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Blue June is an upcoming 2.5D story-driven adventure game

By Liam Dawe,
Blending together elements of 3D and 2D games, the upcoming story-driven adventure Blue June looks good.

Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) rolls out to everyone and it works on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
We now have yet another serious entry into cloud gaming / game streaming with Microsoft formally launching Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) for everyone with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and it works out of the box on Linux.

The KenShape and Asset Forge tools from Kenney both got enhancements in new releases

By Liam Dawe,
KenShape is a tool to create 3D models from 2D pixel art which is really clever, while Asset Forge allows you to create 3D models from various parts.

The TUXEDO Stellaris 15 laptop launches with Intel and AMD options

By Liam Dawe,
Here we are again, TUXEDO continuing to roll out new models to try and capture Linux users attention and the latest with the TUXEDO Stellaris 15 sounds pretty great.

Linux Kernel 5.13 rolls out with early Apple M1 support

By Liam Dawe,
Another Linux Kernel release is out now with Linux 5.13 bringing with it, amongst plenty of other things, initial and early support for the new Apple M1 chip.

Unvanquished gets a small bug-fix release for graphical issues and a Flatpak

By Liam Dawe,
Unvanquished, the free and open source humans vs aliens strategic shooter had another update recently, although mostly a cleaning up build from the recent big release.

After the recent patches, Team Fortress 2 hit an all-time high

By Liam Dawe,
It's been a long road for Valve fighting against bots in Team Fortress 2 but it looks like the community has been overall quite happy with the latest changes.

There's now a Debian User Repository in the style of the Arch User Repository

By Liam Dawe,
Are you on Debian and keep missing packages or want some of the latest applications on top of your stable system? Say hello to the brand new Debian User Repository in the style of the Arch User Repository.

Near, the creator of bsnes, higan and more has died

By Liam Dawe,
The highly respected developer known as Near, creator of emulators like bsnes, higan and more has died.

Talking point: what have you been playing recently?

By Liam Dawe,
It's coming to the end of another week so let's all catch up in the comments about what you've been playing recently.

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates

By gamingonlinux,
This is your once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month.

A busy weekend ahead perhaps? Steam Play Proton 6.3-5 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Valve announced the latest version of the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer is out now with 6.3-5. Update - 26/06/21: Proton Experimental also saw an update.

GOG are giving away the Shadowrun Trilogy for 72 hours

By Liam Dawe,
Time to grab some really good RPGs here as GOG are giving away the whole Shadowrun Trilogy for 72 hours.

Kathy Rain: Director's Cut will have 50% off if you own the original plus new trailer

By Liam Dawe,
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is looking really slick and with the release coming later this year, we now know you will pay quite a bit less if you owned the original.

The customization update for drilling-survival game Volcanoids looks magnificent

By Liam Dawe,
Volcanoids is like a dream game for steampunk base-building fans that blends in survival shooter game mechanics and now there's a whole lot more to do in it.

Kerbal Space Program 1.12 "On Final Approach" is the last major update out now

By Liam Dawe,
Celebrating 10 years since the first public version of Kerbal Space Program became available, version 1.12 "On Final Approach" is out now to finish it off.

The 'Wooting two HE' sounds like a great analog RGB keyboard to keep an eye on

By Liam Dawe,
After the success of their first two models, hardware vendor Wooting is currently creating the 'Wooting two HE' - a new full-size analog keyboard with incredibly accurate sounding keys.

Little Red Dog Games say there's "no reason not to" do Linux versions of games

By Liam Dawe,
Little Red Dog Games developer of Precipice, Deep Sixed and Rogue State Revolution spoke in an interview with Linux hardware vendor System76 about developing games on and for Linux.

Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos gets a big update and exits Early Access on August 25

By Liam Dawe,
Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos, the modern reimagining of the classic roguelike from Assemble Entertainment version 0.9.0 is up as the "Combat Update" and it's set to leave Early Access on August 25.

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS gets a new series of Fusion Updates

By Liam Dawe,
For a while now the newer team who have kept Planetary Annihilation: TITANS alive have been gradually updating the game as part of the "Unicorn" series, which they say is now over and it's time for Fusion.