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The Black Mesa team have pushed out a new Linux beta

By Liam Dawe, 18 Dec 2018

Black Mesa, the fan-made recreation of Half-Life has a fresh brew available for Linux gamers that should make it a better experience.

The WWI FPS game 'Verdun' just got a big free expansion, new UI in testing

By Liam Dawe, 13 Dec 2018

News coming in from the Western Front, Blackmill Games and M2H have released a big free expansion to their First World War shooter Verdun.

Some thoughts on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Danger Zone, the new Battle Royale mode

By Liam Dawe, 12 Dec 2018

Now that the dust has settled and I’ve been able to put plenty of time into the new Danger Zone mode for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, I have some more thoughts.

The fun indie FPS 'Ballistic Overkill' adds a new amusing game mode called Juggernaut

By Liam Dawe, 12 Dec 2018

While not as popular as it once was, Ballistic Overkill is still a reasonably good online shooter that I've spent a lot of time in. The latest update sounds quite amusing.

For now, the experimental Linux (and Mac) port of ARMA 3 will not see any more updates

By Liam Dawe, 11 Dec 2018

Sad news for those who purchased ARMA 3 due to the experimental Linux (and Mac) version, as Bohemia Interactive have announced a halt to the updates for it.

The developer of the retro FPS 'DUSK' has confirmed a Linux build is on the way

By Liam Dawe, 11 Dec 2018

While we knew DUSK would be getting a Linux version, it's always good to see confirmation that's up to date and positive.

John Romero has announced a free unofficial spiritual successor to The Ultimate DOOM's 4th episode

By Liam Dawe, 10 Dec 2018

John Romero, one of the co-founders of id Software has revealed he's been working on SIGIL, a free megawad for the original 1993 DOOM.

Unvanquished, the free and open source shooter has a huge new release now out

By Liam Dawe, 10 Dec 2018

After being quiet for some time, the Unvanquished team is back and they have quite a lot to show off in the new release of their free and open source shooter.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive introduces a Battle Royale mode, goes free to play

By Liam Dawe, 6 Dec 2018

Valve have released Danger Zone, a Battle Royale mode for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive along with it going free to play.

Insurgency: Sandstorm releases soon, Linux support still confirmed with no ETA

By Liam Dawe, 5 Dec 2018

Insurgency: Sandstorm, the team-based, tactical FPS that's acting as a sequel to the first standalone Insurgency title is releasing soon. Linux is coming, but no ETA.

Zombie Panic! Source, the free survival-horror FPS now has a Linux beta available

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2018

Zombie Panic! Source, the free survival-horror first-person-shooter has put out a Linux beta as promised as it remains a high priority.

OpenXRay, an enhanced game engine for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat shows off Linux progress

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2018

OpenXRay, an enhanced game engine for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat has shown off progress towards running it on Linux.

The indie FPS 'Ravenfield' updated, you can now go prone along with improve mod support

By Liam Dawe, 26 Nov 2018

The rather good Early Access single-player FPS game Ravenfield continues to improve, with the latest update building further on the good base.

The Linux version of Zombie Panic! Source is a 'top priority', should come on November 30th

By Liam Dawe, 23 Nov 2018

Zombie Panic! Source is about to get a pretty huge update, the previously promised Linux version is a 'top priority' and it should come (as long as there's no delay) on November 30th.

Get some classic FPS action on with QuakeWorld Team Fortress

By Liam Dawe, 21 Nov 2018

The free FPS QuakeWorld Team Fortress (previously Team Fortress, Quake Team Fortress) that later became the inspiration for Valve's own Team Fortress games has a new release out with a Linux installer.

To celebrate Half-Life turning 20, Black Mesa released a trailer for Xen

By Liam Dawe, 20 Nov 2018

Has it really been 20 years? Blimey! Black Mesa, the fan-made recreation of the original with plenty of bells and whistles has a trailer for the hotly anticipated Xen levels.

Serious Sam Fusion has the first update in some time

By Liam Dawe, 16 Nov 2018

Serious Sam Fusion, the game hub that allows you to play Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, Serious Sam 3: BFE along with the VR version finally has an update.

The Wall, a rather unusual FPS game is planning to support Linux

By Liam Dawe, 9 Nov 2018

A recent discovery is The Wall, an unusual competitive FPS now in Early Access on Steam and they're planning to support Linux.

WW1 FPS Tannenberg to leave Early Access in February next year, new UI now live

By Liam Dawe, 8 Nov 2018

The WW1 FPS Tannenberg is going to officially leave Early Access on February 13th next year. After being in Early Access for around a year, it's been through quite a lot of improvements.