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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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SteamOS 3.6.6 Preview for Steam Deck has fixes for ELDEN RING, system memory leak and more

By Liam Dawe, Jun 21

Valve has launched another small update for the Steam Deck with SteamOS 3.6.6 Preview now available for testing which may be essential if you're playing ELDEN RING.

ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree DLC update causing problems on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Jun 20

ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree releases soon, and there's a patch out but sadly this has been causing issues for players on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

Proton Experimental gets fixes for Helldivers 2, Ghost of Tsushima and more

By Liam Dawe, Jun 20

Another update to Proton Experimental landed today, June 20th, from Valve bringing some game fixes across desktop Linux and Steam Deck.

Wax Heads is a cosy-punk slice-of-life narrative sim about managing a struggling record store

By Liam Dawe, Jun 20

Here's another interesting looking indie game for you to follow with Wax Heads, a cosy-punk slice-of-life narrative sim about managing a struggling record store.

DRM lease protocol support finally merged for GNOME Wayland - great for VR fans

By Liam Dawe, Jun 20

VR fans rejoice! The GNOME project has finally pulled in DRM lease protocol support today, something required for getting VR under GNOME on Wayland working well.

Selaco now has a Bullet Time mod inspired by Max Payne and it's amazing

By Liam Dawe, Jun 20

I was already a ridiculously big fan of Selaco, with it being one of the best retro-styled shooters (and just...shooters in general) I've played in forever and now the Bullet Time X mod has just made it even more amazing.

Guide a caravan of adventurers through hostile environments in Sandwalkers

By Liam Dawe, Jun 20

A bit of a blending of Curious Expedition and Vagrus - The Riven Realms we have here with Sandwalkers, a roguelike turn-based exploration game where you guide a caravan across hostile environments.

Star Fox like shooter Whisker Squadron: Survivor just added a campaign mode to blast through

By Liam Dawe, Jun 20

Taking Star Fox and putting the survivor-like spin on it with lots of upgrades and repeat runs, Whisker Squadron: Survivor has levelled up with a new campaign mode that's really worth a go.

Death Road to Canada gets a major 2024 upgrade with new events, characters, perks and more

By Liam Dawe, Jun 20

Death Road to Canada is a name I haven't heard for quite a while. A co-op action post-zombie apocalypse road trip game and it just had a big update for 2024.

ElectricMaple joins WiVRn and ALVR in giving options to stream VR to a headset

By Liam Dawe, Jun 19

Helping you cut down on all those wires, and potentially making way for cheaper low-end VR headsets for streaming, ElectricMaple was announced by Collabora and PlutoVR joining the likes of WiVRn and ALVR.

Heroes Of Loot: Gauntlet Of Power is a fresh take on dungeon crawling with a very unique weapon

By Liam Dawe, Jun 19

If you absolutely love action-heavy dungeon crawlers like The Binding of Isaac, and the chaos from Vampire Survivors you're going to need to take a look at Heroes Of Loot: Gauntlet Of Power from Orangepixel.

GOG Summer Sale 2024 is live with thousands of discounts

By Liam Dawe, Jun 19

Time for you to get some DRM freedom? GOG has launcher their Summer Sale 2024, and you know what to expect - absolutely loads of games are now discounted.

Relic Abyss is the next big feature-heavy roguelite survivor RPG

By Liam Dawe, Jun 19

Another contestant enters the survivor-like battle ring with Relic Abyss, and this one is absolutely packed full of features that will probably end up sucking my life away.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora now on Steam, broken for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux

By Liam Dawe, Jun 19

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has now released on Steam, and at least when it comes to AMD GPUs, it seems to be currently a no-go and just doesn't run with Proton on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

KittyToy is a cute little casual digital-pet game about stray cats

By Liam Dawe, Jun 19

Inspired by animated cursor-chasing cat software like Neko and the mobile app Neko Atsume, KittyToy is a simple little casual chill-out game about stray cats.

Swap flesh with fallen enemies in the weird upcoming co-op action game SWAP/MEAT

By Liam Dawe, Jun 19

SWAP/MEAT has a really fun idea where you (and hopefully some friends) become Meat Scientists. You go planet-hopping to steal the meat of strange creatures and turn their flesh into your own body parts.

War Thunder brings another major update with Seek & Destroy

By Liam Dawe, Jun 19

Gaijin Entertainment have released the Seek & Destroy update for War Thunder which as usual sprinkles in a bunch of new content, along with some general tweaks across the board.

Drill Keeper seems to have it all with deckbuilding, tower defense and roguelite survival

By Liam Dawe, Jun 18

Hooded Horse sure do pick some gems to publish with the latest announcement being Drill Keeper from ShoulderByte GmbH that looks like an intoxicating mix of genres.

RISC-V Framework Laptop mainboard teased, plus open source releases of laptop shells

By Liam Dawe, Jun 18

Some exciting news for hardware enthusiasts, as Framework just announced today that DeepComputing has made the first partner-developed mainboard with RISC-V.

KINGDOM HEARTS and many more games get Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, Jun 18

Almost every day we see an influx of games that go through Steam Deck compatibility verification, so here's a fresh set for you to consider picking up like KINGDOM HEARTS.

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