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Dota 2 matchmaking may be less terrible now for solo players and more difficult for toxic people

By Liam Dawe, 11 Oct 2019

Valve continue to do some pretty big tweaks to the matchmaking system in Dota 2, with another blog post and update talking about all the improvements they're implementing.

Extreme biking game 'Descenders' adds mod.io integration and a funny Wipeout inspired map

By Liam Dawe, 11 Oct 2019

Get ready for a few more cuts and bruises as RageSquid and No More Robots just gave Descenders the biggest update yet. Modding support is now in using mod.io along with a massive new map.

4x strategy game 'BOC: The Birth Of Civilizations' is now on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 11 Oct 2019

BOC is a game we highlighted last month as it certainly seems like an incredibly interesting 4x strategy game that will be supporting Linux. It's now on Kickstarter to take it through to release.

Pegasus Frontend, the customizable open source graphical game launcher has a new release up

By Liam Dawe, 11 Oct 2019

Pegasus Frontend is certainly promising, an open source graphical game launcher you can use across Linux, MacOS, Windows, Raspberry Pi, Android and more.

After a casual game for the weekend? Runefall 2 brings some more match-3 to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 11 Oct 2019

Just released this week is Runefall 2 from Playcademy and GC Games, a pretty great looking casual match-3 game.

System76 have put Coreboot into two of their main Intel-powered laptops

By Liam Dawe, 11 Oct 2019

Want your next laptop to be a bit more open? System76 have announced their Galago Pro and Darter Pro now come with Coreboot, the open source boot firmware.

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Open-world action adventure 'Pine' where humans are not top of the food chain is now available

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2019

Pine certainly looks good, a proper open-world action adventure with a story depicting humans who never reached the top of the food chain. It just released with Linux support today.

Stellaris 2.4 is out with the new Paradox Launcher included

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2019

Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studio have released the latest update to Stellaris, which includes the new Paradox Launcher to unify the experience.

Bizarre action-RPG 'Insignificant' where you're three inches tall is out now with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2019

Insignificant is an action-RPG that tells the story of the little people and when I say that I really do mean tiny little people, you're only about three inches tall.

The new trailer for Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac has me wanting more especially after the great demo

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2019

Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac from the French team at La Poule Noir is an upcoming comedy point and click adventure coming to Linux, the new trailer is up and continues my excitement for this one.

Strategy adventure game 'Pathway' has a huge Adventurers Wanted update, plus a note about Linux

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2019

Get ready for another adventure as Pathway just got bigger and better with a huge free update now available.

Valve will bring out 'Remote Play Together' to give online support to local multiplayer games

By Liam Dawe, 10 Oct 2019

The Steam pipes are leaking over at Valve again, as an upcoming feature called Remote Play Together is coming during the week of October 21.

Steam Play Proton 4.11-7 is out with more gamepad improvements and other misc fixes

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2019

Valve and CodeWeavers have unleashed another update to Steam Play with Proton 4.11-7 releasing today.

Become the cleaner for government assassins in 'Nobodies' and destroy all evidence, out now

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2019

Here's one we missed from the end of last month, it's called Nobodies and you're a government agent tasked with cleaning up after their assassins do their thing.

Fantasy tavern management sim 'Crossroads Inn' to release on October 23rd

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2019

After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the fantasy tavern management sim with "RPG elements" Crossroads Inn will be releasing this month on Steam and GOG.

The roadmap for upcoming updates to UnderMine sound great with lots of new encounters coming

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2019

UnderMine hasn't been out for long but it's already becoming a regularly game I play, this gameplay loop is sweet and it's about to get a lot more interesting.

GGPO, a rollback networking SDK for peer-to-peer games has gone open source

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2019

Oh how I do love to see more projects go open source! GGPO, a rollback networking SDK for peer-to-peer games that's designed to help hide network latency in fast-paced games that requires precise inputs is now on GitHub.

Using the Elgato Stream Deck on Linux just got a whole lot easier with streamdeck_ui

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2019

If you're a livestreamer, video creator or anything like that then the Elgato Stream Deck seems like an incredible useful bit of kit. However, it doesn't have official Linux support. Not so much a problem now.

Developed on Linux, the train transportation sim 'Hexa Trains' is out now

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2019

After an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign, solo developer Bram Stolk has released Hexa Trains on Steam. Developed on Linux, this unusually styled transportation sim certainly looks interesting.

8-bit inspired, flip-screen, twin-stick-shooter 'Cecconoid' is out with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 9 Oct 2019

Triple Eh? Ltd yesterday released Cecconoid, an 8-bit inspired twin-stick shooter with a flip-screen mechanic where you go through a series of rooms and blow everything up.