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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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Cardinal Quest

By Liam Dawe, Aug 12, 2011

Introducing Cardinal Quest an interesting little arcade-style dungeon-crawler. QuoteCardinal Quest is an arcade-style dungeon-crawler inspired by 1980s classics ...

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Caster multiplayer on the way?

By Liam Dawe, Aug 11, 2011

So for all you Caster fans it looks like it will be getting multiplayer support according to a sneaky blog post: Quote

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Atom Zombie Smasher now available on the Ubuntu Software Center

By Liam Dawe, Aug 10, 2011

Following Atom Zombie Smasher's inclusion in the Humble Indie Bundle #3 and recent selection for thePAX 10 indie showcase, Atom Zombie Smasher is now available in the Ubuntu Software Center. Atom Zombie Smasher has been available for Linux, Ma...

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Minecraft server problems

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9, 2011

UPDATE: Looks like the new map may have to stay, the CPU use has gone right down since putting on the new map, that's the problem with playing a game that's in BETA! Original: It has come to my attention that ...

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Charlies Games original Bullet Candy comes to linux!

By Liam Dawe, Aug 8, 2011

As we retweeted via twitter on the day and as now other awesome sites have picked up, Charlies Games have ported over the origina...

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Haaf's Game Engine (HGE) comes to Linux!

By Liam Dawe, Aug 7, 2011

Ryan Gordon aka icculus posted on the wolfire blog; QuoteThis is a guest post from Ryan Gordon, ...

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Want to win a copy of Humble Indie Bundle 3?

By Liam Dawe, Aug 6, 2011

Okay guys so because this bundle is just that awesome i have a copy of the bundle up for grabs for one lucky winner. It includes everything as the price was set as such to make sure it includes the second bundle too! So here is your chance if...

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Doom 3/ID Tech 4 source code release this year!

By Liam Dawe, Aug 4, 2011

Well another year another "QuakeCon", Carmack of ID Software has stated that the source code to Doom 3/ID Tech 4 should be released before the years end! So this should hopefully pave way for improved graphics and game play across t...

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Interview with a 0 A.D. Developer

By Liam Dawe, Aug 1, 2011

With thanks to Constantinos of the greek Linux site OSArena, he sent me a request to publish an interview he did with 0 A.D's Aviv Sharon. The interview is as follows (my own comments aft...

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SpaceChem is multilingual!

By Liam Dawe, Aug 1, 2011

Kenneth Bowen email me to let us know about this one. QuoteThe critically acclaimed and award winning game SpaceChem is now available in multiple language...

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IndieCIty - New game store coming soon!

By Liam Dawe, Jul 31, 2011

Thanks to Ryan Swart on google+ i got notified about IndieCity. It is an online games store which will also have a downloadable client for Linux in the near future, they are focusing so...

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Kot-in-Action announce a possible new game!

By Liam Dawe, Jul 30, 2011

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Heroes of Newerth goes free to play!

By Liam Dawe, Jul 29, 2011

Well this is a bit unexpected (by me - i'm not up to speed on it all), but Heroes of Newerth has gone free to play!

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Project Zomboid working on Linux!

By Liam Dawe, Jul 28, 2011

By now i am sure you have all heard of Project Zomboid, the zombie survival game. It is a java based game with a public demo/alpha out which doesn't actually work under Linux (come on it&#...

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More Desura Information

By Liam Dawe, Jul 27, 2011

Keith Poole has added a new blog entry on Desura to give new information on how the port is going. It includes screen shots of the wor...

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Mini Spotlight: Balanced Annihilation Reloaded

By Liam Dawe, Jul 23, 2011

Currently our second ever (I think) game spotlight, I have decided to make a little post about Balanced Annihilation Reloaded. Balanced Annihilation Reloaded will be a completely remodeled game for the

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Achron updates

By Liam Dawe, Jul 22, 2011

The time traveling based RTS game Achron is looking like it's nearing complete with the campaigns being pushed out and improved upon, just released is 0.9.3.0, which features a second camp...

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Helena the 3rd The Grande Finale

By Liam Dawe, Jul 19, 2011

Our much covered favourite little indie game is nearing completion! QuoteHelena the 3rd is now in the final production stages, we have started work on our fin...

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Puzzle Moppet now on Gameolith!

By Liam Dawe, Jul 19, 2011

Gameolith my favourite new little Linux store has added another game which our readers should be familair with....Puzzle Moppet

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FLARE 0.14, 0.14.1 and a new video!

By Liam Dawe, Jul 16, 2011

Well it's been a while since i posted about FLARE the i have high hopes for this one type of game engine. Firstly they have a new major version out 0.14, which adds a main menu...