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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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New opensource linux space sim

By Liam Dawe, May 30, 2011

A reader sent this interesting piece in! QuoteProcedural space sim with land-able, real-sized planets, with detail down to meters. Sort of like Infinity the quest for earth, but, single player,free, and on Linu...

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Big Fat Alien looks for Linux testers!

By Liam Dawe, May 29, 2011

Big Fat Alien has tweeted asking for more testers, so here's your chance to make a difference! QuoteBEEP coming to Ubuntu S...

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Hex-a-Hop...heard of it?

By Liam Dawe, May 27, 2011

A nice little game i came across the other day i thought i would highlight for you guys.

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Oilrush updated to 0.63 and 0.631

By Liam Dawe, May 25, 2011

Anyone who purchased the game would have already seen this in their emails, for anyone not watching their forum either here is the announcement: QuoteYou can download the current development build (version 0.63) from ...

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Mobile site is up!

By Liam Dawe, May 25, 2011

Okay so for anyone who really hates the new site (i honestly still cannot see why, it looks better, works better...etc). I created a quick mobile site http://m.gamingonlinux.com/ so visit that :).

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0 A.D. Alpha 5 Released!

By Liam Dawe, May 20, 2011

The awesome folks over at Wildfire have let loose 0 A.D. Alpha 5 codenamed Edetania QuoteNew features in this release: Gam...

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Minecraft 1.6 Next Week!

By Liam Dawe, May 19, 2011

For those of you living under a rock and not following notch on twitter. Minecraft 1.6 should be with us next week! New features (that i can remember right now) Maps! Finally we ca...

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Puzzle Moppet - a new 3D indie puzzle game

By Liam Dawe, May 17, 2011

Announcing Puzzle Moppet a new simple indie 3D puzzle game. Daniel Frith of GarnetGames sent me a copy of his new game Pu...

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Greedy Car Thieves New Release!

By Liam Dawe, May 17, 2011

The awesome GTA inspired multi platform game Greedy Car Thieves have reached a new major release! QuoteMay-2011 is yet another freeware test version. You can download...

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Irukandji 2

By Liam Dawe, May 16, 2011

Thanks to Brandon for letting us know that CharliesGames have released a test/preview of Irukandji 2.

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News RSS Feed is back!

By Liam Dawe, May 16, 2011

Okay everyone the news rss feed is back and in the same place: http://www.gamingonlinux.com/news_rss.php Sorry for it being down, needed to re-do it for the new sit...

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Minecraft server downtime + Website revamp

By Liam Dawe, May 13, 2011

Hi everyone sorry about our Minecraft server being down, multiplay finally decided to ditch windows if favour of FreeBSD for minecraft servers (Hoorah!) so maybe once the changeover is complete the server will be more stable! Sorry guys, more...

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Steel Storm: Burning Retribution released!

By Liam Dawe, May 11, 2011

Episode 2 of the Steel Storm series has now been released! QuoteToday, May 11th 2011, we are excited to announce the release of our new game, Steel Storm™: Burning Retribution!!! We can not find the words to des...

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Monster RPG 2 on sale!

By Liam Dawe, May 11, 2011

Monster RPG 2 the fun old skool RPG is now on sale! Go on grab a bargain! QuoteWe're having a sale on Monster RPG 2 right now on most platforms it's available for. This includes the

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Helena The 3rd update

By Liam Dawe, May 8, 2011

Helena The 3rd has had another nice little update: Posted via twitter: QuoteA new update v1.12!!. It adds only few more areas. But it does add an auto updater to the game and it should keep itself up to date :)

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FLARE 0.13 Released!

By Liam Dawe, May 4, 2011

QuoteFlare now supports quests! This release marks a major leap forward for the story-telling capability of the engine. NPC questgivers can send players on quests and give rewards on completion. Quests can also involve finding ite...

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Linux Game Publishing...are alive?

By Liam Dawe, May 4, 2011

Eskild Hustvedt writes on the LGP blog: QuoteSo, we’ve been a bit too quiet lately. That’s partly my fault, and partly because we’ve been busy working on our next port. I’m pleased to inform yo...

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0 A.D. Alpha 5...not long now!

By Liam Dawe, May 1, 2011

Wildfire Games upcoming epic RTS game 0 A.D. is approaching the next Alpha version! They recently posted a teaser video of what is to come:

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(How-To) TrueCombat: Close Quarters Battle (CQB)

By Liam Dawe, Apr 25, 2011

Another quick/dirty how-to from L.G.C.

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Want to win a copy of the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle?

By Liam Dawe, Apr 21, 2011

Want to bag yourself a copy of the Humble FrozenByte Bundle? All you have to do is register on our message board and join in with a couple discussions, the most interesting member chosen by myself and Rustybolts will win a copy on the 30th of...