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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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Kona, a good looking first person adventure game now in Early Access, some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 4 Apr 2016

I've been sent over a key to 'Kona', a pretty intriguing Early Access first person adventure game. I've given it a whirl so you know what to expect.

Serious Engine 1 now working on Linux and Mac thanks to Ryan 'Icculus' Gordon

By Liam Dawe, 4 Apr 2016

Porting machine Ryan 'Icculus' Gordon shared a screenshot on twitter of the work he has put into the open source release of Serious Engine 1 working on Linux & Mac.

Feral Interactive livestreaming Company of Heroes 2 on Wednesday

By Liam Dawe, 4 Apr 2016

The Feral Interactive "#FeralPlays" guys will be doing a special Company of Heroes 2 livestream this Wednesday, and they will show their glorious faces on webcam for you too.

Starbound to exit early access soon with a colossal patch

By Liam Dawe, 4 Apr 2016

I am really excited to give Starbound some proper playtime when it leaves Early Access. It's already fun, but I didn't want to have characters or worlds wiped during Early Access. They have put up what to expect in Starbound 1.0.

P·O·L·L·E·N, an incredible looking interactive first person sci-fi exploration game could come to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 4 Apr 2016

I love my space sci-fi games, and P·O·L·L·E·N looks incredible. I spoke to the developer, who said if there's a demand for it, they will seriously consider a Linux version.

Oculus Rift has some shady stuff in their terms & privacy policy

By Liam Dawe, 4 Apr 2016

Shocker, the Facebook owned Oculus Rift VR device has some pretty concerning stuff in its terms and conditions.

Sword Coast Legends developer n-space has closed up shop

By Liam Dawe, 3 Apr 2016

Always a shame to hear this, it seems n-space the developers behind Sword Coast Legends have closed up.

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In need of some lovely fonts for creating games and other projects? Try the Itch store

By Liam Dawe, 3 Apr 2016

Something I have found recently is that the games store Itch.io isn't just great for discovering smaller indie games and game jams, it also seems to be quite the hub for fonts!

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The latest Steam Hardware Survey is out

By Liam Dawe, 2 Apr 2016

Another month, and another Steam Hardware Survey. Linux is currently sitting at 0.85%, so there's a small drop.

Create weird looking creatures in CHKN, now on Linux and I have some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 1 Apr 2016

The trailer for CHKN delighted me with how weird it was, so I got a key from the developer and took a look at the Linux version of this weird sandbox game.

Gorky 17, another classic Topware published title now in beta for Linux, uses Wine

By Liam Dawe, 1 Apr 2016

Topware are certainly delivering on their promise of supporting old games with Wine. This time Gorky 17 gets the treatment, and a beta has been opened for testing on Steam.