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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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The Itch store now has an open source and multiplatform store application
The games store Itch has released the first proper public version of their own store client like Steam and GOG Galaxy, but simply named "Itch". It's open source too, so that's cool.
Need a Sunday cheer up? Watch the funny moments of our recent GRID Autosport Linux livestream
The last livestream we did was easily one of the most hilarious times I've had gaming on Linux, thanks in part to Feral Interactive for porting GRID Autosport, and also because we played with viewers who drive dirty.
Albion Online shows some impressive statistics for the MMO
Albion Online is already looking like a massive success, and their recently released statistics give me hope for it.
SMACH Z, the portable AMD Steam Machine is on Kickstarter
Oh boy, here we go. SMACH Z is a portable Steam Machine running SteamOS that will be powered by an AMD embedded low-powered SoC.
Idol Hands god game now available on Linux
Idol Hands is a strategy game where you gradually take over the world by guiding your people and defeating other gods. It doesn't have the best reviews, but the patch that came with the Linux version may sway a few to change their reviews I think.
Hurtworld, a very interesting looking survival game has a Linux test build
I'm not a big survival fan, but even I think Hurtworld looks pretty damned good. Hurtworld is a hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on deep survival progression that doesn't become trivial once you establish some basic needs.
Sheltered, the nuclear fallout survival shelter game has a big update
Sheltered is one indie game I think will become pretty big, and their new update and video shows why I think this.
Stardust Galaxy Warriors, a good looking couch co-op action game now on Linux
Stardust Galaxy Warriors looks like another good one for the Steam Machine race, as it combines good looking visuals with fun looking gameplay.
Valve show the Steam Controller being built, and future software updates
The Steam Controller excites me, you all know that, and their plans for it sound great! They also showed a really cool video of it being built.
F1 2015, another big game showing hints of coming to Linux & SteamOS
Well this one caught me by surprise, F1 2015 looks like it may actually come to Linux & SteamOS which will give us another more realistic racing game.
A KDE developer has thoughts on changing how Linux games work
I am all for increasing performance on Linux games, and KDE developer Martin Gräßlin does have some interesting thoughts, but I disagree with a lot of it.
The new XCOM 2 trailer has me extremely excited for the Linux port
XCOM is not only one of my favourite Feral ports on Linux, but it's also one of my most played and favourite games ever. XCOM 2 now has a brand new trailer, and wow, I'm excited.
GRID Autosport released for Linux & SteamOS, port report, video and review included
GRID Autosport is now available natively on SteamOS and Linux. We finally have a more realistic racing game thanks to Feral Interactive.
Gunnheim, a top-down co-op shooter, play as a viking with a gun now on Linux
A viking with a gun you say? Okay, I'm interested. At the end of October Gunnheim released for Linux, and it looks quite fun.
Voyage to Farland, a tough dungeon crawler should now work properly SteamOS, now bundles java
Good news people! Voyage to Farland now bundles Java, and it launches in fullscreen right away if it's launched on SteamOS.
InSomnia - an RPG set in a brutal dieselpunk universe, planning a same-day Linux release now
I'm going to be honest, I had never heard of InSomnia, but it was sent in by a reader and I'm certainly interested now. An RPG set on a massive space station, with good looking graphics that's now planned for a same-day Linux release!
An interesting video & presentation done by Guy Lunardi on SteamOS
Guy Lunardi of Collabora went to the New York Linux Users Group (NYLUG) to do a talk on SteamOS. Check out the video.
Techland show how hilarious it is when a Linux port has no quality control with Dying Light (updated)
Oh Techland, if Dying Light wasn't one of our very few open world games I would probably like you a lot less. You might be wondering why I am being rather blunt, well, their latest patch for Dying Light has removed everyone's heads on Linux.
A chat with a Unity developer about Unity's new OpenGL system for Linux games
So, a lot of people were excited about Unity adding in their new and much more modern OpenGL system. The sad news is that it won't give as big a performance boost as we were hoping.
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