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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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Risk of Rain & Crypt Of The Necrodancer Now On GOG For Linux

By Liam Dawe, Aug 20, 2015

Two interesting games are now available to buy DRM free from GOG. I know a fair few people love Crypt Of The Necrodancer and have been waiting for this.

TerraTech, An Open World Customizable Vehicle Combat Game With Some Thoughts

By Liam Dawe, Aug 20, 2015

TerraTech is my latest discovery and purchase, after the developers fixed up the input issues in the demo, I was able to see that it's quite an interesting vehicle combat game.

Humble Bundle PC & Android 13 Launches, Good Selection

By Liam Dawe, Aug 18, 2015

Today is a busy day for Linux gamers, as Humble Bundle PC & Android 13 has launched with a cracking set of games to get on the cheap.

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS, A Standalone Expansion For Planetary Annihilation

By Liam Dawe, Aug 18, 2015

Well now, I didn't see this coming! Planetary Annihilation: TITANS was released today on Steam, and what a whopper of a standalone expansion it is.

Remember 'The Flock'? The Limited Lives For Everyone Game Will See A Delayed Linux Release

By Liam Dawe, Aug 18, 2015

The Flock seemed like an interesting experiment for a game. There are limited lives for everyone, and once gone, the game is over. Sadly, Linux will see a delayed release.

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Company Of Heroes 2 Launches For Linux On August 27th

By Liam Dawe, Aug 18, 2015

Good news folks, as another Feral Interactive port is coming very soon. Company of Heroes 2 will launch on our beloved platform on the 27th of August.

DiRT Showdown Released For Linux Thanks To Virtual Programming, Some Thoughts

By Liam Dawe, Aug 17, 2015

Linux finally has a another decent racing game. It’s not a traditional racer by any measure, but still good. Performance is top quality too.

Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth Expansion Rising Tide New Trailer, Still A Day-1 Linux Release

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15, 2015

Good news folks, the expansion Rising Tide for Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is still planned to be a Day-1 Linux release, and it has a new trailer.

Tactical Vehicle Combat Game 'Brigador' Enters Early Access This October For Linux

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15, 2015

Brigador is a game I ordered ages ago thinking it was already out for some reason or another, but I'm happy to see progress has been great on it, and it's releasing in Early Access on October 20th.

Absolute Drift Is A Weird Minimalistic 2D Car Drifting Sim For Linux, Two Keys Up For Grabs

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15, 2015

Absolute Drift was mailed in by a user (thanks), and having given it a go it’s one of the weirdest experiences I have ever had.

Shoot'em Up Gryphon Knight Epic Coming To Linux On August 20th

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15, 2015

Gryphon Knight Epic is a pretty polished looking Shoot'em Up that really does remind me of some Sega Megadrive games I played as a youngster, and it will have a Linux version on day-1.

Developers Of Strategy Game Halfway Show Linux Sales & Support Requests

By Liam Dawe, Aug 14, 2015

The developers of Halfway recently celebrated a year of their game being released, and they threw up a nice little graphic showing information about what happened. Included in this are Linux sales statistics, and Linux support requests.

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Testing The Latest Unreal Tournament On Linux

By Liam Dawe, Aug 14, 2015

It's been a while since I covered the new Unreal Tournament that's currently in Alpha, so here's a fresh look at it. The way to launch it has changed since we last covered it too.

The Current Humble Weekly Sale Is A Cracker For Linux

By Liam Dawe, Aug 14, 2015

Like space games? The newest Humble Weekly Sale has you covered with plenty that support Linux! Including a favourite of mine.

OlliOlli2 Welcome To Olliwood Released For Linux, Pretty Buggy

By Liam Dawe, Aug 13, 2015

Time to dust off your skateboard's as OlliOlli2 Welcome To Olliwood has been released for Linux the same day as other platforms, hooray for same-day releases!

Dying Light: The Following Announced, A Story-focused DLC To Come

By Liam Dawe, Aug 13, 2015

I'm pretty excited about Dying Light: The Following, as the basic gameplay in Dying Light was really fun, and I need more.

Founder Of Larian Studios Teases Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition For Linux

By Liam Dawe, Aug 13, 2015

We have been waiting too long for this to come, but Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition has been shown off on twitter for Linux.

Cobalt Published By Mojang Drops The Linux Version

By Liam Dawe, Aug 13, 2015

I thought this would end up happening, the developers of Cobalt which is published by Mojang and even shares one of the Minecraft developers has dropped the planned Linux version.

Editorial

Watch The Khronos SIGGRAPH 2015 Event Live, Details Of Vulkan Expected & More

By Liam Dawe, Aug 12, 2015

Since Vulkan is the big thing right now for us, it's probably a good idea to watch the livestream of their event happening now.

Terraria Now Available DRM Free For Linux On GOG & Out Of Beta

By Liam Dawe, Aug 12, 2015

Well, this was a bit of a shock. Terraria the epic sandbox game is now available DRM free on GOG, and I imagine this will make plenty of people happy.