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RUINER is looking good on Linux, official non-beta build due on Monday

By Liam Dawe,
RUINER, the brutal action shooter from Reikon Games recently arrived on Linux in beta and it's looking really good.

2nd generation AMD Ryzen desktop processors now available to pre-order

By Liam Dawe,
AMD has revealed today that the pre-orders for the 2nd generation AMD Ryzen desktop processors are now available along with their specifications.

FPS Ion Maiden updated with a new game mode and OpenGL optimisations

By Liam Dawe,
Are you enjoying the retro inspired FPS Ion Maiden? Time to jump back in as the latest update is rather great.

The fun FPS 'Ballistic Overkill' adds more female skins, free to try for a few days and 50% off

By Liam Dawe,
Ballistic Overkill is a fun and cheap FPS that I've put many hours into, it's now free to try for a few days and on sale with 50% off if you decide to keep it.

The Wastes is a classic inspired fast-paced multiplayer FPS that's now out

By Liam Dawe,
The Wastes is a fast-paced multiplayer FPS revamp of an old Half-Life mod released in 2000 of the same name, rebuilt with id Tech 3.

Free and open source RTS 'Zero-K' releases on Steam on April 27th

By Liam Dawe,
Free and open source RTS 'Zero-K' is going to release on Steam on April 27th, along with a single-player campaign and multiplayer.

Build a space station and colonise planets in The Spatials: Galactology, leaving Early Access on April 18th

By Liam Dawe,
The Spatials: Galactology, the expanded version of The Spatials is finally going to leave Early Access on April 18th.

Glitchspace, a first-person puzzler that has you reprogramming the environment is now free

By Liam Dawe,
The last game from Space Budgie, Glitchspace, a first-person puzzler that involves reprogramming the environment is now officially free.

Classic adventure game 'Eric the Unready' is now on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
Thanks to the power of DOSBox, GOG have revived another classic game! Eric the Unready is an adventure game from 1993.

Shovel Knight sells 2 million copies, Linux sales account for 1.1% of Steam sales

By Liam Dawe,
Yacht Club Games have announced that Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove has officially sold 2 million copies, with Linux accounting for 1.1% of Steam sales.

Stardew Valley multiplayer update coming “in about a month”

By BTRE,
The long-awaited update to the farming role-playing game should be out soon enough if all goes well. Multiplayer is a highlight but there will be other new features to look forward to as well.

Drilling wells and selling oil, some thoughts on Turmoil and its DLC

By BTRE,
This stylized simulation of the American oil rush of the 19th century recently got new content in the form of DLC, titled The Heat is On. I gave both the base game and DLC a look.

2D monster taming game 'Monster Crown' is now on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
Monster Crown is a 2D monster taming game with a Pokemon inspiration that I wrote about recently, it's getting a Linux version and it's now on Kickstarter.

For The King, a strategic RPG with turn-based combat looks like it's being prepped for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
For The King, a strategic RPG that has turn-based combat along with procedural maps, quests, and events looks like it's being prepped for a Linux version as the final release is soon.

The Humble Strategy Bundle has a few interesting Linux games

By Liam Dawe,
Love your strategy games? You can pick up a few that support Linux in the latest Humble Strategy Bundle.

Steam revamps profile privacy settings, Steam Spy no longer able to operate

By Liam Dawe,
While I was asleep Valve announced some new profile privacy settings which are good for users, but it seems Steam Spy is likely going to shut down as a result.

NVIDIA 396.18 beta driver is out with a new Vulkan SPIR-V compiler to reduce shader compilation time

By Liam Dawe,
The new NVIDIA 396.18 beta is officially out and it's one of the more interesting driver releases from NVIDIA.

Devil Daggers, the addictive fast-paced FPS is now on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
Another game is now DRM free and available on GOG, this time it's the addictive fast-paced shooter Devil Daggers.

The action-RPG Moonlighter is going to release on May 29th

By Liam Dawe,
Need more action-RPG goodness? The developer of Moonlighter just announced it will release on May 29th with Linux support.

GOG are giving away Wasteland 2 with Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

By Liam Dawe,
If you were thinking of pre-ordering Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, GOG is going to give you Wasteland 2 Director's Cut to sweeten the deal.