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GamingOnLinux

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Available in
  
English

Commercial
  
Yes

Owner
  
Liam Dawe

Registration
  
Optional

Type of site
  
Linux as gaming platform

Website
  
http://www.gamingonlinux.com/

GamingOnLinux is a website and online community that provides news about both free and open-source as well as proprietary video games for the Linux gaming platform, including editorials, reviews, interviews, videocasts, and a database of currently active game sales. It was started by and is owned by Liam Dawe but also operated by a number of people. The website currently has five members on its editorial team. Registered and non-registered users are permitted to submit news to the website, including game developers themselves.

Content

Some recurring columns have included:

  • The Funding Crowd: coverage of recent Linux supporting game crowdfunding campaigns.
  • GOL Cast: videocasts and reviews of Linux supporting games.
  • GamingOnLinux Reviews: lengthy text reviews of Linux supporting games written by Hamish Paul Wilson.
  • The Open Source Game Corner: highlighting various free and open source game projects by Liam Dawe.
  • GOL Survey: a monthly survey which looks at and analyses Linux Gamer demographics; later replaced by statistics generated from user accounts.

    • Other features include:

  • Friday Livestream: a weekly stream featuring a variety of Linux games.
  • Release Calendar: a list of previously released and upcoming Linux games.

    • References

    GamingOnLinux Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA