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Introducing the Latest Addition To GOL Cast Hardware: Radeon R7 370 [Updated]


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Recently I've considered purchasing an AMD GPU for testing purposes and because of the recent benchmarking article I finally decided to abuse my wallet and get myself one. So, here it is along with some of my first impressions!

OlliOlli2 Welcome To Olliwood Released For Linux, Pretty Buggy


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Time to dust off your skateboard's as OlliOlli2 Welcome To Olliwood has been released for Linux the same day as other platforms, hooray for same-day releases!

GOL Survey Results: July


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The results for the July survey are now available for you to take a look at and compare with results from previous months. There's a bit more analysis this month about why game sales are in decline.

Dying Light: The Following Announced, A Story-focused DLC To Come


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I'm pretty excited about Dying Light: The Following, as the basic gameplay in Dying Light was really fun, and I need more.

Founder Of Larian Studios Teases Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition For Linux


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We have been waiting too long for this to come, but Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition has been shown off on twitter for Linux.

Hacking Simulator Hacknet Released, Eventually Coming To Linux


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Hacknet is a brand new hacking simulator developed by Team Fractal Alligator. They have confirmed a Linux version is in the works.

Cobalt Published By Mojang Drops The Linux Version


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I thought this would end up happening, the developers of Cobalt which is published by Mojang and even shares one of the Minecraft developers has dropped the planned Linux version.

Watch The Khronos SIGGRAPH 2015 Event Live, Details Of Vulkan Expected & More


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Since Vulkan is the big thing right now for us, it's probably a good idea to watch the livestream of their event happening now.

Terraria Now Available DRM Free For Linux On GOG & Out Of Beta


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Well, this was a bit of a shock. Terraria the epic sandbox game is now available DRM free on GOG, and I imagine this will make plenty of people happy.

BOMB: Who let the dogfight? Exits Early Access & Released For Linux, It’s Terrible


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BOMB: Who let the dogfight? An interesting name, but the game is so bad it makes me want to forget it. Sadly it's not one of those "so bad it's good" types, it's just poor.

Motörhead Through The Ages, An Expansion For The RPG Victor Vran Announced


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Victor Vran is about to get bigger, as a new expansion is coming named "Motörhead Through The Ages". I've never listened to Motörhead before, but an expansion to Victor Vran is awesome news anyway.

The Ubuntu Guys Have Already Worked Out A More Official PPA For Nvidia Driver Updates


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Hot on the heels of Jorge's request to make a more official way to upgrade to the latest Nvidia drivers in Ubuntu, a new PPA and packaging team has been born.

Looks Like RollerCoaster Tycoon World Will Support Linux At Launch


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In a move that I imagine will make a lot of people happy, it seems RollerCoaster Tycoon World will support Linux at launch!

HTC Vive Plans Linux/SteamOS Support For Day 1


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Good news VR fans, it seems the HTC Vive plans to have Linux/SteamOS support included for day 1 at release.

Unity Slides From SIGGRAPH Are Up, Unity Not Doing Vulkan Just Yet


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Lots of news coming out of SIGGRAPH recently, and next up is the slides from Unity's talk now being available.

Planetary Annihilation Massive Update Released, Please Welcome Asteroids


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Planetary Annihilation gets bigger, as the previous test release that included Asteroids is now live in the stable version.

GOG Have Supported Linux For Just Over A Year, Announce New Linux Installer System


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GOG have officially supported Linux for just over a year, and to mark the occasion they have worked out new official installers for all their Linux games.

Ubuntu Developers Looking To Simplify Getting Latest Nvidia Graphics Drivers


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I had a nice email from Jorge Castro of Canonical today, and it seems they are looking at ways for Ubuntu users to get newer Nvidia graphics drivers in an easier fashion.

Interplanetary Strategy Game Thoughts, Throwing Missiles From Planet To Planet On Linux


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Interplanetary is a very intriguing game about firing missiles, railguns and lots of fancy weapons from your planet, to an enemy planet, and it’s quite good.

Terraria For Linux Is Making Great Progress


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The developer working on the Linux version of Terraria has made great progress, and it shouldn't be too long before it's considered stable.