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Valve looking to drop support for Ubuntu 19.10 and up due to Canonical's 32bit decision (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
Things are starting to get messy, after Canonical announced the end of 32bit support from Ubuntu 19.10 onwards, Valve have now responded.

Whose Wine is it anyway? Wine 4.11 is out

By Liam Dawe,
It's not quite the Wine o'clock news but it will do, Wine 4.11 is officially out. The Wine team continues progressing on and it's looking tasty.

You can now try the pre-release demo of the brutal roguelike Jupiter Hell for the weekend

By Liam Dawe,
ChaosForge are giving you a chance to play the demo of Jupiter Hell before everyone else, just for the weekend.

Streets of Rogue, one of my favourite games is leaving Early Access on July 12th

By Liam Dawe,
I don't know where to start with Streets of Rogue, it starts off pretty tame and as you get further into it the whole game just becomes mental.

What deals Linux fans should look out for this weekend

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a little rundown of some good deals going for Linux users, if you're after something new come and have a look.

Survival adventure game 'Failed State' has entered Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
After a promising demo way back in 2017, Failed State has finally entered Early Access on Steam with same-day Linux support.

Vengeful Heart, a revenge-themed visual novel styled like old PC-98 visual novels

By Liam Dawe,
It takes something a little different to get me interested in a Visual Novel since it's not my usual preference and Vengeful Heart is one such game.

Event Horizon - Frontier will have you continually upgrade and defend a space station

By Liam Dawe,
Pavel Zinchenko's new game Event Horizon - Frontier looks like a pretty sweet mix of 2D space action, with base defence and it's releasing soon with Linux support.

Himno - The Silent Melody announced, as a standalone combat expansion of the first peaceful game

By Liam Dawe,
After the success of the peaceful platformer Himno, David Moralejo Sánchez and GrabTheGames have now formally announced the next game Himno - The Silent Melody.

Cecconoid, an 8-bit inspired "flick-screen" twin-stick-shooter that looks awesome is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Triple Eh (previously made Lumo), are now working on an 8-bit inspired twin-stick shooter called Cecconoid. It's soaked in retro and it looks awesome!

Sweet survival base-builder 'MewnBase' has another update out, continues looking fun

By Liam Dawe,
Not as serious as other survival games, MewnBase from developer Cairn4 has a sweet style and you're a space cat because why not.

Albion Online's seventh major post-launch update 'Percival' to launch on July 10th

By Liam Dawe,
Albion Online is going to get bigger once again and the Percival actually sounds like it's going to be pretty good, especially if you're a solo player.

War not bloody enough? The Reign of Blood DLC for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS might change your mind

By Liam Dawe,
Creative Assembly has announced the Reign of Blood effects pack that's coming to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS and it looks quite brutal.

Canonical planning to drop 32bit support with Ubuntu 19.10 onwards

By Liam Dawe,
As you might have heard by now, Canonical has made the decision to drop 32bit support from Ubuntu 19.10 onwards.

Dota Underlords from Valve is now in open beta for Linux, mobile too

By Liam Dawe,
Valve are doing some really impressive work with Dota Underlords, their new strategy game that everyone can now try.

Evan's Remains, a beautiful-looking puzzle platformer with visual novel elements plans Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Evan's Remains from Matías Schmied and Whitethorn Digital is a new one to capture my interest. Blending a rather atmospheric puzzle platformer, with a little visual novel flair and it's planned for Linux.

Daedalic Entertainment's new RTS "A Year Of Rain" will be coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
This is really exciting news, as a huge fan of such RTS games, Daedalic Entertainment's "A Year Of Rain" looks really good and it turns out they're going to support Linux.

Colourful city-builder 'ISLANDERS' has officially released for Linux and it's really lovely

By Liam Dawe,
I don't think I've hit the buy button on Steam that quickly in a while, as ISLANDERS, a colourful city-builder is now officially out for Linux.

Roguelike deck-building game 'Nowhere Prophet' releasing on July 19th, looks very interesting

By Liam Dawe,
Deck-building card-based games really are all the rage now! I'm okay with this, as I love them and I am excited to see what more developers do with it. Nowhere Prophet is one that looks great and it's out next month.

Dead Cells "Fear The Rampager" update is live and it continues being awesome

By Liam Dawe,
Still one of my top games, Dead Cells just got another big free update "Fear The Rampager" so it's time to jump back in for one more run.