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Valve turns 20 years old today, happy birthday! A brief look at their Linux history

By Liam Dawe, 24 Aug 2016

Valve was officially formed on August 24th 1996, so today Valve turns 20 years old. I had no idea Valve was this old! Here's a rather quick look at what they have done for us.

Zombie Night Terror now has an open beta for Linux players

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2016

Zombie Night Terror is a game I have followed for a while hoping it gained a Linux version, the developers have listened and put up an open beta for owners who run Linux.

Ashes of the Singularity developers say Vulkan for their game is pretty far along, Linux after

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2016

I've been keeping an eye on Ashes of the Singularity for a long time now, as the RTS game does look pretty cool. The developers have stated their move to Vulkan is pretty far along and Linux will be evaluated after.

The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt, a free to play pirate ship sim is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2016

The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt is a free to play pirate ship simulation title that is coming to Linux, it will release on the 31st of August.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided looks like it may be getting a Linux & SteamOS release

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2016

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Woah! Holy Sh...Deus Ex: Mankind Divided looks like it may be getting a Linux & SteamOS release which has literally blown my tiny little mind.

Worms W.M.D is out day-1 on Linux, here's some early thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2016

With thanks to my friends at GamesRepublic I was sent a key to Worms W.M.D today to give it a test, so test it I did! Warning: Image heavy article.

Disgaea 2 PC is coming to Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2016

This is pretty awesome, the popular RPG series is coming to Linux! Starting with Disgaea 2 PC! Time to get hyped.

The awesome looking RPG, Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom has a new trailer

By Liam Dawe, 22 Aug 2016

The RPG game Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom has a new trailer fresh out of Gamescom and it looks awesome.

Mighty No. 9 has its SteamOS icon back, not yet playable

By Liam Dawe, 22 Aug 2016

The action platformer Mighty No. 9 looks like it has its SteamOS icon back, but looking at reports it's not yet playable on Linux.

American Truck Simulator 1.4 in open beta

By Liam Dawe, 22 Aug 2016

American Truck Simulator now has an open beta (for owners) for version 1.4 which adds several new features.

Absolute Drift: Zen Edition is now available for Linux on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 22 Aug 2016

Absolute Drift: Zen Edition is the free big update for the simple 2D drifting game Absolute Drift and it's now out.

CRYENGINE is planning to add in Vulkan support around October for the 5.3 release

By Liam Dawe, 22 Aug 2016

CRYENGINE, the other major game engine is adding in Vulkan support in their 5.3 release due in October.

Shadow Warrior 2 has another new gameplay video if you didn't see it already

By Liam Dawe, 22 Aug 2016

Shadow Warrior 2 is certainly looking like it's going to be awesome. The first one was beautifully brutal and this looks no different.

After five months, twin stick shooter RPG 'NeuroVoider' will exit Early Access in a couple of days

By -Daniel-Palacio-, 21 Aug 2016

There is a lot of good news regarding NeuroVoider, which is an interesting title that was previously covered on GOL, and after being in Early Access during these months it's finally releasing on 31st August.

Tower 57, a modern take on what made AMIGA top down shooter games cool

By Liam Dawe, 21 Aug 2016

Tower 57, developed by Pixwerk and being published by 11 bit studios is aiming to recapture the glory days of the AMIGA. Well, it has my interest on that alone.

N++ a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer confirmed for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 21 Aug 2016

N++ a simple, fast-paced, momentum-based platformer has been confirmed by the developers as being on it's way to Linux.

Slime Rancher is another Linux game you should let your kids try if you haven't already

By Liam Dawe, 20 Aug 2016

Along with trying my son out with Putt-Putt, another one I tried to great success is Slime Rancher and it's awesome.

Spacewars: Interstellar Empires, a turn-based tactical strategy MMO is coming to Linux this December

By Liam Dawe, 20 Aug 2016

Need a new MMO in your life? Spacewars: Interstellar Empires is a turn-based tactical strategy MMO that will go into Early Access in December. Linux supported included as standard.