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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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Top-down Battle Royale 'Geneshift' has a new trailer and tutorial as it moves closer to F2P

By Liam Dawe, 11 Feb 2020

Geneshift has been through an evolution over the last two years. It already had a single-player and co-op campaign, tons of online modes and then a Battle Royale mode was added which has been the newer focus. It's coming closer to completion now too.

Open source sim 'OpenTTD' enters feature freeze for the next major version

By Liam Dawe, 11 Feb 2020

The classic free and open source sim OpenTTD, based upon the popular Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe" has now entered a feature freeze period with the first Release Candidate out for the upcoming major update.

Humble Bundle introducing regional pricing for bundles - also running a Valentines sale

By Liam Dawe, 11 Feb 2020

Humble Bundle announced yesterday that they're bringing in regional pricing for their bundles to make their whole store more "consistent".

A note on using Steam Play Proton and counting the sales for Linux (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 10 Feb 2020

Back in August 2018, Valve announced their new Steam Play feature with the Proton software in the Linux Steam client to play Windows-only Steam games on Linux. A little note about what platform is counted for sales.

System Shock 3 development has been left in limbo with lots of people leaving OtherSide Entertainment

By Liam Dawe, 10 Feb 2020

Were you excited about System Shock 3? Not to be confused with the remake of System Shock in development by Nightdive, this was the follow-up being made by OtherSide Entertainment that now looks less likely to be released.

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RPG and Visual Novel mix 'Planet Stronghold 2' enters full Beta and looks great

By Liam Dawe, 10 Feb 2020

Probably one of the most interesting mixes of a Visual Novel and an RPG (and some dating sim stuff), Planet Stronghold 2 is full-steam ahead in production and a full Beta is now up.

Mixing 2D and 3D gameplay together - the platformer Neko Ghost, Jump! has a demo up

By Liam Dawe, 10 Feb 2020

Platformers have come a very long way since the days of the Amiga and the Sega Mega Drive and while I still love them, I'm always keen to see how developers can tweak the basic idea. Neko Ghost, Jump! seems like it hits the sweet spot for this.

Brilliant and unique Metroidvania 'Dandara' getting a Trials of Fear Edition - free update

By Liam Dawe, 10 Feb 2020

Publisher Raw Fury recently announced that Dandara, a unique gravity-defying Metroidvania from developer Long Hat House is getting a Trials of Fear Edition.

Recover a barren wasteland in the city-builder puzzler 'Terra Nil' - currently free

By Liam Dawe, 10 Feb 2020

Currently free as it was originally made during a Game Jam, Terra Nil is a city-builder with a difference. It's not about building a huge city or getting a big population but rather you helping nature to recover.

Inspired by Master of Orion, free and open source 'FreeOrion' has a new release up

By Liam Dawe, 10 Feb 2020

The free and open source space strategy sim FreeOrion has a new release out, the first in quite some time.

Steam hit another all-time high for concurrent users - as did Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

By Liam Dawe, 9 Feb 2020

Does this seem familiar? You would be right. In the last week, both Steam and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hit new records for users online and they've been broken yet again.