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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check 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. Find me on Mastodon.

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Emulation tool RetroDECK brings in Ryujinx for Nintendo Switch, many other improvements

By Liam Dawe, 2 days ago

RetroDECK is one of the simplest options for getting various emulators set up on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, and the latest release has lots of fun improvements to check out.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) Beta released

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

Canonical is gearing up for the release of the next LTS (long term support) version of Ubuntu, with a first Beta now available for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat).

Descent 3 has been made open source

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

Another classic has been given the open source treatment, with Descent 3 from Outrage Entertainment now available under the MIT license.

Half-Life remake Black Mesa has a big upgrade with DXVK 2.3.1, optimizations and bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

Crowbar Collective have released the Necro Patch for the Half-Life remake Black Mesa, which brings with it some essential bug fixes and some nice optimizations.

Steam FPS Fest 2024 is live with tons of great discounts

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

Another festival of games is live on Steam now with Steam FPS Fest 2024 running until April 22nd at 10am PT / 5pm UTC, and there's also plenty of demos for games to try too.

Paradox announce Stellaris: Season 08, with Stellaris: The Machine Age launching May 7th

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

After the success with the Crusader Kings III: Chapter III season pass, Paradox have decided to give the same treatment to Stellaris with Stellaris: Season 08. We also have a new trailer and release date for Stellaris: The Machine Age.

Get your Deckbuilder fix in this latest Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

I know plenty of people who will probably be quite interested in the Devious Deckbuilders Humble Bundle, which includes some pretty great games.

Bazzite v2.5 has fixes for Lenovo Legion Go and ASUS ROG Ally, plus smoother installs

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

Bazzite is one of the most interesting versions of Linux available for handheld gaming devices, and the latest release version 2.5.0 is out now with some great improvements.

OpenTTD 14.0 brings a scalable font, a new ship pathfinder, social platform integration

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

Twenty years after the first release, OpenTTD 14.0 has been made available bringing with it some really useful sounding features to enable new ways to play.

OpenRazer v3.8 adds support for 6 more Razer devices on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

An essential tool for anyone wanting to configure their fancy Razer devices is OpenRazer, with version 3.8.0 just released bringing expanded support on Linux.

MineClone2, inspired by Minecraft, gets renamed to VoxeLibre

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

Inspired by the core gameplay of Minecraft, the name MineClone2 was not a particularly good one and it seems the developers were aware and so it's gone through a rebrand to be now called VoxeLibre.

GE-Proton 9-3 and 9-4 released with a new option to help with modded games

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

GE-Proton 9-3 has been released, and it includes a fancy new option to hopefully prevent you having issues with modded games when moving between systems like a PC and a Steam Deck.

Clever light-manipulating puzzler Closure from 2012 gets upgraded for modern PCs

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

Eyebrow Interactive have given a fresh coat of paint to their 2012 game Closure, thanks to bringing in game porter Ethan Lee to get some technical issues sorted out.

Proton Experimental brings lots of bug fixes, controller support in a few launchers

By Liam Dawe, 7 days ago

Valve pushed out a new upgrade to Proton Experimental, their staging ground for public-testing of what will eventually make its way into a main Proton release for playing Windows games on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck. The April 12th update is quite an interesting one too.