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New Unreal Tournament Announced, Linux Support Is A Go & Will Be Free

By Liam Dawe,
We speculated on it recently and it's pleasing to see that we were right. The new Unreal Tournament is real and it's coming to Linux.

A Roundup Of The Last Weeks Linux Gaming

By Liam Dawe,
Here is a look back at the last week on GamingOnLinux, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past week for Linux Gaming!

Killing Floor 2 FPS Announced With SteamOS Linux Support Right In

By Liam Dawe,
I knew Tripwire weren't stupid! Killing Floor 2 was a given when you look at how popular it is, it needs a refresh and I am glad to say it will be on Linux.

A Post-mortem On Porting Two Titles To Linux, One Year Of Porting

By Liam Dawe,
Leszek Godlewski has done a presentation on his work to port two bigger game titles to Linux and the slides are now up. Leszek is the man behind porting Deadfall Adventures and Painkiller Hell & Damnation to Linux.

Epic Games Roadmap For Unreal Engine Now Available, Linux Native Editor Is On It

By Liam Dawe,
Remember when we got confirmation for you that Unreal Engine will have all the tools native on Linux? Well their roadmap is now public and it's on it.

Mojang's Battling Card Game 'Scrolls' Linux Version Most Likely After The Final For Other Platforms

By Liam Dawe,
As much as I admire Mojang I still can't help but feel let down on Scrolls. They initially sent out tweets to confirm it would get a Linux version, but it's still not here. We find out more.

New Steam Beta Client Improves Big Picture Mode For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Valve are doing their usual updating thing with Steam and have released an update that improves performance of the big picture mode.

Vogl OpenGL Debugger Gaining Support For GL 4.x API

By Liam Dawe,
Vogl the open source OpenGL debugger being made by Valve is soon to gain support for the GL 4.x API and on a lighter note it almost works on Windows.

Starry Expanse, A Fan Remake Of 'Riven: The Sequel to Myst' Announces A Linux Version

By Liam Dawe,
Starry Expanse is quite an interesting project indeed as Riven when it was released was a fantastic adventure game.

Multiplayer Don't Starve Is Now A Thing, Don't Starve Together

By Liam Dawe,
Something I have wanted since Don't Starve is a multiplayer Don't Starve and it's now becoming a reality, hooray!

Broken Rules Are Considering Open Sourcing Their Game Engine

By Liam Dawe,
Broken Rules the developers behind And Yet It Moves and Secrets of Rætikon have discussed possibly open-sourcing their game engine.

The Time For Towns Is Over, A Developer Speaks Out About The Indie Game

By Liam Dawe,
Sad news today, it seems the indie game Towns is in a bit of trouble which is sad as it had so much promise.

Double Fine's Hack 'n' Slash Released on Steam Early Access

By Cheeseness,
Double Fine have unleashed their puzzle/action hacking game upon the world in beta form via Steam Early Access!

Episode 1 of The Fall To Be Released On June 1st

By Cheeseness,
Episode 1 of Over The Moon Games' cinematic adventure platformer has been given a release date in a recent backer update. Inside, Cheese shares some thoughts on being a backer and watching the game's evolution.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Looks Like It's In Testing For Linux Right Now

By Liam Dawe,
XCOM: Enemy Unknown looks like it has entered testing for Linux thanks to some updates we spotted earlier.

Defense Zone 2 Tower Defence Game Released Into Steam's Early Access For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Defense Zone 2 is aiming to be an all-around improvement over the previous game, hell the fact that it is on Steam and not the Ubuntu Software Centre is an upgrade enough.

Mark of the Old Ones, A Metroidvania Physics Platformer Needs One Small Push

By Liam Dawe,
Remember Just Tactics? The fantastic turn-based strategy game we gave keys away for some-time ago? Well Mark of the Old Ones is the next game from Hit the Sticks and is currently 46 hours away from winning or losing the Kickstarter game.

You Have to Win the Game, A True Retro Linux Game Available Free On Steam

By Liam Dawe,
You Have to Win the Game is a truly authentic and frustrating retro platformer complete with a crt effect to give you a rounded screen.

Another Star, A Very Retro RPG Will Come To Linux With Version 2

By Liam Dawe,
I know what you're thinking when you see the word "retro", but don't worry Another Star actually looks the part. It does a similar thing to You Have To Win The Game and gives you a slightly bendy screen to make it all more authentic and I love it.

Full Bore Beautiful Puzzle Platformer Is Now Released In Full For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
You all love puzzle platformers with cute characters right? Full Bore has that and more, it's really well put together and the graphics are quite fancy.