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The Steam Controller: Not Everyone Gets It

By Styromaniac,
Something I've noticed about the Steam controller is not very many gamers understand why it has trackpads and why this may be superior in some use cases, so here's a simple breakdown of my thoughts.

Gunpoint Stealth Puzzle Game has entered Linux Beta

By Samsai,
A Linux beta has been made publicly available for Gunpoint on Steam for those Linux users who love to test and break software.

Pillars Of Eternity Backer Beta Available (Sadly Not For Linux Yet)

By PublicNuisance,
Pillars of Eternity now has a backer-beta available, but the Linux (and Mac) versions aren't due for a while yet sadly.

GOL Cast: Tower Defence, FPS Style in Sanctum 2

By Samsai,
Sanctum 2 got released officially for Linux after being in beta for quite a while. So, it's our job to show you how well it runs and how good the actual game is. Time to protect some Cores!

A Bird Story RPG To Release On November 5th

By flesk,
In a press release last week the developer of indie hit To the Moon, Freebird Games, revealed that their next game, A Bird Story, will be available for Linux on Steam and GOG, among other distribution platforms.

The Witcher 3 For Linux Remains Officially Unconfirmed

By Shmerl,
The Witcher 3 for Linux remains officially unconfirmed now even after the front page of Steam itself advertised it as coming to SteamOS.

How To Build A Budget Steam Machine

By Segata Sanshiro,
For those who can't wait for the release of Valve's Steam Machines, this is a guide on how to build your own using parts tested to make sure they play nice together. The guide also doubles up as a cheap PC build for those looking to get the best value for money Linux gaming rig.

A Very Important Announcement For You

By Samsai,
Today we have an important announcement to make for you, the GOL community. Before you go reading any further, please remain calm and read the whole article through before making any rushed decisions or leaving comments.

Cities Skylines, A City Builder Announced From Paradox & It's Coming To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Linux is about to get a pretty deep and serious city builder courtesy of Paradox and Colossal Order named Cities Skylines.

Spellforce 3 Announced For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Thanks to a couple of German news site we have learnt today that Spellforce 3 will be heading to Linux. Not surprising is that our new friends at Nordic Games are the publisher.

Ziggurat, An FPS Dungeon Crawler Now On Linux And It's Good, But With Issues

By Liam Dawe,
Ziggurat is a great looking mix of hectic FPS fighting and dungeon crawling, but it has been released with some major issues.

Monsters & Monocles, A Beautiful & Frantic Top Down Shooter

By Liam Dawe,
Monsters & Monocles looks absolutely fantastic and they need help on Steam Greenlight in the way of votes. Luckily it will support Linux from day one.

Check Out 20 Minutes Of Footage From The New Unreal Tournament

By Liam Dawe,
The new Unreal Tournament is shaping up nicely, and one youtuber has popped up a video of 20 minutes gameplay.

Major Steam Client Update Released

By Liam Dawe,
Valve are doing their thing again and pushing out a pretty damn big update to the Steam client with a refreshed look and some nifty new features.

AMD Working Closely With Khronos Group On Next-gen OpenGL, Gives Mantle Access

By Liam Dawe,
AMD are working very closely with the Khronos Group for the next generation OpenGL API, and have even given them access to see what makes their own Mantle API tick.

The Witcher 2 Gains Yet Another Performance Beta

By Liam Dawe,
I really do have to hand it to Virtual Programming for sticking at it despite harsh feedback from a lot of people. The Witcher 2 has another performance improvement beta release.

Victory At Sea Naval Combat Game Released For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Victory At Sea is an epic looking naval combat real time strategy game from Evil Twin Artworks that is now on Steam for Linux.

Darksiders 2 Confirmed For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Some fantastic news today folks as Reinhard Pollice from Nordic Games has let it slip that Darksiders 2 will join Darksiders in gaining a Linux version!

Advanced Linux Game Programming Slides From Leszek Godlewski Of Nordic Games

By Liam Dawe,
We now have the slides from the Advanced Linux Game Programming session from Leszek Godlewski at GDC Europe (a spin-off of Gamescom).

Mini Metro A Deceptively Simple Looking Strategy Game Now On Linux

By Liam Dawe,
In Mini Metro you are tasked with designing your own subway system for a growing city. It looks simple, but once you get into it not only is it addictive, but it's generally awesome too.