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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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The Humble Summer Narrative Celebration Bundle will have you sink some hours in

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

Ready for more games? After a pretty good Humble Choice for August 2024, there's a new Humble Summer Narrative Celebration Bundle also now live.

No Man's Sky adds fishing, a fishing skiff, a new expedition, deep-sea diving and loads more

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

Can someone tell Hello Games it's all good now, everyone is over the poor launch? Actually don't, I want to see just how far they will keep pushing No Man's Sky. The latest update is a goodie too.

Ember is a huge online tabletop RPG from the creators of Foundry Virtual Tabletop

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

Foundry Virtual Tabletop is a popular (and Linux-supported) modern online role-playing system and now the creators are working on a massive new game called Ember.

Retroid Pocket 5 and Retroid Pocket Mini will have Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

While it has yet to have a proper full announcement, the Retroid Pocket 5 sounds like a nice device for those of you who love retro gaming and for the first time it will have proper Linux support too. Along with the Retroid Pocket Mini too.

Acer enter the handheld PC gaming race with the Nitro Blaze 7

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

Here we go again. Another vendor has decided to make their own PC gaming handheld and this time it's Acer with the Nitro Blaze 7.

Earl vs. the Mutants is chaotic survivor-like fun with vehicles

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

There's a whole lot of Vampire Survivor-likes and bullet hell / bullet heaven mixtures around, but not many stick you directly in the driver's seat like Earl vs. the Mutants.

SteamFork is yet another Linux distribution aiming to be a SteamOS-like for handhelds

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

Attack of the clones! Well, sort of anyway. We have Bazzite, ChimeraOS, HoloISO and now SteamFork as well. There's so much choice to get Linux on your handhelds.

Devour famous paintings in the classic Snake-ish game ART for Snakes

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

Remember the classic game Snake? Well this is ART for Snakes, a "snake-ish" game about eating the most expensive paintings you can before the time runs out.

Cosmic Call is basically Nuclear Throne as a rogue-lite boomer shooter

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

CosmicDev recently put up a demo for Cosmic Call, a very scribbly-styled retro boomer shooter that sees you fight through small arena levels as you keep powering up.

Open source evolution sim 'Thrive' adds sprinting, visual upgrades, more competitive AI

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

I love watching Thrive continue to grow. A free and open source evolution sim where you start off life as a single microbe. The latest release version 0.7.0 is out now adding new gameplay features.

Humble Choice for September 2024 has Guardians of the Galaxy, Coral Island, Stranded: Alien Dawn

By Liam Dawe, 5 days ago

Looks like September 2024 is a pretty good month for Humble Choice, the subscription service from Humble Bundle that gives you a new set of games every month.

Harebrained (BATTLETECH / Shadowrun) announced GRAFT, a post-cyberpunk survival horror RPG

By Liam Dawe, 5 days ago

Harebrained are back! After splitting off from Paradox, they've returned with a new game, and one Shadowrun fans might like to take a look at with GRAFT.

Make it so, engage or something for the Steam Space Exploration Fest

By Liam Dawe, 5 days ago

Stardate 03/09/2024, the Steam Space Exploration Fest has begun so you better set course for the deals. Make it so, engage, hit it or whatever.

Intel reveals their Core Ultra 200V 'Lunar Lake' available starting September 24

By Liam Dawe, 5 days ago

Lunar Lake has launched now officially as the Intel Core Ultra 200V series, due out from September 24th for "AI PCs".

A love letter to the Monster Tamer genre, Battle Gem Ponies is out now

By Liam Dawe, 5 days ago

After a successful Kickstarter back in 2021, Battle Gem Ponies from Yotes Games has officially released as a love letter to the Monster Tamer genre.

Cross-platform Nexus Mods app v0.6.0 out now expanding Cyberpunk 2077 support

By Liam Dawe, 5 days ago

The Nexus mod platform team continue building up their newer open source and cross-platform mod launcher, with expanded support for Cyberpunk 2077 modding in the new 0.6.0 version out now.

Square Enix invests in Playtron for their Linux-based PlaytronOS - first Alpha out now

By Liam Dawe, 5 days ago

Playtron are quietly building up their Linux-based PlaytronOS behind the scenes, and not only have they released their first Alpha but they've pulled in another investor too.

Risk of Rain creators Hopoo Games join Valve

By Liam Dawe, 5 days ago

Exciting times ahead for Valve and Steam as most of Hopoo Games, the creators of the Risk of Rain series, have now joined Valve.

Coromon: Rogue Planet blends creature-collecting with a rogue-lite twist

By Liam Dawe, 6 days ago

Coromon is one of the better monster-taming / creature collecting Pokémon-likes that I've played and now the series is getting a new and rather different entry with Coromon: Rogue Planet.

Tower defense fans should try Nordhold: Origins, a free prologue for a much bigger upcoming game

By Liam Dawe, 6 days ago

Currently reviewing well from users on Steam is Nordhold: Origins, a free tower defense game with high replayability where you build up a medieval Nordic village.

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