We're covering the gaming and Linux news from the week, announcing Tower of Time as our next Giveaway (woohoo!) and ask "Is the Linux Community Open to New Users"?

Banter

• Ryan McCaffrey apologizes on behalf of the entire Xbox Community so we explore the impact of advertising on "gaming journalists";
• What if Zelda was half as good as God of War? We explore the hype;
• The Halo World Championships! Congratulations to Splyce! Too bad the head honchos at Xbox weren't watching ;)

Games

• New content lands for Hollow Knight
• Underworld Ascendant Preview
• Maelstrom enters early access - coming to Linux soon

Giveaway

• Tower of Time! Five codes going out this week!
• A new kind of cRPG featuring real time combat & time dilation.
• Thank-you to Event Horizon. #WeLoveEventHorizon

Topic of the Week

• Is the Linux Community Open to New Users?