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Jon Shafer's At the Gates to finally release next month, with Linux support

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After nearly seven years of development, the strategy game Jon Shafer's At the Gates is going to release next month with Linux support.

Rocket League updated with progression tweaks and a second Rocket Pass

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Rocket League, the insanely addictive rocket-powered sports game from Psyonix, Inc. has a few important tweaks released along with the second Rocket Pass.

HEARTBEAT, a monster-filled RPG looks really sweet and it's getting a Linux version

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While it may not arrive for Linux at release, the developer of the sweet looking RPG HEARTBEAT has confirmed their intention to do a Linux build.

The developer of the retro FPS 'DUSK' has confirmed a Linux build is on the way

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While we knew DUSK would be getting a Linux version, it's always good to see confirmation that's up to date and positive.

The Odd Realm to enter Early Access on Steam with Linux support in January

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The Odd Realm, the simulation game where you will lead a group of settlers to a new home is coming to Steam next month.

Battle Royale Tycoon has you designing and building arenas to watch the AI fight

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Now available with Linux support in Early Access, Battle Royale Tycoon flips the hype train upside down and has you building the arena rather than fighting in it.

Humble are doing an 'Indie Mega Week' that's worth a look for some cheap Linux games

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Take the chill off with some toasty new games, now with money off in the Humble Indie Mega Week sale.

The Linux version of Civilization VI has been updated with cross-platform multiplayer support

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Just in time for the holidays, Linux gamers finally have version parity with other platforms. Expect to be able to spend just one more turn playing with friends on other operating systems.

John Romero has announced a free unofficial spiritual successor to The Ultimate DOOM's 4th episode

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John Romero, one of the co-founders of id Software has revealed he's been working on SIGIL, a free megawad for the original 1993 DOOM.

Have graphical distortions in Unity games with NVIDIA? Here's a workaround

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It seems a lot of Unity games upgrading to later versions of Unity are suffering from graphical distortions on Linux with an NVIDIA GPU. There is a workaround available.

The turn-based tactical RPG Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is coming along nicely

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After a few months in Early Access, the tactical RPG Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark has come along nicely and it's quite impressive.

Mindustry, an open source sandbox Tower Defense game that's a little like Factorio

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Mindustry is a free and open source Tower Defense game that pulls in elements rather similar to Factorio and it seems like it could be quite good.

Unvanquished, the free and open source shooter has a huge new release now out

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After being quiet for some time, the Unvanquished team is back and they have quite a lot to show off in the new release of their free and open source shooter.

Citra, the Nintendo 3DS emulator now has 'Accurate Audio Emulation'

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Citra, the impressive and quickly moving Nintendo 3DS emulator has a new progress report out and it sounds great.

Valve adds even more gamepad support to their latest client beta

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Valve are continuing to support as many devices as possible with a new Steam client beta now available.

Editorial: An open letter to Valve on why they should keep on embracing Linux

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News in the last week, heck, in the last few weeks and months have the potential to shake up the games industry significantly. It certainly may have huge repercussions for Linux gaming. It’s also been a little hard to follow sometimes, so I decided to explain many of the developments of the past few months and put them within an easy-to-understand context.

Grab a glass, the first release candidate for Wine 4.0 is now available

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For those who like to guzzle a glass of the good stuff, Wine 4.0 just got the first release candidate.

NVIDIA driver 415.22 is out for Linux, finally adding Transform Feedback support

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Finally, after waiting for a few months NVIDIA has released a new mainline driver which includes Transform Feedback support.

DiRT 4 is officially coming to Linux, port from Feral Interactive

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Feral Interactive have adjusted their mirrors and put things into high gear with DiRT 4 on the way to Linux.

Blackout, a modern choose your own adventure inspired by World of Darkness, H.P. Lovecraft and Twin Peaks

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Inspired by the likes of World of Darkness, H.P. Lovecraft and Twin Peaks, the choose your own adventure Blackout is coming to Linux.