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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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Psyonix continue to celebrate Rocket League's fourth birthday, with it now free to play for a few days

By Liam Dawe, Jul 10, 2019

You too can now get in on the Radical Summer event fun, as Psyonix have opened the floodgates since Rocket League is now free to play until Monday.

Albion Online just got another huge update with Percival now live

By Liam Dawe, Jul 10, 2019

The mostly PvP focused MMO, Albion Online, today had a huge update named Percival. This is the seventh free post-launch update and it's a very interesting one, especially for solo players.

Ready your pickaxe for "UnderMine", releasing with Linux support on August 20th

By Liam Dawe, Jul 10, 2019

Confirmed to be coming to Linux at the Early Access release on August 20th, UnderMine looks like a fantastic action-adventure roguelike.

Tactics V: Obsidian Brigade, a retro-style tactical turn-based RPG coming next month to Linux

By Liam Dawe, Jul 10, 2019

Here's another new game for you to keep an eye on, it's called Tactics V: Obsidian Brigade and it's arriving with Linux support on August 15th.

3D puzzle game "Flux Caves" fully released, now has Linux support again

By Liam Dawe, Jul 10, 2019

When trying out Flux Caves myself back in March, I was quite impressed with the demo. It recently released in full and as of today, the Linux version is live everywhere.

Time-looping adventure game "Elsinore" is releasing soon with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, Jul 10, 2019

After a successful crowdfunding campaign back in 2015, Elsinore a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet is releasing with Linux support on July 22nd.

Seems that the Linux version of Supraland will not be heading to GOG (updated)

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9, 2019

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Supraland released for Linux on Steam on July 2nd and it just released on GOG today but it seems the Linux version will not be heading to GOG.

NVIDIA releases the GeForce RTX 2060 and 2070 "SUPER" GPUs, along with a new Linux driver

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9, 2019

Today, NVIDIA's brand new "SUPER" series has been officially released, along with a new Linux driver.

D9VK 0.13 "Hypnotoad" is out, further advancing the D3D9 to Vulkan layer for Wine

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9, 2019

Developer Joshua Ashton today announced a brand new and rather large release of D9VK, the D3D9 to Vulkan layer for use with Wine.

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MineRalph is a reaction-based rolling platformer that might make you rage, demo available

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9, 2019

Chop Chop Games seem to have created a game that might frustrate the best of gamers with MineRalph, a rolling platformer.

Physics-based building game "Besiege" just had a pretty big update, new levels and plenty of bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9, 2019

Building machines to destroy in Besiege is pretty fun and it's progressing towards the final release with a pretty huge update now available for this physics-based building game.

3D platformer Marble Skies has left Early Access, multiplayer is coming

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9, 2019

Marble Skies, a 3D platformer that's actually pretty good has officially left Early Access and they're continuing to improve it with big new features.

Tannenberg and Verdun both get gamepad support, plus some helpful balancing changes

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9, 2019

Tannenberg and Verdun, two first-person shooters that show WWI from different fronts both got updated, pulling in gamepad support.

Defend The Keep, a fast-paced Tower Defense game will be coming to Linux next week

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9, 2019

Vanille Games have announced their Tower Defense game Defend The Keep will be releasing this month with full Linux support.

SteamVR has another beta up, with plenty of Linux fixes and other improvements

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9, 2019

With the Valve Index now out, Valve continue to make quick improvements to SteamVR with the latest Beta now available.

SC Controller, the UI and driver for the Steam Controller has new releases out

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9, 2019

SC Controller is a truly wonderful bit of software, enabling the use and customization of the Steam Controller outside of Steam.

SkateBIRD entering the final day of funding, getting a little Them's Fightin' Herds crossover

By Liam Dawe, Jul 8, 2019

SkateBIRD, a game about birds on skateboards (that's actually pretty sweet) is closing in on the last day of funding. They've also announced some more fun stuff coming to it and the demo will vanish after the Kickstarter, so be quick.

GOG are having a big sale for French developers, plus recent releases of Eternam and Leo the Lion

By Liam Dawe, Jul 8, 2019

Three bits of GOG news in one for you DRM-free shopping fans today, as not only are they doing a big sale they also recently revived two more classic games.

Some early thoughts on A.N.N.E, the platformer and space shooter hybrid

By Liam Dawe, Jul 8, 2019

Now that A.N.N.E is finally available to play in Early Access, I have played it and I have some thoughts to share on what to expect from this stylish platformer and space shooter hybrid. Article may contain spoilers.

Key reseller G2A is back in the spotlight again, as a petition is up to ask them to stop selling indie games

By Liam Dawe, Jul 8, 2019

G2A, the key reseller that isn't particularly liked by most game developers is having some time in the spotlight and as usual, it's not for good reasons.