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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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Free classic RTS OpenRA mod 'Command & Conquer - Combined Arms' has a huge overhaul

By Liam Dawe, Aug 16

If you love your classic RTS games, especially those from Westwood like Command & Conquer and Red Alert, you need to play the OpenRA mod Command & Conquer - Combined Arms.

Steering Wheel Manager oversteer adds support for more wheels and Flatpak

By Liam Dawe, Aug 16

If you have a Steering Wheel, oversteer feels like an essential tool on Linux to allow you to configure it properly and a new release is out with version 0.8.3.

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged releases September 19

By Liam Dawe, Aug 16

Ready to go on an adventure? Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged from Revolution Software Ltd is ready to release on September 19.

Hunt: Showdown 1896 broke on Linux / Steam Deck, here's the quick fix for now

By Liam Dawe, Aug 16

Hunt: Showdown had a huge update and rebranded to Hunt: Showdown 1896, but the update came with breakage on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

Valve released Windows drivers for Steam Deck OLED but no official support

By Liam Dawe, Aug 16

While it is not in any way officially supported by Valve, they have now released Windows drivers for the newer Steam Deck OLED model.

Stellaris Cosmic Storms expansion will launch September 10

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15

Might be time for another run in Stellaris with the Cosmic Storms announced today to release on September 10th. Developed in collaboration with Behaviour Rotterdam, it's set to expand space weather in a big way.

NonSteamLaunchers Decky Loader plugin for Steam Deck released

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15

Making it perhaps easier than ever to get more stores and launchers onto your Steam Deck, the NonSteamLaunchers plugin for Decky Loader is now available.

Godot Engine 4.3 is out now with huge new features and a fancy release page

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15

Looks like the Godot team went all-out for the Godot Engine 4.3 release, bringing this royalty-free open source game engine into a bright future.

Dwarf Fortress adds Dwarf Babies, an upgraded Adventure Mode and more but macOS cancelled

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15

There's plenty of good news in the latest Dwarf Fortress update, unless you're a macOS gamer that is. A fresh Beta update is out now.

Until Dawn remake arrives on PC October 4, requires PSN account

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15

For those interested in the Until Dawn remake from Ballistic Moon and PlayStation Publishing LLC, it's set to arrive on October 4th.

Mesa 24.2.0 released with a new shader cache implementation

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15

Mesa 24.2.0 is out now bringing with it the usual advancements for open source OpenGL and Vulkan graphics drivers on Linux.

Valve attempts to deal with jokes, memes and ASCII art reviews on Steam

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15

I'm sure you've all seen some of the more playful user reviews on Steam, but they're not exactly helpful for figuring out if you want to buy a game and so Valve have a new "Helpfulness System" they're testing.

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.10 Beta 'Tenth time's the charm' fixes some real nuisances

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15

Valve have released yet another Beta for the upcoming release of Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6, this time fixing some really annoying issues.

The Beamdog & Owlcat RPG Humble Bundle has some killer games in it

By Liam Dawe, Aug 14

The Beamdog & Owlcat RPG Humble Bundle has launched, and once again you've got a good deal to bag some quality games for cheaps.

Two Point Museum announced from the devs of Two Point Hospital / Two Point Campus

By Liam Dawe, Aug 14

Two Point Studios are back with another quirky building and management sim. Following up on the successful releases of Two Point Hospital and Two Point Campus the next in the series is Two Point Museum.

Go capture and breed some Frogs in the Mudborne demo, from the devs of beekeeping sim APICO

By Liam Dawe, Aug 14

Developer ellraiser of TNgineers is back again with another wonderful casual exploration, discovery and breeding sim. While APICO had you do beekeeping, Mudborne has you breed all sorts of Frogs.

Valve upgrades Steam Families and Game Recording in the latest Steam Beta

By Liam Dawe, Aug 14

A fresh Steam Beta Client has been released for Desktop and Steam Deck, with a few fixes and upgrades and the change for Steam Families is especially nice.

Valve confirm plan to get Steam Deck's SteamOS on the ROG Ally and more handhelds

By Liam Dawe, Aug 14

We've known for a long time that Valve planned to get the newer SteamOS that's on the Steam Deck out for more systems, but they've been a bit quiet on it. Now, they've confirmed it's still the plan for the likes of the ROG Ally and other systems.

Steam store pages are about to get a lot cleaner, Valve puts an end to game advert spam

By Liam Dawe, Aug 14

This is a bit of a win for consumers I think, as some developers were making a right mess of their Steam store pages as Valve have now announced some big changes.

Ex-Blizzard devs new RTS 'Stormgate' out in Early Access, works on Linux but may need a small fix

By Liam Dawe, Aug 13

Stormgate is a fresh RTS game set in an all-new science fantasy universe, it's hit Early Access today free to play but you may need a little tweak on Linux to run it.

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