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Buy games from G2A? You should just stop already, tinyBuild lost out on approx $450K of sales


By Liam Squires-Hand
We've had colourful discussions about G2A in our Telegram group, IRC, reddit and other places. Some people don't care and just want cheap games, but for those of you who want to support not only Linux, but gaming in general—read on.

Open source strategy game Unknown Horizons is in need of developers


By Liam Squires-Hand
Unknown Horizons, an open source strategy game that has been around for quite some time is currently in need of help.

NECROPOLIS, the third person action game from Harebrained Schemes may come to Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Harebrained Schemes third person action game NECROPOLIS may actually come to Linux, they say it's on their list of things to do.

Want to play the classic racer Need For Speed II SE on Linux? There's an open source engine for that


By Liam Squires-Hand
A classic racer from the 90's, Need For Speed™ II SE has an open source game engine allowing you to play it on Linux.

Thinking about buying Ballistic Overkill? Watch our Twitch session on Youtube to help you decide


By Liam Squires-Hand
A couple of us are a bit hooked on the FPS game Ballistic Overkill and we did a livestream on Twitch the other night to show it off some more. It's now on Youtube for you to laugh at us.

Script your own AI in the MMO RTS game Screeps


By Liam Squires-Hand
As far as unique ideas go, Screeps has got my attention. It claims it's an MMO RTS where you the player actually script your units AI.

An interview with Paradox Development Studios about supporting Linux


By BTRE
Lately, I’ve been busy playing a lot of Hearts of Iron 4 and Stellaris, as both were day-1 releases on Linux. I spoke with Gustav Palmqvist, a PDS developer who helped make those releases happen on our platform of choice.

The Hive, a rather good looking RTS game has Linux support


By Liam Squires-Hand
I completely missed the fact that The Hive added Linux support some time ago. It's a pretty good looking RTS game that feels a bit like playing the Zerg in Starcraft.

Resolution added to the user stats page, please update your profiles


By Liam Squires-Hand
I have done some more work on the user statistics page tonight. I have now included an option to pick your resolution. I will do a regeneration soon once a few people have added theirs so it's not blank.

What are you playing this weekend?


By Liam Squires-Hand
It's the weekend already? Oh goodie! Time to dust off that game collection you've been neglecting due to work, school, family or whatever. Tell me what you're playing and what you think to it.

Titan Quest RPG could see a Linux version in future


By Liam Squires-Hand
A developer of Titan Quest commented on their Steam page that they will be looking into Linux and Mac support. Great news, as another positively received RPG would be great for us.

Want to build a DRM free theme park? Parkitect is now on GOG with Linux support


By Liam Squires-Hand
I am totally in love with Parkitect, so many good memories of playing Theme Park on the Amiga came back when I tried it. You GOG fans can now join in the action too.

The Dwarves trailer has me cautiously excited for this fantasy role-playing game


By Liam Squires-Hand
Funded on Kickstarter, The Dwarves is from Battle Worlds: Kronos and the highly rated The Book of Unwritten Tales developer KING Art Games. This new trailer has caught my eye.

Explore an alien-infested space station in the roguelike XENOMARINE


By Liam Squires-Hand
I love everything to do with the film Aliens, so a roguelike inspired by it is a must play for me. XENOMARINE shows some early promise.

Satellite Reign now has a co-op mode called Uplink which is in beta


By Liam Squires-Hand
The very cool cyberpunk strategy game Satellite Reign now has a co-op mode named Uplink you can opt into and play with your friends.

Aveyond 1: Rhen's Quest and Aveyond 2: Ean's Quest 2D RPGs released for Linux


By RadialApps
Fight monsters and explore a medieval world. Aveyond is packed with more than 60 quests, hundreds of places to explore, and over 30 hours of game play. If you like games like Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, and Dragon Warrior, you are going to love Aveyond.

The impressive 2D cyberpunk action-RPG Dex is now DRM free on GOG


By Liam Squires-Hand
Thanks to GOG for sending in a key to GOL, I got to try out Dex. It's a visually impressive 2D cyberpunk action-RPG.

Trinium Wars MMORPG to get Linux support


By Liam Squires-Hand
A recently released MMORPG looks like it will come to Linux the developers noted on Steam. Sounds like it's a little on the rough side.

You can now map the Steam Controller's buttons to different key presses and modes


By Liam Squires-Hand
The Steam Controller is amazing, I still love it and probably will for a long time. This new update has me in awe.

Broforce now available DRM free on GOG, it's amazing, bro


By Liam Squires-Hand
You ready bro? Broforce, probably my all time favourite platformer (yes really) is now available DRM free on GOG.