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Another SIGGRAPH 2015 Video Talks About Vulkan & OpenGL, Valve Talk Source 2

By Liam Dawe,
Another video has surfaced from SIGGRAPH 2015, I somehow missed that it was posted last week, but the Valve section in particular is mighty interesting.

Assault Android Cactus Full Release, Some Thoughts On This Action Packed Shooter

By Liam Dawe,
Assault Android Cactus has been mentioned a few times here during Early Access, but the game is finally available in its full form, so I gave it a spin.

Anyone Interested In A GOL Game Jam?

By Samsai,
Some time ago I half-joked about setting up a GamingOnLinux Game Jam of sorts and got some positive feedback on IRC. So, I've recently been thinking about bringing the idea from joke stage and actually setting something like this up.

Victor Vran Action RPG Now Available DRM Free For Linux On GOG

By Liam Dawe,
Furthering my love of GOG and Haemimont Games, Victor Vran is now available DRM free for Linux gamers on GOG!

Sword Coast Legends Fantasy RPG Release Delayed Until October

By Liam Dawe,
Sword Coast Legends certainly looks like a good RPG to have on Linux, but sadly it seemed rather buggy and unpolished in the early builds they released, so they have delayed it.

Knights Of The Old Republic II: The Sith Lords To Gain New Crowd-sourced Achievements

By Liam Dawe,
Aspyr Media is updating Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords to include some crowd-sourced achievements to unlock in the excellent Star Wars RPG.

Noct, A Top Down Thermal Image Survival Horror Has A New Release Date

By Liam Dawe,
Noct is a game I'm really excited about trying, as it's a pretty unique take on the survival genre and it looks freaky. It is going to officially release on November 22nd.

SOMA, Frictional Games Latest Horror & Adventure Game Released For Linux, Some Initial Thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
Earlier I had some time to sit down and play through nearly two hours of SOMA, the new horror game from Frictional Games and these are my initial thoughts.

Alien: Isolation Officially Confirmed For Linux, Releasing On September 29th

By Liam Dawe,
That's it folks, it's all official now. Alien: Isolation is coming to Linux next week, and it's going to scare you senseless.

AMD Are Already Working On A Vulkan Driver, More Talk About Their New AMDGPU Driver

By Liam Dawe,
Looks like AMD finally spoke in public about their plans for Vulkan, and the news is looking pretty good.

Steam Reaches Over 1,500 Linux Games, It's Not Enough

By Liam Dawe,
It's always fun when I see lots of websites talking about how many games Linux now has on Steam, as the number itself doesn't really mean all that much.

The Funding Crowd 50

By flesk,
The Funding Crowd has once again returned to keep you up to date on the latest news in crowdfunding for Linux.

Game Corp DX – Manage Your Game Studio

By ky0,
Some initial thoughts on game development simulator Game Corp DX before the full release next month.

D&D Classics 'The Genie's Curse' And 'Kingdom Simulator' Released On GOG For Linux

By flesk,
The full names of the games are 'Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse' and 'D&D Stronghold: Kingdom Simulator' and they were released on GOG for Linux just before the weekend.

Gunmetal Arcadia Will Get An Action Platformer Prequel Early Next Year

By flesk,
The previously announced roguelike Gunmetal Arcadia will be preceded by a classic action platformer early next year.

New Gameplay Video Released For Upcoming Metroidvania Platformer Corpses 'N Souls

By flesk,
Developer Side Scroll Studios has released a new video to show off some of the non-combat elements of their upcoming metroidvania platformer with action RPG elements.

Gravity Puzzle Platformer 'Blackhole' Now Has A Demo On Steam

By flesk,
In addition to the free demo, the latest update also introduces an "Easy Mode" to make the game less punishing and a new option to turn off some of the dialogue for players who don't care for as much exposition.

Teaser Trailer Released For Exploration Puzzler 'Manifold Garden'

By flesk,
Manifold Garden is an upcoming exploration puzzle game set in an Escher-esque world, where you can walk on any visible surface.

Multiplayer-Oriented Friday Livestream At 6 PM UTC

By Samsai,
I've been a little bit sick this past week and still haven't completely recovered, so I decided to invite a fairly familiar person to act as the co-host for this week's Friday Livestream. That person is of course our beloved leader, TheBoss. We will be playing some multiplayer games for fun but less for profit.

Age Of Wonders III Now Has Mods, Linux Support Included, But No Mod Tools For Us

By omer666,
Triumph Studios has just released Age of Wonders v1.7, and with it comes a much anticipated feature in the form of user-created modding, including brand new units, heroes, classes, races and gameplay mods, along with a ton of stability fixes and balancing work.