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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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RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 - OpenRCT2

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game engine OpenRCT2 gets another big upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
3
OpenRCT2 is a free and open source game engine reimplementation for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, upgrading many parts of it and making it work well cross-platform on modern systems. Version 0.4.2 was recently released with some fun new features.
A Robot Named Fight!

A Robot Named Fight! source code released

By Liam Dawe,
11
The developer of a nicely reviewed metroidvania called A Robot Named Fight! has released the source code, hoping that others can learn from it.
Steam Deck Docking Station

A lot of people were clearly waiting on the official Steam Deck Docking Station

By Liam Dawe,
20
Now that the Steam Deck is available without reservation, and the official Steam Deck Docking Station has released, it appears a lot of people were waiting on Valve for docking.
Steam Deck Boot Manager app

Steam Deck Boot Videos get an easy app, plus videos coming to the Points Shop

By Liam Dawe,
8
Recently I mentioned the new Steam Deck Repo website, allowing people to upload and download custom Steam Deck Boot Videos, well now there's an easy to use app to go along with it.
KDE Plasma 5.26

KDE Plasma 5.26 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
25
The KDE team have done it again! Giving us a fresh new Plasma desktop with plenty of upgrades and Plasma 5.26 is out now.
Kona II: Brume screenshot

Mystery adventure Kona II: Brume gets a Linux demo ready for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
16
Kona II: Brume is the follow-up to 2017's Kona from Parabole / Ravenscourt bringing another cold and mysterious adventure to walk through.
Foolish Mortals screenshot

Foolish Mortals is an upcoming spooky point and click adventure

By Liam Dawe,
5
Up for more pointing and clicking while adventuring? You've come to the right spooky place, with Foolish Mortals being announced with Native Linux support.
VirtualBox

VirtualBox 7.0 is out with their DirectX 11 support using DXVK

By Liam Dawe,
11
Well this was an interesting one entering the GOL inbox recently. VirtualBox, the general-purpose full virtualizer has a big new release out and even they are now using DXVK.
Fanatical Dollar Collections Sale

Fanatical running an awesome 'Dollar Collections' sale

By Liam Dawe,
4
Time to get some more really cheap games, as Fanatical have launched their Dollar Collections sale and there's plenty of good choices in there to get you through the upcoming cold winter nights.
ivoler Steam Deck Docking Station

The upgraded ivoler Steam Deck Docking Station is another good choice

By Liam Dawe,
5
Don't fancy buying from JSAUX and don't need the charger + extra expense of the official Steam Deck Docking Station? ivoler are another good choice.
Steam Deck Plugins

Decky Loader, get easy Steam Deck Plugins and make colours POP!

By Liam Dawe,
8
Did you know you can extend the Steam Deck with various plugins? I’m going to show you how to do it, and some of what’s available using Decky Loader.
Steam Mobile App

The new Steam Mobile App is getting close to release

By Liam Dawe,
12
A few updates later while in Beta and Valve has put out the first Release Candidate for their completely overhauled Steam Mobile App.
GE-Proton

GE-Proton 7-37 is out now fixing up more games for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
9
GE-Proton (also known as Proton GE) as a community-built version of the Proton compatibility layer to run Windows games, with a new release out now and FSR is back.
Steam Deck boot videos

There's now a dedicated website for Steam Deck boot videos

By Liam Dawe,
15
Since Valve have made it official in the latest Steam Deck stable update to change your boot video, reddit user waylaidwanderer made a website where you can easily upload and download these quick clips.
Steam Deck upgrades wishlist

My current little wish-list for Steam Deck upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
42
The Steam Deck has been out for a while now, it's now easy to purchase with no reservation queue, and the long-delayed Steam Deck Docking Station is also here! Valve has put out a lot of updates but there's plenty they could improve.
JSAUX Steam Deck Docking Station DisplayPort

JSAUX wasted no time with a new Steam Deck Docking Station with DisplayPort

By Liam Dawe,
26
Find the new official Steam Deck Docking Station too expensive? Perhaps you might like to take another look at JSAUX, as they've announced another upgraded Docking Station.
Prison Architect - Undead

The Undead are invading Prison Architect in the next expansion

By Liam Dawe,
3
Prison Architect - Undead is the next expansion to the building and management sim, with things about to get spooky.
Rust survival game

Facepunch put out a fresh statement on Rust for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
45
I recently wrote about how it's looking pretty unlikely that Rust will actually be supported on Steam Deck / Linux with Proton, and it's not looking any better right now.
Godot Engine showreel

The latest Godot Engine showreel is an impressive look at upcoming games

By Liam Dawe,
8
Every now and then the developers of Godot Engine, a cross-platform free and open source game engine, put together a showreel of what's made with it.
Steam Deck plus Docking Station

No more Steam Deck reservation queue — buy it now, plus Docking Station available

By Liam Dawe,
43
The day is finally here. Valve has removed the reservation queue for the Steam Deck, so you can buy it right now. Additionally, the Steam Deck Docking Station is also now available.
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