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Sociable Soccer, from the designer of Sensible Soccer could see a Linux version with enough support

By Liam Dawe, 21 Aug 2017

I spoke to our friends at Mac Gamer HQ, who spoke to the developer of Sociable Soccer and it seems with enough demand a Linux and Mac version of the game could be made.

Sports
Steam

Unreal Engine 4.17 released with expanded Vulkan support

By Liam Dawe, 8 Aug 2017

Epic Games have released Unreal Engine 4.17 which comes with some nice improvements to their handling of Vulkan.

Some interesting changes coming to Rocket League ranked play tomorrow

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jul 2017

Tomorrow Rocket League will be introducing some changes to the way they handle ranked games and it sounds pretty good to me.

GamingOnLinux is turning 8 years old soon, here’s what we have planned and some thoughts on 2017

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2017

The website is growing up! On the 5th of July GamingOnLinux will turn 8 years old and we have a little plan. Plus a few quick thoughts on 2017 so far.

A few thoughts about Rocket Wars, a hectic local multiplayer experience

By BTRE, 1 Jul 2017

If shooting at bots or friends while controlling spacecraft is your idea of a good time, there’s good reason for you to take a look at this action game.

Rick and Morty items will be dropping in Rocket League next month

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jun 2017

Rocket League is going to get some new customization options in the form of Rick and Morty themed drops.

Racing
Steam

Wednesday Madness, a quick look at some essential Linux games in the Steam Summer Sale

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jun 2017

Welcome to another Wednesday Madness here at GOL. This time around it's a Steam-focused post, since Steam has a massive sale on.

The Witcher 2 & Rocket League have fixes ready in Mesa-git

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jun 2017

The Witcher 2 & Rocket League now have some fixes available in Mesa-git ready for Mesa 17.2 that should give you a better experience.

Friday livestream, come join the community games at 20:00 UTC tonight

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jun 2017

First of all, apologies for last night I really wasn't feeling all that well. Tonight we are back in action! At 20:00 UTC we will be playing games online with the community.

Livestream

The Steam Summer Sale is now live, lots of goodies

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jun 2017

That's right, it's the Steam Summer Sale and there's some insane deals going on for Linux games right now.

Friday Livestream with Samsai at 5 PM UTC!

By Samsai, 9 Jun 2017

Weekend, ahoy! Friday has arrived and, as usual, I will be blasting video frames and audio bits at you over the Internet as we play some Linux games and stream them over Twitch! So, get your snacks ready for some live Linux gaming!

Livestream

Brawlerz Nitro, a top-down car combat game that I would gladly show my friends is on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jun 2017

I've been testing out Brawlerz Nitro, a new Early Access top-down car combat game and it's really quite fun already.

Rocket League releases its 1.34 patch, adding more goodies

By BTRE, 10 May 2017

While not as exciting as some of the previous updates, the ever-popular Rocket League has just dropped another update with a few new toys.

UniBall, a completely free to play online 2D sports game arrives on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2017

UniBall, a simple and completely free online sports game has arrived on Linux. I tested it out and it's actually pretty sweet.

Rocket League gets Easter goodies and a new game mode in free update

By BTRE, 22 Mar 2017

The massively popular Rocket League sees the start of its new competitive season today and brings with it a whole range of tweaks and new content in its latest update.

Sports
Steam

Dropshot, a brand new game mode is heading to Rocket League this month

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2017

Gather your boost, as you're going to need it. Dropshot is a brand new game mode heading to Rocket League completely free on March 22nd.

A look at how much RAM you might need as a Linux gamer

By Liam Dawe, 5 Mar 2017

I had a chat on reddit about RAM use and it inspired me to check out multiple games to see just how much RAM you should be looking to have as a Linux gamer.

Editorial

Editorial: Steam Machines are not dead, plus a video from The Linux Gamer

By Liam Dawe, 26 Feb 2017

As usual, the wider media and people who like to generate clicky headlines like to claim Steam Machines are dead in the water. The truth is though, is that it's not quite so simple.