With clever cloth simulation the cyberpunk platformer 'Lazr' is funded
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With clever cloth simulation the cyberpunk platformer 'Lazr' is funded
With a campaign that had quite a dicey ending, Lazr, an action platformer with some really fun use of cloth physics/simulation has now been funded on Kickstarter.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive adds the first Agent customization with Patches
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive adds the first Agent customization with Patches
Valve are pushing out more customization options to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with the ability to add Patches sewn into Agent's outfits.
Hearts of Iron IV's espionage-themed expansion, La Résistance, is a fun addition to a hard-fought war
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Hearts of Iron IV's espionage-themed expansion, La Résistance, is a fun addition to a hard-fought war
Prepare to use your intelligence to win the war. The latest expansion for Paradox Development Studios’ World War 2 noscript focuses on all things espionage and has a revamp for several nations. Prospective partisans and all other players will also be getting…
First gameplay teaser for Spiritfarer, a 'cozy management game about dying' is out
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First gameplay teaser for Spiritfarer, a 'cozy management game about dying' is out
Spiritfarer has me so extremely curious, coming from Thunder Lotus Games (Sundered, Jotun) it's a 'cozy management game about dying' and a short gameplay teaser is out.
Half-Life remake 'Black Mesa' will finally hit 1.0 on March 5
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Half-Life remake 'Black Mesa' will finally hit 1.0 on March 5
After a very long 14 year development cycle (yes really) and almost 5 years in Early Acces, the Half-Life remake Black Mesa is finally going properly release on March 5.
The new 'ΔV: Rings of Saturn' hard sci-fi space sim trailer has me itching to play
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The new 'ΔV: Rings of Saturn' hard sci-fi space sim trailer has me itching to play
ΔV: Rings of Saturn, a top-down hard sci-fi space simulation game backed up by real physics and science has a rather explosive new trailer out.
Hilarious party-platformer 'Ultimate Chicken Horse' free update due next month
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Hilarious party-platformer 'Ultimate Chicken Horse' free update due next month
Ultimate Chicken Horse, a party-platform where you build the platforms as you go is getting a sweet free update with some new toys to play with next month.
Open source XR runtime (VR/AR) 'Monado' sees a first release
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Open source XR runtime (VR/AR) 'Monado' sees a first release
With the Khronos Group launching the OpenXR specification last year, their aim was to unify Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) development while Collabora worked on their open source implementation of Monado.
Dota Underlords from Valve is out with the City Crawl campaign mode
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Dota Underlords from Valve is out with the City Crawl campaign mode
Valve's latest game, Dota Underlords, has today left Early Access and with it comes a huge patch full of new content and features.
Got a reply today from Valve to clarify other sales.
Desktop client takes the initial platform, then two weeks playtime to count. All others (Android, browser) default to Windows then two weeks playtime.
So do ensure you're playing what you buy. I've personally picked up loads on browser and not got around to... so all Windows, damn.
Desktop client takes the initial platform, then two weeks playtime to count. All others (Android, browser) default to Windows then two weeks playtime.
So do ensure you're playing what you buy. I've personally picked up loads on browser and not got around to... so all Windows, damn.
Distro news: Arch gets a new leader and Manjaro has a new release
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Distro news: Arch gets a new leader and Manjaro has a new release
Today we're starting off with a little double-dose of distribution news, helping you to keep up with the wider community around Linux and gaming.
Stadia gets GRID, SteamWorld Dig 2 and SteamWorld Quest for March Pro subs - Spitlings is out
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Stadia gets GRID, SteamWorld Dig 2 and SteamWorld Quest for March Pro subs - Spitlings is out
Another round-up is here for the Stadia game streaming service, going over some recent news and new games available.
Children of Morta still heading to Linux, developer Dead Mage confirms
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Children of Morta still heading to Linux, developer Dead Mage confirms
After a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2015, Dead Mage went onto launch their story-driven action RPG to a lot of positive reviews last year but so far Linux has been missing.
Dead Cells: The Bad Seed now available for Linux on GOG
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Dead Cells: The Bad Seed now available for Linux on GOG
DRM-free your thing? Shop on GOG regularly? Good news, Motion Twin/Evil Empire have now sorted the DLC situation for Linux on GOG with Dead Cells.
Valve make some needed improvements to the Steam Search
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Valve make some needed improvements to the Steam Search
After testing out a bunch of changes to the way Steam Search works in a Steam Labs experiment, Valve has now rolled it out for everyone with new features.
The T'au invade Warhammer 40,000: Gladius in a new expansion out now
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The T'au invade Warhammer 40,000: Gladius in a new expansion out now
Proxy Studios and Slitherine yesterday released a big new expansion for Warhammer 40,000: Gladius focusing on the T'au race, as they've joined the fight for the domination of Gladius Prime.
Speculation: porting studio Feral Interactive could be in some trouble
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Speculation: porting studio Feral Interactive could be in some trouble
Feral Interactive, the porting company that has made many games available on Linux (as well as macOS and mobile) may be in a spot of trouble.
Alternate-history WWII Story-driven tactical RPG 'Broken Lines' is out
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Alternate-history WWII Story-driven tactical RPG 'Broken Lines' is out
Set in an alternate version of WWII, Broken Lines from developer PortaPlay and Super.com is a story-driven tactical RPG and it's out with Linux support.
Clean up a filfty spaceship in 'Out of Space', now out in full with Linux support
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Clean up a filthy spaceship in 'Out of Space', now out in full with Linux support
Out of Space from developer Behold Studios (Chroma Squad, Galaxy of Pen & Paper) just recently released, and they added Linux support just before leaving Early Access.
GOG update their refund policy giving gamers more time to decide
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GOG update their refund policy giving gamers more time to decide
Today, the DRM-free store GOG announced a few changes to how they will handle refunds for games purchased through them.
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Speculation: porting studio Feral Interactive could be in some trouble (updated: they're fine)
This article has been amended since publishing: Feral Interactive are fine and a statement is included.