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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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Super Blood Hockey is coming to Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Sep 2017

Super Blood Hockey, a violent homage to classic 8-bit and 16-bit ice hockey games is on its way to Linux.

Mesa 17.2 officially released

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Sep 2017

The open source graphics drivers, Mesa, have been updated to 17.2 which is a major new release bringing in many changes.

Some thoughts on the Cities: Skylines - Concerts mini-expansion

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Sep 2017

I was sent over a copy of Cities: Skylines - Concerts so I’ve given it a look. Here’s my thoughts on this mini-expansion.

Some thoughts on Castle Story, the voxel-based strategy game

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Sep 2017

Castle Story finally released in full and it came with day-1 Linux support, I've taken a look at this voxel-based strategy game to see if it's worth your cash.

Iron Harvest, an RTS set in the alternate reality of 1920+ should hopefully see Linux support

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Sep 2017

I heard about Iron Harvest some time ago, but couldn't find any information about KING Art's plans for a Linux version. Today I reached out and got a reply.

Strategy

VEmpire - The Kings of Darkness, a Vampire themed digital card game will have Linux support

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Sep 2017

Hey look, another card game! With Vampires! VEmpire - The Kings of Darkness will release in October and they will have day-1 Linux support.

Minecraft: Story Mode for Linux never got released, even though it was “ready”

By Liam Squires-Hand, 4 Sep 2017

I caught up with a developer who previously worked for Telltale Games, who worked on a Beta version of Minecraft: Story Mode for Linux which never did end up getting released.

Editorial

Planet Nomads drops plans to have co-op and multiplayer

By Liam Squires-Hand, 2 Sep 2017

The Early Access sandbox game Planet Nomads has officially dropped plans to include any kind of co-op or multiplayer.

TINY METAL, a "spiritual successor" to Advance Wars has plans for a Linux version

By Liam Squires-Hand, 1 Sep 2017

Remember Advance Wars? Well, TINY METAL is a "spiritual successor" and the good news is that the developers have plans for a Linux version.

Innerspace, the exploration flying game from PolyKnight Games & Aspyr Media has a new teaser

By Liam Squires-Hand, 1 Sep 2017

Innerspace, a trippy looking exploration flying game from PolyKnight Games & Aspyr Media has a new teaser trailer.

Wine 2.16 released with various improvements

By Liam Squires-Hand, 1 Sep 2017

The latest Wine 2.16 release just hit my inbox and it features various improvements, nothing to shout about but progress is steady.

Wine

Studio Wildcard have announced another DLC named "ARK: Aberration"

By Liam Squires-Hand, 1 Sep 2017

ARK: Aberration, the next DLC from Studio Wildcard for their expensive survival game has been announced.

spaceBOUND, the clever zero-gravity puzzle-platformer now works on Linux, it's very good

By Liam Squires-Hand, 1 Sep 2017

I mentioned spaceBOUND recently, but it didn't really work. Thankfully, now it will if you use the usual Unity trick to overcome the broken fullscreen. It's a clever game too, well worth a look.