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Zotac Announces A Proper Steam Machine With SteamOS (Updated)


By Liam Squires-Hand
Now it’s getting really interesting! Zotac has announced a proper Steam Machine with SteamOS, and it looks quite nice too. (Updated: See the bottom).

Source Engine 2, Steam Link And More Announced At GDC


By Liam Squires-Hand
This is what we have been waiting for, Valve sent out official word about a number of things! These include Source 2, Steam Link and more.

Mad Max From Avalanche Studios Confirmed For Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
You like car games right? Well the crazy and amazing looking Mad Max has been confirmed for Linux/SteamOS.

Bard To The Future, And My Brutally Honest Look At This Platformer


By Liam Squires-Hand
Weirdest setting for a game ever award goes to Bard to the Future, a new platformer now available on Linux. I take my usual look to tell you what to do with your wallets.

Unreal Tournament Has Come A Long Way, New Beautiful Map Included


By Liam Squires-Hand
The new free Unreal Tournament has come a long way in a short time, and it’s getting better with each new release!

The Funding Crowd 42


By muntdefems
Finally we come to issue #42, which seems an appropriate occasion to come clean and confess that we are not really The Funding Crowd, but merely A Funding Crowd. Didn't you hear that we come in six-packs?

DRM Free Games Sales Orgy With GOG's Double Insomnia Promo


By muntdefems
Since earlier yesterday and till next Friday a new Insomnia Promo is taking place at GOG.com, the first one since this store started supporting Linux.

Vulkan Really Is The Official Name Of The Next Generation OpenGL Initiative


By Liam Squires-Hand
It has been officially announced now, so Vulkan API it is! We are entering a new era of graphical performance.

GOL Survey Results: February


By Segata Sanshiro
The results for the February survey are now available for you to take a look at and compare with results from previous months.

Worms Clan Wars Now Available On Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Need your fix of Worms? Worms Clan Wars is now available natively on Linux, and a massive sale too! Time to send in the exploding sheep!

Unreal Engine Is Now Free, Including Access To The Source Code


By Liam Squires-Hand
Today became a pretty good day to be a developer! Unreal Engine has dropped the monthly subscription, so anyone can jump in and tinker!

Trine 3 Announcement and Trailer Analysis


By Cheeseness
Finnish developer Frozenbyte has today announced Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power, a third game in their award winning Trine series.

HTC & Valve Announce The HTC RE Vive


By Liam Squires-Hand
Well that was unexpected, Valve and HTC have announced a joint venture at the Mobile World Congress! Introducing the HTC Re Vive headset.

New Linux Gaming Survey For March


By Segata Sanshiro
The new GOL survey for March is now available, so please make sure to fill it in if you have the time.

Airships: Conquer The Skies Released On Steam For Linux, It’s Fun


By Liam Squires-Hand
Airships is a very interesting indie game that has just released on Steam for Linux, and it’s already impressing me. You are tasked with designing a steampunk airship, and taking over AI kingdoms.

Mussel, A Free Underwater Shooter, Synced To A Single Killer Chiptune Track


By Liam Squires-Hand
Today's boredom buster is Mussel, a highly interesting, and well executed retro looking arcade shooter, and the music is great too.

‘VULKAN’ Could Possibly Be The Official Name Of The OpenGL Successor


By Liam Squires-Hand
It seems a recent trademark request from 'The Khronos Group Inc.' includes a new API named ‘VULKAN’.

Ars Technica On The State Of Linux Gaming


By Liam Squires-Hand
I, amongst others like Icculus and Aspyr, had the pleasure of speaking to Kyle Orland from Ars about the past, present and future of Linux gaming.

Insurgency FPS Finally Gearing Up For A Linux Release


By Liam Squires-Hand
It’s been a long time coming, but the FPS game Insurgency is finally looking like it may release on Linux.

Tune In To The Weekly Livestream At 6 PM UTC!


By Samsai
The weekend is once again upon us and that means livestreaming! It's time to tune in to the weekly casual 2-hour live segment where I play some Linux games for your entertainment while talking about (un)related topics.