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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. You can also follow my personal adventures on Bluesky.

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Open source XR runtime (VR/AR) 'Monado' sees a first release

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2020

With the Khronos Group launching the OpenXR specification last year, their aim was to unify Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) development while Collabora worked on their open source implementation of Monado.

Hilarious party-platformer 'Ultimate Chicken Horse' free update due next month

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2020

Ultimate Chicken Horse, a party-platform where you build the platforms as you go is getting a sweet free update with some new toys to play with next month.

The new 'ΔV: Rings of Saturn' hard sci-fi space sim trailer has me itching to play

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2020

ΔV: Rings of Saturn, a top-down hard sci-fi space simulation game backed up by real physics and science has a rather explosive new trailer out.

Half-Life remake 'Black Mesa' will finally hit 1.0 on March 5

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2020

After a very long 14 year development cycle (yes really) and almost 5 years in Early Acces, the Half-Life remake Black Mesa is finally going properly release on March 5.

First gameplay teaser for Spiritfarer, a 'cozy management game about dying' is out

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2020

Spiritfarer has me so extremely curious, coming from Thunder Lotus Games (Sundered, Jotun) it's a 'cozy management game about dying' and a short gameplay teaser is out.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive adds the first Agent customization with Patches

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2020

Valve are pushing out more customization options to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with the ability to add Patches sewn into Agent's outfits.

With clever cloth simulation the cyberpunk platformer 'Lazr' is funded

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2020

With a campaign that had quite a dicey ending, Lazr, an action platformer with some really fun use of cloth physics/simulation has now been funded on Kickstarter.

Humble Store has a 'Tabletop Sale' going, some good Linux games on offer

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2020

It's the start of another glorious week for Linux gaming and another big sale is going on again. Over on the Humble Store, they have a Tabletop Sale now live.

The afterlife is an office job of choosing who lives and dies in Death and Taxes

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2020

Placeholder Gameworks (great name!) have just recently released Death and Taxes, a game set in the afterlife where you take on the role of the Grim Reaper only it's not quite what you expect.

Space Grunts 2 shows how versatile a deck-builder can be and it's good

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2020

With how popular deck-builders have become, it's no surprise to see many developers have a go at it. Orangepixel have with Space Grunts 2 and after playing it, I'm really enjoying it.

Oxygen Not Included still 'fully in development' with first DLC hopefully this Autumn

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2020

Klei Entertainment have given an update on their plans for continued support of the colony survival/building game Oxygen Not Included and they confirmed it's still 'fully in development'.

Deck-building card battler 'Dreamgate' is out in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2020

Dreamgate, a turn-based deck-building battler is now out in Early Access with Linux support giving you another game that wants you to have just one more turn.

Robotality give Pathway a big update with a challenging Hardcore Mode

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2020

Pathway, the strategy adventure set in the 1930s from Robotality recently had a huge update if you need something to challenge you this is it.

RimWorld 1.1 is out with a first expansion with RimWorld - Royalty

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2020

Ludeon Studios dropped a sneaky one, not only did they release the big RimWorld 1.1 update they also released the first big expansion named RimWorld - Royalty.