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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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I am launching a Patreon campaign to support me and GamingOnLinux

By Liam Dawe, 6 Mar 2016

After researching it properly, talking to friends and family who have given their support I have decided based on feedback to launch my own personal Patreon campaign to fund me and the GamingOnLinux website.

Police Infinity, an interesting looking FPS coming to Early Access & Linux soon

By Liam Dawe, 5 Mar 2016

Police Infinity claims it isn't "yet another Unity FPS" and it has my hopes up a little bit. It doesn't look too bad, and the animations in first person look quite nice too. It's due to enter Early Access soon.

A chat with the developer of Quest of Dungeons about their Linux sales

By Liam Dawe, 5 Mar 2016

I asked on twitter for developers to get in touch about their games, and first up is Quest of Dungeons from Upfall Studios. A turn based dungeon crawler game featuring a good old 16-bit retro artistic look.

Overlord, Overlord: Raising Hell and Overlord II look set for Linux ports soon

By Liam Dawe, 5 Mar 2016

Our friends over at Virtual Programming are hard at work on porting Overlord, Overlord II and Overlord: Raising Hell to Linux. They left a funny little message for us on SteamDB too.

Linux usage on Steam is better than people think

By Liam Dawe, 5 Mar 2016

The latest Steam Hardware Survey is out, and as usual some websites are claiming the death of SteamOS. We are here with a better outlook. We also just recently crossed over 1900 Linux games on Steam!

Did you buy the latest Humble Bundle? Keep an eye on your emails for a new Sunless Sea key

By Liam Dawe, 4 Mar 2016

It seems a bit of "human error" happened with the latest Humble Indie Bundle and Sunless Sea. Humble were accidentally selling "Lifetime Edition" keys which gives access to all future DLC when it was supposed to be normal keys.

Nvidia release another new Vulkan beta driver with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 4 Mar 2016

Nvidia are keeping up their great support of Vulkan with yet another new build of their Vulkan driver which supports Linux.

SpeedRunners now in open beta for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 4 Mar 2016

SpeedRunners is a rather popular Early Access multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other. There's been a lot of people asking for a Linux version, and they have begun to deliver.

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition expansion Siege of Dragonspear same day release for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 4 Mar 2016

Sadly the new Dragonspear expansion for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition won't see a day-1 Linux release. UPDATE: A developer claims their FAQ is wrong and it will release on Linux as well on the same day as Windows.

Some thoughts on Factorio after a few hours with it, blown away by it

By Liam Dawe, 4 Mar 2016

After picking up Factorio based on some users high praise of it, I have ended up putting way more hours into it than I thought possible. Here’s some thoughts on it.

STRAFE, an epic looking retro themed FPS coming to Linux in 2017

By Liam Dawe, 4 Mar 2016

I was really excited when I saw the STRAFE Kickstarter, but it didn't really seem like it would come to Linux. Thankfully, it seems like now it will be on Linux.

Looks like Homefront: The Revolution might not have a day-1 Linux release

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2016

Sad news, as Deep Silver originally confirmed to me Homefront: The Revolution was going to be a day-1 release, now they are saying when.

A Linux & Mac version of Stardew Valley depends on sales from Windows to happen

By Liam Dawe, 2 Mar 2016

Not the best news, but not surprising either. A moderator on the Stardew Valley forum (so someone who would be in-the-know) has updated everyone to let us know it all depends on sales.

Balrum, an old-school RPG game released on Steam for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 2 Mar 2016

Balrum is a 2D old-school RPG game from Balcony Team that had seen a few delays, but it's finally here.

That Dragon, Cancer now available on Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 2 Mar 2016

That Dragon, Cancer is now officially available on Linux & SteamOS. An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.