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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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Steam Play Proton 4.11-8 is out with vkd3d for Direct3D 12 support

By Liam Dawe, Nov 8, 2019

Another update to Steam Play Proton has been released this evening, which should bring with it plenty of improvements for playing Windows games on Linux.

Your weekend look at what's on sale and what you can try free

By Liam Dawe, Nov 8, 2019

While the Halloween sales are over, plenty of stores still have some big and interesting game sales going on with lots of Linux games going cheap.

On Sale

Mainframe Defenders, retrofuturistic squad-based strategy now has a Linux demo

By Liam Dawe, Nov 8, 2019

Mainframe Defenders from Old Byte Apps is an in-development retro take on a squad-based strategy roguelike. They just announced today that they've now added a Linux demo.

Learn about eating enemies in the new Bite the Bullet trailer

By Liam Dawe, Nov 8, 2019

The upcoming run and gun game Bite the Bullet from Mega Cat Studios is looking really good in the latest feature trailer.

The Khronos Group have now released a Vulkan Guide to get you started

By Liam Dawe, Nov 8, 2019

The Khronos Group seems to be making another big push for Vulkan API adoption lately, after putting up an official GitHub repository of code samples they've now done a Vulkan Guide.

Vulkan

Summer Daze at Hero-U is successfully funded and on the way to Linux

By Liam Dawe, Nov 8, 2019

Summer Daze at Hero-U, the prequel to Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption from Lori and Corey Cole has been funded on Kickstarter so that's another game on the way to Linux.

Sweet action-adventure Chasm is now available on itch.io

By Liam Dawe, Nov 8, 2019

Bit Kid have just recently put up their successfully crowdfunded action-adventure game Chasm on itch.io.

Small Mode returns to Steam, Broadcast Settings appear on Linux and more on Steam Cloud Gaming

By Liam Dawe, Nov 8, 2019

Valve continue upgrading the experience for the new Steam Library with another Beta update available now.

AMD announce their third-gen Threadripper processors and a 16 core flagship Ryzen 9

By Liam Dawe, Nov 7, 2019

Today, AMD announced when you will be able to get your hands on their third-generation Threadripper processors if you're after a crazy amount of cores. On top of a new 16 core flagship Ryzen 9.

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Hardware

OVERKILL begin updating PAYDAY 2 again with a patch and new DLCs out now

By Liam Dawe, Nov 7, 2019

PAYDAY 2 development is officially back on and OVERKILL have today released an update with some free content, plus new DLC.

Alwa's Legacy the successor to Alwa's Awakening announced with a Kickstarter campaign

By Liam Dawe, Nov 7, 2019

Alwa's Awakening was released back in 2017 to some rather good reviews, so Elden Pixels are back with the successor Alwa's Legacy.

City-builder Kingdoms and Castles expands again with new buildings and resources

By Liam Dawe, Nov 7, 2019

As the small team behind the excellent city-builder Kingdoms and Castles work towards adding in rival AI, they've released another meaty update.

Fast-paced shoot and loot FPS Black Ice adds a big new area and grenade launchers

By Liam Dawe, Nov 7, 2019

I already had trouble deciding what weapons to keep in Black Ice and now they've gone and added in grenades and grenade launchers? I need more slots.

Co-op real-time strategy game A Year Of Rain for Linux is a "TOP Priority"

By Liam Dawe, Nov 7, 2019

Daedalic Entertainment just released their brand new co-op focused competitive RTS, A Year Of Rain, into Early Access and they confirm that a Linux version is a high priority.

Dead Cells gets bigger again with a new mini-biome and mutations

By Liam Dawe, Nov 7, 2019

The brilliant rogue-lite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer Dead Cells has another awesome content update available now.

Seven years ago today, Steam for Linux went into limited Beta

By Liam Dawe, Nov 6, 2019

Sometimes it only feels like it was a year or two ago but no, it has been seven years to the date since the valve was opened a little to let some Linux users get some Steam.

The first Beta of Godot Engine 3.2 has been released

By Liam Dawe, Nov 6, 2019

The team behind the FOSS game engine, Godot Engine, have now released the first Beta in the 3.2 series so the full release is coming close now with lots of new goodies for game developers.

Abbey Games announce they're going to let staff go in December as they "scope down"

By Liam Dawe, Nov 6, 2019

Abbey Games, a developer known for titles like Reus, Renowned Explorers: International Society and most recently Godhood announced today things aren't going so well.

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Wilderness survival game Wayward has a massive feature update

By Liam Dawe, Nov 6, 2019

Seemingly stranded on an unknown island, Wayward is an indie pixel-art game of surviving in the wilderness.

Transport Fever 2 confirmed for release on December 11, Linux support included

By Liam Dawe, Nov 6, 2019

Entering the GOL mailbox today is an announcement about Transport Fever 2 getting a release date! It's arriving on December 11, with Linux support ready for release.

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