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Some thoughts on Axis Football 2017

By BTRE,
Touting much gridiron action, Axis Football 2017 is the latest installment in the American Football franchise. I took the game for a spin and have a few thoughts to share.

The developer behind Nidhogg 2 has detailed some reasons why it may not come to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Nidhogg 2, the sequel to the indie hit of 2014 may not come to Linux and the developer has listed reasons why. Hopefully people can help get this going.

Valve put the Steam Controller and Steam Link on a big sale again

By Liam Dawe,
Still haven't picked up a Steam Controller or Steam Link? This latest sale might tempt you to do so as they're cheap.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is now officially available for Linux, earlier than expected

By Liam Dawe,
Feral Interactive have released XCOM 2: War of the Chosen a little earlier than expected, as it’s out right now!

Space sandbox game "Avorion" has a big update with Multithreading and plenty more

By Liam Dawe,
Avorion, the space sandbox game about building a spaceship, trading, combat and more has a big update. It's now Multithreaded for better performance on both the server and the game client.

Card City Nights 2 will release with day-1 Linux support tomorrow

By Liam Dawe,
Card City Nights 2 is an all new adventure game that mixes in a card-based battle system and tomorrow it releases with day-1 Linux support.

Tower of Time, the game that blends RPG mechanics with real time combat is now officially available for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
After myself and a few others tested it, Tower of Time is now officially available for Linux. The game blends together an RPG with RTS mechanics and it's quite interesting.

Timbertales, a turn-based strategy game with a nature theme now has Linux support on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Timbertales, from the one-man studio Rainware now has the Linux version available on Steam. This turn-based strategy game may not look graphically amazing, but it at least tries to be different.

Shovel Knight: King of Cards expansion announced to release in 2018

By Liam Dawe,
Shovel Knight is about to expand with the announcement of a new expansion named "Shovel Knight: King of Cards" to release next year.

SteamWorld Dig 2 to release in September with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
A press email was sent out yesterday about SteamWorld Dig 2, the good news is that Linux will be supported day-1.

Sunless Skies has released with day-1 Linux support, quick thoughts on this unfinished title

By Liam Dawe,
Sunless Skies, the next game from the developer of Sunless Sea has released with day-1 Linux support. The title is still in-development, so it's not yet a complete game.

Need more meat? Super Meat Boy Forever announced, will have a Linux version

By Liam Dawe,
Team Meat have announced Super Meat Boy Forever, a sequel to the original and the good news is that it will have a Linux version.

Wednesday Madness, a quick look at some hot Linux gaming deals

By Liam Dawe,
Welcome to another Wednesday Madness here at GOL. Another quick look at some good deals you shouldn't pass up!

The Signal From Tölva should be on Linux soon, last few bugs are being squashed

By Liam Dawe,
The developers of The Signal From Tölva put a note at the end of their latest Steam update to say that the Linux version is having the last few bugs squashed.

Celestian Tales: Realms Beyond, an RPG that follows on from Celestian Tales: Old North

By Liam Dawe,
Celestian Tales: Realms Beyond is an RPG with turn-based combat that will serve as a sequel to Celestian Tales: Old North. It's currently on Kickstarter and will feature Linux support.

Morphite, a stylized FPS sci fi adventure game will have Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
I'm always on the lookout for interesting FPS games, because I think Linux still lacks in that department. Luckily, I came across Morphite, will will release next month with Linux support.

Radline: Quarantine, a co-op sandbox Zombie horde shooter adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
It seems the Linux release of Radline: Quarantine went so quietly that not even the developer announced it. It seems a few days ago they added Linux support.

Looks like the free game "Relic Hunters Zero" is coming to Linux, the code is on GitHub too

By Liam Dawe,
Relic Hunters Zero is a free game available on Steam that also has the source code available on GitHub.

Invisigun Heroes, an arena battle game where everyone's invisible has full Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a fun one if you're in need of something a little different. Invisigun Heroes is an arena battle game where everyone's invisible.

Some initial thoughts on Robocraft, the free to play game about building and fighting vehicles

By Liam Dawe,
Robocraft, a free to play game about building robots and going into battle has now left Early Access, here's some thoughts.