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Valve's Newest Controller Design Looks Solid

By Liam Dawe,
We are a little bit late on this as we are still doing our post-Christmas catch-up, but it looks like Valve hid a new Steam Controller design in their Steam client downloads.

New Steam Client Beta Updates The FPS Counter

By Liam Dawe,
The fantastic new FPS counter on the Steam Beta client is great, and this update makes it a ton more useful! I am really fond of this feature, but surprised it took this long to do.

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, Delayed For Linux, Again

By Liam Dawe,
I hope you weren't excited for Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, as the release that was supposed to happy last month got delayed.

Torchlight II Looks Like It Will Eventually Come To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Back in July last year, we wrote about Torchlight and Torchlight II possibly coming to Steam for Linux, and a little while ago more SteamDB activity was noticed.

Satellite Reign, Class-based Strategy Game Released In Early Access For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Satellite Reign had us all very excited, and somehow we missed the bloody release! Satellite Reign officially launched into early access last month, and early reviews are "Very Positive".

Out There, A Sci-fi Space Exploration Game Window Date Revealed, Plus Beta Soon

By Liam Dawe,
Out There is a popular mobile game that is being ported to the desktop with some great enhancements, and luckily for us the Linux version will be out soon too.

Grab 10 Games From The Latest Bundle Stars Indie Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Bundle Stars isn't something we usually cover, but their latest Abstract Bundle is huge, and all games support Linux. One not to be missed that's for sure.

Editorial: Skullgirls On Linux Finally Shows Some Progress

By Liam Dawe,
Skullgirls has been a sore spot for Linux gamers who backed it on Indiegogo due to the poor way it was presented, but that aside progress is progress.

Two Worlds II Confirmed For A Linux Release This Month

By Liam Dawe,
The great thing about what we do at GamingOnLinux is that we re-check our news, and try to catch up with developers. This time we managed to find out that Two Worlds II will release for Linux this month!

GOL Cast: Surviving The Zombie Apocalypse In Project Zomboid

By Samsai,
Zombie games can be usually placed into one of two categories, survival and gore-fest. You either attempt to survive the day to day life or you chop large hordes of zombies into pieces. Project Zomboid takes the survival route.

Endless Legend Linux Port Started Months Ago, Looked Good

By FutureSuture,
After a bit of digging, it turns out that the porting of Endless Legend to Linux was not merely being looked into, but had actually begun, and was looking good to boot. What happened, though?

Play Old DOS Games In Your Browser

By Liam Dawe,
Monday's fun tip of the day is coming at you right now. We bring word that you can play tons of old games right in your browser that work with DOSBox without the need for any plugins at all, and it works.

Noct, A Fantastic Top Down Thermal Image Survival Horror Game

By Liam Dawe,
Noct looks like a fantastic addition to the survival horror genre with the rather unique game visuals. It has us very excited, see inside for why!

Dungeon Defenders II Linux Version Is On The Roadmap

By Rutine,
It seems that Dungeon Defenders II will be getting a Linux version, as stated in the Development Roadmap.

ROCCAT Ryos MK Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Reviewed

By Liam Dawe,
You thought buying a keyboard was a simple matter, well I did, and I was so very badly wrong. Here are my thoughts on the ROCCAT Ryos MK Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard.

Steam Client Beta Add FPS Counter

By Liam Dawe,
A new Steam client beta is upon us, and with it comes a really useful feature to enable you to see your games FPS without extra plugins.

VoidExpanse, A Great Looking Open-world, Science Fiction Action RPG Set In Space

By Liam Dawe,
One game we haven't mentioned before is VoidExpanse, and I'm not sure why as it looks like a great space game.

Free Indie Saturday - Just Shoot

By StianTheDark,
What a lovely day. I just feel like shooting some idiot in the head. No, thats never how I start my day. But I think the developer of this week's game had "one of those days".

Editorial: The First Failed Kickstarter Projects Of 2015

By DrMcCoy,
A new year often brings reflection and during this introspection, the teams behind two previously successfully funded Kickstarter projects apparently found that they're incapable of finishing their respective games.

GOL Survey Results: December

By Segata Sanshiro,
The new year is upon us and so is the latest survey. There were 787 respondents to the survey this time, 400 less than the record set last month, but still a healthy number nonetheless. Thanks to everyone who took the time to do it and please carry on filling it out.