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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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Steam's Set Of January Greenlit Linux Titles

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2014

Another month and another set of titles have been greenlit by Steam, we have links to all of the Linux supported titles.

Alienware's Steam Machine Won't Be Customizable

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2014

In another shocking move from one manufacturer, Alienware has decided to lock down their Steam Machine with no customization, no upgrades and a yearly refresh cycle...what?

IGF Winning Game '140' Is Now Available For Linux On Steam

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2014

140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.

Slitherine To Improve Linux Support

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2014

Slitherine game store and publisher has announced improved cross platform support. Until now, Pandora: First Contact was only available to Linux gamers as a download and you had to buy the version separate from the Windows and Mac version.

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Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball Out For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jan 2014

Disco Dodgeball is a team-based multiplayer FPS where you race around a skate park / dance club in jet-powered robots and try to hit each other with exploding dodgeballs.

Linux Game Sales Statistics From Multiple Developers

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2014

I reached out to a number of developers to see how their sales are doing across different operating systems, here are the results for you.

Heroes of a Broken Land A Turn Based RPG With Town Building

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2014

Well now this is an odd combination, Heroes of a Broken Land combines an RPG/First Person Dungeon Crawling with a town management game with interesting results.

Six Wheels and a Gun Buggy Combat Game Needs Testing

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2014

Abraham Stolk emailed us to request testing of Six Wheels and a Gun that he has ported over to Linux.

Steam Bandits: Outpost New To Steam For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2014

A new release for Linux in Steam's Early Access is Steam Bandits: Outpost what will become a free to play game in the future, it looks pretty decent too.

Positech's Cliffski Developer Of Democracy 3 On SteamDevDays

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jan 2014

I don't usually point out developers blog posts unless they say something interesting, luckily the developer of Democracy 3, Gratuitous Space Battles, Redshirt & more has said something I bet a lot of developers now feel.

The New Interstellaria Alpha Teaser Looks Fantastic

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jan 2014

Interstellaria the 2d space SIM/RPG/Sandbox game has a new alpha trailer and wow this game looks fantastic, this is going to be a true must-have for sci-fi space fans.

Scavenger A Wireframe & Glitchy Music Game Free At Desura

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jan 2014

Have you ever wondered what it felt like to pilot the Millennium Falcon through the asteroid field in Empire Strikes Back; dodging asteroids and evading enemy fighters? Well Scavenger looks nothing like it Star Wars, but it does look like some good wireframe fun.

Original Natural Selection Source Code Now On Github

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jan 2014

The original Natural Selection modification of Half Life has been put onto github by the developers, pretty nice move.

NeonXSZ First Person Spaceship Shooter Major New Version

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jan 2014

In NeonXSZ (pronounced Neon Excesses) you are injected into cyberspace to stake your place in a war of virus verses machine. During your journey you will fly dozens of spaceships with hundreds of upgrades allowing you to create totally unique spacecraft with which to wage war.