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Steam Hit A New Record During The Summer Sale
Don’t let anyone tell you PC gaming is dying, well Steam isn’t at least. Steam hit a new all-time high for concurrent users online.
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XCOM 2 Gameplay Shown During E3, Linux Port Still Really Happening
IGN with their paid-for exclusives on XCOM 2 is annoying, but we will have to make the best of what we can get here. XCOM 2 looks good in this first video, and it's getting me excited.
ARK: Survival Evolved, The Unreal Engine Survival Game Will Release On The 25th For Linux
ARK: Survival Evolved has now set an official date as the 25th of June for the release of the Linux (and Mac) versions.
Looks Like Shadow Of Mordor Won't Support AMD Graphics On Linux At Release
The Linux manual for the Shadow of Mordor port has been spotted in the wild, and it looks like it may be a sore spot for AMD gamers.
Dota 2 Reborn Announced, Dota 2 To Get Major Engine & UI Updates
This is what I have been waiting for! Dota 2 has officially announced a major engine update and a slick new UI.
GOG DRM Free Summer Sale Is Now On
Looks like GOG are getting in quick before the Steam summer sales start, and they have discounted plenty of great games.
Steam Hardware Available For Pre-order & Early Delivery
Valve has made some of the Steam Universe hardware available for pre-order and you can even get them early. This includes the Steam Controller and Steam Link.
Don't Starve Together Now Available To All Who Own Don't Starve
If you own Don't Starve you will now have access to Don't Starve Together, the standalone multiplayer version!
The Steam Hardware Survey For May Is Here, It’s Not All Doom & Gloom
Remember folks, it doesn't matter if the overall Linux percentage drops right now. There's a lot of room for errors, we have tons of games to come, and Linux is still awesome.
More Details On XCOM 2 Emerge, With Linux Support
XCOM 2 is going to be awesome, that’s pretty much a given. The annoying thing is we have to play catch up to IGN’s obviously paid for exclusivity here. IGN will be stretching it out as long as possible of course.
Valve Finally Have A Proper Refund Policy For Steam
About damn time. Valve have a history of really poor support, especially when it comes to refunds, so this is very welcome.
Sword Coast Legends, A Dungeons & Dragons RPG Announced For Linux, Day-1 Linux Release
A new high quality RPG title 'Sword Coast Legends' is now confirmed to be coming to Linux, and it's going to be a day-1 release for us.
Unity Working On A New Unified OpenGL Rendering System
Good news for those of us annoyed by the poor OpenGL performance of games built with Unity, as the Unity engine will have a unified OpenGL rendering system.
Splatter - Blood Red Edition, A Top-down Shooter With A Film-noir Style Single Player, Thoughts & Video
Splatter - Blood Red Edition is a fantastic looking top-down shooter that features a film-noir styled single-player campaign. I decided to pick it up now the developer has put up a test branch on Steam, and found it to be fantastic.
Valve's Source Engine 2 Looks To Be Coming To Dota 2 As A DLC
This is fun to see, Valve have added "Source 2 Dota 2 Content" as DLC for Dota 2. We already knew Dota 2 would be first since Valve stated it was due a big upgrade this year, but it could be soon!
Warlocks Vs Shadows, 2D Action RPG Tested On Linux, Very Promising
I’ve taken some time to take a look at Warlocks Vs Shadows which is a really great looking 2D side-scrolling action RPG. I've taken quite the liking to it too.
Siralim, A 2D RPG Roguelike Updated With Linux Support
Siralim is a crisp looking 2D RPG with Roguelike elements that has just been updated to include Linux support!
Serpent in the Staglands, A New Party-based CRPG Available On Linux, Plus Initial Thoughts
Serpent in the Staglands is a pretty interesting looking CRPG that has recently released for Linux. It actually looks a bit like the old Baldur's Gate games, but plays out quite differently.
SOMA, The New Horror From Frictional Games Due In September Day-1 For Linux, New Trailer Too
The new horror game 'SOMA' from Amnesia developer Frictional Games is due in September, and they confirmed it should be a day-1 Linux release.
Massive Planetary Annihilation Patch Released, Awesome Stuff
The big patch to Planetary Annihilation that I spoke about recently has been officially released. This makes the Linux client much more stable too.
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