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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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Ubuntu Gaming Laptop from System 76!

By Liam Dawe, 23 Nov 2012

System 76 the Ubuntu based computer supplier has brought out a Gaming Laptop named "Bonobo" (what an odd name!). It has some pretty beefy internals including a top of the line...

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Legend of Dungeon a 4 Player Co-Op Roguelike-like Beat'em'up

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2012

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Steam Beta expands for another 5000!

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2012

Steam developer Frank announced via the Steam for Linux group that the limited Steam Beta has been expanded by another 5,000 people.

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The Real Texas on Desura and money off!

By Liam Dawe, 21 Nov 2012

The Real Texas is an action adventure game that plays like a mashup of Zelda: Link to the Past and Ultima VI. Sam, an ordinary Texas rancher, is on holiday in England when he falls into a blue portal and lands in Strange, Texas.

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Have an Nvidia Optimus chip? Look here!

By Liam Dawe, 20 Nov 2012

So if you have a laptop with Nvidia Optimus (Intel and Nvidia graphics) it can be a royal pain to get it all working correctly (currently you would always be using the Intel chip), quite some time ago (over a year infact!)

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Oniken gets a Linux version!

By Liam Dawe, 20 Nov 2012

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Team Fortress 2 now available for anyone using Steam not in the Beta!

By Liam Dawe, 19 Nov 2012

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Mystic Mine puzzle game goes open source!

By Liam Dawe, 18 Nov 2012

Mystic Mine by Koonsolo has gone open source and is now available on ...

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Desurium needs testing

By Liam Dawe, 17 Nov 2012

Okay folks Desurium (The open source client for Desura) needs more testing and feedback. Remember to submit all bugs (although try to s...

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Airline Tycoon Deluxe has landed in the Ubuntu Software Centre

By Liam Dawe, 16 Nov 2012

Good news for Ubuntu fans worldwide! Airline Tycoon Deluxe has landed in the Ubuntu Software Centre! Thomas from Runesoft mailed ...

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Website hit by spam attack

By Liam Dawe, 16 Nov 2012

Okay so today we got hit by a rather large spam attack I am currently dealing with. I have banned most of the spammers but still going through the list and also added a much more powerful captcha (you now have to play a small game to registe...

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Steam big picture from login!

By Liam Dawe, 15 Nov 2012

This is something worth looking into, omgubuntu reported on a github page here by "thor27" where you can in Ubuntu install a Steam Big Picture session so when you login all you ...

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Unity3D 4.0 Now Available With Linux Exporting

By Liam Dawe, 15 Nov 2012

Unity3D the awesome game engine has official released 4.0 including the much requested Linux publishing support which will hopefully pave way for many more Linux titles!

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Distance (Nitronic Rush spiritual succesor) fully funded!

By Liam Dawe, 14 Nov 2012

Distance the futuristic arcade racing game that

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Q&A with Hero-U's Corey & Lori Cole

By Liam Dawe, 12 Nov 2012

Todays question time is with Corey from the Hero-U Kickstarter a sort of Adventure/RPG 2D hybrid! They are looking to get to $400,000.

Killing Floor and Red Orchestra on Steam for non-BETA users

By Liam Dawe, 10 Nov 2012

Good news everyone! The wise folk over at Tripwire have put up the binaries for Killing Floor and

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2 new Kickstarts to whet your appetite!

By Liam Dawe, 9 Nov 2012

Okay so since so many emails it's time to start condensing the amount of news posts as it's just flooding our front page! Note to self: Find a way to condense the front page so we can fit more in without making it look crap, if...

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Q&A with Interstellar Marines devs!

By Liam Dawe, 9 Nov 2012

So it's been a while since I personally did a question time with anyone, this week the developers behind the Interstellar Marines are up! Interstellar Marines is an in development FPS for L...