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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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Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna), an atmospheric puzzle platformer looks like it's coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2015

Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) is a beautiful looking atmospheric puzzle platformer about finding the source of a never-ending blizzard. Looks like it will come to Linux now too!

Company of Heroes 2 patch released for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2015

Company of Heroes 2 has also been updated today, and the main changes are balance fixes and general Linux fixes.

Alien Isolation patch released, improving AMD CPU performance on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2015

Good news AMD CPU fans, Feral Interactive has released a patch for Alien Isolation which should help you a little bit. There's other fixes too.

Steam Controller updated, you can name it, take configs with you, adjust the light & bleep and more

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2015

The Steam Controller keeps on getting better and better, the latest update is pretty fancy too. You can now take your custom configurations with you, and customize the turn on and turn off sound as well as the brightness of the Steam button. You can also now share non-Steam game configs.

Looks like the PAYDAY 2 developers have begun working on the SteamOS & Linux version

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2015

SteamDB is a bit like a drug for some of us waiting on games, and today my usual check-in resulted in finding PAYDAY 2 with some nice looking Linux additions.

openage, an open source clone of the Age of Empires II engine

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2015

These are the types of projects I can really get behind. Much like CosixTH for Theme Hospital, openage is aiming to be a full open source engine for Age of Empires II.

Element, a really cool real time strategy game now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2015

Element has impressed me quite a lot, with some impressive visuals, quick games that you don't need hours for and it's really quite accessible.

AMD announce 'GPUOpen', open source tools like Nvidia's GameWorks

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2015

AMD are stepping up their open source game again, as they have announced GPUOpen to rival Nvidia's GameWorks.

SHINESS, a fantastic looking 3D RPG coming to Linux, new teaser trailer

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2015

Shiness, a successfully crowd-funded RPG game has release a new teaser trailer, and it looks fantastic.

Magicka 2 has a new DLC named 'Ice, Death, and Fury', Linux supported

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2015

Magicka 2 seems like a pretty cool game, and great that we now have it on Linux too. The idea of battling away by casting spells is quite cool, and this new DLC looks insane.

Warsow, the free online FPS game hits the big 2.0 release

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2015

Warsow, a rather stylish and free online shooter hit the big 2.0 release recently, and it seems to be pretty good.

Get 5% off on our Games Republic store with our special code

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2015

Here's an easy way to get some money off, simply use the code Linux5OFF on our Games Republic store to get a bonus 5% off.

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The Itch store now has an open source and multiplatform store application

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2015

The games store Itch has released the first proper public version of their own store client like Steam and GOG Galaxy, but simply named "Itch". It's open source too, so that's cool.

Need a Sunday cheer up? Watch the funny moments of our recent GRID Autosport Linux livestream

By Liam Dawe, 13 Dec 2015

The last livestream we did was easily one of the most hilarious times I've had gaming on Linux, thanks in part to Feral Interactive for porting GRID Autosport, and also because we played with viewers who drive dirty.