Fun looking fast-paced grid-fighter 'EndCycle VS' plans to support Linux
With combat looking similar to (and likely inspired by) Mega Man Battle Network, EndCycle VS is another modern attempt to create a fun grid-fighter.
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Logitech Wheel manager 'Oversteer' has a huge new release - also check out 'new-lg4ff' for more features
Oversteer is quite possibly one of my favourite open source applications, as it's made working with my own Logitech G29 a really great experience.
Medieval siege engine builder 'Besiege' leaving Early Access on Feb 18 - price to rise
Spiderling Studios have announced their physics-based medieval siege engine builder, Besiege, is leaving Early Access on February 18 and the price is going to rise.
Mayhem in Single Valley is apparently Stranger Things meets Zelda with radioactive squirrels
After being teased last year which we picked up on, the action-adventure Mayhem in Single Valley has now seen a full announcement and a publishing partner.
The Steam Soundtrack Sale is now live to celebrate the new dedicated Soundtrack feature
What was originally supposed to launch last month, the Steam Soundtrack Sale is now live as Valve celebrate the new feature of the Steam store and client dedicated to Soundtracks.
Godot Engine enters new territory with Vulkan API support merged in for the upcoming 4.0 release
While not actually released yet and not due until later this year with Godot Engine 4.0, the Vulkan parts have now been merged into the main Godot project.
Prepare for another run as Dead Cells: The Bad Seed is out
Fusing elements of a rogue-lite metroidvania and a serious action-platformer, Dead Cells, today has the first paid DLC expansion out with Dead Cells: The Bad Seed.
FS2 Open for playing Freespace 2 on modern systems had a big update
One I'm genuinely surprised I missed (Hat tip to Timo) is a big update to FS2 Open, the project that continues updating the game engine for Freespace 2 - one of the best space action games ever.
Top-down Battle Royale 'Geneshift' has a new trailer and tutorial as it moves closer to F2P
Geneshift has been through an evolution over the last two years. It already had a single-player and co-op campaign, tons of online modes and then a Battle Royale mode was added which has been the newer focus. It's coming closer to completion now too.
Open source sim 'OpenTTD' enters feature freeze for the next major version
The classic free and open source sim OpenTTD, based upon the popular Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe" has now entered a feature freeze period with the first Release Candidate out for the upcoming major update.
Humble Bundle introducing regional pricing for bundles - also running a Valentines sale
Humble Bundle announced yesterday that they're bringing in regional pricing for their bundles to make their whole store more "consistent".
A note on using Steam Play Proton and counting the sales for Linux (updated)
Back in August 2018, Valve announced their new Steam Play feature with the Proton software in the Linux Steam client to play Windows-only Steam games on Linux. A little note about what platform is counted for sales.
System Shock 3 development has been left in limbo with lots of people leaving OtherSide Entertainment
Were you excited about System Shock 3? Not to be confused with the remake of System Shock in development by Nightdive, this was the follow-up being made by OtherSide Entertainment that now looks less likely to be released.
RPG and Visual Novel mix 'Planet Stronghold 2' enters full Beta and looks great
Probably one of the most interesting mixes of a Visual Novel and an RPG (and some dating sim stuff), Planet Stronghold 2 is full-steam ahead in production and a full Beta is now up.
Mixing 2D and 3D gameplay together - the platformer Neko Ghost, Jump! has a demo up
Platformers have come a very long way since the days of the Amiga and the Sega Mega Drive and while I still love them, I'm always keen to see how developers can tweak the basic idea. Neko Ghost, Jump! seems like it hits the sweet spot for this.
Brilliant and unique Metroidvania 'Dandara' getting a Trials of Fear Edition - free update
Publisher Raw Fury recently announced that Dandara, a unique gravity-defying Metroidvania from developer Long Hat House is getting a Trials of Fear Edition.
Recover a barren wasteland in the city-builder puzzler 'Terra Nil' - currently free
Currently free as it was originally made during a Game Jam, Terra Nil is a city-builder with a difference. It's not about building a huge city or getting a big population but rather you helping nature to recover.
Inspired by Master of Orion, free and open source 'FreeOrion' has a new release up
The free and open source space strategy sim FreeOrion has a new release out, the first in quite some time.
Steam hit another all-time high for concurrent users - as did Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Does this seem familiar? You would be right. In the last week, both Steam and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hit new records for users online and they've been broken yet again.
The Linux GOTY Award 2019 is now over - here's the winners
The Linux GOTY Award 2019 is now over, there were thousands of votes across many categories and we have the winners in.
- Microsoft's 6502 BASIC is now officially open source
- KDE officially release the first alpha of KDE Linux their new reference implementation OS
- Grab a free copy of the odd turn-based strategy game Broilers
- Squad got a big upgrade with the 9.0 update, as the devs address Linux compatibility
- Wheel World adds a Native Linux version for Steam Deck with a "significant performance improvement"
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