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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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Captain Forever Remix, spaceship building and combat meets Lego now fully released

By Liam Dawe, 8 Jun 2016

Captain Forever Remix is a really cool spaceship building and combat game that has supported Linux for a while, but it's now finished and it's out.

GLFW 3.2, a multi-platform API for developers released with Vulkan support

By Liam Dawe, 8 Jun 2016

GLFW 3.2 has just recently released and it's a major update. It adds support for Vulkan surface creation, window mode switching, window maximization, window input focus control, window size and aspect ratio limits, human-readable key names, window icons and more.

Slides now available from the Vulkan developer event held in May

By Liam Dawe, 8 Jun 2016

For those developers and users still wanting more information about Vulkan and developing with it, Khronos has put the slides available online from their recent developer day in the UK.

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Build insane spaceships in Defect, defeat enemies and get blasted out of an airlock, now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jun 2016

I love spaceship building and combat games and Defect looks exactly like the kind of game I've wanted. I've tried it and I think it's awesome.

Racing Apex, a really cool looking combat racer is coming to Linux, demo to come to Linux soon too

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jun 2016

I love racing games and I especially love a good combat racer, so Racing Apex looks like it's right up my street. The developer has confirmed they will be putting the demo on Linux too.

Natural Selection 2 adds a new map and smarter bots

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jun 2016

Natural Selection 2 is continuing its rapid pace of trying to bring players back. They have released update 301 with a few new goodies.

Volition say it's too early to tell if Agents of Mayhem will come to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jun 2016

Volition, the developer of Saints Row IV is working on a new game called Agents of Mayhem. A GOL supporter asked me to get in touch with them about a Linux version, so I did.

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris looks like it's coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jun 2016

Need some more Lara in your life? Your wish may soon be granted as it looks like Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris may be coming to Linux.

XCavalypse, clean up a zombie apocalypse with an excavator now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jun 2016

This is kinda of amusing in a weird way, in XCavalypse you're cleaning up a city after a zombie apocalypse with a fleet of excavators.

Salt and Sanctuary, a stylish 2D action RPG is now in Beta for Linux gamers

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jun 2016

Now this is news I am sure some of you will be excited about. Salt and Sanctuary a haunting, stylized 2D action RPG is being ported by Ethan Lee and it's now in Beta.

Like getting scared? Some Horror games you have to check out on Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jun 2016

So you like to be afraid? You like to soil your pants? Well then, here's a few must-have titles to try on Linux & SteamOS.

8 out of the 10 current most popular Steam games support Linux

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jun 2016

What a time to be alive and be a Linux gamer! Not too long ago I would have though this would have been impossible.

Red Comrades Save the Galaxy: Reloaded, a remaster of a 1998 game now available on Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jun 2016

Red Comrades Save the Galaxy: Reloaded is a remaster of a 1998 point & click adventure game that was rebuilt for Unity and it is now available on Linux & SteamOS too.

Recursed, a reality twisting platformer made on Linux needs help on Steam Greenlight

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jun 2016

Always happy to give a shout out to games made entirely on Linux. Recursed was emailed in by the developer, as it's developed on Linux using open source tools.