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Linux Gaming World Linux Gaming World Supporting the commercial video game scene, and promoting independent Linux entertainment developers. 
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Sound Card Recommendations - A talk with ALSA
2007-06-04 09:17:00 After researching ALSA supported budget sound cards, we’ve come up with some alternatives to the AC’97 chipset that came with your computer mainboard. AC’97 is a standard developed, as the name implies, in 1997. It is often used on motherboards because it is an open standard and it is a cheap chip. ... More About: Card , Sound , Talk , Comm , Sound Card
Professor Fizzwizzle and the Molten Mystery
2007-06-03 16:50:00 Professor Fizzwizzle, from the 2006 title “Fizzball“, returns today in a new game from Grubby Games: Professor Fizzwizzle and the Molten Myst ery . More About: Esso , Fess
Runes of Avalon
2007-06-03 05:41:00 Anawiki Games has released Rune s of Avalon. This is a highly polished, casual game follows a loose story line as the player progresses across a fantasy map. Each stop on the map requires the successful completion of a puzzle, and every sixth stop reveals a bit more of the story. A Linux ... More About: Runes
New OpenGL
2007-06-03 04:29:00 Some exciting news from OpenGL: Expect OpenGL 2.x in July and OpenGL 3.0 later this year.
Linux Gaming: Is it really here?
2007-06-02 08:31:00 On this six-month anniversary of Linux Gaming World, we ask — is Linux Gaming really here? What are your experiences with Linux gaming? Have developers made games in a format available to you? Have you purchased a game for your Linux gaming system? More About: Really , Ming
Star Wars Stamps
2007-06-02 07:01:00 The United States Post office is currently running a Star Wars postage stamp collection. Blending the old movies with the new trilogy, you can now embolden your letters with Boba Fett, Darth Maul, or Darth Vader. Look, sir… droids! Get yours at www.usps.gov More About: Stamps , Stam
ATI and their Linux Drivers
2007-06-01 17:51:00 Phoronix has a fantastically in-depth story on the development cycle for ATI Linux drivers. Who hasn’t wondered why their proprietary hardware driver did not fix a well-known bug or add a common feature? But ATI graphic card users on Linux are a special case. Even though it is well known their drivers ... More About: Drivers
Penumbra: Overture
2007-05-31 07:03:00 Penumbra: Overture for Linux out today! We can’t say it better than the developers themselves : Recently we moved our office to a more Arctic location and took the opptortunity to get ourselves a penguin pet. We put him through various challenging escapades, strange rituals and voila: We can proudly present the Linux version of Penumbra: ... More About: Vertu , ENUM , Vert
DEFCON
2007-05-22 19:47:00 Introversion Software blasts onto the gaming scene with the force of atomics by releasing today the Linux version of their latest hit title DEFCON. Introversion Software has always been a proponent of Linux gaming, and their effort has paid off. Their three major titles, Uplink, Darwinia, and most recently, DEFCON, have all been equally playable ...
Thoughts on Support
2007-05-17 04:37:00 This is not games related, specifically. I wanted to put down some thoughts about hardware vendors supporting GNU/Linux, and the FOSS community’s current methods of promoting GNU/Linux. I’ve been pondering the state of distributing GNU/Linux while I watch people fight with hardware issues in the IRC chat rooms of #ubuntu and #linux over on irc.freenode.net, ... More About: Thoughts , Support
Interview with Ryan ?icculus? Gordon
2007-05-15 08:48:00 Linux Games has posted an interview with the Linux gaming developer legend “icculus”. More About: Interview , Gordon , Ryan , Ordo
Magnatune
2007-05-14 00:15:00 Going off course in order to mention a service you’ll like. Magna tune is a music-store website that lets you sample the music before you buy, as much as you want, and then you can download the purchased music in any file format. You can then keep it forever copying it to CD-ROMs, DVDs, ... More About: Tune
SoulFu
2007-05-12 23:44:00 SoulFu or “Secret of Ultimate Legenday Fantasy: UNLEASHED” is a beautiful, yet tongue-in-cheek adventure game that gives homage to many classic titles such as NetHack. The graphics are wonderfully 3D rendered and it incorporates a spinning camera to get a good view of the fighting action. This indie title has been ...
