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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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Come watch the first episode of 'The Council of Linux Gamers'
The Council of Linux Gamers is a new livestreamed chat show full of Linux gaming personalities. This first episodes features me, Jakejw93, Xpander, Osirez & HexDSL.
Sudden Strike 4 looks like an amazing RTS that will have Linux support
This got totally missed, Sudden Strike 4 has a trailer out from December that shows off a little of this RTS game and it looks amazing.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and XCOM 2 are both super cheap this weekend
If you're a bit stuck this weekend I have great news! Both Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and XCOM 2 are really cheap this weekend!
Stellaris: Utopia, a major expansion announced
Paradox has announced 'Stellaris: Utopia', a major new expansion for Stellaris bringing in lots of new toys.
Mesa has a patch from a Valve developer to help ARK Survival Evolved run on the open source drivers
Samuel Pitoiset from Valve has sent in yet another patch to Mesa, this one focuses on the ARK games: ARK Survival Evolved and Survival Of The Fittest to to run without overrides.
Wine 2.1 is out with more Shader Model 5 work
Wine 2.1 is the first development snapshot of the newest Wine code since they release the big 2.0 update. It's a pretty good start too!
You can get Total War WARHAMMER for $12 in the current Humble Monthly Bundle
Don't pass up a fantastic deal guys. Total War WARHAMMER can be bagged for only $12 in the currently Humble Monthly Bundle.
Watch the moment Samsai rage quits from our recent livestream
We sometimes do small tournaments of OpenRA live on Twitch and last night was especially hilarious. Samsai did a bit of a rage quit.
Double Fine confirm that Full Throttle Remastered will see a Linux version after the Windows release
Linux users will be able to enjoy Full Throttle Remastered this year, but not until after the Windows version has released.
Lifeless Planet Premier Edition, a third-person action-adventure is now available for Linux
Lifeless Planet Premier Edition has officially released for Linux and it looks to be well worth a purchase.
Cossacks 3 for Linux finally has a release date and it's close (updated)
We have been waiting for longer than expected, but GSC Game World will be delivering Cossacks 3 for Linux on March 15th. UPDATED.
The official GamingOnLinux ARK: Survival Evolved server is live
Since ARK: Survival Evolved is popular and I've had a few requests, our ARK: Survival Evolved is now live.
A reminder that I rely on Patreon funding to keep GamingOnLinux running
I wanted to do a little public thank you to everyone who is funding me on Patreon and to remind people who aren’t about what I do.
The story of grey market G2A worsens, I really do recommend to stay away
You have probably heard of G2A by now, the grey-market where anyone can sell second-hand keys for some money. The problem is, someone pointed out how they do no actual checks on keys and that resulted in them getting banned.
Taking on the universe in Avorion, my thoughts on this new sandbox spaceship building game
The developer of Avorion accepted my request for a key, so I took Avorion for a spin. It’s in Early Access, so keep that in mind.
The itch store client has been updated again, slicker than ever
The developers at itch sure do put the effort in to make their store and client as good as possible and it shows with this latest update.
Game creation kit 'Construct 3' has a first preview, including shots of it on Linux
I am seriously excited to try out Construct 3, as it enables creation of games without actual coding. It uses an interesting events system like in Construct 2, Fusion and other toolkits. The developers have shown the first preview with pictures of it on Linux too.
DiRT Rally announced for Linux, arriving on March 2nd
That's right folks, DiRT Rally is now officially confirmed to be coming to Linux and it arrives on March 2nd. Feral Interactive are behind the port, so it will be another good one I hope.
Steam Beta Client updated, finally fixing the notification spam when you login and group notifications
Valve have updated Steam and added in two really needed features. First, they won't spam you with who's doing what when you first login.
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