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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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Wayward, an Early Access turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike now available

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2016

I've watched Wayward change and grow for years now (first wrote about it in 2013!) and it finally has a Steam release.

Star Ruler 2 has a big update and a new DLC, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2016

It has been quite some time since I took a look at Star Ruler 2, so it's time to take another look with a big new patch and DLC release.

Lionsgate and Steam team up to offer over 100 films on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2016

Pretty awesome news, Lionsgate and Steam are teaming up to offer over 100 of their titles like Hunger Games, Twilight and more.

Pavilion, a strikingly beautiful fourth-person puzzling adventure is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2016

I'm not often into this genre, but Pavilion actually looks quite incredibly well made. I love the graphical style!

Shallow Space is being turned into an open world space sim, check this new video

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2016

Shallow Space was already a pretty cool space strategy game, but it's going through a bit of an overhaul at the moment to greatly expand it.

Grab the soon to be released Stellaris cheaper on our Games Republic store

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2016

Our Games Republic store currently has the soon to be released Stellaris at a cheaper price than Steam, and yes all keys are 100% legitimate.

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New major version of OBS Studio recording and livestreaming software released

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2016

Good news for anyone doing livestreaming or recording their gameplay, as OBS Studio 0.14 (and .1 hotfix) are now available.

Solar Division, a blend of RTS and Tower Defence in space out now for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2016

I am a bit of a sucker for space strategy games and Solar Division certainly looks unique enough to give it a mention.

The Other 99, a single-player action and survival game coming soon to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 24 Apr 2016

The Other 99 looks like a pretty good entry to the single-player action & survival section, and it's releasing into Early Access with Linux support soon.

GOL SteamOS & Linux Survey results for March 2016

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2016

Here are the latest results from the monthly GOL survey. These results are from the survey filled out this month in relation to March.

Survey Results

My Night Job, a funny and good looking side scrolling beat'em up now on Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2016

I have to admit that My Night Job completely passed me by, but it actually looks like quite a funny beat'em up.

Kerbal Space Program 1.1 released, updated to Unity5, new interface, new tutorials and more

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2016

Kerbal Space Program 1.1 is a pretty big update, and the name "Turbo Charged" seems quite fitting for such an update.

Is Steam giving you an annoying error message on Ubuntu 16.04? Here's a solution

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2016

I don't entirely get why, but Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 will complain that the Steam package is out of date. The way to solve it is a little annoying, but it works.

Virtual Programming have setup github issue trackers for their Saints Row Linux ports

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2016

If you have issues with Saints Row 2, Saints Row The Third, Saints Row 4 or Gat out of Hell you can now submit the issues directly to Virtual Programming on github.

Editorial

The Culling, a good looking Unreal Engine 4 battle royale game is heading to Linux soon

By Liam Dawe, 22 Apr 2016

I must admit I like the look of The Culling! While I like the idea of survival games, they often don't click for me, but a battle royale game I could definitely get into.