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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.

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Small site update, new directory page for people with Twitch and Youtube channels

By Liam Dawe,
I have done a small update tonight and wrote up a new page for the site. This new page will display a list of people who have set their Twitch or Youtube address in their profile. It will also tell you if someone is live on Twitch.

SteamVR support for Linux looks like it's getting close

By Liam Dawe,
Thanks to a Twitter tip we have word that it looks as if SteamVR support for Linux might finally be close.

Early Access survival game 'Rust' gains Vulkan support in a pre-release

By Liam Dawe,
Rust, from Facepunch Studios is another game to add to the list that use Vulkan, although it's only on the pre-release version right now.

The Humble Store winter sale is on and DiRT Showdown is free

By Liam Dawe,
Go grab DiRT Showdown for free and check out some other cheap games in the Humble Store winter sale.

Worms W.M.D has enabled cross-platform multiplayer in the latest patch

By Liam Dawe,
Worms W.M.D has a new major patch out that allows Linux gamers to play with anyone cross Windows, Mac and Linux.

OpenGL 4.3 now available in Mesa for nouveau (NVIDIA) for Maxwell and above

By Liam Dawe,
Samuel Pitoiset (Valve developer) just put some fresh work into Mesa-git that enables OpenGL 4.3 with nouveau (NVIDIA) for Maxwell and above.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has some free content available in an update

By Liam Dawe,
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has updated to include some free content for all owners of the game, which is a nice gesture from the developer and publisher.

The open source itch games client has updated again

By Liam Dawe,
For fans of the awesome itch games website, the client has been updated once again with a number of bug fixes.

Haswell should now see OpenGL 4.2 thanks to recent work in Mesa

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa is continuing to progress rapidly, as of today Haswell should now support OpenGL 4.2 ready for the next release of Mesa.

Stellaris is going to gain more customization options for empires, with 'Tradition trees' and 'Ascension Perks'

By Liam Dawe,
Stellaris is going to get a bit more feature-heavy with the next updated and DLC going by Paradox latest updates. They have detailed 'Tradition trees' which will be free and 'Ascension Perks' which will be in the next DLC.

Pixel Princess Blitz, a roguelike sandbox action RPG that plans Linux support is on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
I don't cover too many crowdfunding projects, but Pixel Princess Blitz does look pretty entertaining. It also features full Linux support with no stretch goal.

The Linux GOTY award is now open for voting

By Liam Dawe,
That's it folks, it's time to get voting! The Linux GOTY award is now officially open for votes. You get one vote per category.

A Valve developer has released a tool to debug AMD graphics cards on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Andres Rodriguez sent in a message to the mesa-dev mailing list announcing 'gputool' for debugging AMD graphics cards on Linux. It's also open source under the GPL, so that's awesome.

How To: An update on fixing screen-tearing on Linux with an NVIDIA GPU

By Liam Dawe,
My original guide on how to help fix screen-tearing on Linux with an NVIDIA GPU is a bit dated, so here’s an even easier way.

Verdun, the WWI FPS has added the Scottish in a free update

By Liam Dawe,
The Verdun developers have continued their work to add to the interesting WWI FPS and today the Scottish folk make their entry into the game.

Inexor, a fully open source fork of the FPS game Sauerbraten

By Liam Dawe,
It seems some developers got fed-up with some assets of the FPS game Sauerbraten being restricted, so they have forked it into the Inexor project.

Lugaru campaign now fully playable in Overgrowth, Lugaru HD now fully open source including the data

By Liam Dawe,
Two interesting bits of news for you! First up, Wolfire Games have updated Overgrowth with another alpha build and the Lugaru campaign is now finished. On top of that, Wolfire has made the data files for Lugaru HD fully open now too.

Be sure to join the big 'BeatFeral' game event in Company of Heroes 2 tonight

By Liam Dawe,
Tonight at 6:30PM UTC, Feral Interactive are hosting a big 'BeatFeral' event online in Company of Heroes 2.

Have you tried Switchcars? A roguelike arcade game set in a broken spacetime

By Liam Dawe,
Switchcars is a game I've been putting off trying for quite some time to wait for it to get polished up some more, but now I've jumped in at the deep end of this arcade style roguelike.

Gearend, a cute 2D non-linear exploration game built on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I was sent in Gearend by a reader, as it not only looks like a pretty good 2D exploration game, but it's also developed on Linux.
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