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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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A montage of an intense ranked 1on1 battle I did in Rocket League, amazing

By Liam Dawe, Sep 10, 2016

I think I might be a little bit in love with Rocket League now it's available in Beta for Linux & SteamOS. Here's a clip of a 1on1 battle I did today that had me sweating.

Death Road to Canada is now available DRM free for Linux on GOG, survive your road trip filled with Zombies

By Liam Dawe, Sep 10, 2016

My friends at GOG sent word that Death Road to Canada, a game about surviving the Zombie apocalypse during your road trip is now available DRM free for Linux on their store.

Little Invasion Tales, manage a growing community under attack from little cartoon aliens, confirmed for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 10, 2016

I was really excited when I saw the video for Little Invasion Tales, so I shot off a message to the developer who confirmed to me that Linux will be supported!

How to delay an indie game, Simon Roth of Maia writes about games taking time

By Liam Dawe, Sep 10, 2016

I'm quite a fan of the indie colony building sim Maia, it sweet has retro sci-fi future graphics and it's starting to come together little by little. It has taken a long time to get here, so Simon has a blog post explaining what's going on.

Editorial

Rogue Stormers from the Giana Sisters developers is now on Linux, an action heavy platformer

By Liam Dawe, Sep 10, 2016

Thanks to robvv in our forum for pointing this out, 'Rogue Stormers' an action packed platformer with heavy action and RPG elements is now on Linux.

Join me tonight for the special Rocket League Linux gaming livestream!

By Liam Dawe, Sep 9, 2016

Tonight around the usual time of 19:45 UTC (quite possibly earlier too!) I will be livestreaming some more Rocket League. I already did some this morning, but tonight I will do some more.

Livestream

Victor Vran, the really great action RPG now has local co-op play

By Liam Dawe, Sep 9, 2016

I know a few of you have been waiting for this! Victor Vran now officially has local co-op play, which makes an already fantastic game even better.

GOG now have the challenging minimalistic platformer '140', cool soundtrack that ties into the gameplay

By Liam Dawe, Sep 9, 2016

GOG add another game to their lovely DRM free library, next up is the simple yet challenging platformer '140'.

Rocket League thoughts on Linux, initial port report, it’s also 25% off right now

By Liam Dawe, Sep 9, 2016

Rocket League did actually arrive on Linux while I was asleep last night and my lovely team popped the article out for me. I am awake, I have played it and here are some thoughts.

Rocket League released for SteamOS, it's in beta

By Liam Dawe, Sep 8, 2016

Rocket League is now officially available for SteamOS, due to the time of the release I will be unable to give any actual impressions as I am likely asleep while this gets published.

Fight gravity, destroy alien turrets and recover the energy core in Gravitus Minus a free retro shooter

By Liam Dawe, Sep 8, 2016

Gravitus Minus is my fun little discovery today, a free and well designed throwback to gravity shooters from the 80s and early 90s.

Stellaris 1.3 patch 'Heinlein' will overhaul Space Creatures and Pirates

By Liam Dawe, Sep 8, 2016

Stellaris 1.3 patch 'Heinlein' is starting to sound more and more exciting! They really are putting in a lot of effort to make the overall game feel more alive and rewarding. This latest post on their new patch sounds fantastic.

Jupiter Hell is a spiritual successor the roguelike version of Doom (DoomRL) and it looks incredible

By Liam Dawe, Sep 8, 2016

I love future sci-fi games, especially when they look as brutal and beautiful as Jupiter Hell. It will go to Kickstarter sometime soon and Linux is a first class citizen.

ARK: Survival Evolved gains a paid DLC while still being in Early Access, reviews are destroying it

By Liam Dawe, Sep 8, 2016

DLC is always a bit of a hot topic for some, now even more so since ARK: Survival Evolved a game that has sold very well now has it's own paid DLC even though the game isn't finished.

Remember the Smach Z handheld? LowSpecGamer took a look and others at Gamescom

By Liam Dawe, Sep 8, 2016

The Smach Z handheld gaming PC is an interesting device, utilizing elements from the Steam Controller to make PC games more portable. LowSpecGamer had a chance to check one out.

Some thoughts on Fear Equation the horror and strategy title, lead a train to safety in the fog

By Liam Dawe, Sep 8, 2016

My GOG contacts sent over Fear Equation, a game I have been really wanting to play as the sound of managing a train in a horror setting filled with fog and deadly creatures sounded fun.

Pan-Pan, an intriguing adventure and puzzle game is now on Linux, here's some thoughts

By Liam Dawe, Sep 8, 2016

Pan-Pan was sent over by my friends at GOG to take a look at. I had never heard of it before, but the visuals are so interesting it was begging to be played.

CD PROJEKT RED replied to me about The Witcher 3 and Linux, flat-out denying to answer any questions

By Liam Dawe, Sep 7, 2016

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With all the hoo-ha about The Witcher 3 and the replies GOG have given (first being it was never planned, second being they don't know), I finally have an answer from the actual developer of The Witcher 3.

Refunct, the short and peaceful first-person platformer is now on Linux, I have some free keys for you

By Liam Dawe, Sep 7, 2016

Refunct is a very peaceful and simple first-person platformer where you're not really guided by anything but your senses, it's odd, yet refreshing. It also throwns in some Parkour – because why not.

Morning Men, an episodic story driven RPG will launch on Steam with Linux support this November

By Liam Dawe, Sep 7, 2016

After a successful Steam Greenlight campaign, Pixel Federation has announced the release date for its episodic story-driven adventure game with RPG elements. Morning Men will launch on Steam on November 22, 2016.

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