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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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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.

Editorial

Business sim city-builder "Summer Islands" recently added Linux support

By Liam Dawe, Jul 8, 2019

Inspired by the classic game Holiday Island, Summer Islands recently entered Early Access and the developer has now added Linux support to it on Steam.

Single-player roguelike deck-builder "Roguebook" from the developer of Faeria is fully funded

By Liam Dawe, Jul 8, 2019

That's a tick in the box for another game confirmed to be coming to Linux, as Abrakam's single-player roguelike deck-builder "Roguebook" has been fully funded.

The Lion King, Aladdin and The Jungle Book no longer available on Steam, some about to leave GOG too

By Liam Dawe, Jul 8, 2019

Three classics are no longer available for sale on Steam, with nothing announced to say why. However, GOG at least have given a bit of warning that they're about to go.

AMD have today released the Radeon RX 5700 series GPUs and the Ryzen 3000 series CPUs

By Liam Dawe, Jul 7, 2019

The world of 7nm is here, as AMD have today released their new GPU and CPU series with the Radeon RX 5700 and Ryzen 3000.

AMD
Hardware

Debian 10 "Buster" has finally been released

By Liam Dawe, Jul 7, 2019

After around 25 months of development, Debian has now released the next stable version Debian 10 "Buster" which will be supported for five years.

Distro News

Prepare your Command-Wine Interface for an upgrade to version 4.12 (update - and 4.12.1)

By Liam Dawe, Jul 5, 2019

I had to try really hard to think of a pun I haven't used but I'm not out of juice just yet! The show must go on, with the Wine development release 4.12 now available.

Wine

You can try the awesome demo of Jupiter Hell again this weekend

By Liam Dawe, Jul 5, 2019

Jupiter Hell, the atmospheric and quite brutal roguelike from ChaosForge is opening the doors for another weekend, so you can try out the demo before it goes public.

The next Humble Monthly is out, with two more interesting early unlock games

By Liam Dawe, Jul 5, 2019

Humble have put up a fresh Humble Monthly bundle and this time around, it's actually a pretty good deal again.

The Inanimate Mr Coatrack, a free comedy adventure worth taking a look at

By Liam Dawe, Jul 5, 2019

Made for the Adventure Jam 2019, The Inanimate Mr Coatrack from Powerhoof is a rather silly comedy adventure.

Dota Underlords now has scoreboards and more improvements plus a "Proto-Battle Pass" next week

By Liam Dawe, Jul 5, 2019

Valve continue to move at a rapid pace to improve their strategy game Dota Underlords, with the most recent patch adding in some new features that were needed.

Total War: Three Kingdoms gets mod support, Reign of Blood DLC and 1.1 patch now out for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Jul 5, 2019

Two bits of news for those of you trying to conquer China. Total War: Three Kingdoms has gained modding capabilities with Steam Workshop support and the brutal Reign of Blood DLC is now out for Linux.