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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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Running With Rifles release 0.83

By Liam Dawe, Mar 12, 2013

Running With Rifles another little favourite project of mine that I like to watch grow has released a new updated version - 0.83!

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Cardinal Quest 2 dungeon-crawler to hit Linux in April/May

By Liam Dawe, Mar 11, 2013

Cardinal Quest 2 the sequel to the very cool Cardinal Quest a simple but addictive dungeon-crawler will be hitting our downloadable shelves soon-ish.

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Jack Keane adventure game shows up on Desura

By Liam Dawe, Mar 11, 2013

Runesoft has continued it's Desura push and put Jack Keane on Desura! Although not available for purchase yet it means it's due to hit soon!

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Shadowrun Returns First Look! 2D turn based RPG

By Liam Dawe, Mar 10, 2013

Shadowrun Returns brings back one of our most original & cherished game settings as a 2D turn-based RPG with an emphasis on storytelling and tactical combat. Pre-Order today and join us in the dark underworld of Shadowrun’s dystopian cyberpunk ...

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Dungeon Fray fast paced roguelike release & Review

By Liam Dawe, Mar 10, 2013

Dungeon Fray is a fast paced roguelike game for Windows and Linux. The game features three playable classes, randomly generated levels, turn based combat and unlockable achievem...

Painkiller Hell & Damnation for Linux releasing in April/May!

By Liam Dawe, Mar 10, 2013

Another Unreal Engine 3 game will be out soon folks! Painkiller Hell & Damnation the sequel/part remake to 2004's Painkiller series will smash onto Linux this April or May.

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Enemy fully funded and heading to Linux!

By Liam Dawe, Mar 9, 2013

We previously introduced you to Enemy her...

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Bloom: Memories - One of a Kind Action Adventure / RPG

By Liam Dawe, Mar 9, 2013

Bloom: Memories is a beautiful artistic take on the action-adventure / RPG genre that carries ...

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Civitas - Plan, develop and manage the city of your dreams!

By Liam Dawe, Mar 9, 2013

Civitas - Establish the perfect city! Terraform the land, plan your city & develop it. Moddable, community driven, DRM free, Si...

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Gratuitous Space Battles joins Steam Linux but beware!

By Liam Dawe, Mar 7, 2013

Okay so Gratuitous Space Battles now shows up on Steam for Linux and the SteamDB shows it as working....

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Minecraft 1.5 pre release is out!

By Liam Dawe, Mar 7, 2013

Minecraft the massively popular and still climbing the popularity and sales ladder indie game has a new major release due this month!

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Counter Strike: Condition Zero officially released for Linux, more on the way!

By Liam Dawe, Mar 7, 2013

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (CS:CZ) is now available for Linux players via Steam. CS:CZ is the fifth Valve title to be released for Linux and, with its release, pushes the total number of Linux games available on Steam to 80.

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Monsters! A new alpha funded game on Desura

By Liam Dawe, Mar 6, 2013

Monsters is a 2D action shooter inspired by the classic arcade game Robotron 2084. Wielding “twin stick” controls, the player aims to defeat waves of enemy monsters bent on his destruc...

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Strike Suit Zero is still on it's way to Linux!

By Liam Dawe, Mar 6, 2013

I spoke to the developers of Strike Suit Zero via twitter to try to find out when the game is coming to Linux!

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Dead Cyborg scifi adventure episode 2 now available!

By Liam Dawe, Mar 6, 2013

Dead Cyborg scifi adventure game episode 2 now available! Easily one of the best looking adventure games available on Linux!

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Humble Bundle with Android 5!

By Liam Dawe, Mar 5, 2013

Here we go another Humble Bundle, this time an Android bundle! Pay what you want, get games, support charity.

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Hostile Takeover new video to show off gameplay

By Liam Dawe, Mar 5, 2013

Hostile Takeover an isometric assassination/stealth game inspired by classics like Fallout, X-COM and Syndicate has a new video showing off...

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Enemy needs less than $3000 for Simultaneous platform release

By Liam Dawe, Mar 4, 2013

Enemy is a role playing game, so you will create and gradually level-up your own custom retro game character, with a mix of skills ranging from mental health and reaction t...