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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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Knights and Merchants strategy game to return to Linux using Wine, now in beta

By Liam Dawe, 11 Mar 2016

Knights and Merchants was originally a LinuxGamePublishing (RIP) title, and sadly the port source code must have gone with it. Topware Interactive now have a Linux beta available on Steam that uses Wine.

Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition patch out now for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 11 Mar 2016

There's a pretty big patch out for Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition that fixes a number of issues, and shows Larian is supporting their game well.

Ashes of the Singularity developer thinks Vulkan will make Linux gaming viable

By Liam Dawe, 11 Mar 2016

PC Perspective spoke to Dan Baker from Oxide Games about Ashes of the Singularity and the developer seemed pretty happy with Vulkan and what it could mean for Linux.

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Total War: WARHAMMER might not see a day-1 Linux release

By Liam Dawe, 11 Mar 2016

Could be sad news ahead for strategy fans, as the original Total War: WARHAMMER announcement listed SteamOS in the platform list, but their latest messages don't seem too confident.

Cossacks 3 shows off old style diplomacy in a new teaser video

By Liam Dawe, 10 Mar 2016

I am really excited to play Cossacks 3 as I love real time strategy games, and the graphics do look great. This new video is a bit of fun showing off "diplomacy".

Rocket League due on SteamOS & Linux very soon [Updated]

By Liam Dawe, 10 Mar 2016

The time of waiting is nearly over, or so they say. A member of the Rocket League team mentioned on the Steam forum it will be due very soon at the end of Q1 2016.

XCOM 2 Anarchy’s Children DLC releasing March 17, come see some screenshots

By Liam Dawe, 10 Mar 2016

Is the customization in XCOM 2 not enough for you? XCOM 2 Anarchy’s Children will add over 100 new options. Come check out some shots we have.

GOL has been updated, few new bits to be aware of

By Liam Dawe, 9 Mar 2016

Sorry if I broke anything. I have been working for weeks on some new features and general code fixes and clean-ups for the website.

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Arma 3 Linux port updated to 1.54 as promised

By Liam Dawe, 9 Mar 2016

Great news! The update to Arma 3 on Linux has landed, bringing us up to 1.54. Not quite the newest, but better than what we had.

Interstellar Marines seeking funding again as they let staff go

By Liam Dawe, 9 Mar 2016

Interstellar Marines was a seriously promising FPS game that would have single player, co-op play and online versus multiplayer. Sadly, they have had to let staff go and rely on interns right now as they seek more funding.

Darkest Dungeon Linux port is practically ready, releasing soon

By Liam Dawe, 9 Mar 2016

The Darkest Dungeon developers have said the Linux port is practically done, and we should be able to play it soon.

Want to see me take on Feral Interactive in Company of Heroes 2? Tomorrow it is!

By Liam Dawe, 8 Mar 2016

Tomorrow at 11AM UTC I will be facing off against Matt from Feral Interactive for the second time at Company of Heroes 2, will he beat me this time? Who knows, but I'm going to have fun and livestream it anyway!

Arma 3 Linux port to update to 1.54 tomorrow, there's more good news too

By Liam Dawe, 8 Mar 2016

Great news FPS fans! Arma 3 will see an update on the Linux port to version 1.54 tomorrow! Not quite the current version, but it's a step closer and there's more good news.

I played American Truck Simulator on Linux, don't ever let me drive a real truck

By Liam Dawe, 8 Mar 2016

American Truck Simulator arrived on Linux day one which is fantastic, and I was eventually sent over a key by SCS directly to check it out.

IndieGameStand blog post on Steam key reselling, plus my thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 8 Mar 2016

It's always a shame to hear about scammers, especially when it comes to indie developers and smaller stores. IndieGameStand has written a blog post about it and it doesn't paint a pretty picture.

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Star Citizen update, they are considering Vulkan

By Liam Dawe, 8 Mar 2016

Chris Roberts has done his usual video update on Star Citizen, and he mentions that they are looking into Vulkan.

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SteamOS stable updated to 2.64, brings Vulkan to the stable users

By Liam Dawe, 8 Mar 2016

For those not keeping track: SteamOS was recently updated to include the changes from the recent 2.64 beta and it brings Vulkan for Nvidia amongst other changes.