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Mighty No. 9 has its SteamOS icon back, not yet playable
The action platformer Mighty No. 9 looks like it has its SteamOS icon back, but looking at reports it's not yet playable on Linux.
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American Truck Simulator 1.4 in open beta
American Truck Simulator now has an open beta (for owners) for version 1.4 which adds several new features.
Absolute Drift: Zen Edition is now available for Linux on Steam
Absolute Drift: Zen Edition is the free big update for the simple 2D drifting game Absolute Drift and it's now out.
CRYENGINE is planning to add in Vulkan support around October for the 5.3 release
CRYENGINE, the other major game engine is adding in Vulkan support in their 5.3 release due in October.
Shadow Warrior 2 has another new gameplay video if you didn't see it already
Shadow Warrior 2 is certainly looking like it's going to be awesome. The first one was beautifully brutal and this looks no different.
Tower 57, a modern take on what made AMIGA top down shooter games cool
Tower 57, developed by Pixwerk and being published by 11 bit studios is aiming to recapture the glory days of the AMIGA. Well, it has my interest on that alone.
N++ a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer confirmed for Linux
N++ a simple, fast-paced, momentum-based platformer has been confirmed by the developers as being on it's way to Linux.
Slime Rancher is another Linux game you should let your kids try if you haven't already
Along with trying my son out with Putt-Putt, another one I tried to great success is Slime Rancher and it's awesome.
Spacewars: Interstellar Empires, a turn-based tactical strategy MMO is coming to Linux this December
Need a new MMO in your life? Spacewars: Interstellar Empires is a turn-based tactical strategy MMO that will go into Early Access in December. Linux supported included as standard.
Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon, an excellent Linux & SteamOS game for kids
Today was another typical British summers day (rain), so I decided to pick up Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon and it has impressed me.
Master an angry mob in Okhlos, now on Linux with some thoughts thrown in
Okhlos is another new released that was provided to me by GOG, I tried it properly tonight during the livestream and sadly it isn't all that good.
Arch users have a kernel available that will allow AMDGPU and the PRO driver on older cards
GOL user nauticalnexus has put up a Linux Kernel for Arch users that will allow you to use AMDGPU and AMDGPU PRO on older AMD cards.
Want to be notified when your favourite livestreamers go live directly on your desktop? Got some tools for that
The excellent OMG! Ubuntu! website has discovered a few nifty Linux desktop applications that will help you get notified when your favourite streamers go live. Handy if you follow our livestreams that's for sure.
FEZ has a massive 1.2 update that switches out MonoGame for FNA & SDL2
Ethan Lee is at it again, the hit indie platformer FEZ has released the big 1.2 update that ditches MonoGame for FNA.
Join me for another weekly Linux Gaming livestream tonight at around 7:35 UTC
Tonight is the night, another one of our weekly livestreams showcasing some newer Linux games! Tonight's selection is beautiful.
Motorsport Manager can now be pre-purchased on Steam with Linux support
The very cool looking Motorsport Manager game where you run your own F1 team is now available to pre-purchase on Steam.
Have you seen ChromaGun? A first-person puzzler inspired by portal, but with paint
The developer of ChromaGun sent in a copy of the game for me to test out and while I found the idea rather cool, shooting paint around to solve puzzles it does have major issues on Linux.
The game store itch is making it easier for developers who run Kickstarter campaigns and email improvements
itch is once again leading the way in innovative features for developers. They have announced new featured for developers who run Kickstarter campaigns and new email features to send messages to specific groups of purchases.
Monsters and Monocles, a new co-op top down shooter enters Early Access, some early thoughts
Come in, have a cup of tea to replenish that mind and let me tell you about Monsters and Monocles a stylish new co-op shooter that’s now available for Linux.
A reason for poor performance on AMD plus Mesa has been found and a patch is in progress
Marek Olšák has recently sent word to the AMD mailing list that they have found a reason for some games performing poorly using Mesa. Another developer noted that a patch is already in progress.
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