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Crimsonland Arrives On Linux 11 Years After Windows, Promises Top Down Bloody Action

By Liam Dawe,
Crimsonland is finally on Linux after 11 years of being on other platforms (originally released in 2003), so is it any good? We take a look and create a bloody mess.

Survival Game 'Rust' Fixes Linux Issues, Some Thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Rust from Facepunch Studios (notable for Garry's Mod) should once again work on Linux thanks to some more Unity engine updates, I've tested it and it works for me.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance, A CryEngine Game Linux Version Still Happening, Not Due Until After Windows

By Liam Dawe,
Kingdom Come: Deliverance does sound like it will be amazing, but sadly the Linux version is far off, and will be quite a wait after the Windows version.

Third Person Exploration Adventure 'AER' To Be Released For Linux

By flesk,
AER is an upcoming atmospheric adventure platformer in which you play as a girl who can transform into bird and explore a world of floating islands and ancient secrets. The game will be published by Daedalic Entertainment and is slated for a 2016 release.

From The Depths, A Sandbox Game About Building Battleships Now On Linux

By Liam Dawe,
From the Depths is a game we completely missed covering! Sadly, Steam still doesn't show games that are new for Linux if the Linux build comes later in the development cycle sometimes, so we are fixing this by covering it now!

Dying Light Patch Released, Look Ma No Blur

By Liam Dawe,
I have to hand it to Techland, they have been responsive to my many requests, and this new patch is proof of their work on Dying Light.

Point-And-Click Adventure 'Moebius' Looks Close To A Linux Release

By flesk,
It has been a long wait since Jane Jensen's crowd-funded game was released for Windows and Mac in April last year. Now, almost 10 months later, a Linux build is up in a closed beta on Steam.

Lords of Xulima RPG Released For Linux, A Little On The Buggy Side

By Liam Dawe,
Lords of Xulima has just release the Linux version of their fantasy RPG and it looks fantastic, we decided to give it a go and tell you what we think.

The OpenGL Successor Is Due To Be Unveiled At GDC

By Liam Dawe,
The OpenGL successor "glNext" is going to be shown off at the GDC this year, with Valve, Epic Games, Electronic Arts, Frostbite Engine Team, Unity Technologies and Oxide Games.

Stardock May Have Linux News For Us At GDC

By Liam Dawe,
Stardock, the company behind Galactic Civilizations, CEO Brad Wardell replied to a user on twitter about Linux interest, and Brad had an interesting reply you might like to see.

Alpha 36 Of The Open Source Shooter Unvanquished Has Arrived

By Liam Dawe,
You have to hand it to the Unvanquished team, as they do put in a lot of effort to make a great game. Alpha 36 has been released, and it features some brand new models.

Techland See Sense On Dying Light Modding & There's Hope For The Linux Version

By Liam Dawe,
Techland's Dying Light is off to a very bad start, but the developers look like they will do everything they can to fix it, and this includes re-allowing modding. The Linux version should be polished up too from their latest reply to me.

RogueSweeper, A Mashup Of Minesweeper And A Roguelike Now On Linux

By Liam Dawe,
RogueSweeper is a mashup between a roguelike and a minesweeper game. Tap to reveal tiles, monsters, traps or items. Tap (or click) your way to the bottom of the infinite dungeon. How far can you go?

Linux Port Of Platformer 'Giana Sisters' Brought In-House, Sequel Might Get Same-Day Release

By flesk,
After the initial 2014 estimate slipped and it became clear that the outsourced port contained lots of bugs and a whole level missing, the developer, Black Forest Games, has now decided to finish up the Linux version themselves. Last week they also shared some screenshots of the game running on SteamOS.

SteamLUG February Linux Gaming Events

By Cheeseness,
The SteamLUG (Steam Linux User Group) events calendar for February is up, featuring Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Altitude, Double Action: Boogaloo, BattleBlock Theature and more!

An Update On The Open Source Xoreos Project For Neverwinter Nights 2

By DrMcCoy,
xoreos is a FLOSS project aiming to reimplement BioWare's Aurora engine (and derivatives), covering their games starting with Neverwinter Nights and potentially up to Dragon Age II. This post gives a short update on the current progress.

Review: Forward To The Sky Now On Linux

By Keizgon,
Forward to the Sky is a new Steam release indie title based on the idea of taking the Japanese Anime / Visual Novel art-style and incorporating it into a action puzzle platformer with a "run of the mill" campy story.

GOL Survey Results: January

By Segata Sanshiro,
Thanks to GOL reader Fedso, we now have month-by-month comparisons for the survey as well as an automated program which takes the raw survey data and makes graphs. This is pretty exciting stuff since now one of the main goals of the survey project has been achieved and we can observe trends over time.

GOL Cast: Avoiding Zombies, Bugs And DMCA Claims In Dying Light

By Samsai,
So... Dying Light. A triple A day one Linux port. Now that would sound awesome but sadly releasing games in a horrible state is trendy and Techland seems to have wanted a piece of that cake. Let's list the problems, shall we?

Raven’s Cry Released On Linux, Still A Bit Buggy

By Segata Sanshiro,
The open world pirate RPG Raven’s Cry has been released with day one Linux support. Raven’s Cry looks promising in terms of story and setting, featuring historically accurate architecture from the 18th century, a morality system, side-quests and economy system.