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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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A New The Witcher 2 Linux Beta Appears, Improved Performance

By Liam Dawe, 11 Aug 2014

Virtual Programming might just redeem themselves and their Eon technology yet. A new beta (today) for The Witcher 2 has been put onto Steam, and with it some performance fixes.

OpenGL 4.5 Announced, Work Started On Next Generation OpenGL

By Liam Dawe, 11 Aug 2014

The Khronos Group who oversee OpenGL development have announced not only OpenGL 4.5, but they are also encouraging others to come forward to join them in building the next generation of OpenGL.

Heroes of a Broken Land Dungeon Crawler/RPG Now On Steam

By Liam Dawe, 10 Aug 2014

Heroes of a Broken Land another well reviewed indie game has now made an appearance on Steam. It's been on other services for a while, so it serves mainly to boost Steam's Linux games.

GOG Has More Linux Games Added To Their Collection

By Liam Dawe, 10 Aug 2014

GOG has been building up their library quicker and quicker, and thankfully some recent games added are on Linux now too. Come take a look!

Orbital Gear Gravity Based Action Game Release, Some Thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 9 Aug 2014

Orbital Gear is a very fast paced online action game that involves mech units and gravity. It's on Steam right right now and it's not an Early Access game, hooray!

Metro Redux FPS Games Have A New Overview Video, On Linux Later This Year

By Liam Dawe, 9 Aug 2014

I wasn't really that excited when I heard about the Metro FPS games being revamped, but after watching this I am. Not to mention having a revamp of the first game available on Linux too.

Crawl Is Now In Early Access For Linux, Dungeon Crawl With Your Friends

By Liam Dawe, 9 Aug 2014

Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! It's a really interesting looking game, but considering it requires local multiplayer we are a little skeptical here.

Apparently Valve Have Secretly Launched Source 2

By Liam Dawe, 8 Aug 2014

Valve are devils aren't they! They have recently updated Dota 2 to include new Workshop tools that seem to be based on Source 2!

Football Manager 2015 Will Support Linux Again

By Liam Dawe, 8 Aug 2014

It looks like Football Manager 2014 on Linux was success enough for the next game safely titled Football Manager 2015 to also be on Linux.

Back to Bed, a weird isometric puzzle game released on Steam for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 8 Aug 2014

Back to Bed is probably one of the more interesting puzzle games to come out recently with its rather unique style.

Kalypso Media Announces Dungeons 2, Linux Version Included

By Liam Dawe, 8 Aug 2014

Even though Kalypso Media still haven't graced us with the promised Tropico they have announced Dungeons 2 which features Linux support.

AI War Fleet Command To Leave Beta Soon With A New Expansion For Linux

By Liam Dawe, 8 Aug 2014

AI War Fleet Command is currently in beta on Linux, and later this month not only will Linux be an official platform, but a new expansion will be released too.

Knight Squad Now On Linux, Bomberman Meets Gauntlet

By Liam Dawe, 7 Aug 2014

We mentioned before that Knight Squad was coming to Linux, and here it is with the latest update! Knight Squad is a 1 to 8 players game that can be described as SNES era Bomberman meets Gauntlet. Play as a Knight in the arena and defeat your opponents using epic weapons and power ups.

Black The Fall Now On Linux In Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 7 Aug 2014

Black The Fall seems to have suffered the same problem a few games do when they add a Linux version to an existing game on Steam, and that's zero exposure. So, it was one even we managed to miss.

A Look At July's IndieBox With Forced, Plus Key Giveaway

By Liam Dawe, 7 Aug 2014

We have been graced with another IndieBox to take a look at, and this month the featured game is Forced. Take a look with us!

Borderlands: The Pre-sequel Looks Like It May Come To Linux (UPDATED)

By Liam Dawe, 6 Aug 2014

Thanks to the public financial reports of Take-Two Interactive it looks like the newest game in the Borderland series could see a Linux release and is listed as a platform for the game.