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Catalyst 15.9 Tested on R7 370 4G

By Samsai,
AMD have released a new driver for their GPUs and because I happen to own one I decided to do a test run with it by running my standard set of benchmarks to see what improvements, if any, there are.

The Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 PRO Rev.2 Is Cheap & Fantastic AMD CPU Cooler

By Liam Dawe,
I am so shocked with the performance of the Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 PRO Rev.2 that I decided to give it a small write up.

AMD Catalyst 15.9 Includes Some Really Needed Fixes For Linux Gamers, Releases Soon

By Liam Dawe,
AMD Catalyst 15.9 is about to be released, and I imagine it will make a few people quite happy with their progress. Update: It's now out!

PULSAR: Lost Colony, Indie Co-Op Spaceship Simulator, Now On Early Access

By Samsai,
PULSAR: Lost Colony, a spaceschip co-op game which was kickstarted on October 31st 2013 has now arrived on Steam Early Access after publication of the second beta version.

Steam Controller Demo From Pax Prime With Valve Talking About It

By Liam Dawe,
Pax Prime looks like it was pretty good for Valve and Steam machines, as Robin from Valve did a little chat about the Steam Controller, and behind him you can see a big Alienware Steam Machine section, love it.

Solar Shifter EX A Beautiful & Very Flawed Bullet Hell Shooter On Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Solar Shifter EX is a game that excited me by how lovely it looks, but sadly the gameplay just isn’t up to scratch.

Rack N Ruin Top Down Action & Adventure Game Released For Linux

By ripper,
Rack N Ruin is top down action adventure game similar to Legend of Zelda or The Binding of Isaac. As a demonic wizard you roam an open world, solve quests and puzzles, and most importantly decimate thousands of enemies using evil and malevolent magic, weapons and abilities. Instead of saving the world, you get a chance to destroy it for a change!

Postal 2 Paradise Lost DLC Finally Released For Linux!

By Liam Dawe,
Good news for Postal fans, as RWS has finally released the Paradise Lost DLC for Linux gamers. This DLC adds a lot of content to the game.

Company of Heroes 2 Reviewed For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
It’s still not all that often we get such big games, although it is increasing, so here’s a more detailed look at Company of Heroes 2 on Linux.

Point-And-Click Adventure 'Dropsy' Has Been Released, Some Initial Thoughts

By flesk,
Dropsy is a point-and-click adventure out of the ordinary that was released earlier this week, along with a new sing-a-long trailer.

GOL Survey Results: August

By Segata Sanshiro,
It’s time to get your monthly fix of stats now that the results for the August survey are available for you to take a look at and compare with results from previous months. This also marks the one-year anniversary of the GOL survey!

The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter Redux Moved To Unreal Engine 4, Still Has A Linux Port On The Table

By Liam Dawe,
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter looked fantastic when we heard about it, and now they have moved to Unreal Engine 4 with The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux it looks like we are closer to a Linux version.

Don't Count On Any EA Frostbite Powered Games On Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Sad, but not unexpected news as the Technical Director on Frostbite at Electronic Arts has said seeing their games on Linux is unlikely.

Looks Like Grid Autosport Could See A Linux Release Soon

By Liam Dawe,
Grid Autosport could see a Linux release soon, as an eagle eyed anonymous user emailed in the fact that it's now in the "Very Soon" column of the Feral radar.

Cross Of The Dutchman Action & Adventure Game Released For Linux, Some Thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Cross of the Dutchman is a new action and adventure game from Triangle Studios, it looks good so here’s my usual thoughts post.

Livestream On This Lovely Friday At 5 PM UTC

By Samsai,
Yo, it's time for your weekly dose of Linux gaming in the form of the Friday Livestream! On today's menu we have something from the past, something recent and something from the future!

Alien Robot Monsters Released Tower Defence For Linux, It's Quite Boring

By Liam Dawe,
I do like tower defence games (and yes I spell it defence), but Alien Robot Monsters didn’t really offer all that much.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Free Weekend & XCOM 2 Available For Pre-Order For Day-1 Release

By Liam Dawe,
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is easily one of the best strategy games ever in my eyes, so if you haven't tried it I seriously think you should try it since it's free for a weekend. Also, XCOM 2 looks like it will be a day-1 release.

Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime Released For Linux, It Pukes Love & Rainbows At You

By Liam Dawe,
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a 1-2 coop space shooter, exactly my type of game and thanks to GOG we have a copy to test.

Looks Like 'The Escapists' Is Coming To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
A game I've really wanted to try is 'The Escapists' that sees you breaking out of prison, and it looks like it will come to Linux.