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X-Plane user data shows Linux usage holding steady

By BTRE, 14 Nov 2017

The developers of this rather robust flight simulator have shared the latest round of user data and it shows that Linux usage remains at the same level.

Humble Bundle has been acquired by IGN

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2017

This is rather unsettling to see, Humble Bundle has now officially joined with the massive media site IGN.

The latest Steam Hardware Survey shows Linux market-share has declined again

By Liam Dawe, 2 Oct 2017

Every month Valve put out their hardware survey, inside it shows off the market-share of operating systems and Linux has continued to decline.

Game developer 'Atlus' issues a DMCA takedown against open source PS3 emulator

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2017

Game developer Atlus, who make the popular Persona series have issued a DMCA take-down against the developers of popular PS3 emulator RPCS3.

Valve makes adjustments to user reviews due to review bombing with 'histogram' charts

By Liam Dawe, 20 Sep 2017

Review bombing is becoming more and more common, so Valve are looking into ways to sort out the mess that Steam user reviews are becoming. They've announced: histograms.

7 years later, Humble Bundle has now raised over $100 million for charity

By Liam Dawe, 18 Sep 2017

Announced via a tweet, Humble Bundle have officially announced that they've managed to raise over $100 million for charity thanks to gamers.

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One of Valve's choices of games to highlight for Steam Machines is more than a little silly

By Liam Dawe, 11 Sep 2017

It's true that the marketing around SteamOS and Steam Machines wasn't all that great, but what they're showing as "Optimized for Steam Machines" is a bit of a joke.

The Frostbite engine apparently has partial Linux support but that doesn’t mean we’ll get ports anytime soon

By BTRE, 7 Sep 2017

The technical director for Electronic Art’s SEED division who works on the engine has stated that it’s capable of running on Linux. While very cool, this isn’t a reason to get your hopes up when it comes to future AAA ports just yet.

Minecraft: Story Mode for Linux never got released, even though it was “ready”

By Liam Dawe, 4 Sep 2017

I caught up with a developer who previously worked for Telltale Games, who worked on a Beta version of Minecraft: Story Mode for Linux which never did end up getting released.

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Planet Nomads drops plans to have co-op and multiplayer

By Liam Dawe, 2 Sep 2017

The Early Access sandbox game Planet Nomads has officially dropped plans to include any kind of co-op or multiplayer.

The developers of 'Darkwood' have put up a free torrent if you can't afford to buy it

By Liam Dawe, 25 Aug 2017

Massive respect to the developers of Darkwood! They've released a news post about how things have gone for them and inside is a link to an imgur post, containing a little story and a free torrent if you can't afford the game right now.

Ryan "Icculus" Gordon is looking for new games to port to Linux, pay not required

By Liam Dawe, 21 Aug 2017

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Ryan "Icculus" Gordon, the man responsible for maintaining many development tools like SDL 2 and who ported many games to Linux, is looking for new games to port. The fun thing is, he doesn't require payment since he's funded by his Patreon.

Looks like GOG Galaxy won't come to Linux any time soon, as it's "not a priority"

By Liam Dawe, 18 Aug 2017

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Sad news, it seems GOG Galaxy won't actually be released for Linux any time soon. They may eventually get to it, but it's "not a priority".

Valve limit key requests from developers if it isn't "worth the cost"

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2017

A leaked picture from the private Steam forum for developers has emerged, that show Valve will in fact limit the amount of keys developers can generate if it isn't worth the cost to Valve.

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Steam now has over 3,500 games for Linux, with GOG having over 700

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2017

I know, I know, quality over quantity! Still, I can't help but feel excited by the amount of good quality games that are now available on Linux.

Linux desktop market share hit an all time high in July, according to one measure

By Liam Dawe, 3 Aug 2017

Here's a bit of positivity for you today! According to the statistics gathered by the netmarketshare website, in July the percentage of people using Linux on the desktop hit an all time high.

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Valve finally update their old Groups system, no longer will we be spammed with group invites

By Liam Dawe, 3 Aug 2017

The Groups system on Steam has been left to rot a little, but Valve have finally decided to update it. This also removes the ability for spammers to spam group invites out, something I complained about only recently.

Linux game sales statistics from multiple developers, part 5

By Liam Dawe, 2 Aug 2017

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It’s been a long time since I’ve done this, but here’s part 5 in the series of me talking to developers about how their games have been selling on Linux.

Editorial: No, Valve is not killing SteamOS or the Steam Controller

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jul 2017

Another day, another journalist claiming that Valve is killing SteamOS (amongst other things mentioned) and it couldn't be further from the truth. I'm going to be pretty blunt in this one, because it needs to be.