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The Wine Development Release 1.9.22 Is Now Available

By sobkas,
The Wine team released today another development release of their software. Version 1.9.22 has many small changes including 25 bugfixes.

A look at some neat Linux games you can find on the awesome itch store

By Liam Dawe,
The game store itch can be a bit of a goldmine when it comes to smaller titles, and it’s time to give them a shout out.

The developers of Early Access survival sandbox 'CHKN' are celebrating a Halloween contest

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
In an announcement posted on the Steam store page of CHKN the day before yesterday, the developers of this strange but interesting sandbox game are celebrating a contest for Halloween. Basically, you need to create a monster and submit it before October 31st. There will be three winners.

GOL Podcast S01E06: Steam Machines PC or Console, guest starring 'The Linux Gamer'

By darkone778,
Hello, Linux Gamers! We are still around and we have a special episode in store for you, with a special guest!

The Steam 2016 Halloween sale has some nice Linux games for cheap

By Liam Dawe,
If you're a bit low on funds, you might like to know that Steam is doing a 2016 Halloween sale with some nice Linux games on offer.

Weekly livestream tonight at 19:45 UTC, come join the fun

By Liam Dawe,
Tonight we get a little bit mad, as I dive into the world of Mad Max once more for your viewing pleasure!

Black Mesa, the very popular fan-made recreation of Half-Life is now on Linux in beta

By Liam Dawe,
It's finally here! Black Mesa is now officially available for Linux in beta form. It looks really great!

Why GNU/Linux ports can be less performant, a more in-depth answer

By ,
Community member 'mirv' has given his thoughts in addition to the previous editorial by Liam, about why Linux ports can perform worse than Windows versions.

Using Nvidia's NVENC with OBS Studio makes Linux game recording really great

By Liam Dawe,
I had been meaning to try out Nvidia's NVENC for a while, but I never really bothered as I didn't think it would make such a drastic difference in recording gaming videos, but wow does it ever!

Feral Interactive's Linux ports may come with Vulkan sooner than we thought (UPDATED)

By Liam Dawe,
I didn't expect this so soon, but it looks like early next year we may have a Linux port from Feral Interactive that uses Vulkan. UPDATED with the actual full quote.

Linux community has been sending their love to Feral Interactive & Aspyr Media

By Liam Dawe,
This is awesome to see, people in the community have sent both Feral Interactive & Aspyr Media some little care packages full of treats.

Thoughts on 'Stellaris' with the 'Leviathans Story Pack' and latest patch, a better game that still needs work

By Liam Dawe,
Stellaris has come a long way since the initial release, so I checked back on how it feels with the new DLC.

Why Linux games often perform worse than on Windows

By Liam Dawe,
I still see so much confusion and outright misinformation being spread about why a lot of Linux games perform worse than Windows, so here's a few real reasons.

Slime Rancher, the awesome game about farming adorable slimes has been updated

By Liam Dawe,
Slime Rancher is a little favourite of mine, as it has some pretty fun gameplay and it's great for kids too. This new update isn't massive, but it's good.

Game porter Ethan Lee has done a write-up of the recent SteamDevDays

By Liam Dawe,
Game porter Ethan Lee, who has done tons of Linux ports went to SteamDevDays and he has now done a write-up of the experience.

Meadow, an odd 'forum in games clothing' is now available with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Meadow, from the developers of Shelter is a purely online game where there's no objectives, and it just sounds weird.

Some thoughts on 'Pavilion', the stylish fourth-person puzzling adventure

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of 'Pavilion' was kind enough to send in a key to their really stylish fourth-person puzzling adventure, so I took a look.

Looking to capture gameplay from one Linux PC on another, what should I be getting?

By Liam Dawe,
Something I have been noticing recently is that a lot of games performance dips when you try to record them on Linux, so I am wanting a solution for my other Linux PC to capture the video, what should I be getting?

Streets of Rogue, the awesome RPG rogue-like mega-game is going to support online co-op

By Liam Dawe,
Streets of Rogue is already an extremely cool game, but now it's about to get even cooler. The developer mentioned to a GOL follower than he is planning online co-op support!

Desura, IndieRoyale and DailyRoyale now have new owners who plan to revive them

By Liam Dawe,
Looks like Desura is going to make a comeback sometime soon, as the new owners OnePlay have announced they have acquired it.