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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 follow me personally on Mastodon [External Link].

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Want to make Terraria on Linux faster? FNA creator Ethan Lee has a script to help with that

By Liam Dawe, 27 May 2016

Terraria on Linux uses Ethan Lee's FNA project, but the most recent update did not update FNA which Ethan has pointed out is a bit sad. Thankfully, he has a script to do it for you.

Absolver, a beautiful looking online multiplayer combat RPG powered by Unreal Engine 4 heading to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 27 May 2016

Absolver has been announced by Sloclap who are former Ubisoft developers and publisher Devolver Digital. It's an Unreal Engine 4 online multiplayer combat RPG that sounds awesome.

Rocket League is still coming to Linux, but there is no release date

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2016

Rocket League is still coming to Linux a developer has confirmed on reddit, but they have no idea when by the looks of it.

Atari Vault, the 100 game collection officially launches on Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2016

Two months after the initial Windows release, the Atari Vault game collection is now officially available on Linux & SteamOS.

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Check out these gameplay videos from Civilization VI, which is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2016

Civilization VI was announced recently and it was officially confirmed that it's going to come to Linux, we now have some gameplay to show you.

F1 2015 released for Linux by Feral Interactive, Nvidia only for now, port report, video and more included

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2016

Time to grab your helmets racing fans, as F1 2015 has officially released for Linux today. Our first proper F1 game is here!

Tomb Raider gets its first Linux & SteamOS patch, performance improved in heavy areas

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2016

The Tomb Raider port from Feral Interactive was rough in places at release, so hopefully this new patch will help sort it out.

SteamOS 2.80 beta released, brings the AMD GPU PRO driver for Vulkan and VDPAU support

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2016

Probably one of the more interesting releases of SteamOS recently. SteamOS 2.80 is now in beta which brings with it some fun changes for AMD GPU users.

According to Deep Silver the new editions of Dead Island are not coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2016

Strange and sad news, Deep Silver responded to me on twitter to let me know that Dead Island Riptide Definitive Edition and Dead Island Definitive Edition are not coming to Linux. I find this odd going by the recent SteamDB activity.

Zero Point Software update us on their search for a publisher for Interstellar Marines, requiring 1.7 million dollars

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2016

Interstellar Marines has been in development for a long time and their cash is running dry. They recently announced they are looking for a publisher or investor and they have created a video to showcase the game and make their needs known.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive now 64bit on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2016

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to be 64bit, so if you're still stuck in the past it's seriously time to upgrade. Valve say this fixes numerous long standing random crashes.