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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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Event[0] a sci-fi narrative exploration game is coming to Linux, befriend a spaceship computer to get home to Earth

By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Sep 2016

Event[0] is a very cool looking sci-fi exploration game, and the great news is that the developers told me they are doing a Linux build too.

Here's my review and video of 'RIVE', a fast paced & beautiful action game and the last game from Two Tribes

By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Sep 2016

RIVE is an action heavy platformer and the final game to come from Two Tribes as they are leaving game development behind. I grabbed a key from my PR people and took a look.

EVERSPACE, the amazing looking space shooter should be on Linux before the end of September

By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Sep 2016

EVERSPACE is the brand new graphically impressive space shooter from ROCKFISH Games. They've had a few troubles with the Linux build, but they have said it should be on Linux before the end of September.

Join me at 10AM UTC today as the GOL vs Feral Interactive livestream is back!

By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Sep 2016

That's right folks after around 6 weeks break for the summer, the GOL vs Feral livestream is BACK! I take on Matt from Feral once again today in Company of Heroes 2 at 10AM UTC!

Space Pirates and Zombies 2 still planned for Linux, not due for at least another 4 months

By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Sep 2016

Space Pirates and Zombies 2 looks damn good, the reviews are looking good for it too and it is still planned for Linux which is great news.

If you don't own Company of Heroes 2 yet, it's now 75% off on Steam, go get it

By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Sep 2016

Now is your chance to pick up a fantastic game for super cheap and support Feral Interactive and their porting. Company of Heroes 2 is 75% off on Steam right now for a few days.

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, a fantasy solo RPG with turn-based battles will come to Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Sep 2016

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is a fantasy solo RPG with turn-based battles, it's made in the style of a table-top game. The developers have confirmed it's coming to Linux.

Have you tried 'Life of Pixel'? A very cool love letter to retro gaming

By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Sep 2016

Life of Pixel is a game that has been on Linux for quite some time, it originally released back in 2014 and I've finally given it a go. You're essentially playing through the graphical history of multiple eras.

Site update: a notice about article and forum post subscription changes

By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Sep 2016

I have recently adjusted the way subscribing to articles and forum posts works, to make it clearer and work as actually expected. Personal messages also got a minor bug fix.

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Valve have made some big changes to the Steam Reviews system

By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Sep 2016

Valve have made some steps towards trying to improve their reviews system, so let's take a look. It should cut out people gaming the system, but it's not great news for developers in reality.

Rocket League updated for SteamOS & Linux, AA now works, FPS no longer locked to 60

By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Sep 2016

The SteamOS beta for Rocket League has been updated, and it seems it has fixed a bunch of obvious issues.

A Unity developer is teasing the Vulkan API in the Unity engine

By Liam Squires-Hand, 12 Sep 2016

This is very cool and quite exciting, Na'Tosha Bard, a developer for Unity has teased a little shot of Unity + Vulkan. Looks like it's running on Ubuntu too.