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Shadow Warrior 2 FPS Gameplay Videos, Looks Insane, Will Be On Linux

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jun 2015

Shadow Warrior 2 was quite a surprise to be confirmed for Linux, especially after we only gained the first instalment recently. Thanks to E3, some gameplay videos have surfaced that makes it looks crazy good.

What Happens When You Request A Refund On Steam?

By Cheeseness, 14 Jun 2015

Following up on Steam's new refund policy, we've gone through and documented the process for anybody who might be interested. Do reviews for refunded games hang around? Are Steam trading cards deleted? Read on and find out!

Just FYI, There Are Plenty Of Games On Sale Over At Steam

By Samsai, 12 Jun 2015

Just in case you've been living under a rock and haven't looked at Steam or social media I think it's good to remind you that the Steam Summer Sales have arrived. Yes, that means praising Gaben and emptying your wallet.

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Steam Hardware Pre-Orders Off To A Good Start With 35% Units Sold

By flesk, 10 Jun 2015

Less than a week after opening up for pre-orders of the first Steam Hardware, 35% of the units have already been sold.

GOG DRM Free Summer Sale Is Now On

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jun 2015

Looks like GOG are getting in quick before the Steam summer sales start, and they have discounted plenty of great games.

Exploration Platformer 'Super Win The Game' Gets New Content And A New Low Price

By flesk, 2 Jun 2015

The game has received a massive permanent price cut and a new speedrun mode, and is now also available on Itch.io.

More Initial Thoughts On Victor Vran, The RPG From The Tropico Developers

By Liam Dawe, 21 May 2015

Victor Vran was released recently, and I gave it a small write up, but a major graphic bug stopped me from getting far. This was fixed incredibly quickly, and I've now sunk some time into it.

GOL Survey Results: April

By Segata Sanshiro, 9 May 2015

The results for the April survey are now available for you to take a look at and compare with results from previous months.

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Linux Drops Below 1% On The Steam Hardware Survey

By Liam Dawe, 6 May 2015

Another month gone, and another Steam Hardware Survey to take a look at. This month we have an unfortunate drop in numbers.

Linux Sales Statistics For 'Among The Sleep', Plus A Small Q&A With The Developer

By Liam Dawe, 5 May 2015

I do a fair few articles covering Linux sales statistics with lots of different developers, and today is the day for Among the Sleep from Krillbite.

Hero Siege, A Hack 'n' Slash RPG Now On Steam For Linux, Some Initial Thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 2 May 2015

Hero Siege is a good looking 2D hack 'n' slash RPG that recently released for Linux, I took a quick look so you know what to expect.

Version 0.3.5 Of The Open Source Platformer SuperTux Released

By Cpukiller, 27 Apr 2015

SuperTux 0.3.5 already released two weeks ago, but i still want to publish a news item on this because I think it's important to feature the open source games.

Jonathan Blow Creator Of 'Braid' On If 'The Witness' Will Come To Linux

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2015

Jonathan Blow, developer of the hit game Braid has mentioned during one of his coding videos if he will bring 'The Witness' to Linux or not. The answer isn't too great right now, but the future is brighter.

Sales Statistics For Linux Games From Different Developers, Part 4

By Liam Dawe, 18 Apr 2015

You would hopefully have seen my previous articles talking to multiple developers about their Linux sales, so to begin a new year we are talking to a few more about their sales.

Steam Hardware Survey For March 2015

By Metallinatus, 12 Apr 2015

Another month, and another Steam Hardware Survey has been released. This time we have gained a little rather than lost a little.

GOL Survey Results: March

By Segata Sanshiro, 3 Apr 2015

The results for the March survey are now available for you to take a look at and compare with results from previous months. The new survey for April is also available, so make sure to fill that out if you haven't already.

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The Most Popular Linux Gaming Articles For March 2015

By gamingonlinux, 3 Apr 2015

Here is a look back at the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for March 2015, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux Gaming!

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Pillars Of Eternity RPG Released For Linux, Early Port Report Included

By Liam Dawe, 26 Mar 2015

Pillars of Eternity is the brand new RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Paradox Interactive. It’s expensive compared to a lot of our games, so here’s our look at it.

Steam Hardware Survey For February 2015

By Metallinatus, 8 Mar 2015

Here's the Steam Hardware survey results for February 2015 with one interesting difference from the past surveys.

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Steam Now Has Official Hardware Pages On Its Store (UPDATED)

By Liam Dawe, 5 Mar 2015

I was wondering when they would do this! Steam Machines, Steam Link, and the Steam Controller have all gained store pages in a new Hardware section on Steam. This should help sales, a lot. UPDATED.