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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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Steam Deck

Valve puts the Steam Deck and Dock on sale again, get up to 20% off

By Liam Dawe,
17
Joining the Steam 20 year celebration, the Steam Deck and Docking Station are now discounted across all three models when buying brand new from Valve.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered heads to Steam from Aspyr

By Liam Dawe,
40
Releasing in February 14th, 2024 - Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is heading to Steam thanks to Aspyr Media.
Unity logo

Unity attempt to clarify new install fees as developers revolt

By Liam Dawe,
39
The saga with the Unity game engine continues, after their completely botched announcement of a new fee system game developers will need to pay.
Cities: Skylines

Humble Bundle has a big Cities: Skylines bundle

By Liam Dawe,
5
Fancy city-building but don't want to pay a big sum for all the extra content? Humble Bundle have a new Cities: Skylines Bundle live now with the base game and major expansions.
GOG Indie Festival

GOG has a big Indie Festival Sale on

By Liam Dawe,
4
Stock up on some fantastic indie games, as GOG have launched their Indie Festival which is live now until September 25th, 10 PM UTC.
DISDAIN

VKDoom is a ZDoom-based source port with a focus on Vulkan

By Liam Dawe,
11
Well this is pretty fun to see! The ZDoom / GZDoom family is expanding with VKDoom, a new source-port that has a focus on expanded Vulkan support and modern rendering.
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts

Fanatical's Killer Bundle 27 has 20 great games included

By Liam Dawe,
0
Another chance for you to fill up your Steam library ensuring there's never a dull moment - Fanatical launched the Killer Bundle 27 with 20 games included.
Linux Mint Debian Edition 6

Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 'Faye' enters Beta

By Liam Dawe,
31
For those of you who want a stable Linux distribution with the Cinnamon desktop, Linux Mint Debian Edition seems like a nice choice and the latest release is now in Beta.
Heroic Games Launcher

Heroic Games Launcher 2.9.2 Hotfix #2 is live

By Liam Dawe,
6
It's time again to upgrade your install of the Heroic Games Launcher which helps you install games from Epic, GOG, Amazon and more on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.
Steam Deck

Steam Deck not picking up your SD Card? Check for the latest update

By Liam Dawe,
2
After Valve recently launched a stable Steam Client update for desktop and Steam Deck, along with the recent SteamOS 3.4.10 release - SD Cards became a bit problematic.
Cassette Beasts

Here's some alternatives to the Unity game engine

By Liam Dawe,
29
In the wake of Unity setting everything on fire with their new revenue model for developers, here's a reminder on what other game engines and tech is out there for developers to look into.
Steam 20 years celebration image

Steam goes green as Valve celebrate 20 years

By Liam Dawe,
14
While we already marked the anniversary of Steam turning 20 in a previous article, Valve has now done their own announcement along with turning a bit green.
Godot Engine

The open source Godot Engine has a new Godot Development Fund

By Liam Dawe,
8
The same day that Unity confused all their developers with a new pay per user install revenue model, the team behind the open source Godot Engine just announced their new Godot Development Fund.
SN770M NVMe

Western Digital announce the SN770M NVMe for handhelds like the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
4
Need a storage upgrade for your Steam Deck, ROG Ally or other handheld? Western Digital are the latest to enter the game with their new WD_BLACK SN770M NVMe SSD.
Unity logo

Unity introduces new fees for game devs based on revenue and game installs

By Liam Dawe,
33
Unity Technologies have announced an overhaul to their fees for game developers, which now includes tracking game installs and revenue.
Steam Logo

Happy Birthday to Steam as it turned 20 today

By Liam Dawe,
20
Where has all that time gone? It's pretty hard to believe that it was 20 years ago that Steam arrived, and with it that glorious green interface.
Borderlands 3

Embracer's troubles continue as they may sell off Borderlands dev Gearbox

By Liam Dawe,
8
Embracer Group got a little too big it seems, and there's no such thing as too big to fail. After shutting down Volition, it appears Embracer may be about to sell off Borderlands developer Gearbox.
DEATHLOOP

Fanatical have great bundles live with Deathloop, Skyrim, Metro Exodus and more

By Liam Dawe,
4
Fanatical have launched their Bundle Fest again so there will be a new bundle launching regularly for a few days, and there's a few already live that are worth looking into if you need some new games.
Stellaris

Stellaris 3.9 'Caelum' free update is out now

By Liam Dawe,
2
Paradox have released the latest free update to Stellaris with 3.9 "Caelum". It's a pretty big one too, with a rather long list of changes.
Steam Big Picture Mode

Steam and Steam Deck stable client update adds Indonesian support

By Liam Dawe,
4
Valve has released a fresh stable client update for Steam desktop and Steam Deck, that amongst other improvements adds in Indonesian language support.
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