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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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Demonizer, a rather intense shoot 'em up on itch has Linux support and a demo

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jan 2019

For those who enjoy their classic shoot 'em up experiences, Demonizer on itch is pretty retro looking and the action is rather intense.

ET: Legacy, the open source continuation of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory has a new release out

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jan 2019

I have some pretty fond memories of playing Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory online with friends many years ago, so to see it still alive and kicking with ET: Legacy is awesome.

Odd Realm is a little like Dwarf Fortress and Rimworld that's now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jan 2019

Arriving in Early Access just recently is Odd Realm, a 2D simulation game that has you take care of a group of settlers to explore, build and survive.

Tunche, a 2D beat 'em up with a seriously good style will support Linux

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jan 2019

Seeking funding on Kickstarter, Tunche is a 2D beat 'em up with intense looking action and a fantastic colourful style to it.

Rocket League can now be played online across Steam and all major consoles

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jan 2019

This is a bit of a highlight and something I hope we see more of in future. You can now be matched up with people across Steam and all major consoles in Rocket League.

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Valve have detailed some changes coming to Steam in an overview post

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jan 2019

I said before we would see Valve start talking a lot more this year, especially with the Epic Store being a thing and we're starting to see that now. Valve have put out a post giving some background on Steam and what's to come in future.

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Linux hardware vendor Entroware has unleashed Hades, their first AMD CPU desktop

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jan 2019

For those looking to splash out a bit on a new desktop, the Linux hardware vendor Entroware have unleashed Hades, a powerful new desktop computer with Linux pre-loaded.

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The FOSS game engine 'Godot Engine' has a very exciting 2019 planned for features

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jan 2019

While the big Godot Engine 3.1 release isn't out yet (soon), they're already working out a list of exciting features for the next few versions.

Snip wires, flick buttons and save the world in Bomb Squad Academy

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jan 2019

Bomb Squad Academy, a game I totally missed from 2017 (yes really, woops!) is an interesting puzzle game about disarming bombs.

Ultra Off-Road Simulator 2019: Alaska will be supported on Linux with enough requests

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jan 2019

The developer of Ultra Off-Road Simulator 2019: Alaska, a surprisingly good looking off-road driving sim may gain Linux support with enough requests.

Rogue Empire, a dungeon-crawling RPG is leaving Early Access later this month with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jan 2019

Rogue Empire, a dungeon-crawling RPG from Portal Entertainment is ready to leave Early Access on January 25th.

Hero of the Kingdom III should now work on newer Linux distributions

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jan 2019

Hero of the Kingdom III, a casual RPG from Lonely Troops released back in August last year but it seems it came with a few issues for those on newer distributions.

Darwin Project no longer works in Steam Play, due to Easy Anti-Cheat

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jan 2019

After spending a good few hours enjoying the Battle Royale game Darwin Project on Linux thanks to Steam Play, it has come to an abrupt end.

DXVK 0.95 is out with various D3D10 stability fixes, CPU overhead reduction and more game fixes

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jan 2019

DXVK, the excellent project that Valve has been funding has a fresh brew out to continue the exciting progress made.

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The cute and quirky puzzle-exploration game 'Pikuniku' is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jan 2019

Pikuniku from the studio Sectordub and Devolver Digital is releasing January 24th and it will support Linux at release.

Arc Savior, another space combat game will be supported on Linux after release

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jan 2019

Arc Savior, a new space combat game from developer Squid Monkey Studios is releasing later this month and it looks quite interesting. Turns out the developer is going to support Linux too.

Volcanoids, the steampunk survival game with massive drills has a Linux version ready for Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jan 2019

As promised by the developers of Volcanoids, the Linux version of their very interesting first-person steampunk survival game is live and ready for when they hit Early Access.