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GOL Cast: Hunting ETs in XCOM: Enemy Unknown


By Samsai
Being in charge of humanity's last line of defense against an extraterrestrial threat is highly unlikely and if I were to do it I'm fairly sure we'd be doomed, but now I can try my hand at it in the safe environment of XCOM.

There's No Business Like Goat Business, Goat Simulator Now Out On Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
One of the funniest games around is now fully available and out of beta for Linux. Goat Simulator is pretty popular and for good reason, as it's just insanely stupid.

Prison Architect Alpha 22 Bug Bash Released


By Liam Squires-Hand
Prison Architect has release Alpha 22 where bug fixing has been the priority only in this release as they try to smooth up the experience.

The Wine Development Release 1.7.21 Is Now Available.


By sobkas
Wine development team was able to produce a new experimental release today. 1.7.21 bringing many new features and as many as 77 bugfixes.

SteamOS Update 120 Pushed To Alchemist Beta


By n30p1r4t3
The latest and greatest news about Valve's gaming OS. A new update has been released that you need to check out.

Valve Has Greenlit 36 More Linux Games For Steam


By Liam Squires-Hand
Valve are pushing really quickly recently and have gathered together another list of games to allow on Steam. 36 of which are confirmed for Linux.

Ryan "Icculus" Gordon On The Linux Game Industry


By Liam Squires-Hand
Ryan Gordon has an hour long presentation on the Linux game industry full of interesting views and it makes for some good listening.

Storm2D, A Fast-paced 2D Side-scrolling Action Game Inspired By Soldat


By darDar
Storm is a fast-paced, 2d side-scrolling multiplayer action game largely based on Soldat. It is Linux native too.

Arcen Games Porting AI War & More To Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Arcen Games has announced that A Valley Without Wind 1 and 2, AI War, and Shattered Haven are all be ported to Linux.

Mount & Blade: Warband Now In Beta For Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
While not yet officially announced Mount & Blade: Warband is out for Linux, downloadable and might even be playable for you.

Unreal Tournament Is Coming Along, New Video Update


By Liam Squires-Hand
The developers of Unreal Tournament have another update in store for us and it sounds like it's all coming together very nicely.

GamingOnLinux Interviews Feral Interactive About XCOM & Linux Game Development


By Liam Squires-Hand
Today is a good day. I had the pleasure of speaking to Feral Interactive on their porting work for the Linux version of XCOM and games in general and here it is in all its glory.

Wings Of Saint Nazaire Demo Updated, Looking As Beautiful As Ever


By Liam Squires-Hand
Wings Of Saint Nazaire is one of the most beautiful space shooting experiences i've had in years and the latest updates give some subtle improvements.

Whatever Happened To Torchlight On Linux? UPDATED


By FutureSuture
Torchlight already exists on Linux but it cannot be found anywhere but the Ubuntu Software Centre! What about those of us who do not use Ubuntu? Why is this charming hack and slash action roleplaying game being withheld from our willing wallets?

Just A Friendly Reminder: Don't Buy A Game Until It Is Officially On Linux


By FutureSuture
Have you read the title? Good! Then you know what to do. Continue on to see why if you feel so inclined.

Beyond Gravity A Procedurally Generated "Platformer"


By Liam Squires-Hand
Beyond Gravity is an interesting little mobile game turned desktop game that has you jumping from planet to planet collecting pick-ups. I say mobile game as it's one of those "tap to continue" type of games, but it's not actually bad.

Sproggiwood, A Turn-based Tactical Roguelike Set In A World Inspired By Finnish Mythology


By Liam Squires-Hand
Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a world of mischief and wonder. One moment, you’re a simple farmer from the peaceful island of Clog -- the next, you’re lured through a mysterious portal by a talking sheep.

Trolling Delays Linux Release Of The Stanley Parable


By Segata Sanshiro
After a string of abuse from Linux gamers, the developer working on the Linux port has delayed the release game due to no longer using his free time to develop it.

Risk Of Rain Procedural Death Labyrinth Coming To Linux Soon


By Liam Squires-Hand
Thanks to the developer looking to update the version of Game Maker they use we Linux gamers will see Risk of Rain on Linux. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Chaos Reborn Should Have A Linux Version Soon, From The Creator Of The Original X-COM


By Liam Squires-Hand
Chaos Reborn is the great looking reboot of "Chaos" from Julian Gollop the original creator of X-COM. The game itself looks fantastic and will have a prototype Linux version next month.