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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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'The Little Acre', a great looking adventure game with hand-drawn animations releases next month

By Liam Dawe, 31 Oct 2016

Antony asked us to post up about 'The Little Acre', and after looking it up it seems well worth letting people know about. It's a beautifully hand-drawn animated adventure coming on November 22nd.

Halloween livestream special tomorrow!

By Liam Dawe, 30 Oct 2016

Tomorrow we will be doing a special Halloween livestream! Come along and watch the fun with my special guest.

Livestream

Marek has sent in another Mesa commit to help improve OpenGL performance, using threading

By Liam Dawe, 30 Oct 2016

Marek, the well known contributor to Mesa has been working on some form of Mesa OpenGL threading, and his test showed a 70% improvement for Borderlands 2.

Humble Day of the Devs Bundle 2016 has some nice Linux games going for cheap

By Liam Dawe, 29 Oct 2016

Humble Day of the Devs Bundle 2016 is the latest pay what you want bundle, and it actually has some pretty nice Linux games on offer.

'Noct', the freaky 2D top-down multiplayer survival horror has been revamped in time for Halloween

By Liam Dawe, 29 Oct 2016

That's right, we are mentioning Halloween again. Noct is a freaky 2D top-down action and survival game that has been updated with new gameplay.

Natural Selection 2 updated, new game mode available and a free weekend

By Liam Dawe, 29 Oct 2016

Natural Selection 2 is the RTS/FPS hybrid that's pretty damn fun and it has just been updated. You can now get a new game-mode from the Steam Workshop and the entire game is free to try all weekend.

Zombasite, an action RPG set in a zombie apocalypse is now available for Linux DRM free on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 29 Oct 2016

GOG have put up another sweet Linux games to their store this week. You can now pick up Zombasite, an action RPG set in a zombie apocalypse.

A look at some neat Linux games you can find on the awesome itch store

By Liam Dawe, 29 Oct 2016

The game store itch can be a bit of a goldmine when it comes to smaller titles, and it’s time to give them a shout out.

The Steam 2016 Halloween sale has some nice Linux games for cheap

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2016

If you're a bit low on funds, you might like to know that Steam is doing a 2016 Halloween sale with some nice Linux games on offer.

Weekly livestream tonight at 19:45 UTC, come join the fun

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2016

Tonight we get a little bit mad, as I dive into the world of Mad Max once more for your viewing pleasure!

Livestream

Black Mesa, the very popular fan-made recreation of Half-Life is now on Linux in beta

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2016

It's finally here! Black Mesa is now officially available for Linux in beta form. It looks really great!

Using Nvidia's NVENC with OBS Studio makes Linux game recording really great

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2016

I had been meaning to try out Nvidia's NVENC for a while, but I never really bothered as I didn't think it would make such a drastic difference in recording gaming videos, but wow does it ever!

Feral Interactive's Linux ports may come with Vulkan sooner than we thought (UPDATED)

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2016

I didn't expect this so soon, but it looks like early next year we may have a Linux port from Feral Interactive that uses Vulkan. UPDATED with the actual full quote.

Linux community has been sending their love to Feral Interactive & Aspyr Media

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2016

This is awesome to see, people in the community have sent both Feral Interactive & Aspyr Media some little care packages full of treats.

Thoughts on 'Stellaris' with the 'Leviathans Story Pack' and latest patch, a better game that still needs work

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2016

Stellaris has come a long way since the initial release, so I checked back on how it feels with the new DLC.

Why Linux games often perform worse than on Windows

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2016

I still see so much confusion and outright misinformation being spread about why a lot of Linux games perform worse than Windows, so here's a few real reasons.