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RimWorld 1.0 is going to release on October 17th next week

By Liam Dawe,
RimWorld, the awesome and engrossing sci-fi colony building sim is finally going to leave Early Access on October 17th next week.

Geneshift has expanded the Battle Royale mode to support playing with a friend

By Liam Dawe,
Geneshift, the top-down shooter recently gained a Battle Royale mode that's really damn fun and the developer has continued to roll out improvements.

Programming puzzler 'OCTOPTICOM' adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
For those of you who love programming and puzzle games, OCTOPTICOM looks like it might actually be quite good.

The recent Steam Play beta is now out for everyone, plus a minor beta update

By Liam Dawe,
Valve continue pushing ahead with improvements to their Steam Play system with the most recent beta now being out for everyone.

Embrace, extend, and protect? Microsoft joins the Open Invention Network to 'protect Linux and open source'

By Liam Dawe,
In a move that's going to raise a lot of eyebrows, Microsoft has joined the Open Invention Network to 'protect Linux and other important open source workloads from patent assertions'.

Timespinner, the fun metroidvania is now available on GOG with a Linux build

By Liam Dawe,
After the release on Steam late last month, Timespinner is now available DRM free on GOG for more of you to go exploring.

Mark of the Ninja: Remastered is out on Steam with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered, the relatively small upgrade over the original is now out with Linux support on Steam.

Off Grid gives you data as your weapon in this stealth hacking game, now crowdfunding with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Off Grid from developer Semaeopus is a stealth hacking game where data becomes a powerful weapon and it looks brilliant.

RocketWerkz have confirmed their plans to do a Linux version of Stationeers

By Liam Dawe,
A good bit of news to wake up to today! Stationeers a space station construction and management game from developer RocketWerkz should be coming to Linux.

Between the Stars looks like an incredible spaceship action game, coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Between the Stars, a spaceship action game with 'traces of RPG, management and roguelike elements' looks set to come to Linux.

According to Kotaku, Microsoft is close to buying Obsidian

By Liam Dawe,
In what could be a blow to Linux gamers who are fans of Obsidian RPGs, Microsoft is apparently close to acquiring the studio.

The Humble Discovery Pack is out with three nice Linux native games

By Liam Dawe,
Another week, another bundle of games for you! The Humble Discovery Pack is now live with three nice Linux native games.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen - Tactical Legacy Pack out now and with Linux support right away

By Liam Dawe,
It seems Feral had a bit of a surprise in store for us, as XCOM 2: War of the Chosen - Tactical Legacy Pack has released today and the Linux version is out.

Hazelnut Bastille a Zelda-like ARPG has a Linux demo out along with a first teaser trailer

By Liam Dawe,
I honestly can't get enough of gorgeous 2D action-RPG titles and Aloft Studio's Hazelnut Bastille certainly looks good.

First-person adventure about sunken Russian sub KURSK to have a delayed Linux release

By Liam Dawe,
KURSK seems like it's going to be quite a compelling action-adventure game which follows the story of the Russian Kursk submarine disaster back in 2000.

The amusing multiplayer game A Gummy's Life has left Early Access with an overhauled movement system

By Liam Dawe,
A Gummy's Life is a really fun multiplayer game that can be played with local players and online. It's now left Early Access with a major update.

Arcen Games grand strategy game 'AI War 2' to enter Early Access on October 15th

By Liam Dawe,
Nearly two years after the Kickstarter, Arcen Games are ready to bring in more players. AI War 2 is going to enter Early Access on October 15th.

Looks like the 2D open-world sandbox RPG Unleashed is releasing soon

By Liam Dawe,
Unleashed, a 2D open-world sandbox RPG that was funded on Kickstarter is looking pretty good and it's releasing soon with Linux support.

Niffelheim, a dark survival RPG released recently with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
It seems we have a few readers interested in Niffelheim emailing it in, a dark survival RPG that follows some elements of Norse mythology that recently released with Linux support.

Mojang to open source more of Minecraft with two libraries already on GitHub

By Liam Dawe,
I have to admit, I am quite surprised by this. Mojang (owned by Microsoft) are to open source more of Minecraft.