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With PAX Online here, you can try out the demo of zen-puzzler Unpacking

By Liam Dawe, 12 Sep 2020

After a long day hack away at some code, a game about unpacking a bunch of boxes would usually be the last thing I would want. However, Unpacking (the actual game) is genuinely lovely.

Check out the latest demo of the couch party game Unspottable with new levels

By Liam Dawe, 12 Sep 2020

Unspottable is an absolutely fantastic local multiplayer game about picking out your opponents from a crowd.

A new security flaw is revealed with 'BlindSide' on Linux affecting Intel and AMD

By Liam Dawe, 12 Sep 2020

VUSec have published and shown an example of a newly discovered flaw present with both Intel and AMD processors when used with Linux.

Linux gaming optimization kit 'GameMode' has a new release up

By Liam Dawe, 12 Sep 2020

Need an easy way to run a bunch of system enhancements? GameMode, originally made by developers at porting studio Feral Interactive has a new release out.

Wine development release 5.17 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 12 Sep 2020

Another two weeks have gone by and the team hacking away on the compatibility layer Wine have a brand new development release available.

APICO is an adorable upcoming casual sim about breeding and collecting Bees

By Liam Dawe, 11 Sep 2020

Beeautiful. That's what APICO is. A recent discovery and I have a feeling it's going to bee something quite big.

Get ready for action as SOLDAT 2 enters Early Access on September 22

By Liam Dawe, 11 Sep 2020

The next generation of the side-scrolling action shooter is almost here, over 18 years later Soldat 2 will arrive in Early Access and Transhuman Design has big plans.

Borderlands 2 will see no further updates for Linux / macOS from Aspyr Media

By Liam Dawe, 11 Sep 2020

After repeatedly trying to get an answer, we now finally have it confirmed that Aspyr Media will be doing no further updates to Borderlands 2.

Deleveled is a clever platformer with no jump button where you use bouncing momentum

By Liam Dawe, 11 Sep 2020

Platformers come in all shapes and sizes. Some are about hacking and slashing, some are about precision and some like Deleveled take almost everything away from you.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York out now for Linux PC

By Liam Dawe, 11 Sep 2020

Draw Distance has released their latest stylish visual novel with Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York, acting as a stand-alone expansion and a companion piece to their previous title, Coteries of New York.

Colmen's Quest is a very promising Early Access fantasy turn-based RPG

By Liam Dawe, 11 Sep 2020

In the mood for a new adventure? Colmen's Quest looks very promising. A fantasy pixel-art turn-based RPG that's refreshingly not a roguelike.

Single-player dino survival horror 'Goner' is a success on Kickstarter, coming to Linux PC

By Liam Dawe, 11 Sep 2020

Goner, which could end up being a very interesting survival game for Linux PC has managed to run a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.

Shell Shuffle looks like a super sweet matching game from The Caribbean Sail dev

By Liam Dawe, 11 Sep 2020

After finishing with The Caribbean Sail their dark 8-bit adventure about sailing the world in the 1700's, Victorian Clambake has announced their next game with Shell Shuffle.

Humble extends their End of Summer Sale, here's some of the best Linux games

By Liam Dawe, 11 Sep 2020

Humble Store is doing an encore for their End of Summer Sale, which will now run until September 14 so you can get big discounts on lots of games.

Cross-play should once again be back online for Civilization VI

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2020

The ongoing saga of Civilization VI seeing online cross-play broken between updates continues, with it now once again back online as of the update today, September 10.

With a rewritten rendering engine that gives Vulkan support, X-Plane 11.50 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2020

Laminar Research have now released a huge upgrade to their flight simulator with X-Plane 11.50, which brings in lots of rendering changes and advancements.

Valve cancels Counter-Strike: Global Offensive November Major, dealing with coach cheats

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2020

As the COVID19 pandemic and quarantines around the world continue, another event has been cancelled. Plus, there's been some quite wide-spread cheating from professional CS:GO team coaches.

AntiMicroX, fork of the popular keyboard to gamepad mapping app has a new release

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2020

AntiMicroX is a fork of the original AntiMicro, a popular open source application designed to help you map a keyboard to a gamepad.

Need a new visual novel? Vengeful Heart is out now

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2020

Set in a future where we've thoroughly ruined the planet, Vengeful Heart is a new Visual Novel where water has become like liquid gold.

Fantasy card game Faerie Solitaire Dire is out in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2020

Puppy Games and Subsoap have put out the latest in the series of card games that mix up the gameplay of some known classics, into something a little more unique.