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City Builder 'Banished' May See A Linux Release Soon

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The excitement is building within me about this, as I've wanted to try the harsh city builder Banished ever since I first heard about it.

Spooky Scary Friday Livestream Coming Your Way At 6 PM UTC!

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As far as I know, it's now Halloween. It's pretty hard to keep track because everyone seems to start their Halloween weeks ahead of time but because I personally consider it's today, I think we should do a themed livestream. Cue the spooks!

The Latest Humble Weekly Bundle Is Pretty Damn Good

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Are you on the lookout for cheap games this weekend? Well the Humble Weekly will sort you out that's for sure.

The Park, A Really Creepy Looking Game Looks Set For A Linux Version

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The Park is a rather good looking horror game that looks like it may be coming to Linux. It's another game from Funcom, so it looks like they are swaying towards more Linux support for their games.

Puzzle Platformer 'Adventures of Shuggy' Released For Linux On Steam

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The game was ported to Linux in time for the Halloween sale on Steam and is a bargain for fans of puzzle platformers.

Want To Be A Fisherman? Fishing Planet Is Planning A Linux Release

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Not the news I expected to hit my inbox this week. Fishing Planet an online fishing game aimed at realism is heading to Linux.

GOL Cast: Destroying Frakloads Of Toasters In Diaspora: Shattered Armistice

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Ever wanted to fly a high-speed interceptor in a big dogfight against a superior enemy force like in Battlestar Galactica? Well, it's possible thanks to Diaspora: Shattered Armistice! Let's go kill some toasters!

Borderlands 2 & Borderlands The Pre-Sequel Updated

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Borderlands 2 & Borderlands The Pre-Sequel have been updated with some pretty beefy updates, and they include some little Linux fixes too.

Albion Online MMORPG Closed Beta Date Announced

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Albion Online is looking likely to be the most interesting MMORPG available on Linux, and their closed beta test has been announced for November.

Project Maiden Review, Plus Interview With Developer Kevin Cole

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This is a kind of mix of a Project Maiden review and an interview with its creator Kevin Cole, in which we discuss his first two games, as well as his experiences with crowdfunding and game development.

GOG Have More Dungeons & Dragons Available On Linux

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GOG have launched a bunch of new (classic/retro) Dungeons & Dragons games, and they support Linux too which is great.

Batman: Arkham Knight Will Be Available On Linux And SteamOS In Spring 2016

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Good news bat lovers everywhere, Batman: Arkham Knight will be available on Linux and SteamOS in Spring 2016.

Win A Copy Of Alien: Isolation, GOL Teams Up With Feral Interactive Once Again

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Are you ready to scare yourself silly? How about a chance at winning one of three copies of Alien: Isolation?

Insurgency FPS Now Officially Available On Linux

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I'm a bit behind due to all the fun tonight, but Insurgency is now fully available on Linux with a big update. It's also available dirt cheap in the latest Humble Bundle offering.

Alien: Isolation Released For Linux, Prepare Your Spare Pants, Port Report, Review & Sale

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Alien: Isolation has officially been released for Linux, and continues our trend of great AAA games. I would recommend playing this from behind a pillow, with emergency pants nearby.

The Long Dark Survival Game Launches An Experimental Branch For Linux

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The Long Dark is a survival game I've been excited to play for over a year now, as the style is fantastic, and it has some really great reviews.

Developers Of Ashes Of The Singularity State Linux Will Come After Vulkan Arrives

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Ashes of the Singularity looks like an awesome RTS game to try, and the developers have confirmed again they want to do Linux, but they are waiting for Vulkan.

Chaos Reborn Fantasy Strategy Game Fully Released For Linux

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As a big fan of the XCOM games, I was really excited to see what the original designer could do with his next game. Chaos Reborn is an interesting take on the fantasy turn based strategy genre.

GOL Game Jam Has Entered Rating Phase

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Submission phase for the first ever GOL Game Jam has ended and now begins the rating phase. You can now head on over to the jam page and check out all the entries and rate them based on a couple of simple metrics.

Endless Sky, An Open Source & Open World Space Sim Inspired By Escape Velocity

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People say we don't cover enough open source, well here's a good one for you. Endless Sky is something I've only recently discovered, and I sort of fell in love with it.