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Join me and Sam from Feral Interactive at 11AM UTC tomorrow for Company of Heroes 2

By Liam Dawe,
That's right folks, yet another livestream to beat up Sam from Feral Interactive. Join us in Company of Heroes 2 tomorrow at 11AM UTC.

The Steam store update will require developers to use actual screenshots of the game, finally

By Liam Dawe,
There's a lot that annoys me on Steam, and one major bit looks like it's getting a more watchful eye from Valve: Screenshots that aren't actually screenshots.

Mesa 13 released, featuring OpenGL 4.5 for all vendors and AMD gains Vulkan

By Liam Dawe,
This release is a bit massive when it comes to actually looking at the features. Everything we have been hyped about recently is now in the stable release.

Some thoughts on ‘Sky Break’, the futuristic open-world game that wasn’t all that great

By Liam Dawe,
I wasn’t expecting the next big thing from ‘Sky Break’, but from the trailer I did expect a competent open-world sci-fi game. What I found was a shallow husk of a game, and not the polished fun experience I was hoping for.

Join me and Sam from Feral Interactive at 1PM UTC today for Dawn of War II

By Liam Dawe,
Today is the return of GOL vs Feral livestreams! The new challenger from Feral is named Sam, and apparently he puts up a bit of a fight.

The latest Steam Client Beta adds native support for the PS4 Dual Shock Controller

By Liam Dawe,
As promised by Valve at SteamDevDays, Steam now has native support the for the PS4 Dual Shock Controller, giving it the config ability like Steam Controllers have.

New user statistics refresh, come check out the new data from Linux gamers

By Liam Dawe,
Our user statistics page has been updated again, and it should now happen at the end of every month automatically.

Linux gamers are sweet-talking Aspyr Media again

By Liam Dawe,
Recently I posted about Linux gamers sending treats to both Aspyr Media and Feral Interactive, well, Linux gamers are at it again!

Septerra Core, an rpg from 1999 is another Wine-port from Topware Interactive

By Liam Dawe,
Septerra Core is another on the classic games list from Topware Interactive to gain an official Linux version using Wine.

'The Last Leviathan', a physics-based, ship building and destruction adventure game in Early Access for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
'The Last Leviathan', a physics-based, ship building and destruction adventure game recently released for Linux. It looked seriously fun, so I gave it a go and here are some thoughts.

Space Wars: Interstellar Empires, a turn-based tactical strategy MMO is coming to Linux next year

By Liam Dawe,
The MMO genre is something Linux doesn't really have a lot of games in, so I am pleased every time I hear about one coming. Space Wars: Interstellar Empires is a turn-based tactical strategy MMO that will launch in January 2017 with Linux support.

'Clouds & Sheep 2', throwing sheep around and keeping them happy, an amusing kids game

By Liam Dawe,
If you are after an amusing time-killer, or perhaps something to entertain the kids, you may want to check out 'Clouds & Sheep 2'.

'The Little Acre', a great looking adventure game with hand-drawn animations releases next month

By Liam Dawe,
Antony asked us to post up about 'The Little Acre', and after looking it up it seems well worth letting people know about. It's a beautifully hand-drawn animated adventure coming on November 22nd.

Halloween livestream special tomorrow!

By Liam Dawe,
Tomorrow we will be doing a special Halloween livestream! Come along and watch the fun with my special guest.

Some thoughts on 'Prison Run and Gun', a retro puzzle platformer on Steam that fans of the genre will enjoy

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
'Prison Run and Gun' was a game I discovered because of an IndieDB giveaway, and I kept an eye on it since then. Considering it currently is on sale (60% off), I decided to finally try it. Apart from a particular but serious issue, I don't really have any reason not to recommend it.

Marek has sent in another Mesa commit to help improve OpenGL performance, using threading

By Liam Dawe,
Marek, the well known contributor to Mesa has been working on some form of Mesa OpenGL threading, and his test showed a 70% improvement for Borderlands 2.

Humble Day of the Devs Bundle 2016 has some nice Linux games going for cheap

By Liam Dawe,
Humble Day of the Devs Bundle 2016 is the latest pay what you want bundle, and it actually has some pretty nice Linux games on offer.

'Noct', the freaky 2D top-down multiplayer survival horror has been revamped in time for Halloween

By Liam Dawe,
That's right, we are mentioning Halloween again. Noct is a freaky 2D top-down action and survival game that has been updated with new gameplay.

This Halloween, become a psycho in 'Slayaway Camp', a comically gory puzzler with day-1 Linux support

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
Slayaway Camp is an isometric and sadistic puzzler where you play as a deranged psychopath who goes on a rampage at an isolated camp in the woods. Although there isn't an official demo available, you can find the free version of the game on Kongregate.

Natural Selection 2 updated, new game mode available and a free weekend

By Liam Dawe,
Natural Selection 2 is the RTS/FPS hybrid that's pretty damn fun and it has just been updated. You can now get a new game-mode from the Steam Workshop and the entire game is free to try all weekend.