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Debian Linux is planning a gaming-focused event online in November

By Liam Dawe,
With more people using Linux for gaming, certain distributions are waking up to this and making their own plans to improve and it looks like Debian is next.

Check out the first gameplay from Amnesia: Rebirth

By Liam Dawe,
Frictional Games are getting ready to scare the heck out of us again, with the release of Amnesia: Rebirth approaching there's some proper gameplay up now.

Humble Choice for October is up with all 12 games for Premium and Classic subs

By Liam Dawe,
Another month and so the next set of Humble Choice games have arrived. This time, Humble are giving all 12 games to subscribers at Premium and Classic levels.

Scream Fortress XII has arrived for Team Fortress 2, new all-time high player count

By Liam Dawe,
Halloween is approaching and so what's left of the Team Fortress 2 team have updated the game with the new Scream Fortress XII event.

Go on a journey to find riches in Silk Roads: Caravan Kings out now

By Liam Dawe,
Silk Roads: Caravan Kings is a merchant simulator set on the Medieval Silk Roads during the time of Marco Polo.

Farming and creature battler Ova Magica gains an impressive new tech demo

By Liam Dawe,
A little farming, a little egg hatching and perhaps a battle or two? That's on the cards today with Ova Magic, which has a fresh tech demo available to try.

System76 are doing some serious magic with Pop!_OS and Auto Tiling

By Liam Dawe,
With the release back in April of Pop!_OS 20.04, the distribution made by hardware vendor System76, it came with an impressive Auto Tiling feature that System76 continue expanding.

Senscape show true dedication with ASYLUM, fixing issues with Unreal Engine and Linux

By Liam Dawe,
ASYLUM is an upcoming supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute.

Cosmic Frontier: Override now has its open source Kestrel Game Engine online

By Liam Dawe,
Cosmic Frontier: Override is the upcoming remaster of the classic Escape Velocity Override, and just as the team behind it promised during the Kickstarter - the game engine is now open source.

Dynamic physics swinging-platformer Crumble gets a final trailer

By Liam Dawe,
Crumble is an upcoming 3D platformer where you control a happy little ball-face, rolling around and using your hilarious long tongue to swing across platforms and it looks brilliant.

Chaotic co-op game Overcooked! 2 gets another great free content expansion

By Liam Dawe,
After something to play this weekend? How about trying out some more Overcooked! 2, the completely chaotic multiplayer cooking game.

Competitive couch party game 'Unspottable' to release October 22 - demo gains a new level

By Liam Dawe,
Couch party game Unspottable is now confirmed to be releasing on Steam on October 22, and they recently expanded the demo again with a new level.

The GamingOnLinux Podcast returns, in a special Co-Op News Punch episode

By Liam Dawe,
It's been a long time since a GamingOnLinux Podcast and we're coming back, with quite a different style to what we were doing before.

Unity Technologies announce 'Open Projects', building games in Unity that are open source

By Liam Dawe,
This is brilliant! Unity Technologies creators of the Unity game engine, which is ridiculously popular with indie developers, have started a series of open source game development projects.

Block-matching puzzle battler 'Aloof' has a demo up ahead of the Steam Festival

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired in parts by Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo and Puyo Puyo Tetris with its own unique spin on block-matching battles, Aloof has a demo up now.

Funny physics-based goblin-slaying puzzler 'Sword Slinger' is out on October 20

By Liam Dawe,
Sword Slinger is a unique physics-based puzzle game about slaying goblins by controlling a sword with magical behaviours. You'll combine chains of magical behaviours together to create complex and original solutions.

Economic management tower-defense puzzler 'Rip Them Off' is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Rip Them Off is a fresh puzzle game that in a small way resembles tower defence, with you trying to make as much money from people passing by as you can.

Dying Light - Hellraid gets its first major post-release update with Lord Hector's Demise

By Liam Dawe,
Lord Hector's Demise is the name of the first major free update to Dying Light - Hellraid, the dungeon-crawling DLC for the open-world zombie smasher from Techland.

Zombie Panic! Source gets a huge overhaul with Linux support really soon

By Liam Dawe,
After being in Beta for quite some time now, the team behind Zombie Panic! Source are almost ready to push out the big overhaul with Linux support into the stable version for everyone.

Steam has a Digital Tabletop Festival starting October 21

By Liam Dawe,
Love your digital adaptions of board games, or those that got turned into some form of real-life board game? Well, Valve are going to run a festival dedicated to all that.