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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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Alienware Show Off Their SteamOS Steam Machine, Looking Very Positive, More Games To Come

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jun 2015

After Alienware originally shipped out a Windows-based Steam Machine the Alienware Alpha, we now have them showing off and talking up their real SteamOS Steam Machine. We captured a great quote about new games to come too.

Sci-fi Colony Sim Builder 'RimWorld' Alpha 11 Released, New Trailer To Show It Off

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jun 2015

RimWorld is the surprisingly awesome colony building sim from Ludeon Studios and Tynan Sylvester, and it has a big new alpha. The new trailer isn't half bad too.

Dota 2 Reborn Launches Without Linux Support

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jun 2015

In a move that I find rather odd, Valve has launched their first Source 2 game without Linux support.

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Steam Hit A New Record During The Summer Sale

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jun 2015

Don’t let anyone tell you PC gaming is dying, well Steam isn’t at least. Steam hit a new all-time high for concurrent users online.

XCOM 2 Gameplay Shown During E3, Linux Port Still Really Happening

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jun 2015

IGN with their paid-for exclusives on XCOM 2 is annoying, but we will have to make the best of what we can get here. XCOM 2 looks good in this first video, and it's getting me excited.

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ARK: Survival Evolved, The Unreal Engine Survival Game Will Release On The 25th For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Jun 2015

ARK: Survival Evolved has now set an official date as the 25th of June for the release of the Linux (and Mac) versions.

Looks Like Shadow Of Mordor Won't Support AMD Graphics On Linux At Release

By Liam Dawe, 13 Jun 2015

The Linux manual for the Shadow of Mordor port has been spotted in the wild, and it looks like it may be a sore spot for AMD gamers.

Dota 2 Reborn Announced, Dota 2 To Get Major Engine & UI Updates

By Liam Dawe, 13 Jun 2015

This is what I have been waiting for! Dota 2 has officially announced a major engine update and a slick new UI.

GOG DRM Free Summer Sale Is Now On

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jun 2015

Looks like GOG are getting in quick before the Steam summer sales start, and they have discounted plenty of great games.

Steam Hardware Available For Pre-order & Early Delivery

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jun 2015

Valve has made some of the Steam Universe hardware available for pre-order and you can even get them early. This includes the Steam Controller and Steam Link.

Don't Starve Together Now Available To All Who Own Don't Starve

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jun 2015

If you own Don't Starve you will now have access to Don't Starve Together, the standalone multiplayer version!

The Steam Hardware Survey For May Is Here, It’s Not All Doom & Gloom

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jun 2015

Remember folks, it doesn't matter if the overall Linux percentage drops right now. There's a lot of room for errors, we have tons of games to come, and Linux is still awesome.

More Details On XCOM 2 Emerge, With Linux Support

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jun 2015

XCOM 2 is going to be awesome, that’s pretty much a given. The annoying thing is we have to play catch up to IGN’s obviously paid for exclusivity here. IGN will be stretching it out as long as possible of course.

Valve Finally Have A Proper Refund Policy For Steam

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jun 2015

About damn time. Valve have a history of really poor support, especially when it comes to refunds, so this is very welcome.

Sword Coast Legends, A Dungeons & Dragons RPG Announced For Linux, Day-1 Linux Release

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jun 2015

A new high quality RPG title 'Sword Coast Legends' is now confirmed to be coming to Linux, and it's going to be a day-1 release for us.

Unity Working On A New Unified OpenGL Rendering System

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jun 2015

Good news for those of us annoyed by the poor OpenGL performance of games built with Unity, as the Unity engine will have a unified OpenGL rendering system.

Splatter - Blood Red Edition, A Top-down Shooter With A Film-noir Style Single Player, Thoughts & Video

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jun 2015

Splatter - Blood Red Edition is a fantastic looking top-down shooter that features a film-noir styled single-player campaign. I decided to pick it up now the developer has put up a test branch on Steam, and found it to be fantastic.

Valve's Source Engine 2 Looks To Be Coming To Dota 2 As A DLC

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jun 2015

This is fun to see, Valve have added "Source 2 Dota 2 Content" as DLC for Dota 2. We already knew Dota 2 would be first since Valve stated it was due a big upgrade this year, but it could be soon!

Warlocks Vs Shadows, 2D Action RPG Tested On Linux, Very Promising

By Liam Dawe, 30 May 2015

I’ve taken some time to take a look at Warlocks Vs Shadows which is a really great looking 2D side-scrolling action RPG. I've taken quite the liking to it too.