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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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More Details On XCOM 2 Emerge, With Linux Support
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Siralim, A 2D RPG Roguelike Updated With Linux Support
Siralim is a crisp looking 2D RPG with Roguelike elements that has just been updated to include Linux support!
Serpent in the Staglands, A New Party-based CRPG Available On Linux, Plus Initial Thoughts
Serpent in the Staglands is a pretty interesting looking CRPG that has recently released for Linux. It actually looks a bit like the old Baldur's Gate games, but plays out quite differently.
SOMA, The New Horror From Frictional Games Due In September Day-1 For Linux, New Trailer Too
The new horror game 'SOMA' from Amnesia developer Frictional Games is due in September, and they confirmed it should be a day-1 Linux release.
Massive Planetary Annihilation Patch Released, Awesome Stuff
The big patch to Planetary Annihilation that I spoke about recently has been officially released. This makes the Linux client much more stable too.
Duke Nukem 1 & 2; I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream; Incredipede Now On GOG For Linux
Is there any stopping GOG right now? They are really heating up the Linux releases recently, and I am sure our DRM free loving fans will snap at these.
Dragon Wars, Retro Turn Based Fantasy, Another Classic Released On GOG With Linux Support
Dragon Wars is a very retro turn based fantasy game, and it has been released on your favourite DRM free store with Linux support.
Heroes Of Loot, A Mix Of Dungeon Crawling & Twin Stick Shooting On Steam For Linux, Initial Thoughts
Heroes of Loot is a 2D dungeon crawler with twin stick like shooting, I've taken a little look so that you know what to expect.
Voxelnauts, A Sandbox MMO Built On Linux & Needing Help On Kickstarter
I am always hesitant to cover any crowdfunding campaigns, but I think Voxelnauts has just won me over. All development is done on Linux, they have video's showing it, and it looks like a great game.
Steam Replaces The Linux Tux Logo With SteamOS
In an unsurprising move, Steam has replaced the Linux icon of "tux" with their own SteamOS icon. I completely understand why they did this, but it does make things confusing.
Audiosurf 2 Smashes Out Of Early Access, Available For Linux
Audiosurf 2 is the sequel to the smash hit music game Audiosurf, and as the name suggests you do literally surf the music. The sequel is available day-1 on Linux thanks to having a build during the Early Access time.
Dying Light Linux Performance Patch & New DLC Released
The day has arrived, not only do we have a new DLC for Dying Light, but the Linux performance patch I previewed for you has also been released! To quote a film I saw recently “what a lovely day!”.
Torment: Tides Of Numenera RPG Has A New Trailer
I love RPG games, so Torment: Tides of Numenera has me really excited! This new trailer is further extending my excitement, and it looks like I will enjoy it.
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