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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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A look at Assault Android Cactus an in development arcade shooter

By Liam Dawe, Jun 8, 2013

Well now this game is quite the pleasant surprise, I tend to grow a little tired of games that are "old school" as most of the time to me it means it's going to be a platformer with some attempt at 8bit graphics, not the case with this game! ...

Drifter open-world sandbox space trading game now on Linux!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 8, 2013

Drifter is a really great looking 2.5D space trading game that we covered recen...

Indie Game

Nuclear Dawn is still coming to Linux oh yes!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 6, 2013

The developers at InterWave have said publicly that Nuclear Dawn for Linux is infact not a myth and will be coming to Linux still, we first told you ...

Audiosurf Air music game (Audiosurf 2) is coming to Linux!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 6, 2013

The sequel to Audiosurf is heading to Linux! Audiosurf is a music-adapting puzzle racer where you use your own music to create your own experience, sadly it seems the first one won't be...

Papers, Please A Dystopian Document Thriller will get a Linux port!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 5, 2013

Papers, Please is A Dystopian Document Thriller. The communist state of Arstotzka has ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, G...

Europa Universalis IV available for pre-order and for Linux!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 5, 2013

Paradox Development Studio is back with the fourth instalment of the game that defined the Grand Strategy Genre. Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation to guide through t...

The Swapper an atmospheric puzzle platformer is going to come to Linux!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 4, 2013

Holder of numerous awards and accolades, The Swapper is an atmospheric puzzle platformer set in the furthest reaches of space. Asking on their Steam Community user crazy...

Humble Indie Bundle 8 adds 4 new games!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 4, 2013

Holy bundles batman! The Humble Indie Bundle 8 has added 4 more awesome games to sink our teeth (fingers?) into! We just added 4 games to Humble Indie Bundle 8: Tin...

Wasteland 2 RPG shows off it's Inventory in a new update!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 3, 2013

The Wasteland 2 developers have shown off a new update which gives us a small glimpse of in...

The Castle Doctrine burglarly game version 7 released!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 3, 2013

The Castle Doctrine a massively-multiplayer game of burglary and home defence by Jason Rohrer now has a new version out!...

Indie Game

Drifter space trading game coming to Linux!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 3, 2013

Drifter is an open-world sandbox space trading game with a procedurally-generated galaxy 100,000 li...

Door Kickers is now available on Linux!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 2, 2013

Door Kickers is an innovative Real-Time Tactics game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team. We broke the news about it coming to you

Indie Game

Steam's May Hardware Survey is out!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 1, 2013

Another month goes by and another month worth of Steam's hardware survey goes up, this time is no different than any other, a mixture of issues. The main issue is th...

Black Talons a real time tactics game teaser appears!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 1, 2013

Black Talons is a real time tactics game set in the future, where the player leads a company of mercenaries stuck in a war torn star system. The player leads his forces from a b...

Painkiller Hell & Damnation should be released soon for Linux!

By Liam Dawe, Jun 1, 2013

Painkiller Hell & Damnation another Unreal Engine 3 FPS game is getting close to hitting our digital shelves for Linux! Trailer:

End of May Linux gaming roundup! And other bits and bobs!

By Liam Dawe, May 31, 2013

So with June knocking at our doors it's time to just take a quick look back at what's been going on! So May has been quite an amazing month for Linux gaming, we seem to have games running towards us from all sides, from the barrage of Kicks...

Editorial

Prison Architect Alpha 10 Released and for Linux!

By Liam Dawe, May 30, 2013

Well folks, we told you it would come soon-ish and it has, Prison Architect Alpha 10 has hit today and features Linux support!

Indie Game

Expeditions: Conquistador turn based strategy RPG released for Linux!

By Liam Dawe, May 30, 2013

Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predator...

Dungeon of Elements announces Linux support!

By Liam Dawe, May 30, 2013

Dungeon of Elements is an RPG with combat inspired by Dr. Mario & Tetris. Crafting, gear, pets, a branching story, and more. It has announced Linux suppo...