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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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New Batch Of Titles Greenlit On Steam 18th September

By Liam Dawe, Sep 23, 2013

A little late on this one, been feeling so ill the past week, we now have more titles to look forward to on Steam!

Natural Selection 2 FPS/RTS Hybrid Gets A Big Update

By Liam Dawe, Sep 23, 2013

Natural Selection 2 has gotten two updates recently 256 and 257 to give you lots of big fixes with a few new features thrown in for good measure too.

Terminus A Classic City Builder Set On Another Planet

By Liam Dawe, Sep 23, 2013

Terminus is a classic 'city-builder' set on a distant, inhospitable planet where there is only one colony, one chance, one future.

Citizens of Earth - A Modern RPG On Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, Sep 21, 2013

A modern RPG that places you in the shoes of the Vice President of the World and all of the heroes are regular people!

Starbound Universe Sandbox Game Has New Videos

By Liam Dawe, Sep 21, 2013

Starbound the increasingly amazing looking 2d universe sandbox game has some new videos to show off more gameplay like the grappling hook!

Pixeljunk Monsters Ultimate Tower Defence Hits Linux 30th September

By Liam Dawe, Sep 21, 2013

A highly regarded tower defence game Pixeljunk Monsters Ultimate will come to Linux on the 30th of September the developers tweeted to let us know.

DOTA 2 First Blood Update This Month

By Liam Dawe, Sep 20, 2013

DOTA 2 is set to get a pretty big update on the 23rd of September to include some pretty major new features.

The Steam Universe Is Expanding In 2014

By Liam Dawe, Sep 20, 2013

A new section of Steam's website has opened with a countdown that will end on Monday with the first of three announcements for Steam in the living room.

Verdun A Squad Based WWI FPS on Steam Early Access

By Liam Dawe, Sep 20, 2013

Verdun is a squad based multiplayer first person shooter set in the first world war. Inspired by the infamous battle of Verdun in 1916 players are able to take part in never seen before WWI action. Made by 3 indie developers from BlackMill and M2H.

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NOWHERE Launches Crowdfunding With Alpha Access

By Liam Dawe, Sep 20, 2013

NOWHERE is a game that's hard to describe and we covered it back in July, they have now launched a crowdfunding campaign using humble store and it looks like the game has had a little change in direction.

Hyper Light Drifter, 2D Action RPG With Awesome Visuals

By Liam Dawe, Sep 19, 2013

Hyper Light Drifter is a 2D Action RPG in the vein of the best 8-bit and 16-bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale.

Humble Weekly Sale Featuring Egosoft's X series

By Liam Dawe, Sep 19, 2013

Humble's latest weekly sale is actually a really good one folks, featuring Egosoft's X series of games where the three newest ones do support Linux, this is the cheapest I've ever seen them together!

Pixel Piracy, A 2D Sandbox Pirate Game Updates

By Liam Dawe, Sep 19, 2013

Remember Pixel Piracy? The fun looking Side-scrolling 2d, Real Time Strategy, Sandbox, Simulation Game we showed you? It's been getting some fun updates!

Humble Indie Bundle 9 Adds New Games, Two Brand New To Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 18, 2013

That's right folks as is usual the Humble Indie Bundle 9 has added some new games, two of which are brand new to Linux "A Virus Named Tom" and "Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken".

Arma Tactics Turn Based Strategy To Come To Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 18, 2013

It seems Linux is to get a game in the Arma series, not one of their realistic FPS games, but rather a new turn based game called Arma Tactics.

Timelines Assualt On America Pre-Order Up On Steam

By Liam Dawe, Sep 17, 2013

A new RTS game we have covered here on GOL before is now up on Steam for pre-orders, hooray! This one does look rather great.

Strife A New Simpler MOBA From The Heroes Of Newerth Developers

By Liam Dawe, Sep 17, 2013

Looks like S2 games is creating a "second generation" as they call it MOBA designed to be more casual and less toxic than current MOBA's.

Show Your Support For Unity3D Editor On Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 17, 2013

Not something I usually do but this is a good cause, Unity is still missing having it's actual editor on Linux!

SUPERHOT FPS Where Time Only Moves When You Do

By Liam Dawe, Sep 17, 2013

SUPERHOT is an FPS game where time moves only when you move. The innovative time control mechanics create gameplay never seen before. TAKE YOUR TIME! Get rid of aggressive enemies with grace, style and the intense satisfaction.