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Big Pharma, A Mix Of Business Sim & Logistics Puzzles Should See A Linux Version

By Liam Dawe,
Want to become the head of a Pharmaceutical Conglomerate? Well, your wish may be granted! We spoke to the developer who had encouraging words.

Toki Tori: The Cheapest Game on Steam

By Chris Were,
What kind of game can you expect for the price of a candy bar? Today I aim to answer that very question as I purchase and play the cheapest game available for Linux on Steam.

The Wine Development Release 1.7.34 Is Now Available.

By sobkas,
Wine development team was able to produce a new experimental release today. 1.7.34 bringing many new features and as many as 63 bugfixes.

Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders Air Combat Game Released For Linux, Our Thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders is a reasonable looking air combat sim that has recently released for Linux, so we decided to take a look and see how many times we get fragged.

Cognition & Moebius Linux Ports Started As Developer Updates Unity

By Liam Dawe,
Cognition & Moebius are two games from Phoenix Online Studios that are due to get their Linux versions.

Audiosurf 2 Released For Linux, Our Thoughts, It Rocks

By Liam Dawe,
Ride your music. Use your own music to create your own experience on a roller-coaster-like track. The shape, the speed, and the mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose. We take a look at the new Linux release.

Friday Livestream At 6 PM UTC

By Samsai,
Once again I'm going to go live to celebrate the arrival of weekend (for some of us, that is) by playing games and chatting with you, our beloved audience.

Tile Puzzler 'Cubot' Released On Steam, Demo Available

By flesk,
Cubot is a minimalist puzzle game that has been available since early last year on Itch.io and Desura. Last week it was greenlit and the game is already available on Steam.

Warhammer Quest Released For Linux To A Mixed Reception, We Check It Out

By Liam Dawe,
Warhammer Quest is a new mix of strategy and RPG action based on the tabletop board-game. It comes with Linux support, but sadly the reception so far isn't the best.

Wadjet Eye Games Announces Technobabylon, A Point & Click Adventure

By Bumadar,
The year 2087 is upon us — a future where genetic engineering is the norm, the addictive Trance has replaced almost any need for human interaction, and an omnipresent AI named Central powers the city. Its all-seeing CEL police force keeps tabs on everyone, including three people who are about to meet their maker.

The Incredible Adventures Of Van Helsing 1 Linux Port Is On Hold

By Linas,
Sadly, the Linux port of The Incredible Adventures Of Van Helsing is on hold and not a top priority any more.

Enigma-Dev A Linux Game Engine, Compatible With GameMaker Scripting

By codyaj1995,
Enigma-Dev is a fully featured game engine that compiles natively for Linux! Enigma is completely compatible with GML (the GameMaker Language), as well as C and C++. It is developed and written in Java, and can cross-compile to Linux, Mac, and Windows. It is a "work in progress" currently, but can compile full games.

GOG to remove archive protection from their Windows installers

By Hamish,
After hearing plenty of heated feedback, GOG.com has now backtracked from their use of encrypted RAR files in their Windows installers, something which has raised concerns about the potential for encroaching DRM on their service as well as causing technical problems for some Linux users.

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.