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Dota Underlords gains a prototype Battle Pass in the latest Early Access update

By Liam Dawe,
Valve continue to push out some more interesting updates to their auto-battler Dota Underlords, with it now having the first version of their prototype Battle Pass.

Top-down hard sci-fi space game "Rings of Saturn" to launch in Early Access next month

By Liam Dawe,
Kodera Software have released a new trailer for their hard sci-f game Rings of Saturn, with a release date teaser for Steam Early Access included.

Cortex Command from Data Realms goes open source

By Liam Dawe,
Cortex Command, a side-scrolling 2D action game originally released back in 2012 has now officially gone open source.

Double Fine Productions have delayed Psychonauts 2 until next year, all versions still planned

By Liam Dawe,
Double Fine Productions announced on their Fig campaign for Psychonauts 2 that there's going to be a delay, with it now due in 2020.

Fate Hunters, another roguelike card-game with Linux support is leaving Early Access soon

By Liam Dawe,
Another possible game to look at if you enjoy the likes of Slay the Spire, as Fate Hunters from Tower Games has Linux support.

OpenHMD version 0.3.0 is out, almost three years after the last version

By Liam Dawe,
The team behind OpenHMD have now officially announced version 0.3.0, which comes with a huge amount of changes and new hardware support.

The chaotic and brilliant "Streets of Rogue" has left Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Easily in my top five releases this year, Streets of Rogue from Matt Dabrowski and tinyBuild has now left Early Access with Linux support in good shape.

Help test the new demo of Devader, a very intense twin-stick shooter that's coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Falkenbrew notified us of a new demo available for their crazy twin-stick shooter Devader, as they're looking for feedback on it.

A guide to Steam Play Proton, Valve's tech for playing Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Looking to test the waters with Linux gaming and don't want to lose access to your favourite Windows games? Need to know how games actually run on Steam Deck? Here's a simple no-nonsense guide to actually using Steam Play Proton.

Something for the weekend: Age of Wonders 3 free to keep, Humble Store sale again

By Liam Dawe,
It's Friday, which means the weekend is almost ready to crash into our lives once again. Here's a few tips in case you need a new game or two to try out.

Street Uni X, an extreme sports unicycling game will support Linux that's on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
I will be honest, unicycling is not something that comes to mind when I think about any kind of sports but it's apparently quite big. So big in fact, a game is being made called Street Uni X as a homage to classic sports games.

Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure officially releasing with Linux support on August 7th

By Liam Dawe,
Comedy cosmic horror adventure, Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure, from developer Stuck In Attic now has a release date!

All Zachtronics games are now available on itch.io

By Liam Dawe,
Some good news for fans of high quality puzzle games, as Zachtronics entire library is now available to purchase on itch.io.

Ubuntu LTS releases (and so derivatives too) to get updated NVIDIA drivers without PPAs

By Liam Dawe,
Good news everyone! Canonical will now be offering NVIDIA users up to date graphics drivers without the need to resort to a PPA or anything else.

Valve has launched "Steam Labs", a place where Valve will show off new experiments

By Liam Dawe,
Valve emailed in today to let us know about the new Steam Labs, a dedicated section on Steam for Valve to show off some experiments they're doing and for you to test and break them.

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut to be launched August 27

By BTRE,
The dungeon crawler by Brian Fargo and inXile is set to finally launch on Linux soon. The new director’s cut will bring more than just a new coat of paint.

Ion Maiden has become Ion Fury, release date announced for August 15th

By Liam Dawe,
In development from Voidpoint and 3D Realms, the retro FPS Ion Maiden has now become Ion Fury. They've also announced the final release for August 15th with a new trailer.

Surprise - Supraland for Linux is now available on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
I will admit, I am quite surprised. Supraland from Supra Games recently released on GOG and it was only for Windows. The developer said some odd things about it all and now it seems they changed their mind.

Test Tube Titans, a game about growing monsters and then sending them off to wreak havoc

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of Test Tube Titans recently put up a Linux version of their in-development title and it's quite amusing.

Fast-paced action platformer "Damsel" now has Episode 3 released

By Liam Dawe,
While Linux support for Episode 3 of Damsel has come a little later, it's now available as of the latest update to this challenging action platformer.