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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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Darksiders Is Still Coming To Linux, But A Silly Graphical Glitch Is Stopping It

By Liam Dawe, 12 Nov 2014

Darksiders is being worked on for Linux, but sadly as we reported before there is still a bug holding it up.

Pillars Of Eternity RPG Now Available To Pre-order, New Trailer Too

By Liam Dawe, 12 Nov 2014

Pillars of Eternity, the massive RPG to come from Obsidian Entertainment & Paradox Interactive is set to release early next year, and it's now up for pre-order with Linux support.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel's First DLC Now Out, And Linux Is Supported

By Liam Dawe, 12 Nov 2014

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel has its first DLC pack out named 'Handsome Jack Doppelganger' is now out, and thanks to Aspyr Media it has day-1 Linux support.

QbQbQb Arcade Game Released On Steam For Linux, Win Some Keys

By Liam Dawe, 11 Nov 2014

QbQbQb is a colourful and good-looking arcade game that was made entirely on Linux, and we have free keys for you!

Frozenbyte's Platformer Splot May Not Come To Linux It Seems

By Liam Dawe, 10 Nov 2014

Remember Splot? The little platformer that was part of a certain Humble Bundle that promised cross-platform support, and future keys to anyone who purchased it? Well they announced the release with no mention of Linux, and now we know why.

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Rich Geldreich On The State Of Linux Gaming, And It's Not Good

By Liam Dawe, 10 Nov 2014

Former Valve engineer Rich Geldreich has written up a blog post about the state of Linux Gaming. It's an interesting read that's for sure.

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Insurgency FPS Is Waiting On Valve So It Can Come To Linux (UPDATED)

By Liam Dawe, 9 Nov 2014

Insurgency is a tactical FPS built with Valve's Source engine, and it originally stated it would come to Linux, but now their plans aren't so clear thanks to Valve. UPDATED, see the bottom.

Don't Starve Together Has A New Beta Trailer

By Liam Dawe, 9 Nov 2014

Don't Starve Together is the highly anticipated update to Don't Starve that features the much request multiplayer! We have a new trailer to show you too.

Galcon 2 Strategy Game Launched, It's Free 2 Play

By Liam Dawe, 9 Nov 2014

The sequel to the original Galcon strategy game has officially launched, and this time around it's free 2 play.

Trine Enchanted Edition Is Coming Along For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 8 Nov 2014

Trine for Linux has been missing on GOG and Steam since the Linux release, but fear not, as the Linux version is still coming for the revamped Trine Enchanted Edition.

Gunspell - Steam Edition Now Available On Linux, A Mix Of Puzzle, RPG

By Liam Dawe, 7 Nov 2014

Gunspell is cross-genre game, where RPG meets Puzzle. Previously a mobile, Windows 8 and Facebook game, it has jumped ship to Steam along with Linux desktop support.

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Steam's Classic War Pack Now Supports Linux

By Liam Dawe, 7 Nov 2014

Titles like Nam, Silent Service, Eradicator and more now support Linux on Steam. Night Dive Studios seem to have done another Linux push on Steam for this to happen.

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War Thunder MMO Officially Launches On Linux

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2014

The highly popular War Thunder MMO game has officially launched on Linux. We don't have many decent MMO games, so is it worth a shot?

Defenders Quest Getting A Big Update, Removes The Need For Adobe Air

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2014

This is excellent news. Defenders Quest is a fantastic game that was spoilt by the use of Adobe Air, but no more!

Postal 2 No Longer Being Worked On By Icculus, RWS Taking It In-house

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2014

I'm a bit late on actually covering this, but any fans of Postal 2 will know that the Linux version is rather far behind Windows in terms of updates due to how busy Icculus is, so RunningWithScissors has taken it in-house.