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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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Dr. Spacezoo, A Seriously Slick Twin Stick Shooter Available On Linux With A Demo

By Liam Dawe, May 10, 2015

Dr. Spacezoo is a new discovery of mine thanks to twitter! It's a twin stick shooter with some very frantic gameplay, nice visuals and a great soundtrack.

HUSH, An Action & Adventure Game About Childish Fears Is Coming To Linux

By Liam Dawe, May 9, 2015

A new action adventure game is heading our way in the form of HUSH. The game is inspired by childish nightmares and fears, which sounds pretty fun if they do it right.

Wine Development Release 1.7.42 Is Now Available

By Liam Dawe, May 9, 2015

Another few weeks have passed, and another release of Wine has been released. It has the usual assortment of bug fixes and a few new features.

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Evolve Looks Closer To A Linux Release

By Liam Dawe, May 8, 2015

It looks like Evolve will be coming to Linux sooner rather than later, thanks to more goodness from the SteamDB resource.

Wasteland 2: Game Of The Year Edition Announced With Many Upgrades, Free Update

By Liam Dawe, May 7, 2015

The best thing about this news is that it will be a free update. Wasteland 2: Game of the Year Edition promises to be full of goodies for us!

Goat Simulator Taking Aim At Survival Games With The New DLC ‘GoatZ’

By Liam Dawe, May 7, 2015

Goat Simulator really is a funny game, and the developers poking fun at their own customers is just as funny. Their latest poke at other developers is in their new DLC named ‘GoatZ’.

Star Trek Comes To Linux, Star Trek 25th Anniversary & Star Trek Judgement Rites On GOG

By Liam Dawe, May 7, 2015

GOG have now added two classic Star Trek games to their collection with Star Trek 25th Anniversary and Star Trek Judgement Rites.

Prison Architect Release Alpha 32, Will Fully Launch Later This Year

By Liam Dawe, May 7, 2015

The developers of Prison Architect have sent word out that their game will fully launch in "Q4 2015". They have been on a big bug squashing run recently too.

Frozen State Top Down Survival Game Released On Linux, Here’s What I Think

By Liam Dawe, May 6, 2015

Another survival game, but is it one I can actually get into? It’s another Early Access game, and I’ve taken a look.

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth Linux Patch Now Out

By Liam Dawe, May 6, 2015

It took longer than we liked, but Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth now has the winter update. You can now play with your Mac & Windows friends again.

Don't Miss Out, Get Planetary Annihilation For Dirt Cheap In A New Bundle

By Liam Dawe, May 6, 2015

While it's not perfect, Planetary Annihilation is still really quite fun to play. It's currently in the Killer Bundle 3 from Bundle Stars for cheap.

Linux Drops Below 1% On The Steam Hardware Survey

By Liam Dawe, May 6, 2015

Another month gone, and another Steam Hardware Survey to take a look at. This month we have an unfortunate drop in numbers.

Fantasy General, A Classic Fantasy Strategy Game Released For Linux On GOG

By Liam Dawe, May 6, 2015

More GOG news today folks! Fantasy General is new to GOG and comes with a Linux version, so for the fans of classic games here's another to check out.

GOG Galaxy Arrives In Open Beta, Linux Support Eventually

By Liam Dawe, May 5, 2015

The highly anticipated GOG Galaxy client has arrived for Windows & Mac in beta form, but sadly not for Linux yet. They do mention we will get it "eventually" though.