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XLEngine for Dark Forces and Daggerfall is now open source

By Liam Dawe,
XLEngine is another project to allow you to play classic games on modern systems, this one is for Dark Forces and Daggerfall and it's now open source.

Rise of the Tomb Raider will release for Linux this month

By Liam Dawe,
Just announced by Feral Interactive, Rise of the Tomb Raider will release for Linux this month after the Mac version.

Timespinner is an upcoming metroidvania that’s looking great and is fun to play

By BTRE,
Following a successful crowdfunding campaign several years ago, this 2d metroidvania has grown and matured as a project. I had a chance to play a closed beta and things look promising.

Ash of Gods gets a large post-launch patch that seeks to address various shortcomings

By BTRE,
The tactical RPG with great art and music was less-than-stellar in many other areas when it launched last month. It has received its biggest post-launch update so far and it tries to redress a lot of areas of criticism.

RUINER is now in Beta for Linux, it's also an early unlock in the new Humble Monthly

By Liam Dawe,
Double good news for you here as today RUINER entered Beta for Linux, plus you can get it cheap as an early unlock in the newest Humble Monthly.

Another Friday Livestream with Samsai at 5 PM UTC!

By Samsai,
Hey, it's your weekly reminder to come and watch the Friday Livestream! We sometimes play some video games on Linux and typically have some casual conversation with the chat to go with it. So yeah, maybe you should watch it?

Fort Triumph, a tactical RPG where you make use of the environment enters Early Access on April 26th

By Liam Dawe,
If you're like me and you love your turn-based tactical battles then Fort Triumph needs to be firmly on your purchasing radar.

Casual adventure RPG 'Hero of the Kingdom III' will release with Linux support this year

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Lonely Troops is back this year, as the casual adventure RPG Hero of the Kingdom III will release with Linux support.

Seafaring strategy game Nantucket now has a beta for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Nantucket is a seafaring strategy game that will have you chase after Moby Dick, and live through the Golden Age of American whaling.

BadLands RoadTrip is an incredibly strange open-world FPS with customizable weapons

By Liam Dawe,
BadLands RoadTrip is an incredibly strange open-world FPS with customizable weapons, sadly not one I enjoyed even a moment of.

DXVK, the Vulkan compatibility layer for Direct3D 11 and Wine has a fresh release reducing CPU overhead

By Liam Dawe,
Since there's a lot of excitement around DXVK we've been following it closely and a fresh release made it out last night.

Nightdive Studios has released the source code for System Shock

By Liam Dawe,
I'm not entirely sure how useful it will be in the long run, but Nightdive Studios has released the source code for System Shock under the GPL.

Feral Interactive to show off Rise of the Tomb Raider on Linux next week live on Twitch

By Liam Dawe,
For those itching to see Rise of the Tomb Raider live on Linux before release, next week Feral Interactive will be showing it off.

Crusader Kings II is free to keep if you grab in the next two days

By BTRE,
The medieval grand strategy title/kinslaying-simulator has been made free to get for a limited time. There’s also a general sale of all of its DLC.

The latest teaser for the action adventure 'Undead Horde' from 10tons is out

By Liam Dawe,
Ready to become a Necromancer? Undead Horde from 10tons is starting to look really damn good and it's coming to Linux.

Indirect god sim 'Crest' released last month with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
How does it feel to be a god? You can find out as the indirect god sim 'Crest' released last month with Linux support.

A new Surviving Mars update is out, with a little tribute to the late Stephen Hawking & source code access

By Liam Dawe,
The rather engrossing survival strategy game Surviving Mars has a new update out, with a nice tribute to the late Stephen Hawking.

The Robocraft 'Reconnect Update' is now out for the build and battle game (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
Robocraft, the free to play build and battle game will now allow you to reconnect to certain games if you get disconnected. UPDATED.

Turn-based strategy Flash Point: Fire Rescue is now on Steam and it's difficult

By Liam Dawe,
Fancy your chances rescuing people from fires? Flash Point: Fire Rescue will have you do just that and it's good.

Another look at some good Linux games going cheap

By Liam Dawe,
A day later than intended, but here's another look at some good Linux games that are currently going for cheap.