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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check 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.

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Tesseract A Brand New Open Source FPS Derived From Cube 2: Sauerbraten

By Liam Dawe, May 12, 2014

Tesseract is a first-person shooter game focused on instagib deathmatch and capture-the-flag gameplay as well as cooperative in-game map editing.

Stronghold 3 Strategy Game Could Be Coming To Linux

By Liam Dawe, May 12, 2014

Stronghold 3 is showing some hints towards coming to Linux. Stronghold is a series of strategy games from FireFly Studios.

Valve's Rich Geldreich Is At It Again, The State Of Graphics Drivers OpenGL Support

By Liam Dawe, May 12, 2014

Another blog post from the Valve developer Rich Geldreich who works on the Vogl OpenGL debugger. This time Rich lends his experienced thoughts to the state of OpenGL in vendors drivers.

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Project Zomboid Major Update Released, Video Of Failure Included

By Liam Dawe, May 12, 2014

Project Zomboid has finally gone and done it. The developers have pushed 'build 26' to the main download on Steam and soon to Desura too. Desura users will be delighted by this.

Nuclear Throne Updated Again With More Enemies, More Weapons, More Awesome On Linux

By Liam Dawe, May 12, 2014

Oh Nuclear Throne you're like a fast paced Dungeons of Dredmor, I love you, but wow you frustrate me! Nuclear Throne is getting better and better and the Linux version is solid.

Valve's Rich Geldreich Notes Some Problems With OpenGL, DirectX 12 Will Leave It In The Dust

By Liam Dawe, May 12, 2014

Rich Geldreich states these are his personal thoughts after working with OpenGL, Rich is currently working at Valve on 'Vogl' an open source OpenGL debugger. He makes some interesting points.

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Xoreos FOSS Project Needing OpenGL Developers, Open Engine For BioWare's Aurora Engine

By Liam Dawe, May 11, 2014

The xoreos project that aims to create an open source game engine to play games made for BioWare's Aurora Engine (think Neverwinter Nights, Knight of the Old Republic) is seeking OpenGL developers.

Stunt Rally Has A New Version Released With New Tracks, New Graphics & More

By Liam Dawe, May 11, 2014

Stunt Rally is the great open source stunt rally racing game for Linux. This is a brand new just released major version.

Contested Space, The Awesome Looking Space Sandbox MMO Needs A Hand On Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, May 11, 2014

I wrote about Contested Space recently about how fun it looked. Sadly it's not got long left on Kickstarter and needs a bit of love. We do have a new video to show you too, complete with lasers pew pew.

The Last Tinker: City Of Colours Releases Tomorrow For Linux, Video & Review

By Liam Dawe, May 11, 2014

We have been lucky enough to get a key for The Last Tinker: City Of Colours a beautiful new mix of action and adventure where you fight to restore the colour of the world.

The Community Has Beaten Epic At Porting The Unreal Editor To Linux

By Liam Dawe, May 10, 2014

The community of coders has beaten Epic Games at the porting game and has ported the Unreal Editor to Linux already.

Calibre 10 Racing Series Linux Version Possibility Is Based On Demand

By Liam Dawe, May 10, 2014

The developers of Calibre 10 Racing Series have stated that they love Linux and a Linux version is based on how much demand there is for one.

Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine Released On Steam For Linux

By Liam Dawe, May 10, 2014

Embark on an epic cross-country journey that sends an unlikely hero deep into the heart of the wild west in search of love and an ancient, cursed treasure mine, said to contain inconceivable wealth!

Fistful of Frags Free FPS Released For Linux On Steam

By Liam Dawe, May 10, 2014

Fistful of Frags promised that when they got greenlit to be on Steam that they would port to the newer Source SDK for Linux, they have delivered and it's an awesome western inspired FPS game.

Epic Space: Online MMO Released For Linux In Early Access

By Liam Dawe, May 9, 2014

Epic Space: Online is a 2D space MMO I have been following for quite some time, it is now available on Linux in Steam's Early Access section.

Another Star, The Very Authentic Retro RPG Is Now Released For Linux Gamers

By Liam Dawe, May 9, 2014

We only pointed Another Star out a few days ago and it has now pushed out the Linux version! The game caught my attention with its really authentic looking retro visuals, complete with a CRT screen effect.

The Impossible Game Released On Steam For Linux, A Fun Music Infused Platformer

By Liam Dawe, May 9, 2014

The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! Well that's what the developers claim anyway.

Mutant Gangland Strategy Game Nearing Alpha 2, Source Goes Fully Open

By Liam Dawe, May 9, 2014

Remember Mutant Gangland? It's the rather fun looking turn-based strategy game from BacioiuC that pits robots vs mutants. The developer has given an update on the status of the second Alpha and has put the source-code under the fully open MIT license.

Limit Theory Space Sim Developer Switches To Linux, New Video & It Looks Fantastic

By Liam Dawe, May 8, 2014

Limit Theory is a beautiful looking space simulation in a procedurally-generated universe. In the latest update video the developer actually states he is now doing everything including recording the latest video on Linux.