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Double Fine Productions acquired by Microsoft for Xbox Game Studios, Psychonauts 2 still for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
34
News just coming out of E3, Double Fine Productions founded by Tim Schafer has been acquired by Microsoft. Specifically, they're now part of Xbox Game Studios.
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More shots of Steam's new Library design thanks to a leak (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
25
We know that Valve are slowly working on an overhaul to parts of the Steam Client and we have more shots of it according to a leak. UPDATED.
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Passpartout: The Starving Artist now available on GOG with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
7
Bob Ross, the game? Passpartout: The Starving Artist, originally released back in 2017 has now landed on GOG and they've managed to include the Linux build right away.
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The slick atmospheric racing platformer 'Distance' just had another free update with new levels

By Liam Dawe,
5
Distance, one of the best racing platformers (seriously, I love it) just had another update with Refract giving it more free content.
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Sweet 2D adventure and crafting game 'Forager' just got a nice free update

By Liam Dawe,
1
Oh no, this is going to be bad for my free time. Forager just got the first major update since release and it sounds great.
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Confessing my continued love of the Steam Controller, a few years after release

By Liam Dawe,
27
After picking up my own Steam Controller at midnight from GAME on the day of release back in November of 2015, it has become practically the only gamepad I use.
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CreatorCrate, a unique roguelike 2D platformer made on Linux is looking for funding

By Liam Dawe,
0
Jori Ryan of CreatorCrateGames emailed about their roguelike 2D platformer CreatorCrate. It's being developed on Linux (primarily on Manjaro) and so they're aiming for same-day Linux support with it.
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The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep to launch on Linux "late summer", no Bard’s Tale Trilogy due to Steam Play

By Liam Dawe,
42
We have both good and bad news to share this morning, as inXile entertainment have given an update on both The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep and The Bard's Tale Trilogy.
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Monster Prom 2: Holiday Season has been fully funded and massively over the goal

By Liam Dawe,
2
Good news for fans of quirky dating sims, as Monster Prom 2: Holiday Season has now been fully funded on Kickstarter and so it's coming to Linux.
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The latest Humble Monthly seems like a good deal for Linux + Steam Play (two early unlocks)

By Liam Dawe,
11
Humble Monthly, the subscription service Humble offer to give you a bundle of games each monthly, plus access to a ton of DRM-free titles has a new set up today.
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The next release of OpenRA for classic Command & Conquer games will allow single-player saving

By Liam Dawe,
5
OpenRA will finally be letting you save your single-player games in the coming release, along with more helpful features it's looking good.
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Space Haven Alpha 2 released, you can now build a fleet of ships

By Liam Dawe,
2
Space Haven, the in-development spaceship building and exploration sim from Bugbyte just had a pretty big update to the Alpha.
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Prodeus, the brutal looking FPS will be coming to GOG as well as Steam

By Liam Dawe,
3
The team behind Prodeus just recently announced that they've been approved to release their awesome and brutal looking FPS, Prodeus, on GOG later this year.
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Detective RPG with a film noir backdrop 'Pixel Noir' has entered Early Access with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
1
With some lovely pixel art, Pixel Noir looks like one not to be missed. The story sounds pretty good too!
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Insatia, a carnivorous worm simulator is coming to Linux and it's really weird - demo available

By Liam Dawe,
5
Insatia is one of those games that initially made me feel like my skin was crawling (much like Empires of the Undergrowth) but it's actually pretty fun.
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Dead Cells has another update ready for testing in Beta, 2 million copies now sold

By Liam Dawe,
1
Seems like things are going very well for developer Motion Twin, as they've announced Dead Cells is getting another update and they've now sold over 2 million copies.
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DASH: Danger Action Speed Heroes, the 2D platformer where you have creative power is out

By Liam Dawe,
1
DASH: Danger Action Speed Heroes, the 2D platformer where the worlds can be created by you is now in Early Access with same-day Linux support.
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Steam Play Proton 4.2-6 is out, DXVK rebuilt for increased performance

By Liam Dawe,
18
Valve and CodeWeavers have put out another update to Steam Play, with Proton 4.2-6 now available in your Steam client and on GitHub.
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Humble are doing another 2K Build Your Own Bundle Sale, a good chance to catch some cheap games

By Liam Dawe,
8
Time to build you own bundle and get access to a high discount, with the 2K Build Your Own Bundle Sale.
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Roguelike deck-builder 'Roguebook' announced set in the Faeria universe, will support Linux

By Liam Dawe,
5
Looks like we have the next trend for developers to jump on, as another card game deck-builder has been announced. This time it's Roguebook, set in the Faeria universe from Abrakam.
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