Valve have just published a [url=http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/faster-zombies/]new post[/url] to their Linux blog talking about their experiences with increasing the performance of Left 4 Dead 2 on Linux.

Wow it's been a long time coming but [url=http://www.minecraft.net]Minecraft[/url] 1.3.1 is finally out! [B]Highlights of this release;[/B] Featuring some huge changes including the debut of the long awaited Adventure Game Mode (although rather limited right now)...

[LEFT][youtube]pKTYFzFl_R8[/youtube][/LEFT] [LEFT][url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pinkerator/kickstarter-indie-bundle]The Kickstarter Indie Bundle[/url] has been launched recently to help support 9 in developement indie titles, 4 of the titles will have linux support...

I've been in communication with Jeff from Hidden Path about their plans for the Defense Grid franchise beyond the in-progress Kickstarter campaign.

Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little characters called Bricktrons. Your goal will be to explore a vast landscape full of mysteries and dangers, and defend your castle against onslaughts of hostile creatures and possibly other players...

New alpha #0.09a (although the menu still shows it as 0.08a :oops: ) is out with all new menu GUI, re-textured dungeons and spell crafting ability. [url=http://www.desura.com/games/tomes-of-mephistopheles]Desura[/url] and [url=https://shop.kot-in-action.com/product_info...

The most recent Left 4 Dead 2 update (which includes the community created Cold Stream campaign,plus the original Left 4 Dead 1 campaigns) announcement includes a mention of upcoming Linux support and steers people towards the recently launched Valve Linux Blog.

T3hb3n has released Hackwork a realtime strategy game with a unique computer hacking scenario. Hackwork is available from Desura priced at £2.99 [media=vimeo]45321327[/media] [B]About:[/B] [QUOTE]Hackwork is a new node-based 3D realtime strategy game in which you have to slip into the role of a hacker and control your army of viruses in a smart way in order to take over as many machines as possible...

[url=http://www.s2games.com/]S2 Games[/url] is no stranger to letting go of the reins when it comes to their games. Both titles in the Savage series has been released free of charge. Their latest title, the two year old Heroes of Newerth follows in that tradition...

So I have been one in the past to call out [url=http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/]LGP[/url] on being so quiet but it looks like the cogs may finally be turning again. Today their new owner Clive [url=http://blog.linuxgamepublishing.com/2012/07/21/cold-war-1-0-2-patch-released/]released a patch for Cold War[/url] to fix some startup issues...

Brian Fargo and the team behind Wasteland 2 has released a first screenshot from the game. [url=http://t.co/cmzC6Aya][IMG]http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/6025/waste2.jpg[/IMG][/url] [QUOTE]Releasing a screen shot this early in the process is a new concept for me as we typically want to hone in every element before we show it...

[url=http://tom.kot-in-action.com/gallery/tom_gui1.jpg][IMG]http://tom.kot-in-action.com/gallery/tom_gui1_thumb.jpg[/IMG][/url] We have been under the radar since our last update. That doesn't mean we stopped working on Kot in Action games :) Tomes of Mephistopheles got a few new things coming, one of which is a new GUI: Another image is [url=http://www...

I'm not really up to speed on the Serious Sam series but anyway i got sent this via twitter! [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/382520_434466463243506_1534057507_n.jpg[/IMG] Interesting, it's [url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Croteam/191676850855803]on their official facebook[/url] too so it's legit!

[youtube]X6VmOGPN-bQ[/youtube] Groupees has recently launched Build a Bundle, a collection in which buyers can pick and choose among the games they want to purchase and pay what you want with a minimum spend depending on games selected. Currently there are 12 games to choose from some redeemable on Steam or Desura, in amongst the selection are 2 finished linux games with Desura support (Will Fight for Food and Postal) and one other with PC support already with Mac and Linux support underway (Depth Hunter)...

Valve have just launched their Linux blog! It's great to see some more communication come out of Valve!