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The 'Old World' update for ScourgeBringer adds a whole new realm

By Liam Dawe,
From the developers of NeuroVoider which also supports Linux, ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer that's seriously fun and it's had a huge upgrade.

GOG have a 'Grand RPG Sale' going on with tons of good games going cheap

By Liam Dawe,
DRM-free store GOG have today launched a Grand RPG Sale and they've filled their store full of sales on some top RPGs, from smaller indie titles to big hitters.

Ron Gilbert, developer of Thimbleweed Park is switching to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Ron Gilbert is a name most in the game industry will know from the likes of Thimbleweed Park, and earlier works like The Cave while at Double Fine and they were even the producer on my all-time favourite RTS Total Annihilation. It appears Gilbert is attempting to switch to Linux.

Mixing together Minesweeper with a roguelite, DemonCrawl is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Therefore Games have announced that their popular roguelite puzzler DemonCrawl is coming to Linux, and it's currently in Beta with a release due in a few weeks.

Looks like Steam is getting a 'Playtest' feature for some developers

By Liam Dawe,
Valve are always upgrading the Steam store and it appears another new feature has begun rolling out, at least in a limited form with official playtests.

3D rail shooter 'Ex-Zodiac' is a Kickstarter success and coming to Linux PC

By Liam Dawe,
With inspiration coming from classics like Star Fox, the in-development 3D rail shooter 'Ex-Zodiac' managed to get quite a bit of funding with the Kickstarter now complete.

Strange Brigade, Sniper Elite 4 and SUPERHOT: MCD coming to Stadia

By Liam Dawe,
Google have confirmed even more games coming to Stadia, their Linux-powered game streaming service that works on Linux in a Chromium / Chrome browser.

You can now get the enhanced SpaceChem Community Edition on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
SpaceChem, the classic Zachtronics design-based puzzle game not only got a sweet update recently to improve the tech behind the game, it's also now super easy to grab the updated community version.

Wonderful adventure game Jenny LeClue - Detectivu is now fully voiced

By Liam Dawe,
Originally launching in September 2019 after a successful Kickstarter campaign, the mystery adventure Jenny LeClue - Detectivu just got a huge upgrade.

Free to play sandbox MMO 'Wurm Online' has launched on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Something of a classic, the free to play survival MMO 'Wurm Online' that originally launched in 2012 is now available to play on Steam.

What play button have you been clicking on lately?

By Liam Dawe,
Oh, hey! We didn't miss the weekend this time. Time for another community chat and giving out your latest recommendations.

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.

Cooler Master are doing a slick Kickstarter-exclusive Raspberry Pi 4 case

By Liam Dawe,
Need a good sturdy case for your favourite little mini-PC? Cooler Master think they have something that will interest you with the Cooler Master Pi Case 40.

Prepare to get your feet wet in the latest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive maps

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update is out and Valve has done some map rotations to keep it all fresh. Prepare to get your feet wet.

Werewolf: The Apocalypse releases in Q4 2020 with a new trailer, confirmed for Linux PC

By Liam Dawe,
Today, July 24, Different Tales and Walkabout have confirmed that Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest will be launching in Q4 2020 with a brief new trailer.

Orcs Must Die! 3 on Stadia is a vibrant and thoroughly entertaining romp

By Liam Dawe,
Orcs Must Die! 3, a hybrid of tower defense and third-person action set in a slightly silly fantasy world from Robot Entertainment with publishing by Stadia Games and Entertainment is a huge amount of fun.

Puzzle Explorers: A Tangledeep Story announced and now on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
Puzzle Explorers: A Tangledeep Story is the next game from Impact Gameworks, set in the same world as the great Tangledeep dungeon crawler they've gone for something quite different.

Ova Magica blends Harvest Moon, Stardew Valley and Pokemon in the tech demo

By Liam Dawe,
Currently available as a tech demo with the developer needing feedback, Ova Magica looks like a promising start of a new casual sim blending lots of different gameplay features.

Unity 2020.1 game engine released, Unity acquires the Bolt visual scripting asset

By Liam Dawe,
Unity Technologies have released the latest version of the Unity game engine with Unity 2020.1 with lots of new features and bug fixes included.

No 10nm-based Intel CPUs for desktop users until 2021, 7nm-based CPUs delayed

By Liam Dawe,
Seems Intel are not having the best of times with their CPU tech lately. Not only have they been through waves of security issues, they're continuing to struggle to move to smaller processing nodes.