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Portal 2: Desolation standalone mod gets a first proper teaser, coming to Linux
Will the cake be a lie here too? Portal 2: Desolation is an upcoming very high-quality looking mod and they have revealed the first look.
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Godot Engine hires another developer, this time for physics fun
Through 2020 it seems the free and open source game engine Godot Engine has gone from strength to strength, and they've managed to hire another developer.
The latest big free Civilization VI update is out with a slightly less annoying AI
As the last update of the year (and one we missed from last week), getting in one more turn in Civilization VI might be a little less annoying with the AI tweaks in the December patch.
Corsair open source driver and UI 'ckb-next' expands in the latest release
Have some trendy Corsair hardware and you're a Linux user? You're in luck as ckb-next is a great open source alternative to their usual Windows-only applications.
Valve tweaks Proton Experimental further to get Red Dead Online running on Linux
Proton Experimental is the new testing area where Valve and their partner CodeWeavers continue rolling out extra fixes and improvements to the Proton translation layer for Steam Play.
Plague Inc: The Cure DLC coming in early 2021 and free until COVID-19 is under control
Ready to cure the world? Ndemic Creations have released another small bit of info for Plague Inc: The Cure, the upcoming expansion to the excellent Plague Inc: Evolved.
Wine 6.0 hits a third Release Candidate with 19 bugs marked as fixed
Reaching that little bit closer towards the next major release, the Wine compatibility layer project has another Release Candidate that needs testing for Wine 6.0.
The absolutely genius Frick, Inc. from Kenney is now up on Steam
Driving trucks has probably never been this challenging before with on-screen controls, Frick, Inc. from Kenney is a fantastic idea for a game.
Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood to feature time-loops, branching stories - new trailer up
Devespresso Games (The Coma series, Vambrace: Cold Soul) have announced along with publisher Headup that their next game Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood will enter Early Access in February 2021.
War Thunder gets another major upgrade with the Hot Tracks update
Are you ready for another major update to the Dagor Engine 6.0 used in War Thunder? As the Hot Tracks update is rolling out across the battlefields.
Upcoming fighting game Fraymakers is a massive success on Kickstarter
McLeodGaming, creators of the popular Super Smash Flash 2, have successfully funded Fraymakers on Kickstarter with Linux support confirmed and it was a big campaign for them.
The Mistwoods Update is up for Dota 2 - new hero Hoodwink plus Aghanim’s Shard for all
Oh no, I feel like I'm going to get sucked into Dota 2 again and lose another 500 hours. The Mistwoods Update has gone live and it's a major one with the new hero Hoodwink.
Kerbal Space Program 1.11 is out with an EVA Construction Mode
A little repair and reconstruction while doing a space walk? That's now a thing in the latest free expansion to the spaceship building simulation game Kerbal Space Program.
AWS are now funding Blender development for three years
Another surprise for 2020! Blender has pulled in yet another major company to help fund their awesome free and open source 3D creation suite.
Wasteland 3 now available on Linux from inXile Entertainment
inXile Entertainment have today officially released Wasteland 3 for Linux (and macOS), following on from their successful Fig campaign in 2016 and Windows release in August 2020.
The Humble Winter Indie Mix Bundle is live with Deponia, Butcher, Armello
Yet another chance for you to pick up a selection of great games with the Humble Winter Indie Mix Bundle.
Total War: WARHAMMER II - The Twisted & The Twilight now available on Linux
Two weeks after the original Windows supported release, Total War: WARHAMMER II - The Twisted & The Twilight is now available for the Linux port.
Sublime indie racer art of rally has a big content update out with ghost cars
art of rally is an astonishingly good racing game from the creator of Absolute Drift, and it just recently had a first major content upgrade that's available now.
WWII fantasy tactical-battler Broken Lines has an undead invasion in a free expansion
Ready to face the horde? WWII fantasy tactics battler Broken Lines has a big free update out now focusing on the rising dead giving you an all-new way to play.
Story-based casual life sim Everafter Falls is fully funded and on the way to Linux
Developer SquareHusky has managed to have their upcoming casual life sim Everafter Falls funded on Kickstarter, so that's another wonderful looking game coming our way.
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