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Dawn of War III should now work on Mesa-git with OpenGL as Bindless Texture support is in

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A large patchset from Mesa developer Samuel Pitoiset landed in Mesa-git early today to hook up Bindless Texture support for AMD radeonsi.

Steam Direct launches as Valve gave the greenlight to many of the remaining 3,400 games left

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Steam Direct, the self-publishing option to get games on Steam has launched. Valve have also said they gave the greenlight to many of the 3,400 games that were still left in Greenlight when it closed.

Wine-Staging 2.10 released with more anti cheat fixes

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Wine-Staging 2.10 is now available and it brings in some interesting changes to further improve Wine for everyone.

Hearts of Iron IV: Death or Dishonor released along with big patch

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The World War 2 grand strategy game has gotten a small expansion focusing on the minor powers of Central Europe. As is customary with DLC releases, Paradox have also updated the game with a lot of free goodies too.

Europa Universalis IV: Third Rome released, some thoughts

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The first of what Paradox is calling an “immersion pack” has been released for the sprawling grand strategy game. I gave it a go, exploring just what they changed for the Russian region and powers.

Wednesday Madness, a quick look at some good Linux gaming deals

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Welcome to another Wednesday Madness here at GOL. Another quick look at some good deals you shouldn't pass up!

Tacoma, the next game from the 'Gone Home' developers should get day-1 Linux support

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Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure set aboard a high-tech space station and boy does it look good. It's now due for release on August 2nd and looks like Linux will be day-1.

Looks like 'Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents: Space Odyssey' has Dropped Plans for Linux

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents: Space Odyssey was announced late last year and the initial website that was setup listed Linux support. The Kickstarter has now launched and it doesn't mention Linux now, neither did their press email to me.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III to get a free update with new multiplayer game modes

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Hell yes! One of my biggest gripes with Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III is going to get washed away with a free update!

Tyranny gets a massive patch, an event pack and has an expansion teased

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The CRPG set in a world where evil has almost completely won has gotten much love today. In addition to the new content that you can play right now, plans have been detailed about a major expansion due sometime later this year.

PAYDAY 2 - Ultimate Edition is now live

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PAYDAY 2 - Ultimate Edition is now live on Steam bringing all the DLC under one roof for a better experience.

ARK: Survival Evolved release date revealed, plus new free map

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ARK: Survival Evolved is due to release in full on August the 8th, 2017 and they have also announced a new free map which is available right now.

Beautiful mixed 3D/pixel art adventure game 'The Last Night' announced for SteamOS/Linux

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Announced recently at the Microsoft E3 conference, The Last Night is a "post-cyberpunk", pixel art adventure game inspired by Flashback and Blade Runner that blends traditional pixel art with 3D composition giving the game a very cinematic look.

Riptale, an incredible satisfying & challenging 2D roguelike action game

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Riptale is a very satisfying and quite challenging 2D roguelike action game where you can pull off some sick combination moves with your trusty sword.

El Presidente Returns! Tropico 6 announced and Linux will be supported

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Tropico 6 has been announced and the really good news is that Linux is going to be supported just like the previous title.

Good news, Feral Interactive confirm they are porting XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is the huge new expansion coming to XCOM 2 and Feral Interactive have confirmed they will be porting it. The press emails to me specifically mentioned Windows, but Linux wasn't mentioned. Glad to see it cleared up.

Slime Rancher updated with another huge area to explore in the 'Glass Desert Update'

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Slime Rancher is absolutely one of the best indie games in Early Access and it continues to be with huge updates like this.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen expansion announced, sounds very exciting

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Oh baby! More XCOM 2 is exactly what I needed. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen has been announced as an expansion for XCOM 2. No release date for Linux yet.

Are you ready for some more Tyranny? Something is being teased for tomorrow

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Tyranny is a pretty fantastic experience for RPG fans on Linux and it seems something is coming tomorrow.

The Underground King, a mix of racing strategy and RPG mechanics is on Kickstarter

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The Underground King was one of the last games submitted to Steam Greenlight before being quickly Greenlit by Valve. The promising mix of racing strategy and RPG mechanics is currently on Kickstarter, complete with Linux support.