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Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders Air Combat Game Released For Linux, Our Thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jan 2015

Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders is a reasonable looking air combat sim that has recently released for Linux, so we decided to take a look and see how many times we get fragged.

Cognition & Moebius Linux Ports Started As Developer Updates Unity

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jan 2015

Cognition & Moebius are two games from Phoenix Online Studios that are due to get their Linux versions.

Audiosurf 2 Released For Linux, Our Thoughts, It Rocks

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jan 2015

Ride your music. Use your own music to create your own experience on a roller-coaster-like track. The shape, the speed, and the mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose. We take a look at the new Linux release.

Warhammer Quest Released For Linux To A Mixed Reception, We Check It Out

By Liam Dawe, 8 Jan 2015

Warhammer Quest is a new mix of strategy and RPG action based on the tabletop board-game. It comes with Linux support, but sadly the reception so far isn't the best.

Valve's Newest Controller Design Looks Solid

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jan 2015

We are a little bit late on this as we are still doing our post-Christmas catch-up, but it looks like Valve hid a new Steam Controller design in their Steam client downloads.

New Steam Client Beta Updates The FPS Counter

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jan 2015

The fantastic new FPS counter on the Steam Beta client is great, and this update makes it a ton more useful! I am really fond of this feature, but surprised it took this long to do.

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, Delayed For Linux, Again

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jan 2015

I hope you weren't excited for Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, as the release that was supposed to happy last month got delayed.

Torchlight II Looks Like It Will Eventually Come To Linux

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jan 2015

Back in July last year, we wrote about Torchlight and Torchlight II possibly coming to Steam for Linux, and a little while ago more SteamDB activity was noticed.

Satellite Reign, Class-based Strategy Game Released In Early Access For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jan 2015

Satellite Reign had us all very excited, and somehow we missed the bloody release! Satellite Reign officially launched into early access last month, and early reviews are "Very Positive".

Out There, A Sci-fi Space Exploration Game Window Date Revealed, Plus Beta Soon

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2015

Out There is a popular mobile game that is being ported to the desktop with some great enhancements, and luckily for us the Linux version will be out soon too.

Grab 10 Games From The Latest Bundle Stars Indie Bundle

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2015

Bundle Stars isn't something we usually cover, but their latest Abstract Bundle is huge, and all games support Linux. One not to be missed that's for sure.

Editorial: Skullgirls On Linux Finally Shows Some Progress

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2015

Skullgirls has been a sore spot for Linux gamers who backed it on Indiegogo due to the poor way it was presented, but that aside progress is progress.

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Two Worlds II Confirmed For A Linux Release This Month

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2015

The great thing about what we do at GamingOnLinux is that we re-check our news, and try to catch up with developers. This time we managed to find out that Two Worlds II will release for Linux this month!

Play Old DOS Games In Your Browser

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jan 2015

Monday's fun tip of the day is coming at you right now. We bring word that you can play tons of old games right in your browser that work with DOSBox without the need for any plugins at all, and it works.