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GNOME Twitch releases a major update with notifications, offline channel searching and more

By Liam Dawe,
GNOME Twitch recently released a major new version of their open source desktop Twitch client and it's a beauty.

Feral have now fixed the OpenGL performance regression in Mad Max

By Liam Dawe,
The OpenGL performance regression that made Vulkan look like it annihilated OpenGL in Mad Max's recent Beta has now been fixed.

Hellpoint, a dark sci-fi action RPG adds Linux support to their tech demo

By Liam Dawe,
Hellpoint is a dark sci-fi action RPG that plans to go to Kickstarter sometime soon and they have added Linux support to their demo.

Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter & Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter released in full

By Liam Dawe,
Croteam have recently released both Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter & Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter on Steam. They both use their new Fusion engine which comes with Linux support, Vulkan and 64bit.

Road Redemption has released the big update for Linux gamers, it's actually pretty good

By Liam Dawe,
The Road Redemption developers have now updated the Linux build of their combat racer and I've spent a little time testing it. It actually works pretty nicely now!

2D racer 'Race Online' to get dedicated servers and release date announced

By Liam Dawe,
Fun 2D racer 'Race Online' is set to release tomorrow on April 5th and the developer has detailed some changes coming to online play.

Armor Clash II looks like a cheap RTS that could end up being fun, releasing soon

By Liam Dawe,
Armor Clash II, a cheap-looking RTS game will release soon with Linux support. Even though it looks a little tacky, I think it could be a good bit of fun.

Aspyr Media confirm cross-platform multiplayer for Civilization VI with the next patch

By Liam Dawe,
Aspyr Media told me today that Civilization VI for Linux & Mac will get cross-platform multiplayer when the next patch drops for us.

Brigador to get a big re-release with a new intro campaign and re-balanced difficulty

By Liam Dawe,
Brigador, the destruction-heavy shooter is set to get a big re-release to give it some new life. Sounds like a good plan to me!

Daedalic Entertainment will be bringing Ken Follett's 'The Pillars of the Earth' to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
A new video game adaptation of the 1989 novel 'The Pillars of the Earth' by Ken Follett is being developed by Daedalic Entertainment and they will be bringing it to Linux.

F1 2016 won't be coming to Linux, as sales of F1 2015 weren't strong enough

By Liam Dawe,
According to Feral Interactive on Twitter in reply to my question, it seems Linux gamers will not be getting F1 2016, due to low sales of the previous title.

Superposition Benchmark powered by UNIGINE 2 releases this week with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Superposition Benchmark, the new tool from UNIGINE Corp will release this week. It looks like it will put some real stress on your system.

Transport Fever releases a big usability patch, Linux version performance still an issue

By Liam Dawe,
Transport Fever has just gained a big usability patch that promises improved performance, better RAM use and more. The problem is that the Linux performance is still terrible.

Open source RTS game MegaGlest has been released on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
MegaGlest, an open source RTS game that has been going for years is now available on Steam. Great to see this happen!

Road Redemption releases a massive content update, Linux version now behind

By Liam Dawe,
Road Redemption, the bike racing and combat game inspired by Road Rash has a massive update, but the Linux version is currently behind.

Parkitect alpha 12 released which continues the UI overhaul

By Liam Dawe,
Parkitect, the theme park building game that supports Linux has released another alpha. Amongst other things, it continues their UI overhaul.

Xonotic 0.8.2 released with new maps and numerous new features

By Samsai,
Version 0.8.2 of the free and open source arena FPS Xonotic has been released with a couple of new maps and a number of other changes and additions.

Beat Cop released with day one Linux support, my review

By Liam Dawe,
Beat Cop, a retro styled adventure game taking inspiration from old cop shows has arrived on Linux, but is it as good as it looks?

ARK: Survival Evolved has a major update with a needed UI refresh

By Liam Dawe,
ARK: Survival Evolved has another big update which finally includes a revamp of their old UI. It does look many times better and also unicorns.

Ballistic Overkill is one Unity title that may see an update with Vulkan

By Liam Dawe,
Just a quick update about the great online FPS Ballistic Overkill. I spoke to the developers on Twitter and it's possibly it may see a Unity upgrade to get Vulkan.