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Talking point: What are you playing this weekend?

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jan 2019

It's nearly the end of January already, feels like the year is going rather quickly! With all the releases we've had lately along with some excellent games last year, what are you clicking on this weekend?

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Kingdoms and Castles had another wonderful update to expand the city builder recently

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jan 2019

While this Kingdoms and Castles update isn't the one to include rival kingdoms (it's coming), it does lay-out some of the groundwork towards that.

X4: Foundations to come to Linux with one of the next major updates

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jan 2019

Entering my inbox recently was an update on the roadmap for X4: Foundations, Linux is still in their plans but that date isn't too firm yet but we now have an idea of when it might be.

Some information on why Wine is not going to be using DXVK

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jan 2019

It seems things aren't all rosy between CodeWeavers and DXVK, as developer Henri Verbeet has written into the Wine Development mailing list to give more details.

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Explore space DRM-free with Helium Rain now available on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jan 2019

Free from the restrictions of planet Earth, the space exploration, trading and action game 'Helium Rain' from Deimos Games has officially become DRM free on GOG.

Dark sci-fi adventure 'Orphan' lands on Linux and it's quite a ride

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jan 2019

Orphan is a dark and quite chilling adventure from developer Windy Hill, with a pretty impressive atmosphere.

Pogo looks like a completely ridiculous 3D physics platformer, now supported on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jan 2019

I will admit, this one looks completely silly. Still, games don't need to be super serious to be enjoyed.

Source Engine powered sword battler 'Blade Symphony' has another update

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jan 2019

Another game from Puny Human was updated recently, this time it's the sword battler Blade Symphony which is powered by Valve's Source Engine.

The next version of Lutris will allow you to search for more games directly from the client

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jan 2019

Lutris, the rather advanced game library manager is currently going through some major improvements with the 0.5.0 release that's in Beta. The latest new feature, is a rather nifty one.

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Puny Human's wild shoot 'em up 'Galacide' has a big update out

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jan 2019

Galacide from Puny Human is a shoot 'em up that blends together fast-paced action with the quick-thinking tactics of puzzlers.

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates

By gamingonlinux, 25 Jan 2019

This is your once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month.

Setting up a Bluetooth Controller for Linux Gaming

By LordDaveTheKind, 24 Jan 2019

Recently I solved an issue for setting up my Wireless (via Bluetooth) controller on Steam for Linux, and decided to elaborate a little better about my experience, and share my results and observations with you all.

Pikuniku is an absolute surprise, what a joy to play and it's out now with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jan 2019

Pikuniku took me by surprise so much that I'm struggling to describe the feeling after playing it, an absolute joy for sure.

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire just got a beta to add in a turn-based mode

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jan 2019

Obsidian Entertainment have updated Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire in quite a big way, with an open beta for owners to try out the new turn-based mode.

Get Deponia: The Complete Journey free in the Humble Winter Sale Encore

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jan 2019

Humble are doing an encore of their Winter Sale and they're giving away another free game with Deponia: The Complete Journey. On top of that, if you spend at least $5 they give you a copy of Insurgency free too.

Plenty of new content is coming to Don't Starve Together in 2019

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jan 2019

Don't Starve Together, the excellent multiplayer standalone of Klei Entertainment's dark survival game is set for plenty of upgrades this year.

Some thoughts on Gravel from Milestone, the 'ultimate off-road experience' tested

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jan 2019

The second racer from Milestone officially arrived on Linux recently with Gravel, shortly after MXGP3. Both ports from Virtual Programming so let's take a look.

Cultist Simulator's free update is out adding a "positively unfair end-game mode"

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jan 2019

Cultist Simulator, the roguelike narrative card game from Weather Factory has expanded with a new end-game mode that's "positively unfair".

TANGLEWOOD, the seriously retro puzzle-platformer is now on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jan 2019

Another day, another new GOG release for your DRM free fans to pick up your gamepad for. They now have the super retro TANGLEWOOD available with Linux support.

Insurgency: Sandstorm should still release for Linux this year

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jan 2019

Now that the fantastic looking FPS game Insurgency: Sandstorm is out for Windows, I've seen a few people worried about the status of a Linux version. I spoke to New World Interactive to clear up the situation.