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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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Basilisk Games Eschalon Book RPG's new lower price

By Liam Dawe, Jan 13, 2013

Just a quick one to let everyone know that Basilisk Games have permanently reduced their excellent Eschalon Book 1&2 games in price! Book 2 under Linux:

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Noctemis the pretty much funded indie platformer

By Liam Dawe, Jan 12, 2013

Hey look more platformers! Noctemis is a game currently on Kickstarter which needs a total of $5,000 and they already have over $4,500 with 22 days left to go!

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Frozen Nightmare Unity game coming to Linux & Mac thanks to me!

By Liam Dawe, Jan 12, 2013

Well now this interesting a new Unity3D game popped up on Desura called Frozen Nightmare, I contacted the developer about possible Linux & Mac ports and I am pleased he has now con...

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The Journey Down: Chapter One adventure game released on Steam

By Liam Dawe, Jan 11, 2013

Here's what I think - Organ Trail and the troubles of Steam Greenlight

By Liam Dawe, Jan 11, 2013

So far from being a full review I decided to talk to you a little about Organ Trail a recently release Indie Game from Hats Pr...

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KRUNCH new platformer game on Desura

By Liam Dawe, Jan 11, 2013

KRUNCH is a very interesting looking Platformer game released on Desura for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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Minecraft updated and big update coming soon!

By Liam Dawe, Jan 10, 2013

So for those of you still playing Minecraft or still haven't checked it out yet it's never been a better time to! They are now regularly making updates to the game wi...

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GearCity An Automobile Manufacturing Business Simulator

By Liam Dawe, Jan 9, 2013

What is GearCity? It's an automobile manufacturing business simulator. "What the hell is that?!" you might have just muttered. In essence it is a sim game where you run a car company. ...

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Valve's Gabe Newell confirms Steam Box!

By Liam Dawe, Jan 9, 2013

In an interview with The Verge, Gabe Newell confirms some details about Valve's upcoming Steam Box console. Which sounds much more inte...

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Forgotten Elements officially released

By Liam Dawe, Jan 9, 2013

I got an email from the developer of Forgotten Elements to announce the full official release of the free MMORPG.

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Rico - A Tale Of Two Brothers IGS pay what you want

By Liam Dawe, Jan 8, 2013

IndieGameStand's daily deal is now "Rico - A Tale Of Two Brothers" which works natively on Linux! So you can pay what you want for this mul...

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Steam based console "Piston" shown at CES

By Liam Dawe, Jan 8, 2013

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Galcon 2 reminder now only needs $99 to get fully funded!

By Liam Dawe, Jan 7, 2013

Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest the sequel to the hit indie game

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Blizzard apparently bringing a game to Linux this year

By Liam Dawe, Jan 6, 2013

Get your pinches of salt ready as this news comes hot off the...Phoronix press and you know what his news is like when it comes to over hyping things up and givin...

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Cube 2: Sauerbraten new major release!

By Liam Dawe, Jan 6, 2013

A new release of the Cube 2 engine is upon us! Codenamed "Collect Edition" A walk-through/trailer of the new release

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Steam's hardware survey is out with Ubuntu stats

By Liam Dawe, Jan 6, 2013

The Steam news just keeps on rolling! This time I can now share the hardware stats from the most recent Steam hardware survey as it includes Linux stats: Full Stats: Windows 7 64 bit 58.67% -2.06% Windows 7 14.70...

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Linux based Steam console confirmed for this year!

By Liam Dawe, Jan 5, 2013

It seems that a Linux based Steam console will be out this year an engineer at Valve (Ben Krasnow) has confirmed! I may be tempted to get it, would love to lazy on my sofa and play some games...that I already own and on Linux! One great th...

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New games on the way for Steam Linux!

By Liam Dawe, Jan 5, 2013

Well after checking the newer Steam CDR today it seems more titles will hopefully soon enter the Linux Steam client! The list includes: Conquest of Elysium 3...

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Andy's Super Great Park now on other distros!

By Liam Dawe, Jan 5, 2013

Stuffomatic originally posted about their game Andy's Super Great Park which wa...

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Akaneiro: Demon Hunters A free to play ARPG with classic design sense meets fast-paced action

By Liam Dawe, Jan 4, 2013

Veteran game designer American McGee (Quake, Alice, Grimm) and Spicy Horse (Alice: Madness Returns) are set on delivering players a uniquely enthralling free to play action role-playing experience.