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Homefront: The Revolution gamespot video looks good, but it will feature microtransactions

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jan 2016

Homefront: The Revolution is a title I am going to love I'm sure, and the more I see of it the happier I am with how the gameplay looks.

Master of Orion officially confirmed for Linux & SteamOS by Wargaming

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jan 2016

It's nice to have some good news. I told you all recently that it looked like Master of Orion was coming to SteamOS & Linux, and now it has been confirmed by Wargaming themselves.

Torment: Tides of Numenera launches in Early Access without Linux support, coming much later

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jan 2016

I was really hoping to give Torment: Tides of Numenera a go, but it seems I won't be able to since they have launched without Linux support right now. They aren't sure if it will get a Linux version during Early Access or after the final release.

Rocket League not due on SteamOS & Linux for another 6 to 8 weeks

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jan 2016

Well, I'm glad I didn't buy it on a promise. Rocket League developers have confirmed it's going to be another 6 to 8 weeks before the SteamOS & Linux version is ready.

Talos Principle & Serious Sam 3 getting Vulkan updates, Serious Sam 4 will be on a much improved engine

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jan 2016

Both The Talos Principle and Serious Sam 3 should be getting updates with the Vulkan API, and Serious Sam 4 will also use it.

Mighty No. 9 delayed again due to networking problems

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jan 2016

A shame when games get delayed, especially games like Mighty No. 9 that a lot of people are hoping turns out good. I would rather they delayed it, and delayed it some more until it's a polished experience.

Death by Game Show is a really weird strategy game now on Linux, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jan 2016

I love strategy games, so I just had to give the totally weird looking Death by Game Show a go. My PR people sent over a key so I could check it out.

Feral Interactive will livestream some XCOM 2 before release this Thursday

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jan 2016

Feral Interactive will be teasing the Linux port of XCOM 2 this Thursday at 6PM GMT, so we can see how it's doing.

Escape from Tarkov, the new Russian Survival MMO FPS looks like it's heading to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jan 2016

Escape from Tarkov is an interesting looking Russian-made action MMO that is apparently going to come to Linux too.

Atari Vault, a 100 classic game collection heading to SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jan 2016

This is lovely news, Atari Vault a new official collection of 100 classic games is heading to SteamOS & Linux

Our Linux & SteamOS gamer survey results for January 2016

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jan 2016

Another month, and another survey done. The latest results are in and the findings are within normal expectations. This leads me to a question I want to ask everyone.

Bound By Flame has a new Linux beta to fix some issues

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jan 2016

I have yet to give Bound By Flame a real good go, but it's really good to see this Action/RPG game get some support with a new patch in beta.

Empires, a Source SDK hybrid of FPS and Strategy looks like it's coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jan 2016

Empires, a Source SDK game that's been around for quite a long time looks like it's coming to Linux, can't wait to try it.

Day of Infamy, a WWII mod for Insurgency that looks like fun

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2016

Day of Infamy is a brand new WWII mod for the FPS game Insurgency that looks like it could be pretty awesome.

Kona: Day One, the really good looking interactive tale available for pre-order

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2016

Kona: Day One could be a sleeper hit, as I haven't seen too much fanfare around it, but it looks seriously cool. Pre-orders are now open, and you get beta access on January 29th if you do.

Skyborn, a popular 2D RPG is now on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2016

Skyborn is a pretty nice looking 2D RPG created in RPGMakers, and it has now launched on SteamOS and Linux. It flew under the radar a bit, so some of you probably didn't know either.