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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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Steam Deck

Steam Desktop and Steam Deck Beta add new Gyro Mode and fixes in-game purchases

By Liam Dawe,
5
Valve released a fresh update to the Steam Client for Desktop and Steam Deck, which fixes a couple of bugs while also providing another new experimental Gyro Mode.
D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict

Love classic RTS games? Check out D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict

By Liam Dawe,
10
D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict is an upcoming RTS based on the OpenRA game engine, and it looks really promising so it's going to be one to keep an eye on.
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Epic Games launch 'First Run' and 'Now On Epic' with 100% revenue for devs

By Liam Dawe,
25
Epic Games are trying to pull over more developer to the Epic Games Store, with the launch of two new incentives with the previously announced First Run and the newly announced Now On Epic deals for developers.
Minecraft

Minecraft hits 300 million sales, update 1.21 announced with trial chambers

By Liam Dawe,
5
Mojang has announced that Minecraft has now crossed over 300 million sales, and the Minecraft 1.21 update has been announced that will have some pretty fun additions. Here's a short round-up from 2023's Minecraft Live.
NVIDIA logo

NVIDIA looking to hook up Reflex support in Proton

By Liam Dawe,
4
An NVIDIA engineer has sent in pull requests to DXVK, VKD3D-Proton and DXVK-NVAPI to enable support for Reflex / NV low latency to get it hooked up in Proton.
The Indie Horror Game Showcase

The Indie Horror Game Showcase from DreadXP runs on October 19

By Liam Dawe,
1
Ready to see some upcoming indie horror games? Publisher DreadXP is going to run a full Indie Horror Game Showcase on October 19 so here's the details.
[I] doesn’t exist

Modern text adventure [I] doesn’t exist is out now

By Liam Dawe,
2
[I] doesn't exist is a brand new text adventure from LUAL Games KIG and DreadXP that pays homage to the classics, taking cues from the likes of The Beginner’s Guide, Stories Untold, Buddy Simulator and Zork.
Windjammers 2

Windjammers 2 added lobbies and full cross-play

By Liam Dawe,
2
Windjammers 2 is a fun PvP sports game about throwing discs around. It's Steam Deck Verified and works great on Linux and the latest major free update sounds great.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5 gets a Proton Hotfix to work again on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
3
While Valve continue investigating the launch issues with the new Forza Motorsport, at least Forza Horizon 5 should work again on Steam Deck and desktop Linux after also breaking recently.
Alan Wake

GE-Proton 8-17 brings fixes for Alan Wake, Batman Arkham Asylum and more (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
9
A fresh release of the community-maintained GE-Proton for Steam Deck and Linux desktop is out! GE-Proton 8-17 has some nice sounding fixes for running various games. Updates: and now GE-Proton 8-18 too and later 8-19.
Wine

Wine 8.18 brings more Wayland work

By Liam Dawe,
5
Wine 8.18 is the latest development release of Wine now available, bringing with it the continued work to provide full Wayland support but still plenty of work ahead on that.
Alan Wake

Get Alan Wake, Pathologic 2, STASIS: BONE TOTEM and more in this bundle

By Liam Dawe,
4
There's some seriously spooky stuff going in the latest from Humble Bundle. Inside the Fright of your Life Bundle you'll get some pretty great games. Here's a run over Steam Deck / Linux desktop compatibility.
Activision Blizzard King Xbox

Microsoft completes takeover of Activision Blizzard as UK CMA approves new deal

By Liam Dawe,
45
Well that's it. Microsoft has completed their acquisition of Activision Blizzard King thanks to the UK's Competition & Markets Authority clearing the way.
Godot 4.1 Beta 1

Godot 4.2 beta 1 is out now for testing

By Liam Dawe,
9
The Godot team are preparing the next release of their free and open source game engine, with Godot 4.2 beta 1 now available for anyone to jump in and test it.
Diablo 4

Diablo 4 now Steam Deck Verified before launch but no Steam keys for Battle.net buyers

By Liam Dawe,
25
Good news if you plan to dive into Diablo 4 with the Steam release coming on October 17th, as it has been Steam Deck Verified. There's some bad news if you already purchased it on Battle.net though.
Ubuntu logo

Ubuntu 23.10 download got pulled down due to a malicious translation

By Liam Dawe,
12
Canonical announced shortly after the release of Ubuntu 23.10 that the official downloads were pulled, as there was hate speech identified from a malicious contributor in some of their translations.
Steam Deck

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.5.1 Preview fixes backlight staying on when docked

By Liam Dawe,
3
Valve has now released the latest SteamOS 3.5.1 Preview for download, fixing up some more issues in the Steam Deck OS like the backlight staying on when docked.
Ubuntu 23.10 - Mantic Minotaur

Ubuntu 23.10 'Mantic Minotaur' is out now

By Liam Dawe,
16
The latest upgrade to Ubuntu and the many flavours like Kubuntu and Xubuntu is out now with Ubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur". Are you ready to update?
System76 Thelio

System76 release the Thelio Spark starter desktop, plus enhancements to other units

By Liam Dawe,
2
System76 sent word of their brand new Thelio Spark starter desktop, giving Linux fans a new option to purchase along with various improvements to the Thelio desktop line.
Steam logo - Valve

Valve locking down publishing Steam builds with SMS codes due to Malware

By Liam Dawe,
18
Valve announced recently some new changes for developers publishing public builds to their games on Steam, requiring a phone number and a text message confirmation code.
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