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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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Game Developers Talk Up OpenGL At PAX Prime 2013

By Liam Dawe,
At a PC Gaming World talk at PAX Prime 2013 some big name game developers talk down about DirectX and talk up OpenGL, great stuff and the video is within!

Unvanquished The Open Source FPS/RTS Reaches Alpha 19

By Liam Dawe,
The Unvanquished project has hit Alpha 19 which brings in major changes to gameplay to move away from the Tremulous project where they branched off from.

Sloth Patrol A FREE Fast Paced Twin Stick Shooter On Desura

By Liam Dawe,
Sloth Patrol is a fast paced twin stick shooter and the most realistic sloth-based video game ever conceived. The game combines elements of bullet-hell shoot em' ups with the frantic action synonymous with twin stick shooters.

Tenshu General Real Time Strategy On Desura

By Liam Dawe,
Tenshu General is a casual strategy game with a board game look and feel. Set in the time of the samurai in early Japan, players control a Tenshu castle from where they rule their land.

Natural Selection 2 FPS/RTS New Build 255!

By Liam Dawe,
Natural Selection 2 my current favourite FPS/RTS game on Linux has been updated to build 255 which includes a needed fix for Linux. Also time to note their reinforcement program.

GOG.com Don't Plan On Introducing Linux Support In The Foreseeable Future UPDATED

By Liam Dawe,
Well folks a lot of you saw this one coming, GOG.com have officially responded to us to state that Linux support just isn't happening anytime soon. UPDATED

Hotline Miami To Come Out Of Beta For Linux On September 9th

By Liam Dawe,
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat. Set in an alternative 1989 Miami, you will assume the role of a mysterious antihero on a murderous rampage against the shady underworld at the behest of voices on your answering machine.

0 A.D. Real Time Strategy Alpha 14 Released & New Crowdfunding Campaign

By Liam Dawe,
The latest and greatest of 0 A.D. the open source real time strategy game has been released, please welcome Alpha 14 Naukratis! Along side this is their new crowdfunding campaign.

MirrorMoon EP A Game About Mystery And Exploration In Outer Space

By Liam Dawe,
MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.

Lenna's Inception A Top-Down Puzzle-Action-Adventure Game

By Liam Dawe,
Lenna's Inception is a top-down puzzle-action-adventure game, similar to some of the Gameboy Zelda titles, but with procedurally-generated maps and puzzles, and a post-game sandbox. The alpha is now out for testing.

Amnesia A Machine For Pigs GOL Teaser

By Liam Dawe,
I managed to get myself a nice early access pass to the new Amnesia game and have been allowed to video it for you, thanks to Simple Screen Recorder I have a setup that now works! Warning: Do not view it if you don't want the first few minutes spoilt, but it's not very long to not spoil much.

Door Kickers SWAT Strategy Now On Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention. Analyze the situation, plan team routes, choose equipment and breach points and coordinate multiple troopers to reach the hostage room before the bad guys get to press that trigger.

Porting Games Over To Linux Using Wine

By Liam Dawe,
So here we are again GOL readers, time for another one of my awful editorials and this time I am asking you/talking at you the glorious community about Wine ports!

Baldur's Gate:Enhanced Edition Is Still Heading To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Thankfully we have learnt that Baldur's Gate:Enhanced Edition is still going to happen for Linux, but sadly they still don't have a timeline for it.

Time To Go Postal, Free Postal 2 DLC On Its Way

By Liam Dawe,
Postal 2 the first person game from RunningWithScissors looks like it's getting a totally free DLC! Sweet!

Build & Defend Survival Sandbox Game Updated

By Liam Dawe,
This game mixes several classical gameplay-styles such as Tower Defense, Multi-player cooperation, Destructible world and Economics and it has just had a new update.

PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate Is Heading To Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The critically acclaimed PSN hit PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate makes its way to Steam Linux for the definitive Monsters experience! Currently looking for testers too.

Steam's August Hardware Survey, Linux Dips Below 1%

By Liam Dawe,
Another month and another quick look at the Linux statistics on Steam, this time it seems we have dipped below that 1% mark.

Greenheart Games Detail The Delay For Game Dev Tycoon Linux Updates And Steam Support

By Liam Dawe,
Game Dev Tycoon is now out on Steam but not yet for Linux, while they do have an older version for Linux on the website, we contacted them to find out what was up?

Egbert and Frogbert's Crystal Picnic By Nooskewl Alpha Now Available

By Liam Dawe,
Crystal Picnic a 16-bit style action RPG in development by Nooskewl the creators of Monster RPG 2 now has an alpha available if you pre-order.
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