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Looks like the 'Linux Steam Integration' project is being continued with Intel's Clear Linux

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jan 2019

Linux Steam Integration, the project originally made while developer Ikey Doherty was working on the Solus Linux distribution now seems to be continuing on under Intel with their Clear Linux distribution.

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The latest update on Black Mesa shows some impressive improvements coming to this Half-Life recreation

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jan 2019

Black Mesa, the Half-Life fan-made recreation continues progressing towards finally releasing the delayed Xen levels.

The latest progress report for the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is impressive again

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jan 2019

The team behind the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 put out their November progress report at the end of last month, showing some impressive work once again.

Late last year Quake 2 gained Vulkan support thanks to one dedicated coder

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jan 2019

It appears we missed this one from December last year, vkQuake2 is Quake 2 amplified with Vulkan support.

Some of the recent major updates to Planetary Annihilation: TITANS are now live

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jan 2019

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS is an epic RTS set across multiple planets and it's set for some exciting updates this year.

Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries, the classic open source RTS has a new release

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jan 2019

Just before the end of 2018, the open source classic RTS Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries had a fresh release out.

Our top Linux picks released in 2018, the GamingOnLinux editor awards

By Liam Dawe, 30 Dec 2018

Now that 2018 is coming to a close, let's have a little look over some of what we think are the top Linux games released this year.

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Epic Games have confirmed a Linux version of their store is not on the roadmap

By Liam Dawe, 30 Dec 2018

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Thanks to a post on Reddit, we've learned that Epic Games currently have no plans to put their store on Linux.

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation inches closer to a Linux release with Vulkan

By Liam Dawe, 29 Dec 2018

Some fun weekend news for those wanting another RTS to play, as Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is getting closer to a Linux release.

Wine not! The Wine 4.0 RC4 release bottle has been opened and is ready to serve

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2018

Wine 4.0 RC4 continues the polishing effort to make sure it has a nice full flavour ready for the final 4.0 release due next month.

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The survival roguelike 'Wayward' recently added some interesting new ways to play

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2018

Wayward is a name I honestly hadn't heard for some time, after following it years ago I lost track. Development seems to be going well!

The adventure platformer Celeste is going to get some new levels after selling 500K copies

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2018

The adventure platformer Celeste, from the same developer who gave us TowerFall is going to get a new set of levels next year.

The big update to Dead Cells is out offering custom game modes and more

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2018

Dead Cells, the seriously good action-platformer 'RogueVania' had a huge update pushed out recently making it ever more awesome.

Voxel Turf, the block-based urban sandbox game adds in a Light Plane, Airfields and more

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2018

I have to admit, I've had a silly amount of fun in Voxel Turf. A game that combines the block-building that made Minecraft popular with vehicles, buildings, gang wars and all sorts.

GOG are giving away SOMA, act fast to secure your copy of this great Linux game

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2018

A nice way to end the week on, the DRM free store GOG are giving away copies of SOMA for 48 hours so act fast.

Futuristic FPS Interstellar Marines is still alive with Update 28 to feature a new enemy

By Liam Dawe, 28 Dec 2018

Interstellar Marines used to be one of the most promising first-person shooters which sadly died due to a lack of funding. It's limping along, with a new video to show off a new enemy.