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G2A have extended the deadline for their proposed key-blocking tool, as more developers are unhappy with them

By Liam Dawe,
Recently, after G2A appeared in the spotlight once again for being terrible, they offered to make a key-blocking tool for developers.

Putting a Linux game on Steam: Missing Executable - a common pitfall for game devs

By Liam Dawe,
Since this comes up so often when testing games for developers and surprisingly often for newly released Linux games, I thought it might help to give developers a quick hint.

Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai is now a Total War Saga game, DLC free for existing owners

By Liam Dawe,
Creative Assembly did a bit of a rebranding today, as Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai which was a standalone expansion for Total War: Shogun 2 has now become Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI.

The 2D racer Bloody Rally Show is coming along nicely and it's good fun already

By Liam Dawe,
Bloody Rally Show is an upcoming indie 2D racer from Game Hero Interactive, releasing either late this year or early next year it's currently in Beta and it's running well on Linux.

Towertale, the fast-paced 2D boss battler now has a Linux version available

By Liam Dawe,
With fast-paced 2D action, Towertale from MiSou Games arrives on Linux and not long after the original Windows version.

Eliza, the new Visual Novel from Zachtronics is out now with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Usually known for their excellent puzzle games, Zachtronics have released Eliza, a new and intriguing sounding Visual Novel.

Goonies-inspired adventure Knights And Bikes releasing with Linux support on August 27th

By Liam Dawe,
Developed by Foam Sword and publisher Double Fine Presents, the hand-painted action-adventure Knights And Bikes is releasing soon.

Hard sci-fi space sim Rings of Saturn has entered Early Access on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
After launching on itch.io with a hybrid Early Access/Crowdfunding model, the hard sci-fi space sim Rings of Saturn is now available with Linux support on Steam in Early Access.

Valve confirmed developers now need to contact them to change their release date

By Liam Dawe,
As an update to an article we posted recently about Valve seeming to need confirmation of release date changes on Steam, Valve have now confirmed this.

Underworld Ascendant for Linux still coming, should be this month

By Liam Dawe,
While the Underworld Ascendant team didn't manage to hit their previous release estimates for the Linux version, it looks like it's finally there.

The absolutely insane hardcore platformer Electronic Super Joy 2 is out for free

By Liam Dawe,
Almost six years after the original, Michael Todd Games returns to inflict more painful hardcore platforming with slick beats in Electronic Super Joy 2 which is out now.

Facepunch Studios confirm their plan for the Linux version of Rust, to be split from Windows & Mac

By Liam Dawe,
Garry Newman from Facepunch Studios has put out a new blog post detailing their final plans for the Linux version of the survival game Rust.

The extreme arcade space-shooter Space Mercs is now available on itch.io, plus some sales info

By Liam Dawe,
Space Mercs from Bearded Giant Games who develop their games entirely on Linux, released on Steam recently and now you can also catch it on itch.io.

Egosoft have revealed the first big expansion to X4: Foundations with X4: Split Vendetta

By Liam Dawe,
X4: Split Vendetta is going to expand the size of X4: Foundations quite a lot, along with the upcoming big 3.0 update.

Need some new games? Come and look at all the deals going on

By Liam Dawe,
I haven't given a little overview of Linux games on sale for a while, so here's a fresh look ahead of another weekend for those of you looking to pick up something new.

Space drone construction game Nimbatus just had a massive update to the campaign

By Liam Dawe,
Nimbatus is all about piecing together blocks in the hope of creating a drone that's not terrible, with the ability to make them autonomous or have direct control of everything it's a very cool game.

Screeps Arena, an upcoming strategy game where you program your units with JavaScript

By Liam Dawe,
Screeps Arena is a game for programming enthusiasts, as you get to design your own AI using JavaScript to have 1 on 1 battles.

Mind Trap, a four episode psychological thriller series inspired by the Twilight Zone is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Gear Worx Productions are currently working on Mind Trap, a four episode psychological thriller series and they've got in touch to mention that it's coming to Linux.

Reaction-based physics-platformer MineRalph is now out

By Liam Dawe,
If you don't get frustrated easily and you enjoy a challenge, perhaps also a bit of speedrunning, MineRalph is probably a game you will enjoy.

Steam Play Proton 4.11-2 is out, upgrading DXVK and FAudio

By Liam Dawe,
Valve along with CodeWeavers today issued a small and focused update to Proton, the software behind Steam Play.