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Chivalry: Medieval Warfare To Begin Linux Port Testing

By Guest,
Everyone who owns Chivalry should now have access to the Linux and OS X versions. Currently you will need to switch to a Beta branch to access this, the "linuxtesting" branch (for both OS X and Linux).

Shadowrun: Hong Kong, A New Game & Kickstarter From Harebrained Schemes

By Liam Dawe,
Fans of the previous Shadowrun games have flocked like mad sheep to the new Shadowrun: Hong Kong Kickstarter, and while writing it was funded.

Egosoft's X Rebirth Actively Being Ported To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Egosoft have been detailing their porting X Rebirth to Linux with a series of forum posts. It's good to see them be open about it, and we look forward to testing it out.

The Dark Inside Me, A 2.5D Unique 3rd Person Point & Click Psychological Horror

By Akçay Karaazmak,
The Dark Inside Me is a 2.5D unique 3rd person point & click psychological horror adventure game based on a dynamic scenario.

Drift Stage, A Modern Take On The Classic Arcade Racer, On Kickstarter And Has A Linux Demo

By Orkultus,
I found this pretty awesome arcade racing game while i was browsing through Kickstarter and i wanted to share it. I am glad to see another racing game coming to Linux, since our supply of racing games is a bit short. It is fully funded, and greenlit!

Western Digital Green HDD, How To Stop Them Dying On You

By Skully,
This is an unusual post for this site, but I feel it is very important for as many Linux users too see as possible, to try and save them from HDD replacements and data loss.

C4 Engine Drops Linux Support, Developer Says Linux Is Inferior

By Liam Dawe,
Oh boy, I do love a good rant from a developer. This time it's the C4 engine dropping Linux support (honestly, how many of you have even heard of C4?).

AirMech Has A New Linux Build That Should Run For More Gamers

By Liam Dawe,
The good news is that it runs for me, as opposed to the previous build not working. This is due to them building the game with the Steam Runtime, so it should work across all distributions now!

Unvanquished, The Open Source FPS & Strategy Game Has A New Release

By Liam Dawe,
Unvanquished alpha 35 was released recently, so for fans of open source games this is pretty good news. It's one of the most interesting looking open source games around.

Torchlight II Has Even More Positive Signs For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
We recently wrote about the likelihood of seeing Torchlight II on Linux, well it looks even more close now thanks to new information.

Gates Of Horizon, A Space MMO

By Orestes,
Gates of Horizon is a new space MMORPG that was released recently, it is developed with Unity3D and already has a client for Linux (and Mac and Windows as well of course) it is also about to release its Android and iOS clients soon.

AirMech, A Free 2 Play MOBA Looking For Linux Testing

By Liam Dawe,
AirMech is a fun and free 2 play MOBA that has a Linux test build out now, but the developers want to know if it's worth doing it.

Banished Survival & City Building Sim Is Being Ported To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Banished is the harsh city building and survival simulation that the developer had always planned to port to Linux, but it looks like it's about to happen now.

Steam Hardware Survey For December 2014

By Metallinatus,
Here's the latest Steam Hardware survey for December 2014, and Linux actually increased, but not by a lot.

Always Sometimes Monsters 2D Adventure Now On Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Always Sometimes Monsters has officially launched on Linux today, so we can all join in on the hype and see what all the fuss is about in this 2D story based adventure game.

Big Pharma, A Mix Of Business Sim & Logistics Puzzles Should See A Linux Version

By Liam Dawe,
Want to become the head of a Pharmaceutical Conglomerate? Well, your wish may be granted! We spoke to the developer who had encouraging words.

Toki Tori: The Cheapest Game on Steam

By Chris Were,
What kind of game can you expect for the price of a candy bar? Today I aim to answer that very question as I purchase and play the cheapest game available for Linux on Steam.

The Wine Development Release 1.7.34 Is Now Available.

By sobkas,
Wine development team was able to produce a new experimental release today. 1.7.34 bringing many new features and as many as 63 bugfixes.

Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders Air Combat Game Released For Linux, Our Thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders is a reasonable looking air combat sim that has recently released for Linux, so we decided to take a look and see how many times we get fragged.

Cognition & Moebius Linux Ports Started As Developer Updates Unity

By Liam Dawe,
Cognition & Moebius are two games from Phoenix Online Studios that are due to get their Linux versions.