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The 'Not On Steam' Sale Launches

By Liam Dawe,
So a bunch of indie game developers who aren't on Steam got together and put up a website called...Not On Steam alongside a sale of all of the games to support indie developers.

Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers Now On Steam For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The developers noted on their steam forum that the Linux version of Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers should now be live on Steam!

Game Dev Tycoon Now On Steam For Linux & Updated

By Liam Dawe,
Finally the developers of Game Dev Tycoon have sorted out their issues with the FSF and gotten the Linux build onto Steam, with this comes an up to date Linux version.

TRI A First-Person Puzzle Exploration Game

By Liam Dawe,
TRI is a first-person puzzle exploration adventure game where you place corner points onto walls to build walkable triangular platforms. Find a way through the towers and dungeons in sophisticated levels.

Steam's September Hardware Survey, Linux Holds Steady

By Liam Dawe,
Here is the latest instalment of Steam's Hardware Survey, as usual we do our monthly thing and compare it and talk about it and make sure you know not to use it as a hard figure.

Hot Tin Roof Adventure Platformer Funded & Needing Greenlight Votes

By Liam Dawe,
So Hot Tin Roof has been funded on Kickstarter and is in need of a big push on greenlight to get onto Steam.

Unigine Heaven: How Does Ubuntu 13.04 Compare To Windows 8?

By Sabun,
Today I present to you another comparison video, this time around running Unigine's Heaven benchmark. The Heaven benchmark is very demanding on even the latest hardware, so I was interested to see how Ubuntu, a Linux distro, would handle the stress in comparison to Windows 8.

Half-Life 3 Has Been Trademarked By Valve

By Liam Dawe,
So folks it may or may not be coming, but Valve has now officially filed for a trademark on Half-Life 3.

Frictional Games Teases New Game With Trailer

By Liam Dawe,
So Frictional Games are at it again, as reported earlier about a teaser website for their next game having a countdown which has now ended with a trailer.

Developer Of Salvation Prophecy Answers Fan Questions

By Hamish,
Sean Lindskog of Firedance Games recently took the time to answer a variety of fan questions on the Desura profile page for his game Salvation Prophecy. Included here is an organized review of what he had to say.

GOL Cast: Discover Your Inner Gun Nut in Receiver

By Samsai,
Reloading in modern shooters was way too easy anyways, anyone can simply press R and wait a bit, so let's take it up a notch and simulate realistic gun mechanics! Oh, my magazine is empty... what do I do now?

Red Orchestra 2 And Tripwire's Future Titles To Come To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
So it seems Tripwire the creators of Killing Floor and Red Orchestra will be porting the rest of their games to Linux as well as having their new unannounced title support us from the get-go.

Free The Monsters- An Open-Source Monster Collection

By Justin,
Free the Monsters is a campaign to create a set of open-source fantasy creature designs, and game-ready models, using free software. The monsters are intended to aid indie and open-source game developers in creating games and prototypes.

Volt Now In Alpha On Desura

By Liam Dawe,
Escape from the facility divided to a 4 dangerous zones where everything wants to recycle you. Use the powerfull electric beams, jump ability and the environment to reach the exit.

Arma Tactics Turn Based Strategy Is Now Available On Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Arma Tactics is a turn-based close-combat strategy game, where you take control of a four-member Special Forces team. There are no given strategies, rails to move on, or paths to follow; it‘s up to you to decide how you will play through both the story-driven missions and generated missions with randomized objectives.

PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate Released For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones.

Starlight Inception Space Combat May Come To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Starlight Inception is a relevant first person / third person space combat experience with elements of exploration. It has a unique blend of action with an involving storyline.

Raspberry Pi Support Has Landed In SDL2

By Liam Dawe,
Good news if you are a Raspberry Pi fan as SDL2 now supports it, which does mean technically in future more games could work on it.

The Dead Linger Zombie Survival Horror Will Come To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The Dead Linger is the definitive zombie apocalypse survival horror experience! Set in a planet-sized, procedurally generated world, survivors learn to fight, run, and survive against the never-ending and relentless zombie hordes.

Estrange Half-Life 2 Mod Act I (Beta) Released

By Liam Dawe,
Estranged is a work in progress mod that tells the story of a lone fisherman whose ship is stranded on a mysterious island during a violent storm.