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Looks like GOG Galaxy won't come to Linux any time soon, as it's "not a priority"

By Liam Dawe, Aug 18, 2017

Sad news, it seems GOG Galaxy won't actually be released for Linux any time soon. They may eventually get to it, but it's "not a priority".

Valve limit key requests from developers if it isn't "worth the cost"

By Liam Dawe, Aug 17, 2017

A leaked picture from the private Steam forum for developers has emerged, that show Valve will in fact limit the amount of keys developers can generate if it isn't worth the cost to Valve.

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Steam now has over 3,500 games for Linux, with GOG having over 700

By Liam Dawe, Aug 14, 2017

I know, I know, quality over quantity! Still, I can't help but feel excited by the amount of good quality games that are now available on Linux.

Linux desktop market share hit an all time high in July, according to one measure

By Liam Dawe, Aug 3, 2017

Here's a bit of positivity for you today! According to the statistics gathered by the netmarketshare website, in July the percentage of people using Linux on the desktop hit an all time high.

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Valve finally update their old Groups system, no longer will we be spammed with group invites

By Liam Dawe, Aug 3, 2017

The Groups system on Steam has been left to rot a little, but Valve have finally decided to update it. This also removes the ability for spammers to spam group invites out, something I complained about only recently.

Linux game sales statistics from multiple developers, part 5

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2, 2017

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It’s been a long time since I’ve done this, but here’s part 5 in the series of me talking to developers about how their games have been selling on Linux.

Editorial: No, Valve is not killing SteamOS or the Steam Controller

By Liam Dawe, Jul 18, 2017

Another day, another journalist claiming that Valve is killing SteamOS (amongst other things mentioned) and it couldn't be further from the truth. I'm going to be pretty blunt in this one, because it needs to be.

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Game store itch seems to have a problem with people selling pirated games

By Liam Dawe, Jul 12, 2017

Here's a sad one, some low-life's have been using the game store itch to sell cheap copies of other people's games for cheap.

ARK: Survival Evolved has just had a price increase, it has more than doubled

By Liam Dawe, Jul 6, 2017

Studio Wildcard seem to repeatedly mess up Early Access for ARK: Survival Evolved. First with a DLC for an unfinished game and now this new eye watering price.

Steam just keeps growing according to a presentation Valve did recently, UI update is coming

By Liam Dawe, Jul 5, 2017

Recently, Valve did a presentation about Steam during Indigo 2017 which took place in June. The interesting and not surprising thing here is that Steam just keeps on growing.

Some things developers might want to think about when bringing a game to Linux

By Liam Dawe, Jul 4, 2017

I posed a question on Twitter recently where I asked developers to jump in with thoughts on essential things to know about when bringing a game to Linux. Let’s look over some answers!

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The Witcher 3 didn't come to Linux likely as a result of the user-backlash from The Witcher 2

By Liam Dawe, Jul 3, 2017

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The Witcher 3 is something Linux users have been practically begging to have, but the problem is that it seems it will likely never come to Linux. An ex-Virtual Programming developer has taken to reddit explaining why this may have happened.

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The share of Linux users on Steam is still holding steady

By Liam Dawe, Jul 2, 2017

Another month goes by and Valve have released their Steam Hardware Survey. It shows a drop in Linux marketshare, but it's not as bad as people claim.

GamingOnLinux is turning 8 years old soon, here’s what we have planned and some thoughts on 2017

By Liam Dawe, Jul 2, 2017

The website is growing up! On the 5th of July GamingOnLinux will turn 8 years old and we have a little plan. Plus a few quick thoughts on 2017 so far.

Paradox has acquired Triumph Studios, makers of Age of Wonders & Overlord

By Liam Dawe, Jun 30, 2017

This is very interesting! Paradox have announced that they've acquired Triumph Studios, makers of Age of Wonders and Overlord.

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Facepunch Studios 'Rust' has $4.3 million in refunds

By Liam Dawe, Jun 29, 2017

Facepunch Studios developer Garry Newman tweeted out yesterday about how Rust has done in terms of refunds, turns out it's quite a lot.

IO Interactive retains the rights to HITMAN and becomes fully independent

By Liam Dawe, Jun 16, 2017

Good news for fans of HITMAN, as IO Interactive have confirmed they've retained the rights and become a fully independent studio.

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The Ashes of the Singularity Linux request topic has more requests than the game has reviews

By Liam Dawe, Jun 4, 2017

In an impressive show of support, the post from the Stardock CEO asking for Ashes of the Singularity Linux version requests has more posts than reviews on Steam.

An update on the Xenonauts Linux port that's only for 'legacy customers'

By Liam Dawe, May 16, 2017

I recently wrote about how the Linux version of Xenonauts is no longer supported with the developer now saying it's only for 'legacy customers', I reached out to the developer for some answers and here's what they told me.