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Tropico 5 Gains A Second Teaser And It Is Amazing


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Tropico 5 is playing it cool with a second teaser trailer, it very much resembles the start of a Pirates of the Caribbean film...love it.

Dungeon Prospector Roguelike Sees First New Release For Half A Year


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Dungeon Prospector isn't dead roguelike fans! The developer has released update #17 after half a year of no updates and it's a whopper.

Super Win the Game Aims To Bring You Authentic 8-bit Platforming


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Remember You Have to Win the Game? The fun super-retro platformer I did a video of? Well Super Win the Game has been announced as a sequel, I can't wait!

Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan Sells Well On Linux


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Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan was released onto Steam for Linux on the 17th of March, so after just over a week we managed to grab some Linux sales statistics from the developer to share with you.

Facebook Buys Oculus VR, The Internet Freaks Out


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So, you all heard about Facebook buying Oculus Rift right? I considered doing an article last night, but I decided to let my own and everyone else's hot heads cool down a bit.

Maia, A Space Colony Simulator Unleashes Some Handsome Looking Rocks In A New Update


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Maia is the fantastic looking space colony sim currently in early access that shows massive promise. A new update is out adding in tons of content, it's worth a looksie.

Star Conflict Free 2 Play Space-MMO Developers Confirm Linux Version For Next Update


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Star Conflict is a beautiful looking space-based free 2 play MMO that has finally be confirmed for Linux. We have known it was going to happen after the previous hints, but it is good to get solid confirmation.

Unepic 2D NES Style Platformer-RPG Is Still In The Works For Linux


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The community manager for Unepic a fun looking 2D Platformer-RPG has confirmed that the Linux port has made "good headway", so we should hopefully see it this year.

Eador. Masters of the Broken World Is Still A Sore Spot For Linux Gamers


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You may not remember this, but Eador. Masters of the Broken World was supposed to come to Linux, and promise after promise it still hasn't arrived, but why? I got in touch with the developers to find out why.

Escape Goat 2 Puzzle-Platformer Released, Our Video & Review


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Escape Goat 2 is now available on Linux from developer Ian Stocker, I put it through its paces to see if it's a good goat simulator or not. Spoiler: It's not a good goat simulator, but it is a good game.

Tallowmere, A 2D Procedural Death Labyrinth Platformer Needing Some Love


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Tallowmere is a 2D indie action roguelike procedural death labyrinth platformer for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, featuring randomly-generated levels, enemies, weapons, and gore.

Copod, A Roguelite Game Of Survival As A Tiny Creature


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Copod is a roguelite where you have to survive as a small creature in a strange world. It is currently in alpha and shows some real promise.

A Big List Of Linux FPS Games, Here's Over 30 To Check Out


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Not enough FPS games you say, we need more you say, fear not for we have a big list for you to sink your mouse into!

3D Gems Match 3 Game On Desura, Looking Good


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3D gems is a match 3 game with a beautiful 3D graphics and unique gameplay, which varies from level to level throughout the game.

See Valve's Vogl OpenGL Debugger In Action


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Valve's Rich Geldreich has continued his awesome blog post about his work on the Vogl OpenGL debugger and has now posted some actual shots of it in action.

The Hong Kong Massacre Promises Lots Of Blood-Shed And Will Be On Linux


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The Hong Kong Massacre is a decent looking top down blood-fuelled shooter that will come to Linux. The game is inspired by classic Hong Kong action movies.

Support 'Game Develop' To Make Ubuntu A First Class Citizen For Its Game Toolkit


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Game Develop is an interesting bit of kit, as it's like GameMaker, Clickteam's Fusion and Scirra's Construct 2 in the way of letting you create games without programming. They need funding to make their Ubuntu support better.

Ground Pounders Strategy Game From 'Sword Of The Stars' Developer Linux Version Now Available


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A little later than expected, but Ground Pounders the turn-based strategy game now has a Linux version on Steam.

Build & Defend Survival Co-Op Rogue-like Game 1.0.22 Released


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Build & Defend is the pretty fun looking co-op survival rogue-like game that doesn't seem to get enough attention.

Maratis Another Open-Source Game Engine


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Move over Godot, you aren't the only open-source game engine in town. Maratis is also free and open source!