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New GOL site update released, read on for what’s new

By Liam Dawe,
I continue to refine the website almost daily and I just put up some major changes to be aware of. Did you notice?

Dawn of War II has a minor patch to fix a few issues

By Liam Dawe,
Feral Interactive have patched the Linux port of Dawn of War II today that fixes two notable issues to make it a better experience.

Editorial: A chat about asking developers for a Linux port

By Liam Dawe,
It has come to my attention recently that some people have been taking a really hard stance against developers who want to gauge interest for a Linux port. I want to talk about it for a bit.

AMD working on an updated driver that will support FreeSync on Linux and wider GPU support

By Liam Dawe,
AMD have announced that they are working on a big driver update. The Linux driver will support FreeSync and have wider support for their different GPUs.

Khronos are working on an open standard for VR, Valve will use it

By Liam Dawe,
Khronos announced today that they are working on a new open standard for VR and Valve have already said they expect replace parts of their OpenVR with it.

The circuit building simulator 'SHENZHEN I/O' gets 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews from Steam users

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
SHENZHEN I/O is the new simulator/puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of other excellent games like Spacechem, Infinifactory and TIS-100. After being on Early Access for some time, it's now available on Steam since November, 17th.

Quern - Undying Thoughts, a puzzle game inspired by Myst released day-1 on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
For those that remember the classic game Myst, Quern - Undying Thoughts a game clearly inspired by it launched with day-1 Linux support.

The next driver release from NVIDIA will support using Vulkan without needing the X11 on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
It seems NVIDIA are preparing a new driver update that will enable the use of Vulkan without needing X11.

Alwa's Awakening, a game inspired by old NES classics needs Linux testers

By Liam Dawe,
The developers of Alwa's Awakening contacted me to let you all know that they are going to need help testing the Linux version of their game.

Engage in a battle of wits, luck and skullduggery in 'The Living Dungeon', now released for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The Living Dungeon is a board game come to life in video game form and it's now available on Linux. Up to 9 players can take part in a battle of wits, luck and skullduggery. It also features a 30 hour story campaign.

Stellaris 1.4 update released with a free DLC named 'Horizon Signal'

By Liam Dawe,
Stellaris has received a major patch today to address a bunch of bugs, do some optimizations, adds a ton of achievements and more. They have also released a free DLC named 'Horizon Signal'.

Dungeon Souls, the action and adventure roguelike has left Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Dungeon Souls is a roguelike I was quite impressed with back when I played it in January, and it's really pleasing to see development now finished.

Today I had a chat with Sudoshred and Hex DSL for their XPenguin video podcast

By Liam Dawe,
I had the pleasure of speaking to Sudoshred and Hex DSL today about Linux gaming and the GamingOnLinux website.

Eliosi's Hunt, a sci-fi top-down shooter could come to Linux with enough interest

By Liam Dawe,
If you're a fan of good-looking top-down shooters, you may want to know that Eliosi's Hunt could come to Linux with enough interest.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun now has the Linux demo available

By Liam Dawe,
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan which has gameplay similar to the Commandos series now has a demo for Linux, right near release.

Our latest user survey is done, Steam Controller seems to be the favourite

By Liam Dawe,
Our user survey is now done automatically from your profiles every month. On the 1st of December a fresh lot was generated.

Unforgiving but addictive 3D top-down shooter 'Redie' is now out on Steam, demo available and some thoughts

By -Daniel-Palacio-,
After a beta period that took two and a half months, Redie is finally available on Steam, so I gave it some thoughts about whether it lived to its expectations or not. There is a demo available too.

'Lara Croft GO', a turn based puzzle-adventure released day-1 on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Lara Croft GO, is a turn based puzzle-adventure spin-off of Tomb Raider and it has arrived with day-1 Linux support.

The Exiled, an open-world survival arena that combines MMO and MOBA together supports Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The Exiled, a new discovery recently that aims to combine the open-world approach of an MMO together with MOBA style battles. The icing here is that it supports Linux.

Redout, a fantastic looking tribute to games like WipeOut could come to Linux, with enough interest

By Liam Dawe,
I was shared an email yesterday from a conversation with the developers of futuristic racer 'Redout'. The developers are willing to do a Linux version, if there's enough interest.
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