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This Is the Police released for Linux, some thoughts on this intriguing strategy and adventure game

By Liam Dawe,
Our friends at GOG sent over a copy of This Is the Police to take a look at. I hadn't heard much about it before, but it looks stylish so I decided to give it a go.

The Fall Part 2: Unbound To Land Early 2017 & Part 1 Updated For Linux

By Cheeseness,
The sequel to 2014 adventure platformer The Fall has a confirmed simultaneous Linux release slated for early 2017. To help celebrate this, The Fall has also been updated with developer commentary and some visual refinements.

A wild livestream appears! Come watch tonight at 7:45 UTC

By Liam Dawe,
Tonight I am back at the helm of the livestream for 7:45 UTC and I have some interesting games to show you.

Near Death patch released, has an amusing bit for Linux gamers

By Liam Dawe,
Near Death is the very cool environmental survival game where you're battling the elements, and it has been patched. The patch features a FOV slider, a VSYNC option and something amusing for Linux gamers.

Slime Rancher updated, hits 300K sales and I asked the developer about their Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Slime Rancher is a damn cute game, it's high on my list to play hours of when it has some fleshed out content to it. It has hit over 300K sales so I caught up with the developer on the Linux side of it.

Kalypso Media announces Sudden Strike 4 strategy game, with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Can someone please wake me up, this has to be a dream with all the news we are getting. Sudden Strike 4 has been announced by Kalypso Media and it will come with Linux support.

There is another IndieDB giveaway, the strange Early Access sandbox game 'CHKN'

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
IndieDB is doing yet another game giveaway and this time the weird sandbox game CHKN is being thrown your way.

Three retro Disney games are now on GOG with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Three retro Disney platformers are now available on GOG and they come with Linux support: The Lion King, Aladdin, and The Jungle Book!

Stellaris: Plantoid Species Pack DLC released, now you can play as spacefaring plants

By BTRE,
The first DLC for the space grand strategy title lets players put down roots, introducing the plant phenotype to the mix of playable species.

Total War: WARHAMMER is still coming to Linux, being ported by Feral Interactive

By Liam Dawe,
We already knew that Total War: WARHAMMER was coming to Linux, but we didn’t know when as it seemed like it was forgotten about. Now we know it’s being ported by Feral Interactive!

Moon Hunters co-op action RPG released for Linux, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Recently Samsai and crew took you through some Moon Hunters on a livestream while I was unwell, now I am better I gave it a shot and here's some thoughts.

Linux desktop marketshare has grown for three consecutive months

By Liam Dawe,
Not strictly gaming related, but we do cover other important or interesting things here and there. According to netmarketshare for three months straight Linux marketshare has gone up.

Stardew Valley now DRM free for Linux on GOG, we have a bunch of keys to give away!

By Liam Dawe,
Stardew Valley is the very sweet genre mashing game involving farming, falling in love, exploring a dungeon and more. It's now DRM free for Linux on GOG and we have a few keys to give away.

The Signal From Tölva is the next game from Sir, You Are Being Hunted developers and Linux is likely

By Liam Dawe,
The Signal From Tölva is the just announced game from Big Robot, the developers of Sir, You Are Being Hunted which supports Linux. Our platform was missing, so I reached out to them to ask what's up.

Transport Fever has a new trailer showing of all it can do, coming to Linux this fall

By Liam Dawe,
Transport Fever certainly looks like it could be good fun, and this new trailer is certainly drumming up excitement within me. Building up a transport empire with trains, planes and more sounds fun.

Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes now available DRM free for Linux on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
GOG recently added another DRM free Linux title to their digital shelves, this time it's Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes a good looking point & click adventure.

Experience the harsh cold in Near Death, now out on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Near Death is an interesting attempt at a survival game that doesn't class itself as one. After your plane crash-lands in Antarctica, you find yourself stranded and alone at an abandoned research facility in the midst of a deadly blizzard.

Layers of Fear: Inheritance DLC released, get ready for another change of pants

By Liam Dawe,
Needs more fear in your life? Layers of Fear: Inheritance DLC has released today which promises more scary business.

Oolite 1.84 released, the open source open-world Elite-like game is maturing

By Liam Dawe,
Oolite 1.84 has recently been released and brings with it a new camera mode which will help make some awesome screenshots and other stuff too.

Card-based strategy game Faeria will go free to play in September, it's really good

By Liam Dawe,
Faeria is the extremely cool card-based strategy game where you build the board to battle on as you go. The developers have stated the free to play launch will happen in September.