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Return to Castle Monkey Ball might be the weirdest mashup ever

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2021

Combining elements of the Wolfenstein 3D classic first-person shooter with the rolling gameplay of Super Monkey Ball, what could go wrong? Return to Castle Monkey Ball is quite hilarious.

TUXEDO announce the InfinityBook S 15 with Intel Xe

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2021

If System76 aren't your preferred Linux hardware vendor we also have TUXEDO who just recently announced the TUXEDO InfinityBook S 15 powered by the latest Intel hardware.

Ballsy! World Cup 2020 is a wonderful throwback to Sensible Soccer

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2021

Remember the classic Sensible World of Soccer or the original Sensible Soccer? Classics from the 90s and Ballsy! World Cup 2020 is a wonderful take on it.

Sci-fi adventure taking place on an abandoned Earth, Mutropolis launching Feb 18

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2021

Ready for a new adventure? Set in the far future on an abandoned planet Earth, Mutropolis is now confirmed to be launching on February 18.

The Big Adventure Event is live on Steam with plenty of demos to try until Jan 25

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2021

Got a slow weekend ahead? Well now it might be a little busier as there's a good few developers participating in The Big Adventure Event which is now live on Steam.

System76 reveal the brand new Darter Pro with Intel Xe graphics and their open firmware

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2021

Looking to power up your Linux computing on the go or for around the house? System76 have refreshed the Darter Pro with a brand new build powered by the latest tech.

Kathy Rain: Director's Cut announced and will support Linux

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2021

Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is the upcoming expanded and improved enhancement over the original that launched in 2016 and the developer has confirmed Linux support too.

Stadia has games free to try this weekend for Stadia Pro, 'Project Hailstorm' is teased

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2021

More new games, free games to try out on Stadia Pro from now until the end of the weekend and some super secret projects currently in the works for Stadia.

Jumpala is an intense score-fighting highly competitive action-platformer out now

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2021

Jump across platforms to turn them your colour, use abilities to mess with your opponents and try to keep platforms your colour as they fall off the screen to score - Jumpala is a lot of fun.

Team17 have acquired the full rights to Golf With Your Friends

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2021

Seems January is the time for acquisitions! Following the news recently of YoYo Games (GameMaker Studio) being acquired by Opera, we now have Team17 buying the full rights to Golf With Your Friends ("GWYF").

Space Otter Charlie looks like a truly charming upcoming Zero-G puzzle platformer

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2021

Space Otter Charlie is a Zero-G platformer puzzler with cute characters and visuals, odd weapons and it looks thoroughly charming. It's due out later in this year.

Valve have multiple games in development they will announce says Gabe Newell

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2021

Gabe Newell of Valve Software (Steam) recently spoke to 1 NEWS in New Zealand about everything that has been going on and teased a few fun details.

Vietnam joins Civilization VI in the next DLC for the New Frontier Pass on January 28

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2021

Firaxis has confirmed the next DLC that forms part of the New Frontier Pass for Civilization VI will be releasing on January 28. Here's some highlights of what's to come.

Linux on the Apple M1 takes another step closer with Ubuntu working thanks to Corellium

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2021

ARM virtualization company Corellium has managed to get Ubuntu Linux running on the next-generation Apple M1.

Play the charming co-op construction game Unrailed! free for a few days plus big sale

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2021

Unrailed! from Daedalic Entertainment and Indoor Astronaut released back in September 2020 and now you have a chance to play for free to end your week.

Valve and others fined by the European Commission for 'geo-blocking' (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2021

The European Commission just announced that they've now issued formal fines against Valve, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media and ZeniMax for breaching their antitrust rules. Update: added statement from Valve.

Aveliana is a beautiful upcoming infiltration-action game mixing 2D and 2.5D styles

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2021

TheFrenchDev have announced Aveliana, what they're calling an infiltration-action-adventure game that mixes together 2D and 2.5D to create a unique looking style.

YoYo Games developer of GameMaker Studio sold for $10M (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2021

Game Maker and later GameMaker Studio is a very popular game engine with indie developers and YoYo Games just recently sold it off and it appears they did so at a loss. Update: Opera confirmed as the new owner.

Steampunk survival game Volcanoids has a huge combat upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jan 2021

Stuck on an island where the volcano is erupting constantly, Volcanoids is an interesting setting for a survival game that gives you a big moving drill for a base.

Steamworks gets Denuvo Anti-Cheat, here's what Irdeto say about Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jan 2021

Irdeto, the company behind Denuvo and the newer Denuvo Anti-Cheat have announced that developers on Steam can now get direct anti-cheat integration through Steamworks. Here's what they said about working with Linux.