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Mount & Blade: Warband now has a 64bit beta for Linux, should fix numerous issues

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2018

TaleWorlds Entertainment are continuing to support Mount & Blade: Warband, with a new beta that offers up 64bit support for Linux.

Zink, a new driver project for OpenGL on Vulkan from Collabora

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2018

Here's one I wasn't aware of, developer Erik “kusma” Faye-Lund from Collabora has been working on Zink. It's a new OpenGL implementation that works on top of Vulkan.

Strategy game Phoenix Point from Julian Gollop and Snapshot Games has a new trailer

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2018

Since Julian Gollop and Snapshot Games are closing in on the third backer build of Phoenix Point they decided to tease us with a new trailer to show off some new bits.

oOo: Ascension, a very unique puzzle racing game adds Linux support and it's very cool

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2018

oOo: Ascension from Kenny Creanor and Extra Mile Studios is one of the more unique indie games I've tested recently and it's rather good.

The Steam Hardware Survey for October 2018 shows a small drop for Linux, a look at daily and monthly active users

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2018

After initially showing the decrease as an increase, it seems Valve have now corrected the Steam Hardware Survey results for October 2018.

Dark sci-fi platformer 'Orphan' looks awesome, still heading to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2018

Orphan, a dark sci-fi platformer about a young boy who may be the last survivor after an alien invasion is still coming to Linux.

Nightdive are having issues with the Wine-bundled Linux build of System Shock 2

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2018

Nightdive have responded to reports of users being unable to play their Wine-bundled Linux build of System Shock 2.

Valve's digital card game Artifact releases this month with same-day Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2018

Valve's new digital card game Artifact is go for launch on November 28th. They've now put up the official website with some more details as well as confirming their Linux plans.

System76 reveal the Thelio, their new custom-built Linux desktop with three versions

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2018

The day has finally arrived, Linux hardware vendor System76 has officially revealed their new custom-built desktop the Thelio.

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Time-management thriller 'Out of The Box' released earlier this year with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2018

One from the 'inbox of no return' that I sadly missed, Out of The Box from developer Nuclear Tales is a time-management thriller where you decide the fate of the quirky customers of a luxurious club and it has Linux support.

Graveyard Keeper has a free Breaking Dead update allowing some automation

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2018

If there's one thing I didn't like about Graveyard Keeper is all the constant manual labour. Well, not so much now as you will be able to resurrect bodies to do your bidding.

Popular retro-inspired FPS DUSK still coming to Linux, due sometime next year

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2018

The developer of DUSK, a pretty popular retro-inspired FPS has confirmed again that Linux support is still in their plans.

Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor is going to add drone racing, weather effects and more goodies

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2018

Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor is an excellent Early Access game where you snap blocks together to make some truly ridiculous creations. Stray Fawn Studio have now outlined their future plans and it sounds fun.

Steam Play thoughts: A Valve game streaming service

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2018

With the talk of some big players moving into cloud gaming, along with a number of people thinking Valve will also be doing it, here’s a few thoughts from me.

Open source cross-platform event-driven game engine 'GDevelop' now on itch, progressing well

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2018

GDevelop is an open source cross-platform event-driven game engine that's quite promising. It's currently closing in on a new major release and it's also now on itch.io.

Valve have pushed out another Steam Play update with the 3.16-4 beta including corefonts support

By Liam Dawe, 31 Oct 2018

Another exciting set of changes for Valve's new Steam Play system. This time the Proton beta 3.16-4 includes some really good stuff.

Two Point Hospital now has a sandbox mode allowing you to be a little more creative

By Liam Dawe, 31 Oct 2018

To keep you entertained a little longer, Two Point Studios have updated Two Point Hospital with a new sandbox game mode.

Cross-platform development library SDL2 2.0.9 is out

By Liam Dawe, 31 Oct 2018

SDL 2.0.9 has been released today featuring some rather interesting new stuff. It's been a while, with 2.0.8 being released back in March of last year.