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The story of grey market G2A worsens, I really do recommend to stay away

By Liam Dawe, 2 Feb 2017

You have probably heard of G2A by now, the grey-market where anyone can sell second-hand keys for some money. The problem is, someone pointed out how they do no actual checks on keys and that resulted in them getting banned.

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Taking on the universe in Avorion, my thoughts on this new sandbox spaceship building game

By Liam Dawe, 2 Feb 2017

The developer of Avorion accepted my request for a key, so I took Avorion for a spin. It’s in Early Access, so keep that in mind.

The itch store client has been updated again, slicker than ever

By Liam Dawe, 2 Feb 2017

The developers at itch sure do put the effort in to make their store and client as good as possible and it shows with this latest update.

Game creation kit 'Construct 3' has a first preview, including shots of it on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 2 Feb 2017

I am seriously excited to try out Construct 3, as it enables creation of games without actual coding. It uses an interesting events system like in Construct 2, Fusion and other toolkits. The developers have shown the first preview with pictures of it on Linux too.

DiRT Rally announced for Linux, arriving on March 2nd

By Liam Dawe, 2 Feb 2017

That's right folks, DiRT Rally is now officially confirmed to be coming to Linux and it arrives on March 2nd. Feral Interactive are behind the port, so it will be another good one I hope.

'The Secret of Tremendous Corporation' is a 2015 short free point-and-click comical adventure made in 48 hours

By -Daniel-Palacio-, 2 Feb 2017

This is a small adventure that has been out there for two years, but since it never was covered in GOL, I decided to try it and share with you some impressions. Also, you can't miss the funny DLC included.

Steam Beta Client updated, finally fixing the notification spam when you login and group notifications

By Liam Dawe, 1 Feb 2017

Valve have updated Steam and added in two really needed features. First, they won't spam you with who's doing what when you first login.

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Mesa 13.0.4 stable released, time to update to get the latest fixes

By Liam Dawe, 1 Feb 2017

The latest point release for the stable Mesa version is now available as 13.0.4. It brings in fixes for multiple drivers.

An interview with Simon Roth, the developer of space colony simulator 'Maia'

By Liam Dawe, 1 Feb 2017

I had the pleasure of talking to Simon Roth, a developer I've followed for quite some time now about his game 'Maia', about Linux and other bits. Linux sales for Simon are 'approaching ten thousand', which is impressive.

Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED DLC now available in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 1 Feb 2017

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a fantastic game. I appreciate it even if I have no rhythm to keep up with the beats and this new DLC sounds slick.

Motorsport Manager, the rather detailed simulator game now has Steam Workshop support

By Liam Dawe, 1 Feb 2017

Motorsport Manager has been updated to allow for mods from the Steam Workshop, as well as some balancing changes to make it fairer.

Until February 6th, you can get the popular indie puzzle-platformer 'FEZ' for PWYW at itch.io

By -Daniel-Palacio-, 1 Feb 2017

This was confirmed by Polytron on Twitter. All the money will be sent to an American charity called American Civil Liberties Union.

FortressCraft Evolved has a massive update with a better tutorial and a fresh new look for the worlds

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2017

FortressCraft Evolved is a game I often overlook, but perhaps not for much longer. It has a truly massive update with a much better tutorial and a very slick new look for the surface of worlds.

Overdriven Reloaded, a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up with 4 player co-op is now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2017

Overdriven Reloaded, a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up is now on Linux. We have quite a few games like it, but this has 4 player co-op so it might just be enough to hook some in.

GOG adds the classic strategy game 'Constructor' with Linux support thanks to DOSBox, it's free until tomorrow

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2017

The classic strategy game 'Constructor' is now on GOG with Linux support thanks to DOSBox and it's free until tomorrow too.

Thaumistry: In Charm's Way, a new text adventure from Bob Bates is on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2017

Veteran games designer Bob Bates is crowdfunding a brand new text adventure called 'Thaumistry: In Charm's Way'. It seems it will support Linux too, as it's plainly listed in the description.

X-COM: UFO Defense is free on Humble Store, can be used in the OpenXcom open source engine

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2017

X-COM: UFO Defense is a true classic. I played it originally on Amiga for days on end and it has a fully functional open source engine from the community named 'OpenXcom'. The game is free right now on Humble Store, so go grab it.

The Exiled to be released into Early Access on February 23rd

By BTRE, 30 Jan 2017

This open world MMORPG promises to have most of the traditional fun of the genre in more manageable chunks for those of us too busy to spend every waking moment playing it.

Disgaea 2 PC released, with same day Linux support

By BTRE, 30 Jan 2017

The PC port of the much-beloved tactical RPG is out on Steam, dood. Get ready to fight countless enemies in order to return the world back to normal.

More performance improvements are on the way for Deus Ex and Tomb Raider on Mesa

By Liam Dawe, 30 Jan 2017

Mesa is progressing nicely as usual and I've been keeping an eye on the mailing list for anything interesting. It seems Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Tomb Raider have both seen some more performance tuning.