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Dope TrashCanners, a free online shooter (with bots) that has an amusing twist

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Dope TrashCanners has just arrived on Linux and after trying it out I'm really quite impressed. The gameplay is simple, but the twist on death is quite amusing.

Hyper Sentinel adds a Linux demo and has hit the funding goal on Kickstarter

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After chatting privately with the developers of Hyper Sentinel to give them some advice, they have now put up their official Linux demo and they have also hit their funding goal on Kickstarter.

Yaakuro has worked on making SteamVR work with Unreal Engine 4 using OpenGL

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Impressive work by Yaakuro, who has been able to get SteamVR to work with Unreal Engine 4 and it uses OpenGL.

Streets of Rogue released on Steam with a free weekend

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Streets of Rogue the fantastic rogue-lite about essentially doing whatever you want is now out on Steam and it's free to try for the whole weekend.

Feral Interactive have pushed another patch to Mesa to help fix up the 'radv' Vulkan driver

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It seems Feral Interactive are continuing to help development of the Vulkan 'radv' AMD driver in Mesa, as they have pushed another patch.

Friday Livestream with Samsai at 6 PM UTC!

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Friday has come and so will the livestream! Today at 6 PM UTC the Friday Livestream (brought to you by me, Samsai) will provide some live Linux gaming and the near nonsensical commentary that comes with it. So set up your favourite viewing device and tune to our Twitch channel for the show!

What have you been playing recently and what do you think about it?

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It's been a while since I put a question to the community, so here it is! What are you currently playing and what do you think about it?

Ghost Blade HD, an intense bullet-hell taking inspirations from retro games is now on Linux

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Ghost Blade HD was a day-1 Linux release and looks like a good one if you're a bullet-hell fan! It even has co-op support to bring a buddy along.

MachiaVillain, a mix of Dungeon Keeper and Rimworld is coming to Linux

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Now this has me excited! In MachiaVillain you are the villian, specifically you're building an evil mansion to trap innocent victims.

Mad Max is currently 50% off on the Feral Store

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Here's your chance to bag an awesome Linux game for cheap, Mad Max is currently 50% off on the Feral Store.

Pine, an open-world adventure game where the world adapts with your decisions

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I was sent a link to Pine, an open-world adventure game currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The way they describe it and their openness about Linux support has me interested.

Future Stardock games may come to Linux thanks to Vulkan

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A reader asked me to reach out to Stardock about their Linux plans, specifically for Galactic Civilizations III as they said they would port it with Vulkan. I didn't get an answer on that specifically, but Vulkan has put them in a better position to port.

Hyperspace Dogfights, a mix of air brawling and a roguelike first teaser trailer released

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Hyperspace Dogfights sounds really fun and it's starting to look really good too. The developer sent across the new teaser trailer along with some more information on their air brawling and a roguelike mix.

Mesa 17.1 release is now scheduled for May

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The latest and greatest Mesa release 17.1 is due for release on May 5th, so not long for everything to get polished up.

Day of Infamy, the WWII FPS has a massive feature filled update and release date

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Day of Infamy is a pretty darn good FPS and they finally have their SteamOS icon on Steam to show off their Linux support. Oh, they also announced their released date and put out a whopper of a patch today.

Aspyr Media will be publishing 'InnerSpace' from PolyKnight Games helping it come to Linux

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The next title from Aspyr Media's publishing efforts has been announced as 'InnerSpace', an exploration flying game set in a world where physics are inverted.

Stellaris is to gain some really useful features in the free patch coming soon

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Stellaris is a game I want to put a lot more time into, but lots of annoyances along with not enough content keep me from it. It sounds like the new DLC and free patch will fix a lot.

Victor Vran 'Fractured Worlds' DLC trailer released

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Victor Vran is about to get bigger as Fractured Worlds along with Motörhead: Through the Ages are both set to release in the Spring. The trailer for Fractured Worlds is now here!

Leaving Lyndow adds Linux support to their well reviewed short adventure game, my thoughts

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Leaving Lyndow is a short and beautiful looking adventure game that came to Linux due to 'popular demand'. The developer sent in a copy, so I played through it and here's some thoughts.

NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics, a shoot 'em up redesigned like a turn-based strategy game

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NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics sounds like an interesting game. It's done in the style of old shoot 'em up games, but turned into a turn-based strategy. A tactical shoot 'em up, if you will.