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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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Tactical Vehicle Combat Game 'Brigador' Enters Early Access This October For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2015

Brigador is a game I ordered ages ago thinking it was already out for some reason or another, but I'm happy to see progress has been great on it, and it's releasing in Early Access on October 20th.

Absolute Drift Is A Weird Minimalistic 2D Car Drifting Sim For Linux, Two Keys Up For Grabs

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2015

Absolute Drift was mailed in by a user (thanks), and having given it a go it’s one of the weirdest experiences I have ever had.

Shoot'em Up Gryphon Knight Epic Coming To Linux On August 20th

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2015

Gryphon Knight Epic is a pretty polished looking Shoot'em Up that really does remind me of some Sega Megadrive games I played as a youngster, and it will have a Linux version on day-1.

Developers Of Strategy Game Halfway Show Linux Sales & Support Requests

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2015

The developers of Halfway recently celebrated a year of their game being released, and they threw up a nice little graphic showing information about what happened. Included in this are Linux sales statistics, and Linux support requests.

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Testing The Latest Unreal Tournament On Linux

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2015

It's been a while since I covered the new Unreal Tournament that's currently in Alpha, so here's a fresh look at it. The way to launch it has changed since we last covered it too.

The Current Humble Weekly Sale Is A Cracker For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2015

Like space games? The newest Humble Weekly Sale has you covered with plenty that support Linux! Including a favourite of mine.

OlliOlli2 Welcome To Olliwood Released For Linux, Pretty Buggy

By Liam Dawe, 13 Aug 2015

Time to dust off your skateboard's as OlliOlli2 Welcome To Olliwood has been released for Linux the same day as other platforms, hooray for same-day releases!

Dying Light: The Following Announced, A Story-focused DLC To Come

By Liam Dawe, 13 Aug 2015

I'm pretty excited about Dying Light: The Following, as the basic gameplay in Dying Light was really fun, and I need more.

Founder Of Larian Studios Teases Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Aug 2015

We have been waiting too long for this to come, but Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition has been shown off on twitter for Linux.

Cobalt Published By Mojang Drops The Linux Version

By Liam Dawe, 13 Aug 2015

I thought this would end up happening, the developers of Cobalt which is published by Mojang and even shares one of the Minecraft developers has dropped the planned Linux version.

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Watch The Khronos SIGGRAPH 2015 Event Live, Details Of Vulkan Expected & More

By Liam Dawe, 12 Aug 2015

Since Vulkan is the big thing right now for us, it's probably a good idea to watch the livestream of their event happening now.

Terraria Now Available DRM Free For Linux On GOG & Out Of Beta

By Liam Dawe, 12 Aug 2015

Well, this was a bit of a shock. Terraria the epic sandbox game is now available DRM free on GOG, and I imagine this will make plenty of people happy.

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BOMB: Who let the dogfight? Exits Early Access & Released For Linux, It’s Terrible

By Liam Dawe, 12 Aug 2015

BOMB: Who let the dogfight? An interesting name, but the game is so bad it makes me want to forget it. Sadly it's not one of those "so bad it's good" types, it's just poor.

Motörhead Through The Ages, An Expansion For The RPG Victor Vran Announced

By Liam Dawe, 12 Aug 2015

Victor Vran is about to get bigger, as a new expansion is coming named "Motörhead Through The Ages". I've never listened to Motörhead before, but an expansion to Victor Vran is awesome news anyway.

The Ubuntu Guys Have Already Worked Out A More Official PPA For Nvidia Driver Updates

By Liam Dawe, 12 Aug 2015

Hot on the heels of Jorge's request to make a more official way to upgrade to the latest Nvidia drivers in Ubuntu, a new PPA and packaging team has been born.