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TUXEDO refresh the Polaris 15 and 17 laptops with new AMD and Intel options

By Liam Dawe, 25 Aug 2021

TUXEDO Computers have returned with a splash today to show off their new Polaris 15 and 17 Linux laptops. They've been refreshed and upgraded with some powerful updated components with both AMD and Intel options.

Beautiful looking RPG 'Book of Travels' is delayed again

By Liam Dawe, 25 Aug 2021

What looks to be the fourth time, Might and Delight have decided to push the release date for Book of Travels.

Prepare for more GZDoom goodness with the upcoming Stellar Valkyrie

By Liam Dawe, 25 Aug 2021

Prepare for more retro-styled action with Stellar Valkyrie, another new GZDoom-powered first-person shooter coming to Linux. Developed by In The Keep Games it's one we missed from Realms Deep 2021.

REVO is a neon-soaked twin-stick bullet-hell dream out now

By Liam Dawe, 25 Aug 2021

With a great soundtrack and action that won't let your attention leave it, REVO is a fresh twin-stick bullet-hell that will make you sweat and it's great.

Epic space RPG 'Star Traders: Frontiers' gets Steam Workshop and mod support now live

By Liam Dawe, 25 Aug 2021

Star Traders: Frontiers from Trese Brothers Games, probably one of the best space strategy RPGs around had a huge upgrade and now there's some proper mod support in.

Wasteland 3 : Cult of the Holy Detonation launches October 5 as the final narrative DLC

By Liam Dawe, 25 Aug 2021

Wasteland 3 : Cult of the Holy Detonation is the next expansion for the big RPG to come from inXile Entertainment.

Psychonauts 2 releases to great reviews but the Linux support is delayed

By Liam Dawe, 25 Aug 2021

Psychonauts 2 from Double Fine Productions and Xbox Game Studios is out now for Windows but the native Linux support has been delayed with no current ETA.

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates

By , 25 Aug 2021

This is your once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month.

NVIDIA DLSS for Proton + Linux with DirectX 11 / 12 lands in September

By Liam Dawe, 24 Aug 2021

NVIDIA announced today an expansion of RTX and DLSS for plenty of Windows games, and for Linux users there's something exciting coming too: NVIDIA will hook up DLSS with DirectX 11 and 12 with Proton in September.

Sci-fi colony management sim Stardeus has hit the Kickstarter goal and then some

By Liam Dawe, 24 Aug 2021

Stardeus is an exciting looking game coming from developer Kodo Linija and the good news is that it's managed to hit the funding goal on the recent Kickstarter.

Office Point Rescue - Out the Office is a wonderful homage to retro shooters

By Liam Dawe, 24 Aug 2021

If you loved going to arcades to play shooters when you were younger, or you loved the classic console first-person shooters you should check out the new Office Point Rescue - Out the Office.

Stardew Valley just became an esport with a $40,000 tournament in September

By Liam Dawe, 24 Aug 2021

I still can't quite believe it's real but it really is. The casual farming game Stardew Valley just became something of an esport with a new competition with a $40,000 prize.

GOverlay just got an awesome update to make editing MangoHud even easier

By Liam Dawe, 24 Aug 2021

GOverlay, the open source app for managing various Linux gaming overlays just got a fantastic upgrade, with it now having a live OpenGL preview for MangoHud.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is out and works right away on Linux with Proton

By Liam Dawe, 24 Aug 2021

Aliens: Fireteam Elite from Cold Iron Studios is a brand new co-op third-person shooter, which is out officially today and it works right away on Linux with Steam Play Proton.

Tower shields in Valheim will be a lot more useful in the Hearth & Home update

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2021

Another week and another short video from Iron Gate to give a quick look into some changes. This week it's all about shields and how different they will be.

First-person psychological horror \SPEK.TAKL\ - Banned Edition is out now

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2021

A new and improved paid version of an older first-person psychological horror, \SPEK.TAKL\ - Banned Edition, is out now on itch.io and was apparently too much for Valve.

Non-linear interactive fiction Blackout: The Darkest Night is out now

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2021

MiniChimera Game Studio has released Blackout: The Darkest Night, a very stylish interactive fiction (visual novel) adventure. Inspired by White Wolf’s World of Darkness, H.P. Lovecraft and unique TV shows like Twin Peaks.

Spore but with lots more science, Thrive has a new release out

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2021

Thrive is a free and open source evolution sim, a bit like the early stages of Spore and there's a new release out.

Fantasy Town Regional Manager is an upcoming turn-based roguelite city-builder

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2021

Fantasy Town Regional Manager from developer Caps Collective is an upcoming turn-based city-builder that has a little deck-building sprinkled in and the code is available on GitHub.