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Torchlight II Now On Linux, Old News By A Day, But Here’s My Report

By Liam Dawe, 5 Mar 2015

You know since yesterday with our massive SteamOS news post that Torchlight II is now on Linux, but since the dust is settling we have had some time to check out the port, here’s how it runs.

14 Steam Machines Revealed At GDC, Some Thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 5 Mar 2015

With GDC being in full swing we’ve had a chance to take a look at 14 different models of Steam Machine thanks to Ars Technica, and the findings are interesting.

Planetary Annihilation Making A Go At Linux Stability, Report Your Bugs

By Liam Dawe, 4 Mar 2015

Just a friendly note that Uber Entertainment are wanting feedback on Linux issues in Planetary Annihilation, as they want to make it a great experience.

Lots Of Big Games Confirmed For SteamOS, Torchlight II Now Out, Payday 2, Mordor And More Coming Too

By Liam Dawe, 4 Mar 2015

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Valve has announced a Steam sale simply titled ”STEAMOS SALE” with interesting games that are already available and games that they claim are heading over to the platform. The list seems to include some quite big titles too!

Zotac Announces A Proper Steam Machine With SteamOS (Updated)

By Liam Dawe, 4 Mar 2015

Now it’s getting really interesting! Zotac has announced a proper Steam Machine with SteamOS, and it looks quite nice too. (Updated: See the bottom).

Source Engine 2, Steam Link And More Announced At GDC

By Liam Dawe, 4 Mar 2015

This is what we have been waiting for, Valve sent out official word about a number of things! These include Source 2, Steam Link and more.

Mad Max From Avalanche Studios Confirmed For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2015

You like car games right? Well the crazy and amazing looking Mad Max has been confirmed for Linux/SteamOS.

Bard To The Future, And My Brutally Honest Look At This Platformer

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2015

Weirdest setting for a game ever award goes to Bard to the Future, a new platformer now available on Linux. I take my usual look to tell you what to do with your wallets.

Unreal Tournament Has Come A Long Way, New Beautiful Map Included

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2015

The new free Unreal Tournament has come a long way in a short time, and it’s getting better with each new release!

The Funding Crowd 42

By muntdefems, 3 Mar 2015

Finally we come to issue #42, which seems an appropriate occasion to come clean and confess that we are not really The Funding Crowd, but merely A Funding Crowd. Didn't you hear that we come in six-packs?

DRM Free Games Sales Orgy With GOG's Double Insomnia Promo

By muntdefems, 3 Mar 2015

Since earlier yesterday and till next Friday a new Insomnia Promo is taking place at GOG.com, the first one since this store started supporting Linux.

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Vulkan Really Is The Official Name Of The Next Generation OpenGL Initiative

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2015

It has been officially announced now, so Vulkan API it is! We are entering a new era of graphical performance.

GOL Survey Results: February

By Segata Sanshiro, 2 Mar 2015

The results for the February survey are now available for you to take a look at and compare with results from previous months.

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Worms Clan Wars Now Available On Linux

By Liam Dawe, 2 Mar 2015

Need your fix of Worms? Worms Clan Wars is now available natively on Linux, and a massive sale too! Time to send in the exploding sheep!

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Unreal Engine Is Now Free, Including Access To The Source Code

By Liam Dawe, 2 Mar 2015

Today became a pretty good day to be a developer! Unreal Engine has dropped the monthly subscription, so anyone can jump in and tinker!

Trine 3 Announcement and Trailer Analysis

By Cheeseness, 2 Mar 2015

Finnish developer Frozenbyte has today announced Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power, a third game in their award winning Trine series.

HTC & Valve Announce The HTC RE Vive

By Liam Dawe, 1 Mar 2015

Well that was unexpected, Valve and HTC have announced a joint venture at the Mobile World Congress! Introducing the HTC Re Vive headset.

New Linux Gaming Survey For March

By Segata Sanshiro, 1 Mar 2015

The new GOL survey for March is now available, so please make sure to fill it in if you have the time.

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Airships: Conquer The Skies Released On Steam For Linux, It’s Fun

By Liam Dawe, 1 Mar 2015

Airships is a very interesting indie game that has just released on Steam for Linux, and it’s already impressing me. You are tasked with designing a steampunk airship, and taking over AI kingdoms.