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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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DOOM: The Dark Ages announced for Steam in 2025

By Liam Dawe, Jun 9

I know this will excite many of you. DOOM: The Dark Ages has been announced today and it will arrive on Steam in 2025. Get ready for more ripping and tearing.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII arrives in 2025 with a teaser

By Liam Dawe, Jun 9

Sid Meier's Civilization VII was officially revealed from Firaxis Games and 2K, due to arrive sometime in 2025. Although we don't exactly know much about it just yet.

The tinyBuild Humble Bundle is a great deal with multiple fun games

By Liam Dawe, Jun 9

The tinyBuild Humble Bundle arrived over the weekend, and with it multiple games that you might want because it's a pretty good collection here overall.

Proton Experimental gets updates for Guild Wars 2, Squad, Sleeping Dogs and more

By Liam Dawe, Jun 7

Another weekend update of Proton Experimental has landed, with a few game fixes for Linux and Steam Deck fans.

NVIDIA reveal new security issues in their GPU drivers for June 2024

By Liam Dawe, Jun 7

Today NVIDIA put out a new security bulletin, to highlight multiple security issues identified in their proprietary graphics driver for Linux and Windows.

High on Life, Atari 50 Anniversary Celebration, MechWarrior 5 and more in this bundle

By Liam Dawe, Jun 7

If you need another set of games to play this weekend and into next week and probably longer, Humble Bundle put up the IGN Live at Home collection.

So much for preservation, the classic Delta Force games are getting delisted

By Liam Dawe, Jun 7

A staffer on GOG mentioned that due to legal reasons, the classic Delta Force series is going to be removed from all storefronts.

Escape Simulator and PowerWash Simulator collide on June 20

By Liam Dawe, Jun 7

This is some real meta simulator gameception going on. Escape Simulator has announced another free DLC, pulling in the world of PowerWash Simulator.

Fight the devs of Fishards, if you win - it goes open source! Lose and it's deleted from Steam

By Liam Dawe, Jun 7

Well, that's certainly one way to pull in some eyes isn't it? Fight the developers, get it open source or Fishards will be gone from Steam.

Obsidian gave Pillars of Eternity a big patch - Linux and macOS updates being investigated

By Liam Dawe, Jun 7

Obsidian Entertainment have gone back and upgraded the original Pillars of Eternity with a big update, although it's currently only for the Windows version.

Build up, command and fight with a big walking colony in Trailblazers: Into the March

By Liam Dawe, Jun 7

Another one shooting to the top of my wishlist from the Guerilla Collective Showcase is Trailblazers: Into the March, I've not seen a colony-sim strategy game quite like it.

Gangster FPS 'Fallen Aces' will have you punch a shark in the face

By Liam Dawe, Jun 7

Punching a shark in the face. Do you expect any less from a game published by New Blood Interactive? Fallen Aces is a FPS crime noir that plays right out of the '90s and looks right out of a comic.

Pokemon and Stardew Valley blend Ova Magica arrives on July 23rd

By Liam Dawe, Jun 7

After a Kickstarter success in early 2021, Ova Magica that blends ideas from Pokemon and Stardew Valley will hit Early Access on July 23rd.

Check out the Playing for the Planet and Future Games Show collections on Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe, Jun 6

You're going to have no shortage of games as Humble Bundle just released two brand new bundles. One for the chilled-out gamers, and one for various games featured in the Future Games Show.

GOG will purge your Cloud Saves that hit over 200MB

By Liam Dawe, Jun 6

GOG have revealed in a new support notice that they're going to impose a hard-limit on your Galaxy Cloud Saves at 200MB, and purge saves from any games that go above it.