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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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DXVK 1.0.1 is out for Vulkan-based D3D11 and D3D10 with Wine

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2019

Today we have the first bug-fix update for DXVK since the big 1.0 last month. It's not a huge release but as always it's a good one.

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Valve announces new networking APIs for developers and Steam Link Anywhere

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2019

Valve is getting ahead of the game with GDC fast approaching, with two bits of Steam news coming in hot today.

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The Universim continues to evolve the Modern Age in the latest build

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2019

The Universim is a very impressive Early Access god sim and this latest update expands it that little bit further.

You Died but a Necromancer revived you looks fun, coming to Linux later this year

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2019

You Died but a Necromancer revived you looks like one of those titles that will be equal parts fun and enraging as you avoid traps across multiple small levels.

The Savior's Gang you lead a group of worshippers to the promised land, hopefully without killing them

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2019

The Savior's Gang from Catness Game Studios takes some tales from the Bible, tears out some pages and spreads in a bunch of Monty Python styled humour.

Pyramid of Prophecy, the first DLC for Heroes of Hammerwatch is out

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2019

Heroes of Hammerwatch, the great looking rogue-lite action-adventure just expanded with the Pyramid of Prophecy DLC.

Your mid-week (sort of) look at some games on sale, plenty of goodies

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2019

This is you sort-of mid-week look at some epic Linux gaming deals going on right now, a look across various stores to find you some deals ready for the weekend ahead.

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In the puzzler 'Baba Is You', you mess with the rules and it's out now

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2019

Baba Is You from developer Hempuli Oy is a very interesting looking puzzler and it's out now with Linux support.

The cute base-building survival game 'MewnBase' has some new buildings available

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2019

MewnBase, a space-cat base-building survival game currently in development just recently had a new update, which includes some fun new buildings.

OpenRCT2, the open source game engine for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 was updated

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2019

Some fresh news about a wonderful open source game engine this morning, as OpenRCT2 for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 has a new release out.

Mesa 19.0 is officially out, lots of improvements for Linux open source graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2019

Today is the day, for those of you using open source graphics drivers (AMD/Intel and some older NVIDIA GPUs), Mesa 19.0 is now officially out.

Godot 3.1 is out, a massive upgrade for this impressive open source game engine

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2019

After going through 11 beta builds and 3 release candidates, Godot 3.1 is officially out with tons of new features.

Put on your headband and enter the internet of dreams, Hypnospace Outlaw is out

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2019

Hypnospace Outlaw is both ridiculous and brilliant, a game that simulates the '90s internet in a rather disturbing way and it's out now with Linux support.

Building and management sim 'School Owner' coming to Linux in May

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2019

For those who love their building and management sims, one I spotted recently was School Owner and it's coming to Linux in May.

FLAMBERGE, an Early Access tactical RPG is now up on itch.io

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2019

For those who prefer different stores to keep their options open, the Early Access tactical RPG FLAMBERGE is now available on itch.io.

Doomgeon, a fast-paced first-person dungeon crawler is up on itch.io with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2019

After failing to get funding on Kickstarter, the fast-paced dungeon crawler 'Doomgeon' has gone to itch.io to continue development.

Seems like there's no hope for BattlEye support within Steam Play

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2019

With Valve and Easy Anti-Cheat in talks to get EAC supported within Steam Play, many readers asked about BattlEye as it's another anti-cheat solution blocking games actually working with Steam Play on Linux. I now have an answer on that.