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History, sci-fi, technology, cooking, writing and playing games are things I enjoy very much. I'm always keen to try different genres of games and discover all the gems out there.

Oh and the name doesn't mean anything but coincidentally could be pronounced as "Buttery" which suits me just fine.

Hearts of Iron IV: Waking the Tiger gets a release date

By BTRE,
The war in China will be getting a lot more interesting in the upcoming expansion for Hearts of Iron IV. You’ll have a chance to see for yourself in March but, for now, the developers have put out a video with the highlights of incoming features.

GDC’s annual "State of the Gaming Industry" report is out, shows encouraging signs for Linux

By BTRE,
The report is a survey of around 4,000 game developers that’s released as a snapshot of the industry ahead of the annual Game Developers Conference. There are positive signs for Linux as a platform in the responses.

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire gets a release date

By BTRE,
The RPG sequel looks to be coming sooner than expected, on April 3. Obsidian have also put up the game for preorder.

Starward Rogue: AuGMENTED expansion adds a lot more to discover and destroy, some thoughts

By BTRE,
Two years on from the release of the original game, Arcen games have released an expansion to their sometimes over-the-top action shooter/dungeon crawler hybrid. After dodging my fair share of bullets and dying quite a few times, I have a few thoughts to share on the experience.

Civilization VI: Rise and Fall shows off overview of new features

By BTRE,
The upcoming expansion for Civilization VI will be introducing quite a few interesting changes to the game. You can see how exactly you’ll be spending just one more turn in this overview video.

BATTLETECH will only be coming to Linux post-launch, along with other features

By BTRE,
The turn-based mech strategy game developed by Harebrained Schemes won’t be on Linux at launch later this year. Other features have also been cut or altered and will be making into the game post-release.

Hex: Shards of Fate, a digital card game, has unofficial Linux builds available

By BTRE,
This rather fun trading card game has had unofficial builds that run on Linux for a little while now. I tried them out and it’s a pretty fun game, but don’t expect official support anytime soon.

The “Fall 2017” update for Civilization VI has finally made it to Linux

By BTRE,
The folks at Aspyr Media have brought over the last big patch for the addictive strategy game. There’s plenty of changes in this one and new civilizations in the form of DLC.

Some reflections on radv, the first open source Vulkan driver for AMD GPUs

By BTRE,
With recent commits that fix bugs and allow newer Vega cards to pass tests for official conformance, development for radv continues apace. It’s a good time to look back and talk about just how far the driver has come in such a short time.

Wine 3.0 RC3 is now available, brings even more bug fixes

By BTRE,
The latest release candidate of Wine has kept on quashing bugs as version 3.0 shapes up for release sometime soon.

Tannenberg, the standalone expansion to Verdun, explodes into Early Access

By BTRE,
The Eastern Front just got a little bit busier. The standalone expansion to the WW1 FPS pits Russians versus Germans and Austro-Hungarians and it’s now on Steam.

Crusader Kings II: Jade Dragon now available, my thoughts on all the kowtowing and tribute

By BTRE,
The latest expansion to the medieval grand strategy game focuses on the East and the splendors of China. I had the opportunity to play ahead of release and have a few thoughts to share.

Europa Universalis IV: Cradle of Civilization now available, here’s some thoughts

By BTRE,
This ambitious DLC adds new shiny toys to nearly every nation of the Near East. I did my best to navigate religious and political strife ahead of release and can share a few thoughts on the experience.

Hearts of Iron IV: Waking the Tiger announced, will add to the Chinese Front and more

By BTRE,
The still-in-development DLC to the WW2 grand strategy game has gotten a name, trailer and its theme has been revealed. Expect new ways to command your armies as well as new possibilities for several nations.

This War of Mine gets first installment in series of story-driven DLC

By BTRE,
The somewhat bleak survival game is trying something a little bit different, releasing the first of three narrative-infused DLC.

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire shows off a new trailer with early gameplay

By BTRE,
The upcoming RPG sequel by developer Obsidian is coming along nicely. The newest trailer shows off a series of locations and situations in the Deadfire Archipelago.

A Near Dawn, a visual adventure game with pyschological thriller elements, is on Kickstarter

By BTRE,
This fully-voice-acted point and click/visual novel hybrid is currently looking for crowdfunding to be completed. A short prologue demo is available to try it out.

Star Traders: Frontiers released into Early Access, here’s a few thoughts

By BTRE,
This single-player experience lets players trade, fight and align themselves with various competing factions in the vastness of space. I was able to spend some time with the game and have some thoughts on its current state.

X-Plane user data shows Linux usage holding steady

By BTRE,
The developers of this rather robust flight simulator have shared the latest round of user data and it shows that Linux usage remains at the same level.

Intra-System: Trust Issues fiendishly encourages betrayal, my thoughts on the experience

By BTRE,
Intra-System: Trust Issues, aside from being a mouthful to say, is a short adventure game with a heavy emphasis on audio feedback and choices. I gave this recently-ported free game a play and have a few thoughts to share.
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