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Cross Of The Dutchman Action & Adventure Game Released For Linux, Some Thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Cross of the Dutchman is a new action and adventure game from Triangle Studios, it looks good so here’s my usual thoughts post.

Livestream On This Lovely Friday At 5 PM UTC

By Samsai,
Yo, it's time for your weekly dose of Linux gaming in the form of the Friday Livestream! On today's menu we have something from the past, something recent and something from the future!

Alien Robot Monsters Released Tower Defence For Linux, It's Quite Boring

By Liam Dawe,
I do like tower defence games (and yes I spell it defence), but Alien Robot Monsters didn’t really offer all that much.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Free Weekend & XCOM 2 Available For Pre-Order For Day-1 Release

By Liam Dawe,
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is easily one of the best strategy games ever in my eyes, so if you haven't tried it I seriously think you should try it since it's free for a weekend. Also, XCOM 2 looks like it will be a day-1 release.

Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime Released For Linux, It Pukes Love & Rainbows At You

By Liam Dawe,
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a 1-2 coop space shooter, exactly my type of game and thanks to GOG we have a copy to test.

Looks Like 'The Escapists' Is Coming To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
A game I've really wanted to try is 'The Escapists' that sees you breaking out of prison, and it looks like it will come to Linux.

The Source 2 Powered Dota 2 Reborn Exits Beta, Now Just Standard Dota 2

By Liam Dawe,
Dota 2 has now been fully reborn! The Dota 2 Reborn client is now simply Dota 2, so now everyone must use it. This brings us much better performance, new game modes and more!

Valve Has No Plans To Bring Dota 2 Workshop Tools To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
In a move that completely baffles me, Valve has stated that they have no plans to have their Dota 2 Workshop Tools on anything other than Windows.

A Review Of Gravity Platformer Airscape, Now Has Linux Demo

By flesk,
Airscape is a playful gravity platformer that feels like an essential buy to any fan of challenging platformers, and now has a Linux demo on Steam.

The Stanley Parable Released For Linux, You Will Play It, You Won’t Play it

By Liam Dawe,
The Stanley Parable has finally been released for Linux after a bit of a delay, and it’s one of the most interesting experiences I’ve had in a long time.

Mutant Factions Online Shooter Updated With New Graphics & New Game Mode

By Liam Dawe,
Mutant Factions is a pretty nice looking top down online shooter, and the developer let us know about some great changes recently. It has a free demo right now too.

Gryphon Knight Epic Shoot 'Em Up Released For Linux, It’s Pretty Terrible Right Now

By Liam Dawe,
I took a look at Gryphon Knight Epic a good looking retro-inspired shoot ‘em up from Cyber Rhino Studios.

Frozen Synapse And The Red DLC Now On GOG For Linux & On Sale

By Liam Dawe,
The rather good strategy game Frozen Synapse is now available DRM free on GOG, along with the Red DLC.

Saints Row: The Third Also Looks Like It's Coming To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Well now, this is unexpected. It seems we may be getting quite a few of the Saints Row games, as Saints Row: The Third is showing signs of coming to Linux.

KING Art Games Announces Linux Version Of Fantasy RPG 'The Dwarves'

By flesk,
The developer of Battle World: Kronos and the highly rated The Book of Unwritten Tales games launched a Kickstarter campaign last week, and have now promised a Linux version of the upcoming game.

Arma 3 Compared On SteamOS & Windows

By Liam Dawe,
This isn't something done by us, but it impressed me so much I felt the need to give this video some credit. Arma 3's performance using Virtual Programming's eON tech is rather amazing.

Linux Game Development In 2015

By Liam Dawe,
A developer named Yanick Bourbeau wrote a post on Gamasutra about developing on Linux, and it's a nice read.

Saints Row 2 Looks Like It's Coming To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Stop the press! Hold the phones! Looks like Saints Row 2 will be getting the Linux treatment too. We are truly blessed with games recently!

Satellite Reign Strategy Game Released For Linux, Some Impressions

By Liam Dawe,
As a big fan of the old Syndicate, I’ve waited for this day for a long time. So, how is Satellite Reign on Linux?

CANDLE, A Dynamic Graphic Adventure Has A New Video & Release Delay

By metro2033fanboy,
The Teku Studios team have released a lengthy gameplay video of the Kickstarter funded game CANDLE, a dynamic graphic adventure with handmade visuals.