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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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Our Linux Game Release Calendar Is Now Live

By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2015

I've worked over the last few days in my coding cave to bring a new feature, a release calendar for Linux games!

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CO-OP : Decrypted 2.5D Puzzle-platformer Adds Linux Support, Some Thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2015

CO-OP : Decrypted recently added in Linux support to the rather good looking 2.5D platformer, so it’s time for an overdue look at it with some initial thoughts.

Master Of Orion 1 & 2 Now Available On Linux, Thanks To GOG

By Liam Dawe, 12 May 2015

If you’re a fan of 4X strategy games, then you will have probably heard of Master of Orion. Honestly, Master of Orion 2 is one of my all time favourite games, and now I can play it without any messing around on Linux.

TowerFall Ascension DLC 'TowerFall Dark World Expansion' Released, Game Also Now On GOG

By Liam Dawe, 12 May 2015

TowerFall Ascension has been given the gift of DLC and DRM free treatment on GOG.com. The Dark World Expansion pushes TowerFall further in every direction, a great excuse to revisit the beloved indie fighter.

Invisible, Inc. Strategy Game Released For Linux, Some Thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 12 May 2015

Invisible, Inc. has snuck out the door and is now available on your favourite operating system. I’ve been looking forward to this for some time, so I took a look.

ARK: Survival Evolved, A Beautiful Unreal Engine Survival Game Is Heading Our Way

By Liam Dawe, 12 May 2015

ARK: Survival Evolved is doing the rounds right now, and for good reason. It's an Unreal Engine 4 powered survival game with RPG elements and dinosaurs.

Frozenbyte Confirm The Trine 3 Linux Release Is Due After The Final Windows Release

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2015

It's sad, but not entirely unexpected that we will be left waiting for Trine 3. We did have to wait for ports of Trine and Trine 2, but when our editor Cheeseness spoke to Frozenbyte it sounded like the Linux version would be out during Early Access.

Empire: Total War Has A Beta That Enables Linux Vs Mac Online Play

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2015

It's great to see bigger games coming to Linux like Empire: Total War, but having Linux only multiplayer does make the experience less fun. Feral Interactive are trying to fix this for us with a beta test.

Feral Interactive Looking For QA Testers & Developers

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2015

Feral Interactive took to reddit to announce they are expanding, and they don't just need developers, but people with experience testing AAA games.

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Two Worlds II Action RPG Will Apparently Still Be Ported To Linux

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2015

You might not remember, but we had the Publisher of Two Worlds II confirm to us multiple times that Two Worlds II would come to Linux, and then things got confusing, but now one of the actual developers has confirmed it will happen.

Dr. Spacezoo, A Seriously Slick Twin Stick Shooter Available On Linux With A Demo

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2015

Dr. Spacezoo is a new discovery of mine thanks to twitter! It's a twin stick shooter with some very frantic gameplay, nice visuals and a great soundtrack.

HUSH, An Action & Adventure Game About Childish Fears Is Coming To Linux

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2015

A new action adventure game is heading our way in the form of HUSH. The game is inspired by childish nightmares and fears, which sounds pretty fun if they do it right.