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Fusion 3, the next generation game engine and editor from Clickteam will support Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27, 2016

Clickteam are the company behind some really cool tools like Fusion, previously called Multimedia Fusion. They did an AMA today where a developer noted their Fusion 3 editor is running on Linux and other platforms.

Steam now has above 2,500 Linux & SteamOS games available

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27, 2016

I've seen some posts on reddit and across the wider net about Steam hitting around 2,000 games for Linux. The truth is the number is actually quite a lot higher.

'SOMA' from Frictional Games sales figures released, Linux accounted for around 1.1% of sales

By Liam Dawe, Sep 23, 2016

Frictional Games, the developers of 'SOMA' have released their sales figures. The game sold about 450,000 copies of which 5,000 was from Linux gamers. So that's around 1.1%.

Review: Linux gave me one of my best gaming experiences yet with Life is Strange

By Liam Murphy (Ashtasu), Sep 17, 2016

A few times in your life, you have a life changing experience. Maybe it’s getting married, having your first child, or finishing your college degree. One of our readers just had a life changing experience, and it was because of a video game.

Valve have made some big changes to the Steam Reviews system

By Liam Dawe, Sep 13, 2016

Valve have made some steps towards trying to improve their reviews system, so let's take a look. It should cut out people gaming the system, but it's not great news for developers in reality.

A Linux release for Kingdom Come: Deliverance still looks very unclear

By Liam Dawe, Sep 12, 2016

You may or may not remember that I wrote about Kingdom Come: Deliverance back in March. The developers said it wasn't technically possible, now it seems months later they still have no idea.

Owners of Armello on GOG can get a refund due to it not getting DLC and online features

By Liam Dawe, Sep 11, 2016

You might remember a heated topic recently that the GOG version of 'Armello' was renamed to 'Armello DRM-Free Edition' and it won't be getting the DLC. It seems GOG are offering refunds now.

How to delay an indie game, Simon Roth of Maia writes about games taking time

By Liam Dawe, Sep 10, 2016

I'm quite a fan of the indie colony building sim Maia, it sweet has retro sci-fi future graphics and it's starting to come together little by little. It has taken a long time to get here, so Simon has a blog post explaining what's going on.

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ARK: Survival Evolved gains a paid DLC while still being in Early Access, reviews are destroying it

By Liam Dawe, Sep 8, 2016

DLC is always a bit of a hot topic for some, now even more so since ARK: Survival Evolved a game that has sold very well now has it's own paid DLC even though the game isn't finished.

CD PROJEKT RED replied to me about The Witcher 3 and Linux, flat-out denying to answer any questions

By Liam Dawe, Sep 7, 2016

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With all the hoo-ha about The Witcher 3 and the replies GOG have given (first being it was never planned, second being they don't know), I finally have an answer from the actual developer of The Witcher 3.

GOG withdraw their statement about The Witcher 3 never planned for Linux, they have no idea

By Liam Dawe, Sep 3, 2016

It seems GOG support got it completely wrong on The Witcher 3 for Linux. A different person inside GOG has said they have no idea why a previous staff member said TW3 was never planned.

The developers of Armello are facing a bit of a backlash over the DLC not coming to GOG

By Liam Dawe, Sep 2, 2016

I really do like the game Armello, but sadly the new DLC is not coming to GOG. The reasons are quite odd.

The Steam Hardware Survey for August 2016 shows Linux has grown again

By Liam Dawe, Sep 2, 2016

Here is some good news to offset the two recent bad news articles. According to the latest Steam Hardware Survey for August 2016 Linux market-share on Steam has grown two months in a row.

The Witcher 3 was apparently never planned for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 2, 2016

Sad news again (sorry). Apparently The Witcher 3 was never actually planned for Linux which makes things a bit odd.

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In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor has been cancelled and refunds are being offered

By Liam Dawe, Aug 29, 2016

Well I didn't see this coming at all, I got told in our IRC moments ago that In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor has been cancelled and refunds are being offered.

Editorial: I ditched SteamOS in favour of a normal Linux distribution for my gaming

By Liam Dawe, Aug 29, 2016

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I have been debating writing this up for a while, but here I am. I have completely ditched SteamOS in favour of Ubuntu Mate.

Speculation: It's looking like Rocket League may finally arrive on Linux in September

By Liam Dawe, Aug 28, 2016

Rocket League is way overdue, we all know that, but honestly I am fully expecting it to arrive with the patch due in September named the 'Rumble Update'.

Linux turns 25 years old! Happy birthday Linux!

By Liam Dawe, Aug 25, 2016

Valve aren't the only ones celebrating a birthday this week. Linux also just got a bit older and wiser. Linux is officially 25 years old today!

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Looks like Subnautica from the Natural Selection 2 developers won't get Linux support

By Liam Dawe, Aug 24, 2016

This is quite sad, it seems we have been left wondering for a while (years) about Subnautica, but a developer has now confirmed a Linux version is not being worked on.

Valve turns 20 years old today, happy birthday! A brief look at their Linux history

By Liam Dawe, Aug 24, 2016

Valve was officially formed on August 24th 1996, so today Valve turns 20 years old. I had no idea Valve was this old! Here's a rather quick look at what they have done for us.

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