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The Most Popular Linux Gaming Articles For August 2014

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Here is a look back at the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for August 2014, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux Gaming!

Trine Enchanted Edition May Have A Linux Beta

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We know that the Trine Enchanted Edition major update to Trine will come to Linux, but we don't know when yet sadly. The good news is they may do a beta for the Linux version.

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition For Linux & Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition Linux Update

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Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition has been announced to much fanfare and it looks like it will be getting a Linux version. Well sort of, maybe, we aren't quite sure. Also there's another small bit of hope for the Baldur's Gate EE Linux version.

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth Has A Strategy Packed New Trailer

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Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth is going to rock the strategy world when it gets released. We already know the Linux release will be delayed, so for now here's a new awesome trailer.

Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut RPG Is A Thing & Has A Trailer

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Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut is a new edition of the DLC for Shadowrun Returns in standalone form. The Director's Cut adds a host of new content and enhancements to the original game.

Appointment With F.E.A.R. A Comic Adventure Released For Linux

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Appointment With F.E.A.R. is a rather interesting looking mix of comic, adventure and visual novel all in one fancy looking package.

Gas Guzzlers Extreme Is Still Heading To Linux Despite The Delay

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Sadly the excellent looking Gas Guzzlers Extreme action packed racing game isn't yet on Linux, but we now know why at least!

Strife, The New MOBA From S2 Games Is Now In Open Beta For Linux & It's Free

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Strife is the brand new free to play MOBA from S2 Games who created Heroes Of Newerth, Savage & Savage 2. Is it any better than other MOBA's though?

Brigador, An Isometric Action Game Has An Explosive New Trailer

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Brigador is really shaping up to be something truly fun looking, and this new trailer shows it off well.

The Metro Redux FPS Games Will Require OpenGL 4 On Linux

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In an interview with eurogamer Oles Shishkovstov the chief technical officer of 4A Games made some remarks about the Linux version of the new Metro FPS games.

Planetary Annihilation Releasing Next Month, New Epic Trailer

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Planetary Annihilation is to officially release on September the 5th, the current Linux version is terribly buggy, but the latest test build is very promising.

Braid's Linux Version Is Finally Heading To Steam (UPDATED)

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Braid is finally set to have the already released Linux version of the hit indie game on Steam, so that's another one down. UPDATED: It's now up.

The Journey Down Chapter 2 Released For Linux

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The Journey Down has returned to our Linux gaming boxes with the promise of more pointing and clicking.

Screencheat Is A Genius New FPS For Linux & It's Fun

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Screencheat is a pretty funny idea. The days of split-screen play on old games console FPS games allowed you to see where the other players are, and this game incorporates that into the actual game-play. It has a Linux version too, so we can join in on the cheating fun.

Sentris, An Early Access Musical Challenge Game For Linux

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Sentris is a new kind of music game that puts you at the epicenter of musical creation. It's colourful and filled with great music, so what more could you want?

Metro 2033 Redux For Linux Looks Closer To Reality

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Metro 2033 Redux is confirmed for Linux, but the actual release date isn't certain yet. Luckily thanks as usual to the excellent SteamDB it looks like it's coming sooner rather than later.

GOG Announce DRM-free Movies, And Some Games Are Being Removed

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GOG are DRM-free champions that's for sure, and since they support Linux now we can join in on the fun. They have now announced DRM-free movies, but they will also be removing some games.

Company of Heroes 2 Looks Like It Is Heading To Linux

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Company of Heroes 2 a well loved real time strategy game from Relic Entertainment and SEGA looks like it is heading to Linux thanks to information taking from the excellent SteamDB website.

The Open Source Game Corner Part 3

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The third part in my articles on giving some limelight to open source games, this time I have a completely different set to show you!

Universe Sandbox 2, A Physics Based Space Simulator Now In Alpha & On Linux

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Universe Sandbox 2 is a physics based space simulator. We never got the original on Linux, but as teased the developers are delivering with Universe Sandbox 2.