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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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dotAGE now Steam Deck Verified and sold over 30K copies

By Liam Dawe, Jan 4

Showing that the indie dream for some is alive and well, the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder dotAGE has managed to sell over 30,000 copies in three months. It's also now Steam Deck Verified!

Linux Mint planning an upgraded EDGE ISO with kernel 6.5

By Liam Dawe, Jan 4

For people wanting to install Linux Mint on newer devices, the Linux Mint team have announced a plan to update their EDGE ISOs with a later Linux kernel in the latest blog post.

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 reimplementation gets a new release with Flatpak support

By Liam Dawe, Jan 4

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 is a much loved classic that continues to live on thanks to the Jazz² Resurrection project, with a new release that went live recently bringing Flatpak support.

SteamOS 3.5.12 Preview and new Steam Deck Beta and Steam Desktop Beta released

By Liam Dawe, Jan 4

Catching up from the end of the holidays, Valve recently released SteamOS 3.5.12 Preview and today there's also a new Steam Deck and Desktop Beta release.

Marvel's Midnight Suns and Two Point Campus headline Humble Choice for January 2024

By Liam Dawe, Jan 3

Humble Choice for January 2024 is a pretty damn good selection of games, so here's a run over what's included and the compatibility for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Here's the top Steam Deck games for December 2023

By Liam Dawe, Jan 3

Recently Valve revealed the top Steam Deck games overall for 2023, but they only just posted up what the most-played were just for December 2023 which we have now.

KDE Plasma 6 hits initial funding goal

By Liam Dawe, Jan 3

The KDE team are currently running a funding campaign to help bring in more monies to support Plasma desktop development, and thankfully well ahead of the Plasma 6 release they've managed to hit the initial goal.

Linux hits nearly 4% desktop user share on Statcounter

By Liam Dawe, Jan 3

According to Statcounter, which should be taken with a pinch of salt of course like any sampling, the Linux share on the desktop hit nearly 4% in Decemeber 2023.

The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall remake Daggerfall Unity 1.0 out now

By Liam Dawe, Jan 3

Another really impressive project that just got a big final release is The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall game engine remake Daggerfall Unity which has hit the 1.0 meaning it's now complete!

ScummVM 2.8.0 released with new game support and plenty of upgrades

By Liam Dawe, Jan 3

Just before the end of 2023 the ScummVM team released ScummVM 2.8.0 bringing with it support for running various new games along with improvements to other already supported classics.

Baldur's Gate 3 wins Game of the Year in the 2023 Steam Awards

By Liam Dawe, Jan 3

Not really a big surprise here and thoroughly deserved! The 2023 Steam Awards are over and Baldur's Gate 3 has won Game of the Year. Here's all the results for you.

Steam Deck OLED with Linux Tux holding a heart inside

Linux use on Steam ends 2023 with a multi-year high (thanks Steam Deck)

By Liam Dawe, Jan 2

Valve's latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out now for December 2023, and it shows that Linux and Steam Deck overall finished 2023 on a very positive note.

Here's the most played Steam Deck games of 2023

By Liam Dawe, Dec 29, 2023

Valve has released the annual Best of lists, and so we can see what the most played games are across the whole of 2023 for the Steam Deck so here's what's up.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from GamingOnLinux

By Liam Dawe, Dec 22, 2023

It's coming up on Christmas now, and so GamingOnLinux will be going into it's usual mostly hibernating state to take a little break to recharge.

Steam Deck Verified picks for the 2023 holiday season

By Liam Dawe, Dec 22, 2023

Need some fresh games for the holiday season? Got you covered here with some more games that have recently become fully Steam Deck Verified so you can click play and enjoy.

Godot 4.3 dev 1 brings major rendering changes - plus W4 Games on console support

By Liam Dawe, Dec 22, 2023

The team working on Godot Engine have released the first snapshot of Godot 4.3 which brings with it some big rendering changes that sound quite exciting overall.

Steam Winter Sale 2023 is live, along with The Steam Awards voting

By Liam Dawe, Dec 21, 2023

It is that time again! Valve launched the Steam Winter Sale 2023 and The Steam Awards are also open for voting for your favourite titles now too.

The Talos Principle 2 robot holding a Steam Deck

The Talos Principle 2 gets Steam Deck Verified, plus a big Beta update is out

By Liam Dawe, Dec 21, 2023

Need a new puzzle game to add to your collection? Good news for you, as The Talos Principle 2 has now been bumped up to Steam Deck Verified status after testing from Valve.

Check out this great overview of NVK, the open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver

By Liam Dawe, Dec 21, 2023

Developer Faith Ekstrand has given a holiday update on the state of NVK, the unofficial open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver and how it's coming along that's worth a read as it's all quite exciting.

KDE Plasma 6.0 Beta 2 is available for testing

By Liam Dawe, Dec 21, 2023

Getting exciting now! We're closing in on the final release of KDE Plasma 6.0 with a second Beta now available for testing to ensure it's ready for your Linux desktops and eventually Steam Deck too.

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