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Do you hear an odd buzzing sound? Minecraft 1.15 is out with a new friend

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Mojang just released the stable Minecraft 1.15 build with a new stripey friend, the Buzzy Bee and a bunch of new blocks.

The Humble Paradox Management Bundle just launched, great deal for Linux gamers

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The Humble Paradox Management Bundle just launched and it's a really great selection of games that's available for Linux.

Microsoft Teams is now available on Linux

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Available in public preview, Microsoft just added Linux support for their unified communication and collaboration platform Microsoft Teams.

Kalypso Media form new studio to work on next-gen Commandos games

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Now that Kalypso Media own the rights to the Commandos franchise, along with a remaster of Commandos 2 coming to Linux next year, they're now planning more.

Insurgency: Sandstorm no longer getting Linux/Mac support or a campaign mode

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New World Interactive have released a news post going over the state of Insurgency: Sandstorm, along with announcing a bunch of features no longer being made.

Physics-based escape room puzzler Area 86 delayed, wins Best Game Design award

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SimDevs have announced their amusing physics-based escape room puzzle game, Area 86, is now going to release in Q1 2020.

Dying Light is doing a Chivalry crossover event with new weapons and an outfit

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Things are getting a bit medieval in Dying Light, with a new Chivalry crossover event that's arrived with some new free goodies to grab.

Atari VCS going through 'Engineering Validation Testing' on the road to release

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Another update on the Linux-powered little console the Atari VCS, which is now going through Engineering Validation Testing (EVT) as it's on the road to release next year.

Chooseco are getting indie games using 'choose your own adventure' taken down on itch.io

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The creator of indie store itch.io has issued a warning to game developers, as Chooseco appear to be trying to take down anything using the 'choose your own adventure' phrase.

The Indie Hits Sale over on Humble Store went live with some great Linux deals

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Humble are now celebrating Indie games, with a big sale going on some really great Indie games and a lot of good deals for Linux gamers on the lookout for something new.

Indie FPS Ravenfield's work in progress Conquest Mode gets a tech tree

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Ravenfield, the highly amusing and incredibly moddable indie FPS that's in Early Access continues expanding the new Conquest Mode.

Abstractanks, the indie fast-paced RTS continues evolving into a fun niche strategy game

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Ever tried Abstractanks? It's an indie real-time strategy game we took a look at a long time ago and it's gained some huge features.

Uncover the truth in Interrogation: You will be deceived, out now

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With a seriously cool Noir style, the detective conversational puzzle-sim Interrogation: You will be deceived is out now.

OBS Studio 24.0.4 is out with numerous bug fixes, better Linux Window Capture

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A few days ago, a "Hotfix" update was released for the video capture and livestreaming FOSS application OBS Studio.

In AI Dungeon 2 the game is created as you play and it can be both impressive and ridiculous

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I can't even begin to understand the fancy AI learning stuff behind the scenes, but AI Dungeon 2 is certainly a very fun idea and a possible look into the future of games.

Trick the world in the Fake News update to Plague Inc: Evolved

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Plague Inc: Evolved just got another big free update with a fun new Fake News scenario giving you a chance to deceive the whole world.

Prepare for Half-Life: Alyx with the full and complete Beta of Half-Life recreation Black Mesa out now

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Black Mesa, the seriously impressive recreation of the original Half-Life can finally be completed! Crowbar Collective have put up the big complete Beta. A great way to prepare for the Half-Life: Alyx release next year.

A round-up of some good sales going on Linux games for you this weekend

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Roll up! Roll up! Come and see what could possibly be your next game purchase. Here's a little round-up of what's going cheap for you this weekend.

The Llama of Wall Street has invaded Tropico 6 in a new DLC out now, plus a free update

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Limbic Entertainment and Kalypso Media today released the first expansion to the humurous city building sim Tropico 6, along with a free update for everyone.

NVIDIA presenting a talk at GTC 2020 about Linux drivers and possibly some open source news

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Next year could certainly be interesting in the world of Linux GPU drivers, specifically NVIDIA this time going by a talk they're going to have at the GPU Technology Conference.