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The Darksiders Linux Port Has Switched Hands

By Liam Dawe,
Leszek Godlewski announced on Twitter that he will be leaving the Linux porting business, but the news isn't that bad. One of the original coders is taking over the Linux port of Darksiders.

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Confirmed For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions is the next in line of the crazy neon coloured action game. The new version has been confirmed for Linux too! We even managed to find out who is doing the port!

Monkey Island Creator Ron Gilbert Is Making A New Point-And-Click Adventure Game

By flesk,
The creators of the classic point-and-click adventure game Maniac Mansion, Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, have launched a campaign on Kickstarter to crowd-fund a spiritual successor to Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island.

Daedalic Releases Goodbye Deponia On Linux

By Segata Sanshiro,
Daedalic Entertainment have released the third and final standalone part of the Deponia Trilogy which have seen Linux releases over the last few months.

This War Of Mine Is Bleak, Interesting & Difficult, Our Thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
This War of Mine is a really interesting take on the survival genre, and it's very bleak all the way through.

Legend Of Grimrock 2 On Linux Is Uncertain

By ripper,
I have been really looking forward to playing Legend of Grimrock 2 soon. Unfortunately, the game is not available for Linux yet, and as it seems it's not certain whether we will see it on Linux at all.

The Funding Crowd 39

By muntdefems,
Welcome to TFC#39! Back to a fortnightly schedule and that timing turned out to be super important! Why? Read this new issue if you want to find out.

Goat Simulator The MMO, Coming Soon, You Have Goat To Be Kidding Me

By Liam Dawe,
Goat Simulator was funny that's for sure, but does it really need a free MMO addon? Whatever floats your goat...

Goofy Arena Shooter 'Square Heroes' Released For Linux

By flesk,
The light-hearted arena shooter from Australian developer Gnomic Studios released for Windows on Desura last month. Last week it was made available for Linux and user reviews so far are quite good.

Space Hulk Ascension Strategy Released For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Space Hulk Ascension is the standalone sequel to Space Hulk and promises a much better experience. The reviews are great so far, so it looks like it paid off.

Kyle Pittman From Minor Key Games Talks About Low Linux Sales, And More

By Liam Dawe,
Kyle Pittman From Minor Key Games who created Super Win The Game has done a blog post on Gamasutra about their games, and it shows more poor reception from Linux gamers.

Ultimate General: Gettysburg, A Tactical Battle Simulator, Released For Linux With A Big Patch

By Liam Dawe,
Ultimate General: Gettysburg is a Tactical Battle Simulator that has just been released for Linux. Not only does it look good, but the reviews are good too!

Arcen Games Is Making A 4X Strategy Game, To Be Released In Q2 2015

By flesk,
Arcen Games, who is probably best known for their cult metroidvania 'A Valley Without Wind' and the space strategy game 'AI War: Fleet Command', has announced their next game, and Linux will be fully supported.

Postal Redux Coming From RunningWithScissors, And It's Confirmed For Linux With UE4

By Liam Dawe,
RunningWithScissors is planning to re-do Postal 1 into "Postal Redux", and they confirmed it will be on Linux.

Developer Who Sent A Death Threat To Gabe Newell Decided Not To Leave His Studio

By Liam Dawe,
It's never a good idea to send a death threat even if you don't mean it, but to then leave the studio you work for, and then re-join, well then...

A Linux Port Of Frozen Synapse Prime Is Unlikely

By Liam Dawe,
It's always sad to read things like this. The developer of Frozen Synapse Prime has spoken out about why there's no Linux port, and the news for us isn't exactly peachy.

Divinity: Original Sin Delayed For Linux, Again

By Liam Dawe,
Divinity: Original Sin has pushed back the Linux version once again, so you can give up on seeing it this year.

This War Of Mine Survival Game Released, It's Buggy For Linux

By Liam Dawe,
This War Of Mine is the brand new survival game from 11 bit studios, for those that don't recognise the name, 11 bit created the "Anomaly" series, and they also run the Games Republic store.

The Wine Development Release 1.7.31 Is Now Available

By sobkas,
Wine development team was able to produce a new experimental release today. 1.7.31 bringing many new features and as many as 51 bugfixes.

Friday Livestream At 6 PM UTC

By Samsai,
We are going to go live once again today to play some more Linux games and have fun. So make sure you have a ~2-hour free spot on your calendars!