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Thimbleweed Park developer stated on Twitter that Linux (and Mac) sales have been good

By Liam Dawe,
Thimbleweed Park developer Ron Gilbert mentioned on Twitter how strong the Linux (and Mac) sales have been, and that it would be silly to ignore it.

Armello, the really fun digital board game now has a new DLC with new playable characters

By Liam Dawe,
Armello is a digital board game about taking the throne from a dying king, it's good fun and they have a new DLC available.

Diluvion, the deep-sea exploration game now has a Linux beta, but you might want to wait for a bit

By Liam Dawe,
Diluvion, the deep-sea exploration game now has a Linux beta, but the developers suggest holding off for a bit while they get the sound working.

Everything, a game about experiencing, well, everything and it's now on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Everything is a hard game to describe, it could be called a life simulator, as you can explore so much. Just today they put out a Linux version!

Awesomenauts, the side-scrolling MOBA is going free to play next month

By Liam Dawe,
Awesomenauts, the side-scrolling MOBA, a game I really quite enjoyed playing a while ago is going free to play next month.

Wine 2.7 is out with shader improvements for Direct3D 11

By Liam Dawe,
The latest Wine development release 2.7 is now officially out and it's a pretty interesting one. Some real goodies in this release!

Friday Livestream with Samsai at 5 PM UTC, Project Brutality Highlights!

By Samsai,
Fear me, mortals, for it is time for me to take the reigns of the GOL Twitch channel. Yes, it is Friday once more and that means games will be played, fun will be had in varying amounts and an unhealthy amount of nonsensical commentary will be sprinkled on top!

The next version of SDL will have Steam Controller support out of the box

By Liam Dawe,
If there's one thing that does frustrate me about the Steam Controller, it's that games often need SC Controller to be run if outside of Steam. If the game uses SDL, in future this may not be needed.

Mesa 17.1 will use a set 1GB size for the shader cache

By Liam Dawe,
The Mesa developers have been plugging away to get Mesa 17.1 into shape for release, one feature in particular has seen a lot of attention: the shader cache. It will no longer use a percentage of available disk space.

GOG staff state that Galaxy for Linux is being worked on, but still no ETA

By Liam Dawe,
I see people annoyed with GOG a lot in our comments for how long it's taking their Galaxy client to land on Linux, the good news is that it's being worked on.

Rakuen, a great looking 2D indie adventure RPG arrives on Linux May 10th

By Liam Dawe,
On May 10th, Rakuen, a great looking 2D adventure RPG will release with day 1 Linux support from developer Laura Shigihara.

Victor Vran Motörhead expansion has a beautifully heavy trailer, release date for the two DLC packs announced

By Liam Dawe,
Victor Vran Motörhead Through the Ages is an upcoming DLC with some really slick tunes and it now has a trailer. Both this and the Fractured Worlds DLC now have a release date.

There's going to be a Vulkan event in the UK, Feral Interactive & Croteam will be attending

By Liam Dawe,
On May 25th there's a Vulkan event happening in the UK. Organised by Khronos UK, there will be a number of interesting talks including Croteam and Feral Interactive.

Some thoughts on becoming a mummified redneck in 'Immortal Redneck', a pretty good FPS for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Become a mummified redneck in the FPS Immortal Redneck, here’s some thoughts I cooked up for you plus a gameplay video.

TerraTech has a major update with a creative mode, new blocks and more

By Liam Dawe,
TerraTech is a promising Early Access game where you create land and air based vehicles to combat with.

Good deals going this week for Linux gamers, a quick look

By Liam Dawe,
A day later than I usually like to do it, but here's another of my weekly articles pointing out some good Linux game sales.

Adventure game Syberia 3 looks like it will be heading over to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Adventure game Syberia 3 is showing signs that it might release on Linux. It does look pretty good, so hopefully it works out.

Phoenix Point from the original creator of X-COM is now crowdfunding on Fig

By Liam Dawe,
I haven't been this excited for quite a while, the original creator of X-COM, Julian Gollop, and the rest of his studio Snapshot Games have put up Phoenix Point for crowdfunding on Fig.

Lil Tanks is a well polished and action packed side-scroller available for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I've been playing Lil Tanks and I think it's a fantastic side-scrolling action game well worth a look.

UniBall, a completely free to play online 2D sports game arrives on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
UniBall, a simple and completely free online sports game has arrived on Linux. I tested it out and it's actually pretty sweet.