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Dex, A Side-scrolling Open-world RPG Now On Linux
Dex is a beautiful looking side-scrolling RPG from Dreadlocks Ltd that has just landed on Linux. It's currently in Early Access, so remember to watch out for those bugs!
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Calling All Web Designers, We Need A New Look
To be honest: I suck at any form of design. GamingOnLinux is in need of a super web guru to make a new look for us, so could that be you?
Survival Game Rust Now Using The Experimental Branch By Default
The developers behind the hit survival game Rust have been hard at work on their next-generation branch and it is now the default. It brings a lot of changes with it.
New Patch Out For The MOBA Strife, Featuring Three New Heroes
Strife is the new MOBA from S2 Games that's free to play. They are quickly adding to the game and this patch is no different with three new heroes to try out.
Civilization: Beyond Earth New Game-play Trailer
As if we didn't have enough to look forward to a wild Civilization: Beyond Earth game-play trailer appears! It's super effective!
Counter Strike: Global Offensive Updated, Improves Linux Stability
Counter Strike: Global Offensive was recently released for Linux gamers to much fanfare, but the client was a little on the flaky side. Thankfully as we know Valve support their games very well and have just put out a new update to improve it for us.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel opens up for pre-orders and aims for a same-day Linux release!
Borderlands: The Pre-sequel has not only opened up pre-orders for Linux, but it seems it will have a same-day Linux release. This follows on from the fact that Borderlands 2 has just received a Linux release.
Borderlands 2 Released For Linux With A Sale
The day has landed folks. Borderlands 2 is now officially available for Linux and it brings us some excellent FPS action.
Cosmochoria Released For Linux In Early Access, It's Fun
Cosmochoria is a funny little game that puts you in the space-suit of little naked cartoon cosmonaut who jet packs around space.
Tesla Breaks the World! Released For Linux
Tesla Breaks the World! A platformer that mixes puzzles, adventure and Nikola Tesla into a mixed bag of gameplay.
Neverending Nightmares Released For Linux
Neverending Nightmares is a black and white psychological horror that looks pretty awesome. It's another game to come out from being crowdfunded, woo!
A Roundup Of The Last Weeks Linux Gaming
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!
The Sunday Gaming Section, Linux Gaming From Around The Web
Here is some Sunday reading for you from other gaming sites across the internet. Not much generally happens on a Sunday and we use it as a catch-up day here, so hopefully this will be a regular article.
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition Now In Beta For Linux, Finally
It took longer than we ever hoped, but Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is finally in opt-in beta for Linux.
Hearthlands City Builder Has A Massive Update
We only introduced you to Hearthlands a few days ago, but it already has a whopper of an update release to make it even more interesting. Hearthlands is a game much like Settlers, Majesty and Pharaoh.
Interstellar Marines FPS Releases A Huge Update, Now Includes Co-op Play
The Interstellar Marines developers have been very busy and this new update is bloody huge. It includes the first co-op level and it's quite big.
A Message From John Byrne Of AMD & A Survey
We have come across a message from John Byrne at AMD and a survey for Linux users to speak up on how they are performing.
Achron, A Time Travelling RTS Has Been Updated
Achron was big news when it originally came out due to real-time time travel in the game, and it still looks cool even now.
Prison Architect Alpha 25 Released, Massive Update
Prison Architect is probably one of the best indie games around for strategy/sim fans. This new update introduces prisoner reputation, protective custody and much more.
Skyforge MMO May Support Linux In Future
Skyforge a rather interesting looking free to play MMO has addressed questions relating to the possibility of a Linux port.
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