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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.

The developer of 'Limit Theory' is throwing in the towel, releasing the source code

By Liam Dawe, 30 Sep 2018

As sad as it is, I appreciate it when we see a developer being really honest. Limit Theory was a promising open-world space sim that was Kickstarted back in 2012 and the developer has reached their limit.

Crowdfunding

The Sunday Mag - a look at some Linux stuff on sale and other odds and ends

By Liam Dawe, 30 Sep 2018

It's Sunday, I have still a ridiculous cold so I feel quite poorly. Here's a run over some Linux games on sale, some other random things along with a question to you.

Misc

Classic open source strategy game Seven Kingdoms Ancient Adversaries has a new release out

By Liam Dawe, 30 Sep 2018

Seven Kingdoms Ancient Adversaries holds a special place in my heart, as one of the earliest strategy games I played. It continues to live on now it's open source and a fresh release is out.

VK9 for getting Direct3D 9 over Vulkan has hit their 28th milestone

By Liam Dawe, 29 Sep 2018

While we've talked a lot about DXVK recently, let's not forget other interesting projects like VK9 (formerly SchaeferGL) which aims to give Direct3D 9 over Vulkan.

The Dungeons 3 'Clash of Gods' DLC is out with eight new missions

By Liam Dawe, 29 Sep 2018

The amusing strategy game Dungeons 3 has another DLC out with Clash of Gods giving you even more content to play with.

Asteroid Fight, an online strategy game that takes elements from MOBAs is now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 29 Sep 2018

If you like strategy games and you like the idea of MOBAs like Dota 2, Asteroid Fight might be an interesting choice.

Battle Royale game Crazy Justice just had an update to the closed beta, we have keys to give away

By Liam Dawe, 29 Sep 2018

Fancy getting in on the action? Black Riddles Studio has finally released an update to Crazy Justice and we have some keys available.

There's another Wine development release out today with version 3.17

By Liam Dawe, 28 Sep 2018

Wine development continues the rapid advancements with another biweekly release giving us Wine 3.17 today.

Wine

Valve have pushed out a new Steam Play beta with DXVK 0.80 and more

By Liam Dawe, 28 Sep 2018

As expected, Valve have pushed out an update to Proton for their Steam Play system with a new beta version.

Roguelike RPG 'Depth of Extinction' is now out with full Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2018

Mixing in some pretty good XCOM combat mechanics with a dash of FTL-style travelling through nodes, Depth of Extinction is now out.

Sword-fighter 'Blade Symphony' is now officially on Linux, free to try for a few days with a big sale (updated!)

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2018

Blade Symphony, a sword-fighting game from Puny Human powered by the Source Engine has officially released for Linux today. UPDATED: See the bottom.

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS confirmed to be coming to Linux, port from Feral Interactive

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2018

The Total War team along with Feral Interactive have confirmed that Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is officially coming to Linux.

Pig Eat Ball has you quite literally barf your way through the game, it's completely insane

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2018

Pig Eat Ball from Mommy's Best Games is frankly one of the most utterly bonkers games I think I've ever played.

Top-down shooter Geneshift now has a Battle Royale mode and it's really fun

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2018

I must admit, I was a little slow on the uptake with the last article about Geneshift getting a Battle Royale mode as it's now already out.

Linux hardware vendor System76 has begun teasing their new 'open-source computer'

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2018

System76, the hardware vendor that focuses on putting out well-supported Linux laptops, desktops and servers are teasing something new.

Heroes of Hammerwatch gets full modding support in the latest update

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2018

Gather your party together as Heroes of Hammerwatch has a rather big update out and there's some fun stuff.

The gorgeous sci-fi action-platformer 'MegaSphere' has a huge update now available

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2018

The impressive sci-fi action-platformer MegaSphere has neon lighting coming out of all ends and it looks incredible.

Feral Interactive are teasing something for Linux next week

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2018

As if we haven't had enough teasers from Feral Interactive already, they're at it again today so what do we think is going on?

Steam Play set to get DXVK 0.72, Wine fixes for .NET and windowing issues

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2018

After some pretty quick updates following the initial release of Steam Play, things have quietened down somewhat. However, work on the next version of Steam Play is in progress.