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The Station, a first-person narrative sci-fi game that looks gorgeous is on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
I am such a sucker when it comes to narrative games set in space, especially when they're damn good looking like 'The Station' is.

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile & Charlie Murder coming to Linux, porting done by Ethan Lee

By Liam Dawe,
Game porter Ethan Lee has been a busy bee, he's currently porting The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile and Charlie Murder for Linux, Mac OS and Windows. They were both originally Xbox Live arcade games.

Jupiter Hell, a modern turn-based sci-fi roguelike from the creator of DoomRL is on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
Jupiter Hell looks and sounds very exciting, especially since it will have full Linux support. It's from the same developer who made DoomRL. The developer told me Linux support will be in from the beginning.

Aspyr Media shut down their GameAgent store, focusing more on developing and publishing directly

By sobkas,
As sad as it may sound GameAgent (owned by the Aspyr Media) is going away, but don't worry, Aspyr is still here to stay.

RUNNING WITH RIFLES, the super fun top-down action game updated with a new game mode

By Liam Dawe,
RUNNING WITH RIFLES is an old favourite of mine, as it's an easy to pick up and play top-down shooter. It has just been updated with a new game mode, where everyone only gets one life.

The Transport Fever developers outline their post-release plans, performance will be worked on

By Liam Dawe,
Transport Fever is an interesting simulation game, but sadly it does have a lot of issues. Performance being the most major one, with it all over the place.

X-Plane 11 system requirements revealed, needs plenty of RAM

By Liam Dawe,
X-Plane 11 is the next version of the advanced flight simulator and the system requirements are now up. It looks like it needs a large amount of RAM, but other than that you won't need the best system.

Gunmetal Arcadia Zero, a slick retro action platformer is now out for Linux on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Gunmetal Arcadia Zero from J. Kyle Pittman (Super Win the Game) and Minor Key Games (Slayer Shock) is now available on Steam for Linux.

Puzzle adventure Candle has been released on GOG and Steam

By flesk,
The hand-painted puzzle adventure game by Teku Studios was crowdfunded on Kickstarter three years ago, and was recently released for Linux and other PC platforms on GOG and Steam.

The Linux editor for Unity is slated to officially launch with Unity 5.6 (updated: it wont)

By Liam Dawe,
The Linux editor of Unity has been in beta for quite a while, over a year in fact, so it's really pleasing to see it getting bumped up to an official status. Updated!

Check out the new trailer for 'Tether', the great looking adventure and horror game built with UE4

By Liam Dawe,
Yeah, I'm far too much of a sucker when it comes to adventure and horror games with a future space sci-fi story. Tether now has a new trailer and it has sucked me in even more.

Looks like mech combat game 'Dark Horizons: Mechanized Corps' is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of mech combat game 'Dark Horizons: Mechanized Corps' has tweeted out that they are testing a Linux version, and it's looking good.

Destination Ares, control an AI aboard a rusty old colony ship and keep the crew alive, Linux support is planned

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of 'Destination Ares' has stated on Steam that a Linux version of this interesting sounding strategy game is planned.

Silence from Daedalic Entertainment is an absolutely beautiful story-rich adventure game, my thoughts on it

By Liam Dawe,
Honestly, I had never heard of Silence until someone asked me in our IRC to look it up. I am glad they did, as Daedalic were more than happy to provide review access and this game is fantastic.

Total War: WARHAMMER release date announced for Linux, Tuesday 22nd of November

By Liam Dawe,
You thought Feral Interactive had done enough Linux ports this year? Wrong. Total War: WARHAMMER now has a release date for Linux!

Minecraft 1.11, the 'Exploration Update' is now live, new launcher coming along nicely

By Liam Dawe,
Minecraft 1.11 is now available which is the 'Exploration Update' aimed at making the world more interesting. They also showed off the new Minecraft launcher running on Linux recently.

Become a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian state in 'Beholder', now on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Well now, this is not a game I ever thought I would play. Beholder has truly captured my interest with the amusing and creepy setting.

Alienware manager on Steam Machines lull: Windows 10 changed things

By Liam Dawe,
PC Gamer had a chat with Alienware manager Frank Azor about the changing situation of Steam Machines. They feel Windows 10 is part of the reason Steam Machines and SteamOS didn't do so well.

Killing Room is another game that promised Linux support that may no longer happen

By Liam Dawe,
Killing Room is an FPS from Alda Games was supposed to be on Linux day-1. It was delayed due to issues with the Linux version and getting the Windows version ready, but now it's even less certain.

The Linux port of space action game 'EVERSPACE' is sounding a bit iffy now

By Liam Dawe,
I was seriously looking forward to getting some space combat action with 'EVERSPACE', but it's sounding like the developers are having major issues.