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SkyScrappers is an amusing 2D 1-4 player competitive fighting game now on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
SkyScrappers is deceptively simple looking, but I've been playing it a bit with the brand new SteamOS & Linux release and I've found it to be a pretty fun little fighting game.

A very special livestream tonight, keyboard and mouse vs Steam Controller

By Liam Dawe,
We interrupt your regularly scheduled broadcasting with an important announcement. Tonight at around 7:30 PM UTC myself and Samsai will face off in a livestream. We will see if a Steam Controller can beat a mouse and keyboard.

Rocket League should be on Linux before the end of December

By Liam Dawe,
A forum post from one of the Rocket League team has stated that the game will be on Linux before the end of December.

The Escapists and all of the DLC now DRM free on GOG for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
GOG have now put up the Linux versions of the original The Escapists along with all the DLC, so you can begin your DRM free escape adventures.

Some thoughts on Xenonauts the XCOM inspired strategy game, now it’s native on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I love XCOM, you should all know this by now. It’s one of the best strategy games available on Linux, and the original was one of the first games to ever suck me in. So, with Xenonauts now being native on Linux, I decided to finally take a look at it.

The Zotac Steam Machine ZBOX NEN SN970 impressed OC3D in their review

By Liam Dawe,
Some good news about the whole Steam Machine parade, OC3D did a pretty long review of the ZBOX NEN SN970 and they liked it so much they gave it an award.

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.