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A third of Valve now working on VR, still no Linux support
A Valve developer on reddit has talked a bit about Valve and VR, and he specifically stated that a third of Valve is now working on VR. A third of Valve, yet still no Linux support.
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Buy games from G2A? You should just stop already, tinyBuild lost out on approx $450K of sales
We've had colourful discussions about G2A in our Telegram group, IRC, reddit and other places. Some people don't care and just want cheap games, but for those of you who want to support not only Linux, but gaming in general—read on.
Open source strategy game Unknown Horizons is in need of developers
Unknown Horizons, an open source strategy game that has been around for quite some time is currently in need of help.
NECROPOLIS, the third person action game from Harebrained Schemes may come to Linux
Harebrained Schemes third person action game NECROPOLIS may actually come to Linux, they say it's on their list of things to do.
Want to play the classic racer Need For Speed II SE on Linux? There's an open source engine for that
A classic racer from the 90's, Need For Speed™ II SE has an open source game engine allowing you to play it on Linux.
Thinking about buying Ballistic Overkill? Watch our Twitch session on Youtube to help you decide
A couple of us are a bit hooked on the FPS game Ballistic Overkill and we did a livestream on Twitch the other night to show it off some more. It's now on Youtube for you to laugh at us.
Script your own AI in the MMO RTS game Screeps
As far as unique ideas go, Screeps has got my attention. It claims it's an MMO RTS where you the player actually script your units AI.
The Hive, a rather good looking RTS game has Linux support
I completely missed the fact that The Hive added Linux support some time ago. It's a pretty good looking RTS game that feels a bit like playing the Zerg in Starcraft.
Resolution added to the user stats page, please update your profiles
I have done some more work on the user statistics page tonight. I have now included an option to pick your resolution. I will do a regeneration soon once a few people have added theirs so it's not blank.
What are you playing this weekend?
It's the weekend already? Oh goodie! Time to dust off that game collection you've been neglecting due to work, school, family or whatever. Tell me what you're playing and what you think to it.
Titan Quest RPG could see a Linux version in future
A developer of Titan Quest commented on their Steam page that they will be looking into Linux and Mac support. Great news, as another positively received RPG would be great for us.
Want to build a DRM free theme park? Parkitect is now on GOG with Linux support
I am totally in love with Parkitect, so many good memories of playing Theme Park on the Amiga came back when I tried it. You GOG fans can now join in the action too.
The Dwarves trailer has me cautiously excited for this fantasy role-playing game
Funded on Kickstarter, The Dwarves is from Battle Worlds: Kronos and the highly rated The Book of Unwritten Tales developer KING Art Games. This new trailer has caught my eye.
Explore an alien-infested space station in the roguelike XENOMARINE
I love everything to do with the film Aliens, so a roguelike inspired by it is a must play for me. XENOMARINE shows some early promise.
Satellite Reign now has a co-op mode called Uplink which is in beta
The very cool cyberpunk strategy game Satellite Reign now has a co-op mode named Uplink you can opt into and play with your friends.
The impressive 2D cyberpunk action-RPG Dex is now DRM free on GOG
Thanks to GOG for sending in a key to GOL, I got to try out Dex. It's a visually impressive 2D cyberpunk action-RPG.
Trinium Wars MMORPG to get Linux support
A recently released MMORPG looks like it will come to Linux the developers noted on Steam. Sounds like it's a little on the rough side.
You can now map the Steam Controller's buttons to different key presses and modes
The Steam Controller is amazing, I still love it and probably will for a long time. This new update has me in awe.
Broforce now available DRM free on GOG, it's amazing, bro
You ready bro? Broforce, probably my all time favourite platformer (yes really) is now available DRM free on GOG.
An update on Insurgency: Sandstorm, Day of Infamy and competitive play for Insurgency
Insurgency is supposed to be getting competitive features for the online play, but their UI is holding them up. They have written up a post to explain it and they talk about their new games Day of Infamy and Insurgency: Sandstorm too.
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