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The Funding Crowd - Favorites From 2014

By muntdefems,
The TFC team has devoted this post-holiday quiet period to looking back at some notable projects that were funded in 2014.

Gravity Ghost Released For Linux, It's Bloody Lovely

By Liam Dawe,
Thanks to a reader we were able to take a look at Gravity Ghost, a charming gravity platformer from Ivy Games LLC.

BADLAND GOTY Edition, An Atmospheric Side-scrolling Action Adventure Platformer Is Heading To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
BADLAND is an atmospheric side-scrolling action adventure platformer set in a gorgeous forest full of various inhabitants, trees and flowers. Although the forest appears to be right out of a beautiful fairy tale, there’s something terribly wrong.

Feral Interactive Are Teasing Another Linux Port

By Liam Dawe,
Even though we still haven't found out what game we teamed up with Feral Interactive to do a competition for, they have unleashed a new radar blip for a new Linux port.

Friday Livestream Time! Join Us At 6 PM UTC!

By Samsai,
It has been an eventful week and to wrap it up we have our traditional Friday Livestream where we chill out, play games and talk about gaming on Linux in general.

Dying Light Patch Released, Our Thoughts On It, Still Terrible

By Liam Dawe,
Techland has begun their patching of Dying Light for Linux & Windows in their effort to clean up the rather botched release, and we took a look.

Dying Light Is Almost Playable On Linux, If You Do Some Tinkering (Updated)

By Liam Dawe,
Thanks to pointers from our community member xpander69, we have found that Dying Light can be played almost acceptably on Linux with some messing around with the files. Updated.

Starbound's Massive Stable Update Released, It's On Sale, And We Have A Server

By Liam Dawe,
Starbound is a fantastic game, and the stable update has been long overdue, but that wait ends right now. The stable update is absolutely massive, and it's really worth trying out.

Aspyr's Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remaster Is Real And It's Out, We Have Keys For You [Key hunt is over]

By Samsai,
Few days ago the remaster of Fahrenheit popped up on Amazon with Aspyr logos and penguins. Well, it seems that Aspyr is indeed behind the remaster and the Tux was put on there for a purpose. Behold, the next Aspyr Linux port is here!

Outlast, That Really Scary Game Looks Like It's Still Heading To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Good news folks, thanks to a comment on a recent article we were poked about taking a look at the progress of porting Outlast to Linux, and it seems to have a new private Linux build in testing.

GOL Cast: Fragging Bots And Testing New Maps In Xonotic

By Samsai,
We would like to interrupt our stream of news about AAA games and bring you some critique on the new Xonotic 0.8 version. So, enjoy!

Out There: Omega Edition, A Hard Sci-fi Space Exploration Game Now In Beta For Linux, My Thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Out There: Omega Edition has landed on Linux in the form of a beta, and it's a game we have been eagerly waiting for. Thankfully I've had some time to test before the official release, and here are some thoughts.

Darksiders Linux Port Looks Like It Is Still Happening

By Liam Dawe,
Darksiders is another big game we are excited about, and sadly the current people in charge of the port haven't replied to our messages, but thanks to SteamDB we can see it's still happening.

The Witcher 2 Has A New Beta For Linux, The Improvements Are Staggering

By Liam Dawe,
We know how some of you feel about wrappers, but that's an old argument now. The game is here, and the developers are still working on improving it. The Witcher 2 had a new beta a few days ago, and we took a look and just how much of an improvement it is.

Scirra’s 'Construct' Game Creation Editor To Support Linux With Construct 3

By Liam Dawe,
I love the idea of game creation tools that require no programming knowledge, as they enable hobbyists to have fun, quick prototyping and much more. Construct 2 is one of the finest around, and the developers have laid out plans for Construct 3.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel New DLC ‘Lady Hammerlock The Baroness Pack’ Lands On Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel the latest in the Borderlands series that is available on Linux has gained another DLC titled ‘Lady Hammerlock the Baroness Pack’, and this new DLC is available for Linux thanks to Aspyr Media.

Two Worlds II Is Not Coming To Linux, Well Maybe, We Aren't Sure Anymore

By Liam Dawe,
Sadly sometimes people go on auto-pilot, and the Publisher of Two Worlds II and Raven's Cry has confirmed to me they didn't read my previous emails correctly, so Two Worlds II is not coming to Linux, but it might be, confused? I am.

Unfurl Your Scythes, Grim Fandango Is Now Available

By Cheeseness,
Double Fine's remastered version of Grim Fandango has launched and is now available for Linux on Steam, GOG and the Grim Fandango Remastered website.

Majestic Nights, An Episodic Action-adventure-thriller Confirmed To Be In Testing For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Majestic Nights is an episodic action-adventure-thriller set in an alternate 1980s where all conspiracy theories, past and present are True. The developers have looked into it, and have removed parts that don't work on Linux, and so it begins!

Cradle, A Fantastic Looking 3D Adventure Game Shows Linux Progress

By Liam Dawe,
Cradle is a really quite good-looking adventure game coming out, and the developers have teased their Linux testing recently.