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Lux Delux A 'Risk' Styled Game Now On Steam For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
For fans of the board game 'Risk' you may want to try out Lux Delux which is now available on Steam for Linux.

City-builder ‘Banished’ Linux Port Nearing Release

By Liam Dawe,
Banished is a highly rated city-builder from Shining Rock Software that is coming to Linux, and the developer has a new blog post detailing how it’s going.

Banjo-Kazooie Creators Launch Kickstarter Campaign For 3D Platformer Yooka-Laylee

By flesk,
The team of Rare Ltd. veterans at Playtonic Games launched their campaign for a spiritual successor to the Nintendo 64 classic Banjo-Kazooie today. They have already crushed their original goal and are now well past half a million British pounds.

Friday Livestream, Multiplayer Edition Starting At 5PM UTC!

By Samsai,
Tonight is very special since TheBoss will be joining me on today's Friday Livestream! That means we are going to be playing multiplayer games instead of regular old singleplayer stuff that we usually play on livestreams!

New Linux Gaming Survey For May

By Segata Sanshiro,
It's that time of the month again Linux gamers! The new GOL survey for May is now available, so please make sure to fill it in if you have the time.

Shadow Of Mordor Could Release For Linux Soon

By Liam Dawe,
With the news of a Game of the Year edition to come for Shadow of Mordor, it looks like the time is ripe for a Linux release. We already know it’s coming, and it’s started appearing in people’s Steam library too.

Interview With Linux Game Porter Knockout Games, Porter Of Shadow Warrior & More

By Liam Dawe,
Today I had the pleasure of speaking to Aaron, the one man porting machine from Knockout Games. If you don’t recognise the name, you may recognise the porting work in Shadow Warrior (the new one), Outland and more!

Turn-Based Action Platformer Ronin Is Slated For Release In May

By flesk,
Ronin looks like a cross between Gunpoint and Mark of the Ninja, but will offer a unique blend of stealth and action platforming, and turn-based enemy encounters.

Storm United, The Beautiful Online FPS Has Another Update, Just Awesome

By Liam Dawe,
Storm United is the first real game out there to use Unreal Engine 4 on Linux, and it's really stealing my heart already.

Revisiting My Childhood With ‘Chroma Squad’ Now On Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Chroma Squad is a throwback to shows like Power Rangers, and I took it for a spin to see if it’s cringe worthy, or actually fun.

Terraria Still Planned For Linux, Due After The 1.3 Release

By Liam Dawe,
The developers of Terraria have recently commented on a reddit post, and they mentioned Linux is still planned for the game.

Arma 3 Is Officially Being Worked On For Linux By An External Team, Won’t Be Native

By Liam Dawe,
The Arma developers have confirmed that an external team is working on the Linux version, and that it won’t be native.

Space Colony From Firefly Studios May Come To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Space Colony is a pretty decent simulation game that has been on GOG for quite some time, and with a new Steam release approaching we asked the developers about Linux.

Looks Like The 'Darksiders' Linux Port Hasn't Been Forgotten

By Liam Dawe,
It's been two months since we last saw any activity regarding the Darksiders Linux port, and a few hours ago the Linux section on SteamDB was updated. Hopefully this means it will still come.

GOG Treat Linux Gamers To More Star Wars, Star Wars: Rebel Assault 1 + 2 Now Available

By Liam Dawe,
GOG are adding more Linux games to their collections, and this time we have been graced with Star Wars: Rebel Assault 1 + 2.

Editorial: A Conversation About Broken Age

By Cheeseness,
Double Fine's Broken Age is now released. GOL editors Flesk and Cheeseness sit down to share their thoughts on the game, on being backers, and on being a part of the Double Fine community.

The Spatials, Build & Manage A Space Station, Now In Beta For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The Spatials is a great looking space station building and management game that’s now on Linux. It has been updated with a beta build that includes Linux, so I took a look.

Star Wars: Tie Fighter Special Edition & Star Wars X-Wing Special Edition On GOG For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
For the Star Wars fans who missed it, Star Wars: Tie Fighter Special Edition & Star Wars X-Wing Special Edition are available DRM free on GOG for Linux.

Verdun, WWI FPS, Exits Early Access & Heads For The Trenches

By BTRE,
The squad-based World War I multiplayer FPS Verdun is finally out of Early Access after around a year and a half of development. The game launched with a brand new map and a roadmap for future content.

NOT A HERO From The OlliOlli Developer Will Come To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
NOT A HERO sounds like a pretty crazy game, and it looks pretty nice too. The developer confirmed the game should come to Linux this summer.