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The SMACH Z gaming handheld has switched to AMD Ryzen & Vega, pre-orders start soon

By Liam Dawe,
The SMACH Z gaming handheld is still a thing apparently and they've now release the final specs along with a trailer and pre-orders start soon.

Abstractanks is minimalist real-time strategy game with a focus on fast-paced skirmishes

By Liam Dawe,
For those of you who love real-time strategy games but you don't have a lot of time, Abstractanks might be what you need.

The Majesty of Colors Remastered is a very short game about being monster from the depths

By Liam Dawe,
The Majesty of Colors Remastered is a very short game about a monster who has never seen the surface above the water and it's now on Linux.

Total War: THRONES OF BRITANNIA has a new trailer showing off the Welsh

By Liam Dawe,
Total War: THRONES OF BRITANNIA is coming to Linux shortly after the release for Windows, if you're excited about it come see the new trailer showing off the Welsh.

Dungeons 3 'Evil of the Caribbean' DLC takes you to the not-so-peaceful sandy beaches of Turtoga

By Liam Dawe,
For those of you who like your evil deeds, the Dungeons 3 'Evil of the Caribbean' DLC is now out that takes you to the not-so-peaceful sandy beaches of Turtoga.

CARRION is a very gory game from the developer of BUTCHER, check out the disturbing alpha footage

By Liam Dawe,
Want to be the monster? CARRION, from the BUTCHER developer will give you that chance and it looks delightfully disturbing.

Some thoughts on Man O' War: Corsair, rough sailing and very little fun

By BTRE,
Man O’ War: Corsair – Warhammer Naval Battles is, as you might guess, a game about living the life of a privateer in the Warhammer fantasy world. It has all the fixings you might expect as well: you can raid, board vessels, buy and sell goods in ports and manage a crew and ship. On paper, it’s the sort of game I’d go wild over. The reality is altogether different.

Space-cat survival sim 'MewnBase' updated with research, carports and more

By Nezchan,
Last week saw a major update to space-cat survival and base-building sim MewnBase. There are quite a few new goodies, including a suit upgrade, a garage for your buggy, and improved inventory. But the focus is on the brand-new research system.

Extreme downhill freeriding game 'Descenders' adds a customizable Freeride mode

By Liam Dawe,
Descenders is a pretty darn good downhill freeriding game and now it's become a little bit more customizable.

Europa Universalis IV: Rule Britannia to be released March 20

By BTRE,
The next DLC for the sprawling grand strategy title, Europa Universalis IV, will be available soon. The developers have detailed some more of the upcoming features in both DLC and upcoming patch.

Wine 3.3 is out with a start on Vulkan support, D3D multi-threaded command stream is on by default

By Liam Dawe,
Wine 3.3 is a pretty exciting release for those following development and wanting to run Windows games and software on Linux.

Ready For The Friday Livestream with Samsai at 6 PM UTC!

By Samsai,
Yup, it's Friday again and it's time for our weekly ritual of livestreaming and video games! So, get your snacks and viewing devices ready and come enjoy some live Linux gaming!

Heroes of Hammerwatch released on Steam for Linux, no GOG release due to missing Galaxy

By Liam Dawe,
Heroes of Hammerwatch, the rogue-lite action-adventure from Crackshell is now officially out and it looks good, sadly though the Linux version is Steam only.

Wine PBA looks like a promising set of patches to improve Wine performance

By Liam Dawe,
For those of you interested in running some of your Windows-only games on Linux, you might want to take a look at Wine PBA.

Slime Rancher is another Unity game to have black screen problems on Linux, here's a temp fix

By Liam Dawe,
A while ago the Unity game engine sadly introduced a bug which has caused many games to either display a black screen or give no input, Slime Rancher is another I've discovered with it. Here's a temporary fix.

Slay the Spire adds a new daily challenge mode, like I need any more reasons to play it

By Liam Dawe,
Like I needed any more reasons to play more Slay the Spire, but they've added a daily challenge mode along with more music.

Mulaka, an action-adventure game based on the culture of the Tarahumara could see Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of Mulaka, an action-adventure game inspired by the indigenous culture of northern Mexico’s Tarahumara could see Linux support if there's enough interest.

Abyss Crew, a co-op game of submarine exploration promises Linux support on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
For those who like your co-op exploration, you might want to take a look at Abyss Crew that's currently on Kickstarter.

ATOM RPG, the promising post-apocalyptic indie game has a pretty big update

By Liam Dawe,
After checking out ATOM RPG previously, a game that looked rather a lot like a modern version of the classic Fallout games I was somewhat impressed. It's just had a decently sized update.

Surviving Mars from Haemimont Games & Paradox announced for a GOG release

By Liam Dawe,
For those wanting to colonise Mars, but you don't buy from Steam you can rejoice as GOG have announced they will have Surviving Mars too!