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Triggerfish Drill Sergeant Puzzle Game In Beta For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Triggerfish Drill Sergeant is the first game from Anglerteam Games which puts you in charge of getting a bunch of fish into the right formation, and it's weird.

SteamLUG July Linux Gaming Events

By Cheeseness,
The SteamLUG (Steam Linux User Group) events calendar for June is up, featuring Civilization V, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Skulls of the Shogun, Deathmatch Classic and more!

GOL Cast: Hunting ETs in XCOM: Enemy Unknown

By Samsai,
Being in charge of humanity's last line of defense against an extraterrestrial threat is highly unlikely and if I were to do it I'm fairly sure we'd be doomed, but now I can try my hand at it in the safe environment of XCOM.

There's No Business Like Goat Business, Goat Simulator Now Out On Linux

By Liam Dawe,
One of the funniest games around is now fully available and out of beta for Linux. Goat Simulator is pretty popular and for good reason, as it's just insanely stupid.

Prison Architect Alpha 22 Bug Bash Released

By Liam Dawe,
Prison Architect has release Alpha 22 where bug fixing has been the priority only in this release as they try to smooth up the experience.

The Wine Development Release 1.7.21 Is Now Available.

By sobkas,
Wine development team was able to produce a new experimental release today. 1.7.21 bringing many new features and as many as 77 bugfixes.

SteamOS Update 120 Pushed To Alchemist Beta

By n30p1r4t3,
The latest and greatest news about Valve's gaming OS. A new update has been released that you need to check out.

Valve Has Greenlit 36 More Linux Games For Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Valve are pushing really quickly recently and have gathered together another list of games to allow on Steam. 36 of which are confirmed for Linux.

Ryan "Icculus" Gordon On The Linux Game Industry

By Liam Dawe,
Ryan Gordon has an hour long presentation on the Linux game industry full of interesting views and it makes for some good listening.

Storm2D, A Fast-paced 2D Side-scrolling Action Game Inspired By Soldat

By darDar,
Storm is a fast-paced, 2d side-scrolling multiplayer action game largely based on Soldat. It is Linux native too.

Arcen Games Porting AI War & More To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Arcen Games has announced that A Valley Without Wind 1 and 2, AI War, and Shattered Haven are all be ported to Linux.

Mount & Blade: Warband Now In Beta For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
While not yet officially announced Mount & Blade: Warband is out for Linux, downloadable and might even be playable for you.

Unreal Tournament Is Coming Along, New Video Update

By Liam Dawe,
The developers of Unreal Tournament have another update in store for us and it sounds like it's all coming together very nicely.

GamingOnLinux Interviews Feral Interactive About XCOM & Linux Game Development

By Liam Dawe,
Today is a good day. I had the pleasure of speaking to Feral Interactive on their porting work for the Linux version of XCOM and games in general and here it is in all its glory.

Wings Of Saint Nazaire Demo Updated, Looking As Beautiful As Ever

By Liam Dawe,
Wings Of Saint Nazaire is one of the most beautiful space shooting experiences i've had in years and the latest updates give some subtle improvements.

Whatever Happened To Torchlight On Linux? UPDATED

By FutureSuture,
Torchlight already exists on Linux but it cannot be found anywhere but the Ubuntu Software Centre! What about those of us who do not use Ubuntu? Why is this charming hack and slash action roleplaying game being withheld from our willing wallets?

Just A Friendly Reminder: Don't Buy A Game Until It Is Officially On Linux

By FutureSuture,
Have you read the title? Good! Then you know what to do. Continue on to see why if you feel so inclined.

Beyond Gravity A Procedurally Generated "Platformer"

By Liam Dawe,
Beyond Gravity is an interesting little mobile game turned desktop game that has you jumping from planet to planet collecting pick-ups. I say mobile game as it's one of those "tap to continue" type of games, but it's not actually bad.

Sproggiwood, A Turn-based Tactical Roguelike Set In A World Inspired By Finnish Mythology

By Liam Dawe,
Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a world of mischief and wonder. One moment, you’re a simple farmer from the peaceful island of Clog -- the next, you’re lured through a mysterious portal by a talking sheep.

Trolling Delays Linux Release Of The Stanley Parable

By Segata Sanshiro,
After a string of abuse from Linux gamers, the developer working on the Linux port has delayed the release game due to no longer using his free time to develop it.