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Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is another Kickstarted game to delay the Linux version
In another case of Kickstarter woes, Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom a promising looking action-RPG seems to be delaying the Linux release.
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Point & click horror game STASIS now has a new Linux Beta
We've all been waiting on it for some time, but point & click horror game STASIS now has a new Linux Beta for you to check out.
RTS game 'Deadhold' could come to Linux, considering an experimental Beta
The developers of Deadhold want to support Linux and they are thinking about releasing an experimental Linux Beta.
It looks like we may be getting a Planescape Torment Enhanced Edition
Back in January Beamdog was looking for testers on a new game. Now the Planescape website has a countdown timer.
Some small site updates tonight
Just to let you know about a minor update I did tonight: You can now pick your timezone in the User Control Panel.
Humble Store has some noteworthy deals on this weekend
One thing before I go catch some rest: Humble Store are having a Square Enix sale this weekend so a few good Linux titles can be had for cheap.
Join us for the Portal 2 co-op livestream tonight at 20:30 UTC
Myself and Samsai will once again be teaming up on a livestream to tackle Portal 2 co-op. Hopefully this time he won't troll me so much, but who knows what will happen!
Adventure game 'Beat Cop' launches in a few days and it has a new trailer
Beat Cop looks fantastic, with a glorious mix of high quality pixel art and a setting inspired by 80’s cop shows. It launches on March 30th and it has a brand new trailer.
Persia & Macedon coming to Civilization VI with a double content pack and a big update
Civilization VI is to get a Spring patch with balance changes and bug fixes, but we're also getting the Persia & Macedon civilizations too.
AMD have announced 'Anvil', an MIT-licensed wrapper library for Vulkan
AMD are continuing their open source push with 'Anvil' a new MIT-licenses wrapper library for Vulkan. It's aim is to reduce the time developers spend to get a working Vulkan application.
Guns N' Boxes plans Linux support, testers requested
Guns N' Boxes a game that promised a Linux version during the Greenlight campaign is now looking to put it out after many months waiting. They've asked for willing testers to help out.
Megaquarium, a new and exciting looking simulation game about building your own aquarium
Megaquarium, a brand new announcement from the developer of Big Pharma is a rather exciting looking simulation game. It's touching something I don't remember being done before; building your own aquarium.
Day of Infamy, the WWII FPS has been fully released and is officially available for Linux
Day of Infamy is a very fun FPS from the developers of Insurgency. I've played a little while of it and found it enjoyable and now it's fully released.
Space Jammers, the nuts sci-fi top-down shooter is now on Steam (updated)
Space Jammers, a game I covered before after being impressed by the early free demo is has continued development and has now had a rather quiet Steam release. UPDATED
Survival game 'MewnBase' has come along very nicely and now has weather systems
I keep a keen eye on 'MewnBase' as it's a cute and simple survival game about a space cat trying to survive on a barren planet. It's had a few big updates recently to know about.
Kona, an eerie narrative-driven adventure game is now out on Linux, it's a bit buggy
I took a look at Kona while it was still in development, but now Kona is out I attempted a full playthrough, but I found game-breaking bugs.
You will want to force your CPU into high performance mode for Vulkan games on Linux
There's an interesting issue with certain Linux CPU governors that will actually bring down performance in Vulkan games.
Wine Staging 2.4 released
Not quite as interesting as past Wine Staging releases, but the team have put out their 2.4 release with additional work.
Wednesday Madness, a quick look at some good Linux gaming deals
Welcome to another Wednesday Madness here at GOL. Another quick look at some good deals you shouldn't pass up!
The Whispered World Special Edition is now available for Linux
The Whispered World Special Edition, a game I wished was on Linux before I reviewed Silence has been officially released today for Linux gamers.
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