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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly checked 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. You can also follow my personal adventures on Bluesky.

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Major Mayhem Arcade Shooter Released For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2014

Major Mayhem looks like a fantastic time-waster full of completely over-the-top action, plenty of levels to keep you going.

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Democracy 3 Review On Linux, I Fail At Running A Country

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2014

I am no stranger to thinking that I can run my country better than my current government, and it is not often that a game can prove you so badly wrong.

Leadwerks Game Creation Toolkit Has A New Linux Beta

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2014

Leadwerks has come a very long way since the initial Kickstarter campaign, there is now a 3rd beta available for certain backers.

Fancy Skulls FPS Major Update Including 4 New Enemies

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2014

Fancy Skulls the quirky FPS has a new major update out that includes quite a lot of content including new enemies and balance adjustments.

Starbound Developers Detail How Player Progression Will Work, Changes Abound!

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2014

Starbound the fantastic universe-sandbox game will be updated in the future to change the way player progression currently works.

Sir, You Are Being Hunted Updated With New NPC & Better AI

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2014

Sir, You Are Being Hunted has a new major updated out that adds a new terrifying NPC, better controller support and more!

Planetary Annihilation Major New Update With Video

By Liam Dawe, 23 Feb 2014

Planetary Annihilation the massive scale RTS game has another major update, it now includes their own version of a minimap.

Interstellar Marines FPS Still Plans To Release On Linux This Year

By Liam Dawe, 23 Feb 2014

Never fear, Interstellar Marines is near! A developer has finally broken the silence on what is happening with the Linux version.

Developer Sells Game On IndieGameStand DRM Free, Then Removes DRM Free Version

By Liam Dawe, 22 Feb 2014

So, this annoyed to the point of having to write about it. Hero Siege was sold on IndieGameStand DRM free and without warning the developer has now removed the DRM free version and has tied it to Steam.

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GOL Cast: 99 Levels To Hell

By Liam Dawe, 22 Feb 2014

I haven't done a cast myself for a while, so I decided to take a look at 99 Levels To Hell, the recently released action-platformer.

Stencyl 3.0 Released, A Game Creation Kit With No Programming

By Liam Dawe, 22 Feb 2014

Stencyl is an interesting toolkit that enables you to create games without traditional programming, and they have just released the big 3.0.

Gameolith Adds Fair Pricing To Their Game Store

By Liam Dawe, 22 Feb 2014

So, while other game stores have done things like regional pricing which results a lot of the time in prices being converted 1:1 making a lot of games more expensive for people outside of the US, Gameolith has done the opposite.

Editorial

3089 The Odd Futuristic Action RPG Has A New Interface & Trailer

By Liam Dawe, 22 Feb 2014

3089 is a very odd looking futuristic action-RPG from Phr00t, recently the developer has overhauled the user interface in-game and it's looking good.

QBEH-1: The Atlas Cube Atmospheric First Person Puzzle Game Releasing In April For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 22 Feb 2014

Digital Tribes got in touch with us recently to get the word out about QBEH-1: The Atlas Cube the prequel to QBEH a game which sadly has no Linux version, but this one will.

The Reason Some Games Are Delayed For Linux In Humble Indie Bundles

By Liam Dawe, 21 Feb 2014

There is an "ask me anything" going on in reddit-land right now with the folks from the current Humble Bundle, I decided to ask the question a lot of people have been wondering.