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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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Help Star Citizen come to Linux, vote against directx11 only!

By Liam Dawe, Feb 5, 2013

Star Citizen is a massive space game currently under development by Roberts Space Industries and it needs your help on some voting, get your voices heard Linux users! ...

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Desura and what annoys me

By Liam Dawe, Feb 5, 2013

Just want to bring to light this forum post I made on Desura's forum first of all, but don't go there until you read this article. http://www.desura.com/f...

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Livalink the new Unity FPS has been updated!

By Liam Dawe, Feb 5, 2013

Livalink the awesome new FPS made in Unity on Desura that was highlighted thanks to

John Carmack of id software chimes in on Wine gaming

By Liam Dawe, Feb 5, 2013

So doing it's rounds right now is news about John Carmack of id software chiming on on Wine gaming, here are his thoughts and my thoughts. So let's ...

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McDroid on IndieGameStand

By Liam Dawe, Feb 5, 2013

Here's your chance to grab McDroid for real cheap as it's IndieGameStand's offer for today! The game is redeemable on Desura....

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Unvanquished Alpha 12 has hit!

By Liam Dawe, Feb 4, 2013

Unvanquished is a free, open-source first-person shooter combining real-time strategy elements with a futuristic, sci-fi setting. It is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

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Terasology a game that pays ample tribute to Minecraft updated

By Liam Dawe, Feb 4, 2013

Terasology is a game that pays ample tribute to Minecraft in initial look and origin, but stakes out its own niche by adopting the NPC-helper and caretaker feel from such games as Dwar...

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Hostile Takeover an isometric assassinations game reaches 0.1.5

By Liam Dawe, Feb 3, 2013

Hostile Takeover will be a throwback to classics like Fallout, X-COM and Syndicate. Currently in development with free Alpha versions.

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Anodyne a 16bit style adventure soon to be released!

By Liam Dawe, Feb 2, 2013

In Anodyne, you explore and fight your way through nature, urban and abstract themed areas in the human Young's subconscious, evoked by a 16-bit-era visual style and a moody, dream-like sou...

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The Cave indie game delayed a week!

By Liam Dawe, Feb 1, 2013

The Cave is a new adventure game from Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert, and Double Fine Productions, the award-winning studio behind Psychon...

Psychonauts now available for Linux DRM-Free!

By Liam Dawe, Feb 1, 2013

Psychonauts from Double Fine is now available for Linux DRM-Free via their web store.

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Spatial-Flux - A Pixel Art style Text Adventure set in Space

By Liam Dawe, Jan 31, 2013

Spatial-Flux - A Pixel Art style Text Adventure set in Space is a new Kickstarter that I just couldn't hold off posting about.

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Counter Strike 1.6, how to actually get playing

By Liam Dawe, Jan 31, 2013

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Tales of Maj'Eyal now on Desura!

By Liam Dawe, Jan 31, 2013

Tales of Maj’Eyal (ToME) is a free, open source roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building. You can purchase

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Waveform now available on Humble Store DRM-Free and Steam Key

By Liam Dawe, Jan 31, 2013

Waveform can now be purchased by using the humble store widget to get DRM-Free access as well as a steam key!

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Windward development stopped and it's now free

By Liam Dawe, Jan 30, 2013

Today some more bad news, Windward a promising looking Unity based MMORPG has been stopped. A game

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Interview with Jordan Brock of Hit the Sticks developers of Just Tactics

By Liam Dawe, Jan 30, 2013

Today I present to you the interview with Jordan Brock of Hit the Sticks developers of Just Tactics (which we are doing a key give-away here!). Trailer:

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Rolling Survival a new Alpha Funded game on Desura

By Liam Dawe, Jan 29, 2013

Rolling Survival has just been unleashed on Desura under their Alpha Funding program! Rolling survival is a top down wave survival game with an upgrade tree. it really is as simple...

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Legend of Dungeon new gameplay preview

By Liam Dawe, Jan 29, 2013

Legend of Dungeon is a soon to come is A 4 Player Co-op Rogue-Like-like Beat'em'up with Dynamic Lighting on AWESOME Pixel Art. The developer has release a new gameplay trailer,...