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War in a Box: Paper Tanks Released On Steam For Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
War in a Box: Paper Tanks has been on Linux for years without much appreciation, but now that it is on Steam it could see a new life.

Don't Buy Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition Yet


By Liam Squires-Hand
A warning to remind you not to buy Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition on Steam until the Linux version is out, as a developer tweeted it will not be a Steamplay title due to their contract.

Aeon Command Space Strategy Released On Steam For Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Aeon Command has been on Linux for quite some time now, but it's finally on Steam with hopes of getting more interest. The game is really quite good too, so be sure to check it out.

GOL Birthday Livestream At 4 PM UTC on Twitch.tv


By Samsai
As you might have heard, GamingOnLinux.com is turning 5 years old today and what better way to celebrate the occasion than to play some games and chat with you guys live?

Halfway, A Futuristic Turn Based Strategy Is Nearly Ready For Release


By Liam Squires-Hand
I have been following Halfway for quite some time now, and someone requested us to write an update on how they are progressing. Good timing as they just released some more information on the gorgeous looking turn based strategy game.

Warlock 2 Linux Port Looks Almost Done


By Liam Squires-Hand
It looks like Warlock 2 will be on Linux in a matter of days as it downloads and even supplies a Linux binary, but it doesn't seem to run just yet.

GamingOnLinux Turns 5 Today!


By Liam Squires-Hand
That's right folks I have now officially been doing this for 5 years and hope to be doing this for another 5!

The Most Popular Linux Gaming Articles For June 2014


By Liam Squires-Hand
Here is a look back at the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for June 2014, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux Gaming!

Metro Redux FPS Games Due At The End Of August


By Liam Squires-Hand
You don't have to wait long until the Metro Redux games are out for Linux! It has been announced that they will be available at the end of August.

Payday 2 Could See A Linux Release In Future, A Developer Noted


By Liam Squires-Hand
Fun little tidbit today folks as a developer of Payday 2 responded to a request post on the Steam forum asking for a Linux version of Payday 2.

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition For Linux Is Still Planned


By Liam Squires-Hand
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition for Linux seems like it will never happen, but it is still on the table and hopefully after the next patch.

Game Develop Game Creation Kit Becomes Open Source


By Liam Squires-Hand
In a very surprising move Game Develop a game creation engine that doesn't require programming has become open source. This is after the failed Indiegogo campaign, but it still happened anyway. Hooray!

Sword of the Stars:The Pit Gold Edition Arrives For Linux This Month


By Liam Squires-Hand
Kerberos Productions are continuing their Linux push this month with the release of Sword of the Stars:The Pit a procedural death labyrinth were you are trying to find a legendary alien facility.

Mountain Is A Game That Isn't Quite A Game


By Liam Squires-Hand
Wait...what? Yeah that's the best headline I could come up with. Mountain is available for Linux for $1 and promises 50 hours of watching a mountain do...stuff.

Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake Released For Linux On Steam


By Liam Squires-Hand
A very cute looking game has been released for Linux on Steam titled "Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake" and it actually looks quite decent. It's another Cartoon Network game (the other was Powerpuff Girls) which is interesting to see such a big name support Linux again.

Dino D-Day Source Engine Powered Nazi & Dinosaurs Game Will Come To Linux


By Liam Squires-Hand
Another Source engine powered game plans to support Linux soon with a migration to a more updated version of Source. Dino D-Day is touted as being like Counter Strike only with Nazi troopers and dinosaurs. If that didn't peak your interest then I don't know what will.

Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise


By Liam Squires-Hand
Here is the latest instalment of Steam's Hardware Survey, as usual we do our monthly thing and compare it and talk about it to make sure you know not to use it as a hard figure.

PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports


By Cheeseness
PCGamingWiki has recently started a series of articles giving a high level analysis of Linux ports compared against their Windows and Mac counterparts, starting with Civilization V and XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

The Funding Crowd 34 (June 3rd - July 1st)


By Speedster
The Funding Crowd welcomes you to a shorter, sharper and much anticipated TFC#34! It's shorter, because less stuff happened over the quieter June period. It's sharper, because we're not pulling any punches with this edition - we're calling it as we see it. And we're assuming it's much anticipated because the last edition was a whopping 29 days ago. At least! Nearly a month!

Shovel Knight Looks Set To Be On Linux Soon


By Liam Squires-Hand
Shovel Knight is an awesome looking love letter to 8-bit games that was funded on Kickstarter some time ago. It had a Linux stretch goal that was hit and the developers have now teased it running on Linux.