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Tower of Time has a new update out to upgrade the graphics and more

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2017

Tower of Time, the Early Access RPG that mixes in real time combat has a fresh update out to overhaul the style of the game.

Dying Light's free 'Content Drop #1' update is here with new weapons

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2017

Need more ways to kill the infected? Dying Light's free 'Content Drop #1' is now available with brand new weapons and more.

Singleplayer FPS 'Ravenfield' adds custom weapon support

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2017

The indie singleplayer FPS 'Ravenfield' has a new release out, which adds in custom weapon support, with an overhaul to the loadout UI.

Football Manager 2018's new tactics screen revealed

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2017

Football Manager 2018 looks like it's shaping up to be a really great release. They're slowly giving out new details and now we have info on the new tactics screen.

OpenRA has been updated with more Dune 2000 missions and plenty more

By Liam Dawe, 14 Oct 2017

OpenRA, the fantastic open source game engine to run games like Red Alert, Command & Conquer and Dune 2000 has a new release today.

Hell Warders, a mixture of action and tower defense that may come to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 14 Oct 2017

The developer of Hell Warders, a mixture of action and tower defense has said that the game should be on Linux in future.

Wine 2.19 Released

By Liam Dawe, 14 Oct 2017

The latest Wine development release 2.19 is now available with various improvements, enhancements and bug fixes.

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Humble Bundle has been acquired by IGN

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2017

This is rather unsettling to see, Humble Bundle has now officially joined with the massive media site IGN.

The developers of Solus are hoping to improve Linux gaming with snaps and their Linux Steam Integration

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2017

The Solus distribution developers are a clever bunch, with their Linux Steam Integration software package and snaps, they are hoping to "relieve the pressure on distributions for supporting gaming".

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It took them a long time, but GOG now have Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2017

Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers released with Linux support years ago, but it's taken until now for GOG to add the Linux version.

Helicopter combat game 'Heliborne' has left Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2017

We don't see many games like this on Linux at all, so it's great to see the helicopter combat game Heliborne release in full.

Forgotten Lore is another free trading card game with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2017

In the mood for another trading card game? Forgotten Lore is another free option and it seems reasonably interesting.

Here's a way to fix the broken water in ARK: Survival Evolved on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2017

The water in ARK: Survival Evolved is broken on certain maps, instead of water you see some horrible plain brown texture. It seems the developers have finally acknowledged it and here's a temp fix.

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KING Art Games have a new Kickstarter for Shakes & Fidget, a comedy adventure game

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2017

Love your adventure games? It seems KING Art Games are developing a new one called Shakes & Fidget which is on Kickstarter.

Amazon Lumberyard game engine is no longer going to support Linux, not enough demand

By Liam Dawe, 12 Oct 2017

A reader pointed out that the FAQ for the Amazon Lumberyard game engine no longer lists Linux support, so I reached out to Amazon to see what's going on.