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Ubuntu 18.04 is now officially released, so to mark this occasion we’ve teamed up with DRM free game store GOG for a sale and to throw some free games your way.

As you know, GOG have supported Linux for some time now, going way back to August 2014 where they made a bit of a splash with 50 games. Since then, they’ve continued to expand their catalogue of DRM free games. Not just modern games though, as they’re also nicely packaging some retro classics with the likes of DOSBox to make it simple for Linux gamers.

From now, GOG will be officially supporting Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04, as they will no longer be actively testing 14.04. They told me they’ve confirmed around 90% of their Linux games as fully working on the latest Ubuntu 18.04 release. They also officially support Ubuntu-based distributions like Mint and elementary OS. Personally, I think it’s fantastic GOG go through such lengths with their Linux support.

GOG have even given us one of those shiny partner pages, where we have listed a few choice Linux games to take a look at. With so many good Linux games available, it was a tough job to narrow it down to only a few. Feel free to link it to friends considering using Linux for gaming as a quick and easy list for some good choices. You can also see all Linux games currently on sale on GOG right here.

They’ve also given us 50 copies of Hacknet to give away! (Update: It's over now!)

Want to win a copy? Simply say "I love DRM free games!" somewhere in your comment to be entered. Competition closes 7PM UTC tomorrow, winners will be sent a PM directly here with a key if they win sometime after that.

As for what's new in Ubuntu 18.04, our good friends over at OMGUbuntu did a rather slick video you should check out. Will Cooke from Canonical also put up an overview with some tips to get you going. The biggest change, is the main Ubuntu version being moved from their own Unity desktop back to GNOME. For me personally, the move from Unity to GNOME Shell wasn't as big a shock as I expected, I've grown to quite like it honestly. Having a more customizable desktop certainly is handy, quite a fan of the one-click install for most GNOME plugins!

Naturally, there's many other Ubuntu-based distributions to look out for with different desktops like Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Budgie and so on with each of them having their own 18.04 release.

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Ads20000 Apr 27, 2018
I love DRM free games! and, well, games in general tbh!
I'm on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and it's got some bugs to iron out still but generally it's OK and, despite some inconsistencies, I'm very much enjoying the Communitheme! :D

snap install communitheme

(optionally use `--edge`) then log out and log into the Ubuntu with Communitheme snap (with Wayland) session!
ach Apr 27, 2018
I love DRM free games!
I'm also really excited about 18.04.
Ads20000 Apr 27, 2018
Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoI don't like the UI of Ubuntu.18.04..
Is Gnome fallback available for it?

Haven't tried it myself but what happens if you run `sudo apt install gnome-flashback`, does that give you a GNOME Flashback session on GDM (the settings cog in the bottom-right as you log in) to log into after you reboot?

You might also want to try Ubuntu MATE.
rcoit Apr 27, 2018
I love DRM free games! and Linux too :)
dorron Apr 27, 2018
I love DRM free games!
Jakl Apr 27, 2018
I love DRM free games! Especially love GoG and Ubuntu!
hakkai99 Apr 27, 2018
I love DRM free games!

Thanks for the opportunity and happy release day!
bageyelet Apr 27, 2018
I love DRM free games! And I love Linux and GOG too! :D
happyshow Apr 27, 2018
I love DRM free games! Linux support is awesome!!!
moh13777 Apr 27, 2018
I love DRM free games
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