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Rocket League's Halloween event is live, cross-platform 'RocketID' feature delayed and more news

By Liam Dawe,
There's a few bits of Rocket League news to go over today, with the start being the Halloween event which is now live.

Hand of Fate 2 - The Servant and the Beast DLC is out extending the already great experience

By Liam Dawe,
Ready to face the Dealer once again? Hand of Fate 2, the excellent mix of card-based board game exploration with action-RPG combat has a new DLC out with The Servant and the Beast.

The Steam Controller on Ubuntu 18.10 (and other distributions using Linux Kernel 4.18) needs a quick fix

By Liam Dawe,
After updating to Ubuntu 18.10 today I noticed that a lot of games were either crashing, not detecting my Steam Controller or detecting it as a second player. Here's a fix.

The Jackbox Party Pack 5 has launched as their first to officially support Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Jackbox Games, Inc. have release their latest pack of party games with The Jackbox Party Pack 5 and it's their first to officially support Linux.

Kingdom Rush Origins is officially out with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Ironhide Game Studio's latest Tower Defense PC release is out now with Kingdom Rush Origins with same-day Linux support.

Valve just put out another (smaller) Steam Play beta version

By Liam Dawe,
Valve are moving quickly based on feedback during the beta period, with Steam Play's Proton now having a 3.16-3 beta available.

Aspyr Media are getting a little help from Intel for the long-delayed Linux patch to Civilization VI

By Liam Dawe,
The patch to bring cross-platform online play for Linux players of Civilization VI has been long delayed, with Aspyr Media now getting a little help from Intel.

Sci-fi colony building sim RimWorld is out in full now and it's awesome

By Liam Dawe,
RimWorld, the sci-fi colony building sim that will suck away days and nights of your time has officially left Early Access today.

The action-survival game 'Sipho' that has you grow your creature is going to Early Access in November

By Liam Dawe,
Developer All Parts Connected has now announced that their action-survival game Sipho is going to enter Early Access. on November 13th.

Train Valley 2 adds more official levels and introduces a new electricity game mechanic

By Liam Dawe,
The rather good Early Access puzzle game Train Valley 2 has just expanded with a rather big update with lots of new content.

Bridge Constructor Portal now has a built-in level editor and Steam Workshop support

By Liam Dawe,
Bridge Constructor Portal, the rather amusing cross-over has been updated with a built-in level editor along with Steam Workshop support.

Looks like the downhill freeriding game 'Descenders' is going to get multiplayer and more tricks

By Liam Dawe,
Descenders, the rather good extreme downhill freeriding game from RageSquid looks to be getting some fun updates soon.

Proton beta 3.16-2 is out for Valve's Steam Play system

By Liam Dawe,
Valve are continuing to polish the next version of Steam Play's Proton with an update to the beta channel.

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS has a new public test build up with lots of improvements

By Liam Dawe,
The newly formed studio, Planetary Annihilation Inc, has pushed out their first upgrade for the strategy game Planetary Annihilation: TITANS.

Cultist Simulator has a free update out now along with The Dancer DLC

By Liam Dawe,
Developed Weather Factory, some of the same people responsible for Fallen London and Sunless Sea, have pushed out a good free update for Cultist Simulator along with the first DLC.

Today, Linux game porter Ethan Lee begins officially working on Steam Play's Proton

By Liam Dawe,
A small update for those interested in keeping up with the news surrounding Steam Play and Proton development.

Smith and Winston, a metroidvania-styled twin-stick shooter in a voxel world has Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
For those who love a good twin-stick shooter, Smith and Winston certainly looks quite interesting and it has some pretty sweet design.

Eternum EX, a retro-inspired action platformer comes to Linux this month

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired by ’80s arcade cabinet games, Eternum EX aims to be a challenging retro action platformer that's releasing this month.

Feral show off Total War: WARHAMMER II on Linux, along with confirming more Linux ports and a Vulkan teaser

By Liam Dawe,
Feral Interactive just put up a YouTube video to show off Total War: WARHAMMER II running on Linux, it's looking good and they confirmed again their future Linux plans.

The deep monster taming RPG 'Siralim 3' has now officially launched with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
For those after their next RPG fix, the monster taming game Siralim 3 is now officially out with Linux support as it has left Early Access.