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Western style top-down shooter '12 is Better Than 6' released on Steam for Linux

By flesk,
12 is Better Than 6 was funded on Kickstarter last month and is already available as a full release on Steam.

Wine 1.8-rc2 released, brings more stability

By Liam Dawe,
The Wine developers are continuing towards a stable 1.8 released, and they have released Wine 1.8-rc2.

You there, come watch the Friday Livestream at 6 PM UTC!

By Samsai,
After a long week of exams (school stuff, not medical) I'm glad I can finally sit down and relax a bit while playing video games. Naturally I'm going to take you with me on my digital adventures of epic and awesome, so sit tight and buckle up for the Friday Livestream!

GOG have put up some serious classics for Linux, such as Cannon Fodder

By Liam Dawe,
I do love GOG for their classic games, and what a delivery they have for us today, wow! Cannon Fooder 1 & 2, Leisure Suit Larry Greatest Hits and Misses and Sensible World of Soccer 96/97.

Our Games Republic store has a sale on, and we have an extra discount for you

By Liam Dawe,
For those who don't know already, we have our own store on Games Republic. Since it's 'Black Friday' we also have an extra discount available!

A 2015 Thanksgiving Retrospection About The Open Source Project 'xoreos'

By DrMcCoy,
xoreos (a F/OSS reimplementation of Bioware's Aurora engine) developer DrMcCoy reflects on the project's progress over the past year, and offers thanks to supporting contributors and the community.

0 A.D. Alpha 19 “Syllepsis” Released

By Samsai,
A new alpha release of the open source RTS 0 A.D. has just been released. The new release has various technical improvements and a couple of new gameplay and AI features.

Feral Interactive have a big sale on their store

By Liam Dawe,
Here's an easy chance to snap up some cheap ports from Feral Interactive, as they have discounted their games until November 30th.

Dying Light's DLC The Following will be on Linux, price set to rise soon

By Liam Dawe,
I have it straight from the developer that Dying Light's DLC The Following will be on Linux, after I saw reports and speculation that it wouldn't be. The price is also set to rise, so you may want to pickup the season pass soon due to how big it is.

Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh tested on Linux, very freaky

By Liam Dawe,
Today I decided to have a glass of man-up juice and actually play Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh. It's quite an experience.

Hollow Knight looks like exactly the type of action platformer I would play on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Hollow Knight's trailer took me by surprise, not only do the graphics and animations look really sweet, but the gameplay actually looks rather good.

GhostControl Inc, the ghost hunter turn-based strategy game has a big update

By Liam Dawe,
GhostControl Inc is a pretty cool idea, and one to try for fans of things like XCOM and Ghostbusters, the developers just landed a nice big update too.

Empire TV Tycoon released for SteamOS & Linux, manage your own TV channel

By Liam Dawe,
Empire TV Tycoon has just today put up their Linux version after sorting out some issues, and I can't wait to give it a go.

A big Steam sale is now on, get some cheap games for Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Heads up cheapo hunters, as Steam has a big sale on right now that lasts until December 1st. I've highlighted some deals I think are pretty good.

Albion Online, my impressions of this new Linux MMO currently in closed beta

By Liam Dawe,
Albion Online is something I have kept on eye on for sometime now, and since I’ve been playing it during the closed beta period here are my initial thoughts on it. This is not a full review, as I will do that once it’s completely out.

Switch Galaxy Ultra, a fast-paced arcade racer now on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Switch Galaxy Ultra looks pretty decent, it has some positive reviews, and it has parts designed by WipeOut co-creator Jim Bowers.

Mini-review of physics puzzler Unmechanical: Extended, released for Linux on GOG and Steam

By flesk,
Unmechanical has been extended with a new chapter, adding more than an hour's worth of new puzzles and exploration, and the Unreal Engine 3 powered game is now officially available for Linux.

New Broforce update adds new characters, new game mode and more

By Liam Dawe,
Broforce is by far my favourite action platformer ever made, that is an easy decision for me to make. The fact they are still updating it is awesome.

Storm United FPS major patch released, better Linux performance

By Liam Dawe,
Storm United is easily one of my favourite up and coming FPS games, it needs more players so get going people.

The New Crimson AMD Driver Tested on R7 370 4G

By Samsai,
The new proprietary AMD GPU Driver named Crimson just shipped and I decided to take it for a spin in a set of benchmarks. So, let's see if we see any improvement in the performance of these drivers.