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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 "Heskel's House of Horrors" update for Ion Maiden is out now

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jan 2019

This was quite a surprise to wake up to today, the in-development FPS Ion Maiden from Voidpoint and 3D Realms just got a pretty sweet update.

Valve's card game Artifact seems to be dying off and fairly quickly too

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jan 2019

It will be very interesting to see what Valve have up their sleeve for this one, as their card game Artifact seems to be dying.

Just over a year after the last main release, Wine 4.0 is officially here

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2019

You might want to grab a glass for this one, no not that dusty old thing, one of the nice ones. The ones at the back of the cupboard for special occasions! Wine 4.0 is officially here.

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Team Fortress 2 update released to improve memory use on Linux, new charity event in May

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2019

Valve are keeping Team Fortress 2 alive for Linux gamers with the latest update making some welcome improvements. There's also going to be a TF2 charity event in May.

The Humble Caffeine Bundle is out with some top Linux games included

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2019

Didn't expect this! The Humble Caffeine Bundle is officially out today and it has multiple great Linux games included.

The rather good 'ATOM RPG' which plays a lot like classic Fallout games is now on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2019

I know a number of Linux gamers had been waiting for a DRM free release, today ATOM RPG is officially available on GOG.

Equilinox is a rather beautiful and peaceful nature sim available on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2019

Released back in November last year, Equilinox from developer ThinMatrix is a nature simulation game that feels a little like a city builder.

There's a lot of really good Linux games on sale right now

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2019

Bored? Tired of your current game selection? We're here to save your week showing you some of the best Linux gaming deals going right now.

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Skeletal Dance Party, the silly physics-based dungeon crawler with partying skeletons had a nice update

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2019

Catalope Games have put out a major update to Skeletal Dance Party, adding in some rather nice new features for their amusing physics-based dungeon crawler.

Taking place in a dystopian near future 'Slave RPG' looks very retro and you can try it free for now

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2019

If you enjoy games with ASCII art you might want to take a little look at Slave RPG, an upcoming game from developer Rising Sun Interactive.

Puzzling machine learning puzzler 'while True: learn()' recently left Early Access and it's good

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2019

while True: learn() is a puzzle game about machine learning, neural networks, big data and AI and something about a cat.

Golf With Your Friends is a surprisingly amusing mini golf game

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2019

I've been meaning to try out Golf With Your Friends for some time, after it has been recommended by various followers. I finally got around to it and it's pretty good.

Broforce, possibly the best action-platformer ever is still being updated

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2019

Developer Free Lives has given Broforce a bit of a refresh recently with a new update with possibly more to come.

Paladins, the team-based shooter seems to work well with Steam Play

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2019

For those curious about Steam Play and wanting to test it out a little, the free to play fantasy team-based shooter Paladins seems to work rather nicely.

Sunless Skies is steaming ahead towards release, UI overhaul is out

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2019

Sunless Skies from Failbetter Games is leaving Early Access on January 31st and it recently had a pretty big UI overhaul.

ATOM RPG, the Fallout-like game now has a full tutorial starting area and more

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2019

The developers behind the Fallout-inspired ATOM RPG certainly have been busy since releasing it in December.

Deadly Days, the strategic zombie survival rogue-lite has continued to evolve into a better game

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2019

There's a number of Early Access game that I'm keeping a close eye on for having a huge amount of promise, Deadly Days is one such title that has come along very nicely recently.

Night of the Blood Moon, a cramped Nuclear Throne-like shooter is now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2019

Night of the Blood Moon from sole developer Tyler McDermott is a cramped and quite interesting action game that feels like a twin-stick shooter inspired by the likes of Nuclear Throne.

Sparticles, a fast-paced platformer that reveals hidden terrain with particle explosions is now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jan 2019

We have a lot of platformers, however Sparticles is one that looks incredibly unique visually due to the hidden terrain mechanic. It looks very colourful and really quite interesting.