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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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Unity Game Engine updated for Linux, now built on Unity 5.3.1

By Liam Dawe, 8 Jan 2016

Eyes up developers! The Unity Game Engine has been updated for Linux, and it's now built upon the newer Unity 5.3.1.

Rocket League will be on SteamOS & Linux before the Xbox One in February

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jan 2016

Good news Rocket League fans, as it seems the game will be out on SteamOS & Linux before the Xbox One version, and it's looking like it will be end of January to early February.

Looks like Total War: Rome II might not be coming to Linux & SteamOS now

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2016

Creative Assembly aren't the best at communication, and it seems the Total War: Rome II Linux & SteamOS port was silently dropped.

Natural Selection 2 has a major update, the Linux experience is quite terrible

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2016

Natural Selection 2 has been updated again, and this time some essential parts of the game have been improved.

Arma 3 Linux port update in testing, possible BattlEye support to come too

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2016

Exciting news for FPS fans. The Arma 3 developers have updated everyone on what's happening with the Linux port, and it looks like they are even going to work on the BattlEye anti-cheat system.

Hand of Fate is a brilliant game, you should really give it a go on Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jan 2016

We have covered Hand of Fate before, but since release it has gained four major free content updates, so I took it for a spin.

GamingOnLinux's GOTY Awards is now open!

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jan 2016

Greetings Linux gamers, our GOTY award is now open for voting. We have multiple categories to vote in this year, as requested.

Planetary Annihilation: The journey of a Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jan 2016

Planetary Annihilation has a rather interesting history, and John Comes the Design Director at Uber Entertainment did a write up on it all.

AMD has announced their 14nm FinFET Polaris GPU architecture

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jan 2016

AMD has let the curtain fall on their new 14nm Polaris GPU architecture, and it sounds mighty interesting. I am especially interested in the lower power draw they claim.

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The open source Itch games store app needs translators

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jan 2016

The open source app for installing games from Itch.io needs your help with translations. I am in love with this little app.

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Infinite Bundle from Bundle Stars has 12 Linux games for next to nothing

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jan 2016

The Infinite Bundle from Bundle Stars is a cracking deal, all 12 games support Linux and it costs barely anything.

DoubleFine seem to have attracted a bit of a mess with Psychonauts 2 funding

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jan 2016

I came across a rather interesting video today about DoubleFine and Psychonauts 2. To be clear this isn't our video, but it's worth a watch. My trust in DoubleFine was already very low after Spacebase, and now I'm really not sure what to think.

Computer, Open That Door! Kill off your ships crew on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jan 2016

Computer, Open That Door! A very interesting game about being a self-aware AI that is trying to kill off the crew of a spaceship.

Ori and the Blind Forest developer clarifies why a Linux port is up to Microsoft

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jan 2016

It seems the last article on this stirred up some heat, and the developer is back with a meaty reply about why a Linux port of Ori and the Blind Forest would be up to Microsoft.

Chaos Reborn & Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition now DRM free for Linux on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jan 2016

Good news GOG fans, both Chaos Reborn and Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition now have their Linux versions on GOG.

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Dying Light: The Following story teaser & Enhanced Edition legendary levels preview

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jan 2016

I am super excited for both the Enhanced Edition upgrade of Dying Light and The Following DLC. Both will make an already good game, even better. Check out these two newer videos.

New Linux Gamer Survey For January

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jan 2016

As usual, here's our monthly survey asking you a few questions. No unique questions this time around, as I have nothing I wanted to really ask that hasn't been already for the moment.