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Be ready to flap your wings and grind that pole as SkateBIRD launches August 12
During IGN's Summer of Gaming recently, it was announced that SkateBIRD shall be launching across various different platforms together on August 12.
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OpenMW 0.47.0 for Morrowind is coming with a Release Candidate available
Want to play more of the classic The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind? OpenMW is your friend. This free and open source game engine reimplementation has a new build that needs testing.
The fantastic Linux gaming overlay MangoHud has a new version out
MangoHud, the all in one solution to show off various performance metrics for Linux gaming, has a brand new version out now with more options.
Humble are giving away Surviving Mars for the next 72 hours
Need another game? How about a free copy of the colony building game Surviving Mars? You can get it free for 72 hours from Humble Bundle as of today.
Encased, a sci-fi post-apocalyptic RPG to release this 'Fall' with a Linux version
Dark Crystal Games have announced that Encased, their sci-fi post-apocalyptic RPG is going to release in full sometime this "Fall" and it will come with the Linux version.
We'll finally get to see what Death Trash is like with a demo for the Steam Next Fest
Six years in the making, with an incredibly detailed visual style that mixes high quality (and often gruesome) painting with pixel-art, Death Trash is getting a demo real soon.
Loria, a classic inspired RTS is now permanently free
It's Free Game Friday! You can now grab a copy of Loria completely free to keep, as the team has now moved onto their next game with them helping develop the upcoming RTS Liquidation.
What we want to see from the possible SteamPal handheld from Valve
You've all seen the rumours by now, and apparent confirmation from Ars that Valve has been working on the SteamPal, a Linux powered handheld that could be released this year. Here's a short list of what we want from it.
Valheim roadmap update, Hearth & Home due 'Q3 2021' and we know some of what's coming
While it's disappointing that it's going to be a while before seeing the big Hearth & Home update for Valheim, the reasoning can't be argued with and we at least now know some of what will come.
Liquidation is a new tactical RTS that looks and feels a bit like classic Dawn of War
Dawn of War is that you? Not quite but LIQUIDATION signals the return of some gameplay found in the older titles and it's looking really great.
Cyberpunk speedrunning platformer Aeon Drive looks slick and will come to Linux
Feeling the need for speed? Cyberpunk speedrunning platformer Aeon Drive from 2Awesome Studio looks really smooth and the developer has confirmed Linux support plans.
Subsoap released an overhauled Faerie Alchemy with Linux support
Subsoap, developer of the popular Faerie Solitaire series and more has released a brand new overhaul of the classic Match 3 game Faerie Alchemy along with Linux support.
Online sandbox adventure Elteria Adventures gets a huge overhaul and opens up a Playtest
Want to try what could potential end up as the next big thing? Elteria Adventures is an upcoming creative online sandbox adventure game and they're accepting testers on Steam through the Playtest feature.
Awesome pixel-art RTS The Fertile Crescent gets animals, waypoints and better performance
I will never miss an opportunity to mention The Fertile Crescent, a quality indie RTS with some wonderful pixel-art work that feels like a retro Age of Empires.
Jackbox Games turned Champ'd Up into a physical card game with your drawings
The Jackbox Party Pack 7 has a game called Champ'd Up, a game where you draw cards to play and now it's being turned into a real physical card game where you use your own drawings.
NVIDIA driver 470 for Linux to include support for async reprojection
Seems like NVIDIA are going all-out for the upcoming 470 driver series for Linux. As they've stated that finally async reprojection will be supported on Linux.
Season of Pride sales are live, ahead of a full month of livestreams in July
Season of Pride, the new and more internationally inclusive name for Summer of Pride due to different hemispheres, has a few sales live right now with a lot of livestreams planned for July.
Frogun is a 'PS1/N64 era styled platformer' where your grappling hook is a Frog
Giving some high marks for some hilarious originality here overall, Frogun looks delightfully charming as a "PS1/N64 era styled platformer" with a great style.
Piepacker goes Open Beta, play retro games online with friends in a browser tab
Piepacker is something we previewed recently, a game streaming / cloud gaming service designed around retro games that enables you to seamlessly play online with others. It's now in Open Beta.
GOG are doing an early Summer Sale that's now live
Prefer your games in a DRM-free download direct from the website? GOG are here to provide with a huge early Summer Sale with thousands going cheaps.
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