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GOL Cast: Dangerous Card Games In Hand Of Fate

By Samsai,
You may remember me praising Ziggurat for being an awesome Early Access title. Well, here's another one that I've been pretty interested in for a while that is quite a mix: Hand of Fate!

Nvidia GPU-Accelerated PhysX Now Available On Linux

By n30p1r4t3,
Among various bug-fixes, this version also features support for GPU acceleration on Linux platform (CUDA-capable devices only) and reworked documentation.

Planetary Annihilation Adds Offline Mode

By Ilya,
Planetary Annihilation has just received an update adding the (much requested) possibility of playing offline and LAN games.

Unity3D Games "Phone Home" With Details Of Your Hardware & Software

By Matt,
A tweet sent out by the Unity engine folks earlier about their stats page mentions that all Unity games automatically send your data to them on the first launch. This is interesting and worrying.

Mojang's Scrolls Now Has An Experimental Linux Build

By Andrew,
Scrolls is the next game from Minecraft studio Mojang that promised Linux support back in 2012. Two years later they have just pushed out an experimental Linux build.

A Roundup Of The Last Weeks Linux Gaming

By gamingonlinux,
Here is a look back at the last week on GamingOnLinux, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past week for Linux Gaming!

0 A.D. Alpha 17 "Quercus" Released

By Samsai,
Wildfire Games has released a new alpha of their open source real-time strategy game. Alpha 17 is titled ”Quercus” and contains numerous gameplay balance fixes and ability to place soldiers on top of walls among other things.

Paradox Releasing EU4 Expansion And Hearts Of Iron IV - I May Become A Hermit

By Segata Sanshiro,
Hello, my name is Segata and I’m a Paradoxaholic. With Paradox Interactive releasing The Art of War - the biggest expansion yet for Europa Universalis IV - with a huge list of extra features and Hearts of Iron IV due next year, I fear I may plunge further into the depths of addiction.

The Hive - A Real-Time Strategy Might Release On Linux

By Cpukiller,
The Hive, a story-driven real-time strategy game, was launched on Thursday on Steam Early Access for Windows, but according to the developers it should be available for Linux at a later date.

Shadowrun Online Now On Linux

By Bob,
Shadowrun Online has officially launched on Linux. It's still in early access as well, so it's not yet feature complete.

Reflex Kickstarter Failed, The Project Will Continue

By lave,
The developers of Reflex have pulled the plug on their Kickstarter campaign, as it's unrealistic that the goal still can be achieved (10 days left, 81k/360k pledged). The project won't be abandoned though, as it has been greenlit on Steam and is being prepared for Early Access. If Linux support is still on their list is questionable.

Sid Meier Classics Released on Steam

By Samsai,
A couple of old Sid Meier classics were released on Steam, more precisely Sid Meier's Colonization, Pirates! Gold Plus, and Sid Meier's Covert Action.

Full Version Of TRI: Of Friendship And Madness Released Today

By flesk,
Rat King Entertainment's vibrant first person puzzle adventure TRI is now available on Steam, Humble Store, GOG, IndieGameStand and itch.io!

Discussing GOL's Current Situation And Future Plans (VOD and Summary)

By Samsai,
We are currently livestreaming our public discussion of our current plans here at GOL on Twitch now that TheBoss is no longer writing for us.

The 90's Arcade Racer Delayed Again

By titi,
The 90's Arcade Racer was delayed again with no given release date. Graphics, models and sound are in a good shape, but the code makes some trouble for the developers. Especially the AI code is giving them some headache.

PCGamingWiki Looks At Tropico 5 And Borderlands 2 Linux Ports

By Cheeseness,
Following on from his earlier "Port Reports" on Civ V and XCOM, PCGamingWiki contributor soeb is back, this time looking at how Linux versions of Tropico 5 and Borderlands 2 stand up against their Windows counterparts.

A Golden Wake Review, Game Release Today

By flesk,
Wadjet Eye Games make their first same-day release for Linux with the release of A Golden Wake today. Follow real estate agent Alfie Banks in this retelling of historical events during the Florida land boom in the early 1920s and the following Great Depression.

Shovel Knight - An NES Inspired Platformer Released On Linux

By HadBabits,
Today should be a good day for you nostalgia lovers, because Shovel Knight has been released for Linux! Shovel Knight is a charming NES-Inspired platformer that was funded on Kickstarter and release for Windows back in June. The game has received a lot of critical praise; being described as a love letter to old school platformers.

GOG Employee Explains Where Galaxy Is At Currently

By FutureSuture,
A GOG employee of the name Destro explains in several paragraphs why answering "When will Galaxy be released?" is not that straightforward.

Raze The Tower! Kerbal Space Program 0.25: Economic Boom Released

By neffo,
Kerbal Space Program has always been about building things. It has always been about those things exploding. Now - as part of the 0.25 update - it's about buildings exploding. (And plenty more besides.)