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Intel announce a new CPU with AMD graphics and HBM2 memory

By Liam Dawe,
This is rather fun news, Intel have announced a new CPU that will utilize AMD graphics with HBM2 memory.

Open source RTS Zero-K is coming to Steam, with a campaign being worked on

By Liam Dawe,
Heard of Zero-K? It's an open source RTS that uses the Spring RTS Engine and it's actually pretty good. They're going to release it on Steam, with a campaign currently under development.

Steam for Linux entered Beta five years ago today

By Liam Dawe,
Five years ago on this day, Valve released Steam for Linux in a limited Beta form for a lucky bunch of users.

FPS game Alien Arena: Warriors Of Mars, a revamp of Alien Arena is now out on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
The retro sci-fi old school FPS Alien Arena is still alive, with Alien Arena: Warriors Of Mars that's just been released on Steam.

Ravenfield, the indie FPS had a Halloween update that added a new fun game mode

By Liam Dawe,
Ravenfield, the indie FPS that I will always grumble about not having multiplayer actually had a pretty good Halloween update.

Corpse Party, a story-driven adventure and horror game can now be played on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
While not officially released, Corpse Party, a story-driven adventure and horror game can now be played on Linux.

Transport Fever patched again with some good quality of life improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Transport Fever does have a number of issues, but the developers have patched it repeatedly and it's a lot better than the initial release.

Vendetta - Curse of Raven's Cry is to get a new patch, but not for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Remember Vendetta - Curse of Raven's Cry? The game that originally released as Raven's Cry, then it was removed from Steam and eventually it returned. It's been a bit of a whirlwind and now the problems continue.

Natural Selection 2 has dropped 32bit support and updated the flamethrower

By Liam Dawe,
Natural Selection 2 has gone 64bit with the removal of 32bit support officially now. On top of that, they've made steps to make the flamethrower a more viable weapon.

Funny physics-based puzzle game 'Human: Fall Flat' adds 8 player online support

By Liam Dawe,
Human: Fall Flat is a game I briefly looked over a while ago and it really was amusing, now even more so. This silly physics-based puzzle game now has 8 player online support.

Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, a fleet-based RTS meets rogue-lite is now on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Catching up from all the post-F1 fun, Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, a fleet-based RTS meets rogue-lite is now on Linux.

Friday Livestream with Samsai at 6 PM UTC!

By Samsai,
We have reached another Friday in our lives and that calls for a celebration in the form of the Friday Livestream! There are games to play and jokes to make, so get your viewing devices tuned to our Twitch channel for some live Linux gaming!

Testing F1 2017 Linux port on AMD GPUs

By Samsai,
You have likely read Liam’s thoughts and port review of F1 2017. I am going to complement his work by bringing you some numbers from the AMD side of things with my RX 580 and R7 370. So, hold onto your hats for we are benchmarking now!

F1 2017 released for Linux as Feral Interactive’s first Vulkan-only title, here’s a port report

By Liam Dawe,
Welcome back to Formula 1! Feral Interactive have given Linux gaming another great title, with the release of F1 2017 today.

Observer is a fantastic brain-hacking horror adventure, my thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
I managed to complete the brain-hacking horror game Observer in two sittings live on our Twitch, here’s some thoughts.

GOG Connect adds more games, act quick

By Liam Dawe,
If you want to grab a DRM free copy on GOG of some more games you have on Steam, act fast as GOG Connect has some more.

Linux marketshare on Steam dropped again in October, as China takes a massive chunk of the market

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have put out their usual monthly Steam Hardware Survey, which shows a bigger decline than usual for the Linux marketshare.

The first dev-diary for 'Surviving Mars' from Haemimont Games and Paradox is here, looks good

By Liam Dawe,
Surviving Mars is the new city-builder from Haemimont Games and Paradox that sees you build a colony in a harsh environment. Details have been light, but they're finally ready to talk about it some more.

Skipper, a simple lowpoly puzzle game has Linux support, it's pretty relaxing

By Liam Dawe,
If you enjoy simple puzzle games, and don't mind low-poly aesthetics then Skipper is a game that might tickle your brain.

EPONYMOUS is a short narrative exploration game from the developer of Super Win the Game

By Liam Dawe,
Have a few minutes spare? EPONYMOUS could fill a gap for you. This short narrative exploration game from J. Kyle Pittman, the developer of Super Win the Game is quite interesting.