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First Wonder Announced For Linux, Spiritual Sequel To MDK And Giants: Citizen Kabuto


By flesk
Third-person shooter adventure First Wonder has been confirmed for Linux upon successful funding on Kickstarter. The spiritual successor is being developed in Unreal Engine 4 by a team of veterans, including designer on MDK and Giants: Citizen Kabuto, Nick Bruty.

4X Strategy Game 'Stars Beyond Reach' To Release In 2016, New Video Short Released


By flesk
Arcen Games announced last week that they're moving the release of Stars Beyond Reach to next year, but the last of their humorous video shorts have been released, and they're teasing a new game to come out in the meantime.

Small Preview For Noct, A Thermal-image Horror Game Coming On October 22nd & Free Keys Link


By Liam Squires-Hand
I took a quick look at Noct, a survival horror game coming out on the 22nd of October. It's unique because it's visuals are using a "thermal image satellite system high above the Earth". It sounds cool, and looks cool, but how does it play?

Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series Looks Like It's Heading To Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Telltale games are highly rated, so it's pretty exciting to see the possibility of Minecraft: Story Mode on Linux.

Feral Interactive Are Hosting A Bunch Of Company of Heroes 2 and Empire: Total War Events, Game On


By Liam Squires-Hand
Just a heads up, Feral Interactive are hosting a bunch of events from tomorrow and they play to carry them on for a while for both Company of Heroes 2 and Empire: Total War.

AMD Lose Another Big Name, This Time To Nvidia


By Liam Squires-Hand
After CPU architect Jim Keller left AMD recently, Phil Rogers has now also left and joined up with Nvidia. Here's to hoping their Zen CPU line will bring them back into a nicer light.

Zombasite, A New Zombie Apocalypse Action RPG In Early Access From Soldak


By Liam Squires-Hand
Zombasite is a brand new Zombie apocalypse RPG in Early Access, it looks good, and it's from the same developer that created Drox Operative.

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut Released, Looking Good For Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut is a big upgrade to the original Wasteland 2, it's free if you already owned it too. I've tested it a bit, and it's working great.

Humble Bundle Let Staff Go Due To Being Too Ambitious


By Liam Squires-Hand
I didn't expect to read this any time soon! Humble Bundle has laid off 12 people (20% of their staff) due to being over ambitious with their previous hiring.

Don't Be Patchman Windows Version Delayed, A Bit Hilarious


By Liam Squires-Hand
I still haven't properly tried out Don't Be Patchman, but it looks cool. The funny bit of Wednesday news for you is that it's still the only game on Steam to only support Linux, and the Windows release is now delayed.

Abstract Physics Platformer IO Has Received Massive Update And A Price Cut


By flesk
The popular physics platformer has received a massive update, adding 75 new and extra difficult levels and the price has been cut in half.

Our Linux Game Release Calendar Has Been Slightly Revamped


By Liam Squires-Hand
Just a heads up Linux gamers, our release calendar has been updated. It will no longer spam the entire year out to you when you visit.

Murder Miners FPS Is Being Ported To Linux By Ethan Lee, Looks Like Fun


By Liam Squires-Hand
Murder Miners is a highly rated indie first-person shooter, and it has been confirmed by the developers and porter that it's coming to Linux.

Buying Linux Games From Cheap Bundle Websites & Stores, Some Important Information


By Liam Squires-Hand
Since I see a lot of confusion about where to buy Linux games from, I decided to write up some information for you on how to make sure you're counted for Linux.

Linux Prototype Available For Platformer RPG Indivisible From Skullgirls Developer


By flesk
Skullgirls developer Lab Zero Games has released the Linux prototype for Indivisible and are still seeking funds for their planned side-scrolling action RPG.

Victor Vran: Cauldron Of Chaos Dungeon Free DLC Released


By Liam Squires-Hand
Good lord I love Haemimont Games and Victor Vran. Another free DLC has been released, and this time it offers a fresh challenge every day.

Shutshimi, A Randomized Shoot'em Up About A Muscle-bound Fish


By Liam Squires-Hand
The description of Shutshimi was too hilarious to pass up, so I decided to take a look at this recent Linux game release.

Brigador, The Isometric Action Game With Destructible Environments Will Enter Early Access On October 16th


By Liam Squires-Hand
Brigador has me seriously excited, it's an isometric action game with fully destructible environments and it looks awesome.

Firewatch, The Stunning First-person Adventure Game To Release On 9th February 2016 For Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Firewatch has me excited, as it seems to offer an interesting story and some quite striking visuals. Anyone else excited?

The Funding Crowd 51


By flesk
Welcome to issue 51 of The Funding Crowd, where we have as many as three biggies and a bunch of exciting hidden gems to cover.