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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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Valve continues tweaking the new 'Proton Experimental' for Cyberpunk 2077

By Liam Dawe,
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With Cyberpunk 2077 being the hot new thing in gaming, Valve and CodeWeavers are trying to ensure it can run nicely through the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer since it doesn't support Linux directly.
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The best Linux distros for gaming in 2021

By Liam Dawe,
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For newer Linux users or people looking to switch, it can be a minefield to try and find accurate and up to date info on what Linux distro to game with. Here to help. What is the best Linux distribution for gaming? It's actually not a tough question.
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Ubisoft+ begins rolling out on Stadia for players in the US

By Liam Dawe,
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While the selection available to play on Stadia from Ubisoft isn't currently very big, Ubisoft+ has now started rolling out on Stadia and it doesn't need Stadia Pro either.
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Valve officially launches the Steam News Hub

By Liam Dawe,
4
Giving you much more control over what news you see from games, applications and curators on Steam - Valve officially launches the Steam News Hub.
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NIGHT/SHADE is an upcoming 18+ LGBTQ romantic thriller visual novel

By Liam Dawe,
4
What looks like one to watch - NIGHT/SHADE is an upcoming romantic visual novel thriller from KingAsphy Studio.
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Shield Cat is a thoroughly charming in-development action-adventure with a free demo

By Liam Dawe,
3
With a strange otter/cat as the protagonist, Shield Cat seems like one to keep on your watch list with some really charming visuals and you can try the free demo.
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Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation layer VKD3D-Proton version 2.1 is out

By Liam Dawe,
10
With more titles out and planned to release that will use DirectX 12, the VKD3D-Proton translation layer is another essential bit of open source tech and a new release is out now.
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Steam broke some huge all-time high records over the weekend

By Liam Dawe,
21
A sign that Steam as a release platform and store continues to grow, over the weekend two big concurrent user records were totally smashed.
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OBS Studio 26.1 rolls out with Virtual Camera output on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
5
After only two Release Candidates for testing, OBS Studio 26.1 has now officially rolled out with some fun new features for all supported platforms.
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Grab an up to date MangoHud with NVML, GOverlay and vkBasalt on Ubuntu with a new PPA

By Liam Dawe,
5
Canonical (Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE) developer Martin Wimpress has announced a fresh PPA for Linux gamers.
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Quirky family-friendly animal racing game Slide releasing February 2021

By Liam Dawe,
2
Enjoy your family-friendly kart-racing styled arcade games? Slide was pretty good from the demo we tried back in September, and it now has a release date.
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Linux Kernel 5.10 is officially out now as a Long Term Support release

By Liam Dawe,
7
A brand new Long Term Support release is out now with the Linux Kernel 5.10, the very beating heart of the whole Linux system which brings plenty of new features and hardware support.
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Godot Engine set to get better VR support with a new hire thanks to Facebook

By Liam Dawe,
2
Godot Engine, the free and open source game engine for 2D and 3D games is getting a nice VR boost - thanks to Facebook Reality Labs. We can expect great things from this by the sounds of it.
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Make some sweet honey in the 1 year anniversary update to beehive builder Hive Time

By Liam Dawe,
5
Hive Time, the sweet beehive building and management sim from Cheeseness hits the one year mark, celebrates with a new upgrade and a fresh little trailer.
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Wine 6.0 comes closer with a second Release Candidate

By Liam Dawe,
12
The Wine compatibility layer is closing in on a big new release, with the second Release Candidate now available for testing on Wine 6.0.
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TUXEDO launch their smallest Linux gaming notebook with the Book XP14

By Liam Dawe,
31
With a rather unassuming and plain case that doesn't give much away, the new TUXEDO Book XP14 is their smallest and lightest gaming notebook now available.
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1C Entertainment to publish sci-fi fantasy arena FPS Viscerafest - coming in 2021

By Liam Dawe,
1
1C Entertainment announced today that they've teamed up with Acid Man Games and Fire Plant Games as publisher for Viscerafest, their colourful retro themed sci-fi fantasy FPS.
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Sci-fi submarine suffering sim Barotrauma has a big overhaul in Uncharted Depths

By Liam Dawe,
2
Uncharted Depths is the name of the latest upgrade to Barotrauma, a sci-fi exploration sim that puts you and friends (or random people / AI) inside a submarine in the depths of Jupiter's moon Europa.
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Head-swapping rogue-lite Skul: The Hero Slayer to release January 21, 2021

By Liam Dawe,
0
SouthPAW Games and NEOWIZ have confirmed that Skul: The Hero Slayer, their head-swapping 2D rogue-lite action game will leaving Early Access on January 21, 2021.
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Open-world RPG with freaky hand-painted organic locations Death Trash moves to 2021

By Liam Dawe,
2
One particular indie game I am very excited to eventually get my hands on is Death Trash, a blending of real-time action and RPG mechanics in a very strange post-apocalyptic world.
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