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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly checked on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly.

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Frozenbyte's Platformer Splot May Not Come To Linux It Seems

By Liam Dawe, 10 Nov 2014

Remember Splot? The little platformer that was part of a certain Humble Bundle that promised cross-platform support, and future keys to anyone who purchased it? Well they announced the release with no mention of Linux, and now we know why.

Editorial

Rich Geldreich On The State Of Linux Gaming, And It's Not Good

By Liam Dawe, 10 Nov 2014

Former Valve engineer Rich Geldreich has written up a blog post about the state of Linux Gaming. It's an interesting read that's for sure.

Editorial

Insurgency FPS Is Waiting On Valve So It Can Come To Linux (UPDATED)

By Liam Dawe, 9 Nov 2014

Insurgency is a tactical FPS built with Valve's Source engine, and it originally stated it would come to Linux, but now their plans aren't so clear thanks to Valve. UPDATED, see the bottom.

Don't Starve Together Has A New Beta Trailer

By Liam Dawe, 9 Nov 2014

Don't Starve Together is the highly anticipated update to Don't Starve that features the much request multiplayer! We have a new trailer to show you too.

Galcon 2 Strategy Game Launched, It's Free 2 Play

By Liam Dawe, 9 Nov 2014

The sequel to the original Galcon strategy game has officially launched, and this time around it's free 2 play.

Trine Enchanted Edition Is Coming Along For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 8 Nov 2014

Trine for Linux has been missing on GOG and Steam since the Linux release, but fear not, as the Linux version is still coming for the revamped Trine Enchanted Edition.

Gunspell - Steam Edition Now Available On Linux, A Mix Of Puzzle, RPG

By Liam Dawe, 7 Nov 2014

Gunspell is cross-genre game, where RPG meets Puzzle. Previously a mobile, Windows 8 and Facebook game, it has jumped ship to Steam along with Linux desktop support.

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RPG

Steam's Classic War Pack Now Supports Linux

By Liam Dawe, 7 Nov 2014

Titles like Nam, Silent Service, Eradicator and more now support Linux on Steam. Night Dive Studios seem to have done another Linux push on Steam for this to happen.

Retro
Steam

War Thunder MMO Officially Launches On Linux

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2014

The highly popular War Thunder MMO game has officially launched on Linux. We don't have many decent MMO games, so is it worth a shot?

Defenders Quest Getting A Big Update, Removes The Need For Adobe Air

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2014

This is excellent news. Defenders Quest is a fantastic game that was spoilt by the use of Adobe Air, but no more!

Postal 2 No Longer Being Worked On By Icculus, RWS Taking It In-house

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2014

I'm a bit late on actually covering this, but any fans of Postal 2 will know that the Linux version is rather far behind Windows in terms of updates due to how busy Icculus is, so RunningWithScissors has taken it in-house.

Steam's Second Linux Birthday Is Today

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2014

Steam launched into beta for Linux on the 6th November 2012 and it's been one hell of a ride for Linux gamers since.

New & Improved GamingOnLinux Sales Page

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2014

I'm happy to announce our games sales page has been revamped to be much more useful for you with new filters and sorting options!

Editorial

Major OpenGL Performance Improvements Inbound For Intel, Thanks To LunarG

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2014

I spoke with Jens from LunarG recently about their work on the graphics driver for Intel, and the news is really good.

Design & Battle With Your Own Spaceship In BossConstructor

By Liam Dawe, 5 Nov 2014

BossConstructor is an indie game I've been waiting on for quite a while, and the Early Access release is upon us. Read on for some thoughts on this epic space game

Ownership Of Desura Changes, Again

By Liam Dawe, 5 Nov 2014

Ownership of Desura has changed hands again, and this time it's by Bad Juju Games. They do include some pretty welcome news in their press release.

7 Days To Die Finally Has Hope For The Linux Version

By Liam Dawe, 5 Nov 2014

It's been a bumpy ride for 7 Days To Die as we have extensively covered here, but the developers finally decided to update Linux users waiting on it.

Editorial

Clockwork Empires City Builder Linux Build Due Soon

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2014

Clockwork Empires is the latest game from the developers behind Dungeons of Dredmor. It looks great and they are working on the Linux & Mac versions right now.

Interstellar Marines v14 Released, More Single-player Goodness

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2014

Interstellar Marines is really starting to shape up with good performance, and some more single-player content.

FPS
Steam

More Updates From Aspyr Media On Linux & Mac Progress For Civilization Beyond Earth

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2014

Aspyr Media are continuing their porting on the Linux & Mac ports for the new Civilization Beyond Earth, while most of the work right now is for Mac they do make a few notes about Linux.