice about 7 Days to Die, but today is not that day. The developers have released 7 Days to Die alpha 14 and shown they still aren't testing the Linux builds.

Prison Architect update 5, fixes some performance and improves the not so secret 3D mode

By Liam Dawe, 26 Mar 2016

Prison Architect has been updated once again, and it features a bunch of performance improvements. One thing I've been meaning to write about is the 3D mode that was a secret, but people finally found it.

Blacksea Odyssey, a surprisingly great top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up

By Liam Dawe, 26 Mar 2016

Blacksea Odyssey, a top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up is now available in Steam's Early Access. You fight off massive creatures as you seek glory with your harpoons.

Race.a.bit, a retro styled 2D racer released on Linux, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 26 Mar 2016

Race.a.bit is a new retro inspired 2D racer that is now on Linux, it doesn't have many reviews, so I took a look to let you know if it's worth it or not.

Villagers, a new town-building game released on Linux, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2016

I love city/town building games like Banished, Settlers and the like, so a brand new one on Linux was too good to pass up. Here we go with Villagers!

Two Worlds II to get major engine upgrade, new DLC and SteamOS & Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2016

Something I have been speaking about with Topware since 2013 is finally going to happen! Two Worlds II is getting a major engine upgrade, with new DLC and SteamOS & Linux support too.

Lifeless Planet sci-fi adventure game now available in Beta for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2016

Good news astronauts! Lifeless Planet is now available in Beta for Linux & SteamOS. Hopefully there aren't too many issues.

Atari Vault released for Windows, Linux build coming soon

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2016

Atari Vault launched without the mentioned SteamOS/Linux support, and no mention in their release announcement. I have now managed to get a response for you all.

RollerCoaster Tycoon World now planning on Early Access, Linux is not day-1

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2016

What a surprise. RollerCoaster Tycoon World has seen delays before, and it will now go into Early Access instead of a full release. It has also dropped any mention of Linux/SteamOS from the Steam store page.

Starbound just keeps on getting bigger and better

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2016

Starbound is still under development, and the developers have been adding some really great features I'm going to highlight.

SteamOS 2.67 beta now available, now prefers HDMI & DisplayPort and pulseaudio updates

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2016

Valve have pushed out SteamOS 2.67 beta with some minor but useful changes to the compositor, pulseaudio and boot-up. It also fixes as an issue with The Talos Principle.

Human Resource Machine has an open beta for Linux

By Eike, 25 Mar 2016

Human Resource Machine, an indie programming puzzle game by the makers of Little Inferno and World of Goo, sharing their beautiful art style, is now in open public beta.

Valve have released the CAD geometry for the Steam Controller

By Liam Dawe, 24 Mar 2016

This is pretty fun, Valve have opened up the Steam Controller some more with the release of the CAD geometry for it. I wonder what wild versions of it we will see in future?

Knights and Merchants now on Linux (again), ported with Wine

By Liam Dawe, 24 Mar 2016

I mentioned before that Knights and Merchants was coming back to Linux (after originally being ported by LGP). It is now officially available on Steam for Linux after a short beta, and it uses Wine.

Tomb Raider will release for Linux on April 1st (Correction: release date was a glitch)

By Liam Dawe, 24 Mar 2016

Update: It's not releasing then, it was a glitch in their news. Feral Interactive announced today that Tomb Raider will release for Linux on April 1st, so it's going to be a fun weekend!