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The DRM free store GOG are running a big sale right now, which will run until the 27th. There's plenty on offer!
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Ittle Dew 2, the Zelda-like action and adventure game released day-1 on Linux
Ittle Dew 2 is a Zelda-like action and adventure game from Ludosity that is now available on Linux, thanks to the day-1 release.
Planetary Annihilation: TITANS massive patch released, with multi-threading goodness
Planetary Annihilation: TITANS has been revived and then some. This massive new patch focuses on performance and turns it up to max.
The Linux & SteamOS port of Killing Floor 2 has been put on hold, it needs a developer
I hate to be the bringer of bad news, but the Linux & SteamOS port of Killing Floor 2 has been put on hold. Although, it's not all doom and gloom.
Worms W.M.D will be getting cross-platform multiplayer, beta starts on Friday
Good news, Worms W.M.D is to gain cross-platform multiplayer and the developers have announced an open beta for owners of the game will start on Friday.
Total War: WARHAMMER Linux specifications announced for the release tomorrow, Mesa supported for AMD
Total War: WARHAMMER comes to Linux tomorrow and it’s good news for AMD GPU users as Mesa will be officially supported on normal Linux distributions, but not on SteamOS.
Steam's Autumn sale to begin soon, date also leaked for the Winter sale
Keep your wallets close, as the next major Steam sale will be happening soon. As usual, someone has leaked the dates.
Ghostlords, a turn-based RPG about capturing ghosts set in a ruined Great Britain
Well this game certainly came out of nowhere, Ghostlords is a turn-based RPG set in a ruined Great Britain where you capture ghosts. Being a brit myself, I had to try it.
Fiery Disaster, a simple Tower Defence game now available for Linux
I love Tower Defence games, so I'm always will to give a new one a go. Fiery Disaster mixes the genre up a bit, as you don't actually place any towers.
The itch app has a new major version, still as slick as ever
If you're a fan of the games store itch like me, you may want to know about the latest update to their open source client.
Ultimate General: Civil War, the tactical war-game will come to Linux
The developers of the tactical war-game Ultimate General: Civil War have stated that there will be a Linux version.
Alien: Isolation – The Collection is currently rather cheap on the official Feral store
If you still haven't picked up Alien: Isolation, now is a good time. Feral Interactive have the game on sale on their official store. Alien: Isolation – The Collection includes all the DLC too, so it's a pretty good deal.
Unity bugs are holding back 'Syndrome' from coming to Linux
Syndrome, a good-looking sci-fi survival horror was supposed to come to Linux at release, but it seems Unity is holding it back with bugs.
Nvidia 375.20 stable driver released, increases OpenGL shader cache size and more
The latest Nvidia driver 375.20 is now available. The interesting change is that it increases the OpenGL shader cache size, which may help with games like Deus Ex Mankind Divided on Linux.
Join me tonight for the usual Friday Linux gaming livestream at 8PM UTC
It's Friday! Friday, Friday FRIDAY. That means it's time to play games with the community and chat away.
Some early thoughts on ‘CrossCode’, an Early Access 2D action RPG set in the distant future
I’ve held off on ‘CrossCode’ for quite a while, as it looked so promising I wanted to give it time to mature before taking a look. This Early Access retro-inspired action RPG is quite something now.
The Vulkan API spec has been updated again, now at its 34th revision since release
Is Vulkan going to be the saviour of Linux gaming? I have no idea, but the spec is being updated regularly to solve all sorts of issues. It's now on it's 34th revision since release.
Feral Interactive are requesting that Canonical get Mesa updates into an official PPA
With Mesa coming along rather nicely in the latest releases, Feral Interactive are requesting that Canonical push out Mesa updates to their official graphics driver PPA to help Feral officially support Mesa in their Linux ports.
A quick video on SC Controller's new gestures feature, the standalone UI and driver for the Steam Controller
SC Controller is really awesome! It's a standalone UI and driver for the Steam Controller. It was pointed out to me that it has a new gestures feature and I was asked to do a video. Here's a quick look at this fun new feature.
EVERSPACE, the gorgeous looking space shooter does look more positive for Linux now
We recently wrote about how EVERSPACE was looking a bit iffy on it coming to Linux, but it seems it was a case of miscommunication.
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