Mojang working on new launcher for Minecraft, Linux might not see support
For those still playing Minecraft, you may know that Mojang is working on a new launcher that doesn't use Java (hooray!), but it might not run on Linux (boo!).
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Death Road to Canada released on Steam with Linux support, some thoughts
Death Road to Canada is a brand new Linux game that released on Steam recently and a GOL user was kind enough to send me a copy to take a look. It's a randomly generated road trip with zombies with lots of encounters and annoying people to find.
GOL Podcast S1E04: Tomb Raider
The fourth episode for the GOL Podcast is finally here! New hosts, new material and it's time to grab a coffee and listen.
Epic Games founder thinks Microsoft will essentially break Steam in later versions of Windows 10
Thanks to PC Gamer we have been pointed to an interview that Tim Sweeney the founder of Epic Games did, and he's blasting Microsoft yet again.
The Talos Principle updated with more Vulkan stability and performance
Croteam have continued developing their Vulkan backend for The Talos Principle and have pushed the last beta to stable and released another beta with more Vulkan work.
Find a missing woman in 'Moirai', a FREE experimental story-driven game with a great twist, some thoughts
Moirai is a very lightweight and short mini-game (only 13 MB and lasts 10 minutes) with an incredible twist at the end.
Overlord, Overlord: Raising Hell and Overlord II (new port!) released on Steam for Linux
Overlord, Overlord: Raising Hell and Overlord II are all now available on Steam for Linux. Overlord II is also a brand new port today!
7 Mages brings a touch more of traditional dungeon crawling to Linux
Controlling a party of adventurers, exploring dungeons and fighting weird magical creatures is an RPG tradition as old as the genre. Expect all that and more in this modern iteration of the classical dungeon crawler.
Physics-based 3D puzzler Human: Fall Flat released on Steam for Linux
Human: Fall Flat is an open-ended physics player with an optional local co-op mode, available now on Steam for Linux.
Stardew Valley is now in beta for Linux
Stardew Valley is now in Beta, good job they did a Beta too and it won't even run properly for me and others right now.
Auto-Staccato looks like a great new take on rhythm games
Auto-Staccato is a new action rhythm game coming to Linux and it's trying to get on Steam. Think of Audiosurf with swords and magics, it looks amusing.
Fancy playing Quake with the Vulkan API? Now you can
I'm a little late on reporting this due to being ill, but Quake has been ported to Vulkan and it's open source of course.
FOX n FORESTS, a very interesting looking 16-Bit style action platformer is on Kickstarter
FOX n FORESTS, a 16-Bit style action platformer that has adventure and puzzle elements is on Kickstarter, it looks good and promises Linux support, so I asked about the status of the Linux version.
Beat Cop, the retro pixel art adventure game has a new trailer
Beat Cop is a rather interesting looking 80s inspired pixel art adventure game due out later this year, and it finally has a fresh trailer.
Vikings – Wolves of Midgard Announced from Kalypso Media and Games Farm with Linux support
Kalypso Media really are getting Linux friendly aren't they! Vikings – Wolves of Midgard has been announced as a new action RPG that will launch in early 2017.
The Battle for Wesnoth, the great open source fantasy strategy game is now on Steam Greenlight
The Battle for Wesnoth is probably one of the all time great open source games. It's been around for a long time, it's well polished and now it's looking to get on Steam.
Progress on our User Statistics Page has continued, feedback requested
Since I am sick with Tonsillitis I decided to take a quick break from news and work on something else. Today I have updated the User Statistics Page and here's what's new.
Cheese Talks: Porting Games to Linux & Day of the Tentacle
Following on from Day of the Tentacle Remastered's Linux release, GOL editor Cheese has published 11,000 words on porting games to Linux, supplemented with thoughts and perspectives from other Linux game porters. Read on for a summary and some excerpts!
Sinner’s Sorrow, a grim looking action adventure is coming to Linux
I don't have a freaking clue what's going in the teaser trailer for Sinner's Sorrow, but wow am I interested.
openFrameworks C++ toolkit now has a Vulkan backend that supports Linux
I'm going to be honest, I had never heard of openFrameworks until today. It claims it's a C++ toolkit that glues together several commonly used libraries to help you work quickly. They are working on a Vulkan backend that now supports Linux.