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Ubuntu 20.04 has hit Beta (as have all the extra flavours) - help make it a release to remember

By Liam Dawe,
44
Ah Ubuntu, it's like a warm cuddly blanket or a favourite jumper. There's others in your wardrobe but nothing is quite like the comfy and safe feel of it. A major new version is approaching with Ubuntu 20.04 which is a "Long Term Support" release.
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Valve and CodeWeavers now offering test builds of Proton before release with Proton 5.0-6 RC1 up

By Liam Dawe,
9
Looks like Valve and CodeWeavers are switching up how Proton is released, with a series of test builds now being provided before a new stable release in the hopes of seeing fewer issues.
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FROGSONG is a sweet looking frog adventure where it's okay to be small

By Liam Dawe,
3
Ready for an adventure of a different sort? FROGSONG looks really quite sweet, an action adventure where you're an actual frog hopping around in a world 'where it's okay to be small'.
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Humble Choice has a new bundle up for April with a bonus game if you subscribe

By Liam Dawe,
5
Humble Choice, the monthly game bundle subscription has a fresh selection ready for April and they're giving out a bonus game to people who subscribe.
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Hypnotic puzzle-adventure 'Path to Mnemosyne' looks wild and it's now on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
0
Path to Mnemosyne from DevilishGames originally released back in 2018, going on to receive some quite positive reviews about the setting and visuals and now it's on Linux.
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The Atari VCS is in trouble again as Rob Wyatt sues Atari for lack of payment

By Liam Dawe,
13
Rob Wyatt, the architect behind the original Xbox and someone Atari hired to work on the Atari VCS system is now suing Atari over their failure to actually pay up.
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X-Plane 11.50 has a first Beta with Vulkan API support which should improve performance

By Liam Dawe,
8
X-Plane 11 is a very highly rated flight simulation game and Laminar Research have been working on advancing the graphics side of it, with a first Beta out for the next version with Vulkan support.
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Cellar Door Games have officially announced Rogue Legacy 2

By Liam Dawe,
5
Rogue Legacy 2 from Cellar Door Games is a "genealogical" rogue-lite following the popular gameplay idea from the original, where you die and pass on your skills and continue to grow through new characters.
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Another new NVIDIA Vulkan Beta driver expands Ray Tracing support on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
6
The second update in the space of a week, NVIDIA just today put out another NVIDIA Vulkan Beta driver which further expands the Ray Tracing capabilities on Linux.
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inXile Entertainment announce Wasteland 3 is delayed until August 28

By Liam Dawe,
24
Wasteland 3 was originally set for May 19 and now that some platforms have access to a Beta, inXile Entertainment have said they're now going for an August 28 launch.
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Google announce multiple new games coming to Stadia with Gunsport a 'First on Stadia' title

By Liam Dawe,
13
As Google move ever closer to finally opening up Stadia to everyone, they continue building up their collection of streaming games with three titles out for April's Pro subs and two new titles announced for release. Time for another Stadia round-up.
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Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus due out in May with online PvP arena battles

By Liam Dawe,
6
Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus is adding in a new twist on the harsh turn-based combat of Darkest Dungeon with arena PvP battles where you don't risk your standard campaign crew.
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Terraria has now sold over 30 million copies as they get closer to the massive Journey's End update

By Liam Dawe,
5
Terraria from developer Re-Logic has now officially passed 30 million sales and shows no sign of stopping, as they approach a huge update with Journey's End.
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Mixing a sci-fi RPG with a Visual Novel 'Planet Stronghold 2' is out now

By Liam Dawe,
2
Planet Stronghold 2 from Winter Wolves is a brand new science-fiction RPG that blends in isometric map exploration and Visual Novel elements.
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Relaxing strategic sky trading sim 'Merchant of the Skies' leaving Early Access on April 17

By Liam Dawe,
1
Merchant of the Skies has you start small and gradually grow an empire across the skies. It's sweet, it's fun and it's releasing in full on April 17.
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OpenTESArena - a modern game engine for The Elder Scrolls: Arena has a new release

By Liam Dawe,
4
Now available free, The Elder Scrolls: Arena is something of a classic and it continues to live on with thanks to the free and open source game engine OpenTESArena.
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Transport Tycoon Deluxe inspired 'OpenTTD' has a massive new release out

By Liam Dawe,
2
Transport Tycoon Deluxe is a classic and OpenTTD is an excellent open source game engine directly inspired by it, with a huge new stable release out now.
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Prepare your space legs for X4: Split Vendetta and the massive 3.0 free update

By Liam Dawe,
24
Egosoft continue to polish up their ridiculously massive, incredibly ambitious and rather good looking space sim with the release of X4: Split Vendetta and the massive 3.0 free update.
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NVIDIA have a new Vulkan Beta Driver out for Linux - helping DOOM Eternal on Steam Play

By Liam Dawe,
18
NVIDIA continue to fix up and improve their Linux drivers, with a brand new Vulkan Beta Driver available today.
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Unique competitive platformer 'Jumpala' adds new stages and it's a huge amount of fun

By Liam Dawe,
0
Jumpala is a very unique competitive platform covered here on GOL recently and I've fallen a little in love with the idea. It's challenging and a lot of fun to play with others.
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