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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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P·O·L·L·E·N, an incredible looking interactive first person sci-fi exploration game could come to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
18
I love my space sci-fi games, and P·O·L·L·E·N looks incredible. I spoke to the developer, who said if there's a demand for it, they will seriously consider a Linux version.
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Oculus Rift has some shady stuff in their terms & privacy policy

By Liam Dawe,
32
Shocker, the Facebook owned Oculus Rift VR device has some pretty concerning stuff in its terms and conditions.
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Sword Coast Legends developer n-space has closed up shop

By Liam Dawe,
26
Always a shame to hear this, it seems n-space the developers behind Sword Coast Legends have closed up.
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In need of some lovely fonts for creating games and other projects? Try the Itch store

By Liam Dawe,
2
Something I have found recently is that the games store Itch.io isn't just great for discovering smaller indie games and game jams, it also seems to be quite the hub for fonts!
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The latest Steam Hardware Survey is out

By Liam Dawe,
47
Another month, and another Steam Hardware Survey. Linux is currently sitting at 0.85%, so there's a small drop.
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Create weird looking creatures in CHKN, now on Linux and I have some thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
1
The trailer for CHKN delighted me with how weird it was, so I got a key from the developer and took a look at the Linux version of this weird sandbox game.
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Gorky 17, another classic Topware published title now in beta for Linux, uses Wine

By Liam Dawe,
27
Topware are certainly delivering on their promise of supporting old games with Wine. This time Gorky 17 gets the treatment, and a beta has been opened for testing on Steam.
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New Linux & SteamOS gamer survey for April

By Liam Dawe,
15
Another month, another survey time. As usual all questions are in relation to the previous month of March.
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Until I Have You, a story-driven, fast-paced, retro-aesthetic platformer is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
2
I have it confirmed by the publisher that story-driven, fast-paced, retro-aesthetic platformer 'Until I Have You' will come to Linux after release.
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A rather funny developer got their fake game "Watch Paint Dry" on Steam without Valve seeing

By Liam Dawe,
21
In an amusing turn of events, a developer managed to get their fake game "Watch Paint Dry" onto Steam without Valve ever seeing it.
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Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear DLC released with day-1 Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
7
Great news RPG fans, as Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear DLC is now available and has day-1 Linux support as promised.
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Human Resource Machine from World of Goo creators now on Linux & SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
3
Human Resource Machine have a brief beta period, and now the developers have announced it's officially supported on Linux & SteamOS.
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Secrets of Grindea, an old-school RPG with co-op support could see a Linux release

By Liam Dawe,
2
Thanks to Ethan Lee and his FNA project, it looks like Secrets of Grindea an old-school RPG with co-op support could be seeing a Linux release.
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Open source RTS '0 A.D.' alpha 20 Timosthenes released

By Liam Dawe,
3
Good news strategy game and open source lovers, as 0 A.D. alpha 20 is now available and has a number of new features.
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1993 Space Machine, a game originally meant for the Amiga is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
4
1993 Space Machine a game that was originally supposed to be on Amiga, but never released is out for other platforms. The developer has confirmed it's on its way to Linux.
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Unity3D game engine hardware statistics updated, shows Linux is very low

By Liam Dawe,
27
If you didn't know already, Unity games tend to phone home details of what you're running. They release this data, and it shows Linux is a pretty low percentage of gamers.
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Don't Starve: Shipwrecked Expansion sails out of Early Access, Linux supported

By Liam Dawe,
7
Don't Starve: Shipwrecked Expansion is a pretty big expansion to the really great survival game Don't Starve. It is now fully available and features Linux support.
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Xamarin announces Mono will be put under an MIT license

By Liam Dawe,
17
Pretty nice news here. Recently Microsoft purchased Xamarin the creators of Mono, and now it will be opened up under the MIT license.
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Linux now has 2,000 games on Steam, big milestone

By Liam Dawe,
24
I have double checked this, and it seems to be accurate. Linux now has 2,000 games on Steam, and that's a pretty healthy milestone.
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EVERSPACE, a fantastic looking 3D space shooter with roguelike elements coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
31
EVERSPACE is an incredibly beautiful looking 3D space shooter that takes elements from roguelikes that was funded on Kickstarter. They smashed their funding goal, and it's heading to Linux now too.
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