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OpenRCT2, the open source engine for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 has been updated again

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh build of the RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 open source game engine OpenRCT2 is now available that continues to polish up the experience.

Steam Audio comes to Unreal Engine 4

By Liam Dawe,
Steam Audio, the new feature-filled audio solution from Valve is now supported directly in Unreal Engine 4 Valve just announced.

VEKTOR 2089, a retro inspired fast-paced futuristic hovercar racer needs help on Greenlight

By Liam Dawe,
VEKTOR 2089, a retro inspired fast-paced racer is planning to come to Linux, I think it looks great and it needs a boost on Steam Greenlight.

Hellpoint, the dark sci fi action RPG now has a demo on Steam with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Hellpoint is a good looking dark sci fi action RPG that's currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, they have a Linux demo ready and they've now put this demo on Steam for easy access.

Wednesday Madness, a quick look at some good 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!

Brawl of Ages, the fun and free to play 1 on 1 simple RTS game has a progression revamp

By Liam Dawe,
Brawl of Ages, a free to play game published by S2 Games has been through a bit of an overhaul and here's what's new.

Enshrouded World, a Leadwerks-powered vehicular combat game has Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Enshrouded World, a vehicular combat game powered by the game engine Leadwerks has Linux support on itch.

A Story About My Uncle looks like it might finally arrive on Linux soon

By Liam Dawe,
A Story About My Uncle showed signs of coming to Linux back in 2015, but never did. Fresh activity on SteamDB shows signs that it might finally be coming.

FreeOrion, the open source game inspired by Master of Orion has a massive new release today

By Liam Dawe,
Another one from the great big RSS feed list I follow today. FreeOrion, an open source game inspired by Master of Orion has a huge new release.

Mesa 17.1 RC3 is available, closing in on release this month

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 17.1, the next big release for open source graphics drivers on Linux is closing in on release. The third release candidate is now available for testing.

Heliborne is a pretty fun online Helicopter combat game that has a Linux Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Heliborne, an online Helicopter combat game has a Linux Beta available that actually runs surprisingly well.

Mech combat game Dark Horizons: Mechanized Corps is now in Beta for Linux, very promising

By Liam Dawe,
I was sent a key to Dark Horizons: Mechanized Corps from the developers and I came away pretty impressed with it.

The Unity forums were hacked, but they say no passwords were taken

By Liam Dawe,
The Unity game engine forums were hacked over the weekend, with defacement of the site and messages sent to all users.

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has another major update for RPG fans

By Liam Dawe,
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, the RPG from Portalarium has another major update released and here's a look at what's new.

Mesa 17.0.5 is available now with plenty of fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa, the open source graphics drivers have been updated in the last few days to 17.0.5 and it contains a bunch of fixes.

Dawn of War III looks like it might come to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Take this with a big 'ol bag of salt, but it's possible Dawn of War III might be coming to Linux. Thanks to a tip from a Twitter follower.

Thimbleweed Park developer stated on Twitter that Linux (and Mac) sales have been good

By Liam Dawe,
Thimbleweed Park developer Ron Gilbert mentioned on Twitter how strong the Linux (and Mac) sales have been, and that it would be silly to ignore it.

Armello, the really fun digital board game now has a new DLC with new playable characters

By Liam Dawe,
Armello is a digital board game about taking the throne from a dying king, it's good fun and they have a new DLC available.

Diluvion, the deep-sea exploration game now has a Linux beta, but you might want to wait for a bit

By Liam Dawe,
Diluvion, the deep-sea exploration game now has a Linux beta, but the developers suggest holding off for a bit while they get the sound working.

Everything, a game about experiencing, well, everything and it's now on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Everything is a hard game to describe, it could be called a life simulator, as you can explore so much. Just today they put out a Linux version!