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Homefront: The Revolution aiming for a day-1 Linux & SteamOS release on May 20th

By Liam Dawe,
I didn't expect Deep Silver to reply to me so quickly, but it seems the Linux & SteamOS release of Homefront: The Revolution will come out alongside Windows on May 20th!

Punch Club, a boxing tycoon management game now on Linux & SteamOS, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
A boxing tycoon management game named 'Punch Club', it was too fun an idea to pass up on. I took a look and here's my findings.

This years GDC conference will have a very interesting Vulkan & DX12 talk from AMD

By Liam Dawe,
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) isn't too far away now, and a few more sessions are starting to appear. One in particular caught the interesting of a reader who sent it in, and now it's exciting me too.

We Are The Dwarves, a real-time tactics game is coming to Linux, and it looks awesome

By Liam Dawe,
We Are The Dwarves was sent in by the developer, and my my, it looks quite good actually. Certainly one of the more unique settings for a game that has come across my emails recently.

Want a job? GOG are hiring!

By Liam Dawe,
GOG would be a pretty awesome company to work for wouldn't it? They are currently hiring for plenty of positions, so get in while you can.

Medieval II: Total War Collection coming to Linux & SteamOS on January 14th

By Liam Dawe,
Good news for strategy fans, as Medieval II: Total War Collection is coming over to Linux & SteamOS on January 14th.

SpeedRunners, a competitive action-platform runner has been delayed for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
SpeedRunners, a competitive action-platform runner which was originally going to be out for Linux before Christmas has been delayed. It now has no ETA.

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak may come to Linux some day

By nerdknight,
According to a member of BBI Interactive the game may come to Linux and Mac in the future. Not likely soon, but at least they aren't saying no right away.

XCOM 2 is starting to look mighty interesting

By Liam Dawe,
As the time to release gets closer, more details about XCOM 2 are starting to arrive. I am excited, but I hope they don't mess it up.

Windlands, a first person grappling hook exploration game now on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Windlands looks like one of the more unique indie games I've seen recently, and the idea of bouncing around with a grappling hook sounds fun.

SteamOS beta updated to support Xbox One Elite gamepad

By Liam Dawe,
For those not keeping an eye on the latest SteamOS updates, a new beta was pushed out a few days ago! It's good to see Valve keeping up with new hardware support.

Slime Rancher pre-alpha, DRM free, available for Linux

By Xpander,
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the 'Far, Far Range' where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.

GOL Asks: What have you been playing recently?

By Liam Dawe,
We are firmly into the new year now, so what have you all been playing recently? It's been a while since I asked!

The Wine Development Release 1.9.1 Is Now Available

By sobkas,
The Wine team released today another development release of their software. Version 1.9.1 has many small changes including 38 bugfixes.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive updated, now with nicer sound options for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is actually a really great game, and we had a lot of fun playing it a while back on a livestream. One thing I've seen people moan about is the sound options on Linux, so it looks like Valve has taken steps to address that.

Team Fortress 2 updated to fix Linux memory usage

By Liam Dawe,
Team Fortress 2 is a great free game for when you're bored, and the experience on Linux should be quite a bit better now too.

Oculus Rift VR headset will support Linux after release, looking like it's going to be pricey

By Liam Dawe,
I'm still not sold on VR, as it seems like an odd experience. Oculus dropped Linux support some time ago, but it seems they plan to add it back in.

Infinium Strike, an interesting looking strategy and action game comes to Linux this year

By Liam Dawe,
Infinium Strike is a Kickstarter-funded hybrid of strategy and action that will blast through to Linux in Q2 of this year.

Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! Tested on Linux with some thoughts on the gameplay

By Liam Dawe,
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! That has to be one of the wackiest titles I've ever seen, and the developers kindly sent in a key for me to give it a go.

You know the drill, The Friday Livestream is starting at 6 PM UTC!

By Samsai,
As per tradition, I am holding the usual Friday Livestream and you are welcome to join in on the madness as I play some Linux games and talk about various (usually gaming related) topics which you can participate in via the Twitch chat.