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Interested in interactive fiction? Then you should check this Choice of Games bundle on Steam

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
The Every Game from Choice of Games bundle is currently with a 25% discount because of the Steam Summer Sale. It includes 30 stories and a couple of DLCs for some of them.

Apparently desktop Linux marketshare has finally hit that elusive 2% mark

By Liam Dawe,
According to the website 'Netmarketshare', Desktop Linux has finally hit 2% in June after three consecutive months of growth.

Pro Pinball Ultra now available on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Pinball is something Linux has been lacking in variety, so it's pleasing we get another! Pro Pinball Ultra is now officially available on Linux & SteamOS.

Space station management game, The Spatials: Galactology, is confirmed to be coming for Linux

By BTRE,
This is an expanded and reimagined version of the management sim, The Spatials. It’s yet to be released but the developers have confirmed that a Linux version is in the works.

Oxenfree, an adventure game with supernatural elements, available on Linux

By BTRE,
This well-received indie title has been ported over to Linux. Combining plenty of elements of 80s teen movies and packaging them in a polished adventure, Oxenfree may be worth checking out if you’re a fan of adventure games.

Developer breaks silence about 'The Silent Age', a point-and-click adventure for which a Linux port was promised

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
It has been quite some time since the Linux port of The Silent Age was supposed to arrive, and the developer has now made a statement.

imprint-X from Morgondag is now on Kickstarter, a causal puzzle game set on an Asteroid Base

By Liam Dawe,
Morgondag, the developer of RymdResa has launched a new Kickstarter for their puzzle game set on an asteroid base. That sounds pretty cool, so come take a look. I also have confirmation about an existing Linux build, awesome.

Nightdive Studios aren't sure when the Linux version of the System Shock remake will be available

By Liam Dawe,
I shot off a message to Nightdive Studios about their Linux plans for System Shock since Linux is a stretch goal. The reply doesn't fill me with confidence to pledge right now.

ZED by Eagre Games reaches the funding goal, developer thanks GOL and the Linux community

By Liam Dawe,
I'm never one to shy away from patting my fellow Linux users on the back, so here it is *pats*. Thanks to the Linux gaming community and our own contributor BTRE, ZED by Eagre Games has passed the funding goal on Kickstarter.

Some essential mods to try in XCOM 2 that don't break the balance or change gameplay

By Liam Dawe,
I love XCOM 2, it's probably my favourite strategy game right now. The problem is, it's still a bit of a buggy mess, a lovable mess mind you. Here's some mods I picked and tested to make it feel better.

Crush Your Enemies looks like a fun and simple RTS coming to Linux this July

By Liam Dawe,
Crush Your Enemies from Vile Monarch and Gambitious Digital Entertainment looks like a pretty fun little RTS game and it's coming to Linux on July 13th.

Google open sources SwiftShader, a library for high-performance graphics rendering on the CPU

By Liam Dawe,
Google has today opened up SwiftShader, a software library for high-performance graphics rendering on the CPU.

Check out this AMD video talking about Vulkan (and DirectX12)

By Liam Dawe,
AMD have released a nice video talking about Vulkan (and DirectX 12), it's also nice to hear Linux & SteamOS mentioned.

A new Civilization VI video shows off England, they aren't talking about the Linux release for now

By Liam Dawe,
A new video for Civilization VI shows off the English, but they don't seem to want to talk about the Linux version at the moment.

AMD RX 480 released, AMD will possibly open up Radeon Software

By Liam Dawe,
The next generation of AMD GPU's have launched, and it begins with the AMD RX 480. Benchmarks are now out there along with plenty of info.

SteamOS update 2.83 beta released, new Nvidia and AMD drivers hit

By Liam Dawe,
Today SteamOS has a new beta, which brings a much newer Nvidia driver to the table and a fresher build of the new AMD PRO driver.

When should i386 support for Ubuntu end? Help Canonical decide

By bryanquigley,
Are you running i386 (32-bit) Ubuntu? We need your help to decide how much longer to build i386 images of Ubuntu Desktop, Server, and all the flavors.

Join me and Matt from Feral Interactive at 10AM UTC playing Company of Heroes 2

By Liam Dawe,
Continuing our weekly playoffs, myself and Matt from Feral Interactive will once again at 10AM UTC today be playing Company of Heroes 2. You are all welcome to join, the game is on sale too!

System Shock remake heads to Kickstarter, Linux is the first stretch-goal

By Liam Dawe,
While it's sad to see it as a stretch-goal, I have big faith in Nightdive Studios due to their previous good support of Linux. System Shock is being remade and it's probably going to be funded quite well.

The Linux Gamer takes a look at Pac-Man 256

By Liam Dawe,
The Linux Gamer does some really awesome videos and his editing is really quite brilliant at times. Take a look at his thoughts on Pac-Man 256.