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The Friday Livestream Is Bringing You More Stuff From The Past, Now And Future At 5 PM UTC!


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We are continuing the theme of having something from the past, something recent and something from the future in this week's instalment of Friday Livestream. So you will have all kinds of games available for your viewing pleasure and I'll try my best not to ruin your experience with my not-so-witty commentary.

Cities: Skylines - After Dark Patch & Expansion Released, Some Initial Thoughts


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Cities: Skylines was already a pretty big game, and now it is simply huge thanks to a big free patch and the first expansion.

Adventure RPG 'Last Word' Now Available On Steam For Linux


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Last Word is an RPG where you collect words to use as weapons, and fight battles using conversation.

Insurgency FPS Now Has The Linux Port On Their Official Trello Todo List


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The FPS junky in me approves of this, the developers of Insurgency added the Linux port to their official Trello todo list, and it looks like it already runs.

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


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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


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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?


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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.