Valve has banned tens of thousands of Dota 2 accounts as they tweak their smurf detection
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Valve has banned tens of thousands of Dota 2 accounts as they tweak their smurf detection
Unfortunately, in any online game (especially a free one) you're going to get many forms of abusive behaviour. One such problem in Dota 2 is 'smurf' accounts and Valve are attempting to deal with it.
Mutant soap opera adventure 'Mutazione' now available for Linux
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Mutant soap opera adventure 'Mutazione' now available for Linux
Nominated for multiple awards so it must be a little bit special, the mutant soap opera adventure Mutazione has today been released for Linux.
Valve released a new Stable version of the Steam Client - Steam Play filter for Big Picture Mode added
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Valve released a new Stable version of the Steam Client - Steam Play filter for Big Picture Mode added
Yesterday, Valve released an update to the Steam client pulling in a whole bunch of feature changes and a few visual adjustments from the recent Betas.
Project Heartbeat is an upcoming sweet community-driven rhythm game developed on Linux
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Project Heartbeat is an upcoming sweet community-driven rhythm game developed on Linux
Stretch your fingers and get ready for a workout, as a new rhythm game is in town named Project Heartbeat.
The narrative-based game 'Death and Taxes' puts the grim reaper in an office job - demo available
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The narrative-based game 'Death and Taxes' puts the grim reaper in an office job - demo available
Inspired by the likes of Papers, Please, Animal Inspector, Beholder and Headliner we now have 'Death and Taxes', a game with plenty of hard choices and a morally gripping story with a rather stylish grim reaper.
Contemporary adventure game inspired by the Philippines 'Until Then' announce
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Contemporary adventure game inspired by the Philippines 'Until Then' announced
This definitely has my attention, as I really do love seeing more games made in settings not too often explored in games. Until Then is inspired by the Philippines including its lifestyle, and culture.
Looks like the narrative thriller 'The Suicide of Rachel Foster' will come to Linux
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Looks like the narrative thriller 'The Suicide of Rachel Foster' will come to Linux
Releasing next week on February 19, it's looking like 'The Suicide of Rachel Foster' will also be coming to Linux although it's not clear yet exactly when.
A tournament for the lightweight free FPS 'Warfork' is happening Sat 15 February
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A tournament for the lightweight free FPS 'Warfork' is happening Sat 15 February
The Keep, a FPS gaming community will be celebrating a new event this Saturday for the frenetic and interesting FPS Warfork.
LUNA The Shadow Dust looks seriously beautiful and this point & click puzzler is out now
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LUNA The Shadow Dust looks seriously beautiful and this point & click puzzler is out now
LUNA The Shadow Dust from Lantern Studio and Application Systems Heidelberg has released today and certainly seems like a worthy point and click adventure to add to your collection.
Deal alert: The excellent Slay the Spire is 50% off on GOG (partner): https://www.gog.com/game/slay_the_spire?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec
dont_forget_me is an upcoming cyberpunk adventure game about exploring memories that looks promising
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dont_forget_me is an upcoming cyberpunk adventure game about exploring memories that looks promising
Expect megacorporations, lots of neon, noir, jazz and synths and more in this adventure. A short prototype demo is available so you can get a little taste of uncovering memories.
Humble Store doing a big VR game sale (partner): https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/vr-sale?partner=gamingonlinux
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Proton 5.0-2 is out, a small bugfix release. Added to the Proton 5.0 article for SteamPlay: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/proton-50-for-steam-play-released-its-a-huge-update.15951/
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Proton 5.0 for Steam Play released - it's a huge update (updated)
CodeWeavers and Valve today released the big one many have been waiting for! Proton 5.0 for Steam Play is now live.
Serious Sam Collection & Panzer Dragoon announced for Stadia plus some timed exclusives
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Serious Sam Collection & Panzer Dragoon announced for Stadia plus some timed exclusives
It might still be rough but Google's Stadia game streaming service is starting to pull in more games, with a bunch being announced today that look interesting.
Crowbar Collective want you to break Black Mesa and test the 1.0 build
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Crowbar Collective want you to break Black Mesa and test the 1.0 build
The final release of Black Mesa, the re-imagining of Half-Life is coming close and Crowbar Collective want as many people as possible to test out the latest Beta build.
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION looks incredible and planned for Linux once they ensure it's solid
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BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION looks incredible and planned for Linux once they ensure it's solid
2D isometric adventure, BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION, has been announced for release this month and the good news is THE BROTHERHOOD will be bringing it to Linux.
BATTLETECH considered complete with one last patch coming, Harebrained moving on
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BATTLETECH considered complete with one last patch coming, Harebrained moving on
That's it, it's done, finished. Harebrained Schemes have announced that their turn-based mech strategy game BATTLETECH is done, with a last patch coming this month.
Urban turn-based tactics arrives on Linux with Black Powder Red Earth
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Urban turn-based tactics arrives on Linux with Black Powder Red Earth
Black Powder Red Earth, a new urban turn-based tactics game from Echelon Software has released for Linux with the latest update.
Relow is a ridiculously fast FPS with procedurally generated arenas coming soon
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Relow is a ridiculously fast FPS with procedurally generated arenas coming soon
I absolutely love first-person shooters, it's often a sort-of safety net comfort zone when I just want to jump into something quick for a while and it looks like Relow might be a good choice for that.
8-player mayhem is coming with 'Aeolis Tournament' successfully funded and on the way to Linux
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8-player mayhem is coming with 'Aeolis Tournament' successfully funded and on the way to Linux
Chaotic 8-player action is coming to Linux later this year, as Beyond Fun Studio have managed to get successfully funded on Kickstarter for their amusing looking game Aeolis Tournament.
Vulkan overlay layer 'MangoHud' continues advancing quickly with a big new release
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Vulkan overlay layer 'MangoHud' continues advancing quickly with a big new release
MangoHud enables you to quickly and easily monitor FPS, temperatures, RAM, VRAM and do a little benchmarking too. A fresh release was just today put up.