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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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Medieval II: Total War Collection coming to Linux & SteamOS on January 14th

By Liam Dawe, Jan 11, 2016

Good news for strategy fans, as Medieval II: Total War Collection is coming over to Linux & SteamOS on January 14th.

SpeedRunners, a competitive action-platform runner has been delayed for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Jan 10, 2016

SpeedRunners, a competitive action-platform runner which was originally going to be out for Linux before Christmas has been delayed. It now has no ETA.

XCOM 2 is starting to look mighty interesting

By Liam Dawe, Jan 10, 2016

As the time to release gets closer, more details about XCOM 2 are starting to arrive. I am excited, but I hope they don't mess it up.

Windlands, a first person grappling hook exploration game now on SteamOS & Linux

By Liam Dawe, Jan 10, 2016

Windlands looks like one of the more unique indie games I've seen recently, and the idea of bouncing around with a grappling hook sounds fun.

SteamOS beta updated to support Xbox One Elite gamepad

By Liam Dawe, Jan 10, 2016

For those not keeping an eye on the latest SteamOS updates, a new beta was pushed out a few days ago! It's good to see Valve keeping up with new hardware support.

GOL Asks: What have you been playing recently?

By Liam Dawe, Jan 9, 2016

We are firmly into the new year now, so what have you all been playing recently? It's been a while since I asked!

Editorial

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive updated, now with nicer sound options for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Jan 8, 2016

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is actually a really great game, and we had a lot of fun playing it a while back on a livestream. One thing I've seen people moan about is the sound options on Linux, so it looks like Valve has taken steps to address that.

Team Fortress 2 updated to fix Linux memory usage

By Liam Dawe, Jan 8, 2016

Team Fortress 2 is a great free game for when you're bored, and the experience on Linux should be quite a bit better now too.

Oculus Rift VR headset will support Linux after release, looking like it's going to be pricey

By Liam Dawe, Jan 8, 2016

I'm still not sold on VR, as it seems like an odd experience. Oculus dropped Linux support some time ago, but it seems they plan to add it back in.

Hardware

Infinium Strike, an interesting looking strategy and action game comes to Linux this year

By Liam Dawe, Jan 8, 2016

Infinium Strike is a Kickstarter-funded hybrid of strategy and action that will blast through to Linux in Q2 of this year.

Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! Tested on Linux with some thoughts on the gameplay

By Liam Dawe, Jan 8, 2016

Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! That has to be one of the wackiest titles I've ever seen, and the developers kindly sent in a key for me to give it a go.

The open source app for the Itch games store has a major update

By Liam Dawe, Jan 8, 2016

Ah goodie, it's update day for the Itch app, this is becoming one of my favourite days. I love the effort put into it, and this release is no different with it now translated to 30+ languages.

Unity Game Engine updated for Linux, now built on Unity 5.3.1

By Liam Dawe, Jan 8, 2016

Eyes up developers! The Unity Game Engine has been updated for Linux, and it's now built upon the newer Unity 5.3.1.

Rocket League will be on SteamOS & Linux before the Xbox One in February

By Liam Dawe, Jan 7, 2016

Good news Rocket League fans, as it seems the game will be out on SteamOS & Linux before the Xbox One version, and it's looking like it will be end of January to early February.

Looks like Total War: Rome II might not be coming to Linux & SteamOS now

By Liam Dawe, Jan 6, 2016

Creative Assembly aren't the best at communication, and it seems the Total War: Rome II Linux & SteamOS port was silently dropped.

Natural Selection 2 has a major update, the Linux experience is quite terrible

By Liam Dawe, Jan 6, 2016

Natural Selection 2 has been updated again, and this time some essential parts of the game have been improved.

Arma 3 Linux port update in testing, possible BattlEye support to come too

By Liam Dawe, Jan 6, 2016

Exciting news for FPS fans. The Arma 3 developers have updated everyone on what's happening with the Linux port, and it looks like they are even going to work on the BattlEye anti-cheat system.