Galcon Patch and Expansion Released
2007-05-10 06:13:00 Imitation Pickles released an expansion to their award-winning Galcon title. Gamers can now create their own mods of Galcon with in-game python scripts! Space Lieutenant Philhassey filled us in on the details. The mod system includes the ability to edit maps, add mini-games, and make modifications to the classic-version of Galcon. ... More About: Released , Patch , Sion , Lease , Ease
Beryl
2007-05-05 23:40:00 Some Beryl desktop videos for you to enjoy. Beryl is an exciting desktop environment which is available, and there are thousands of demonstration videos available on Google’s YouTube from people excited to share. Most people have heard of Beryl already, but… slow news week. This first video is the Beryl desktop running ...
Dell to Support Ubuntu Linux Distribution on Home PCs
2007-05-01 21:21:00 The Big News for Linux enthusiasts. More About: Ubuntu , Ubuntu Linux , Home , Dell
TheOpenCD 07.02
2007-05-01 14:12:00 TheOpenCD is a purchasable CD-ROM full of Free Software, including a handful of games. You can also download the .ISO from their site for no-cost. TheOpenCD 07.02 was released with the new numbering scheme, which is code for April 2007. The collection has dozens of useful programs and entertaining software titles. ... More About: Theo
LAN Party in England
2007-04-12 16:15:00 There is a LAN party being held in Essex, England , using Linux gaming systems. Yes, you read that correctly. The Retro Gaming Event, held on the second Saturday of every month, uses Linux-powered computers “set up to emulators and a LAN Doom setup, along with a Mega Drive hooked up to a huge ... More About: Party , Land , Part
Jardinains!
2007-04-11 17:48:00 With great happiness, we discovered Jardinains! 2 has been recently released for Linux systems. This is a very compelling entertainment title where you learn the how deeply one can despise garden gnomes with malicious giggles. While the basic interface is a Breakout clone, the addition of the animated gnomes really change the game-play. ... More About: Dina
DROD: The City Beneath
2007-04-11 04:00:00 Caravel Games announced the release of the DROD: The City Bene ath and version 3.0 of their Deadly Rooms of Death game engine. Check out the Linux Demo of this strategy-focused dungeon slasher. Read an in-depth review of DROD: The City Beneath at GameSetWatch. And, listen to the recent and enjoyable interview with Eric Hermansen, Caravel Games ...
Knights and Merchants
2007-04-09 07:00:00 Developer Joymania Development has gone gold with Knight s and Merchant s through the publisher Linux Game Publishing. This real-time strategy game is based on Medieval knights and castles, as you build up your resources to fight the castle’s enemies. The shrink-wrapped version of the game can be purchased through Tux Games. More About: Night , Ants
Happy Easter from LGW
2007-04-08 07:04:00 Hope you get a smile from this popular gem from YouTube. Want to make someone smile today? Post your comments on one of the past stories and share your thoughts. You’ll make the site admins very happy. (You don’t even have to register.) We’re very interested to know which stories you enjoy. ... More About: Easter , East , Happy , Aster
Linux Advertisements
2007-04-05 15:13:00 As an operating system with so many good features, isn’t it surprising there is so little marketing for GNU/Linux ? Wait no more, and groove on these new promos for Novell’s “Your Linux is Ready” campaign. Check out Red Hat’s impressive “Truth Happens” short, too. More About: Advertisement , Men , Advertisements , Advert
Waterstorm Open-Beta
2007-04-03 17:32:00 Rarebyte is developing a multiplayer 2D submarine game Water storm, and they are currently seeking Linux beta testers during their open-beta period. This much anticipated news was announced today on their developers’ blog, where Rarebyte has been journaling their progress over the last year. More About: Open , Beta , Storm , Stor
Penny Arcade?s Game Teaser
2007-04-02 07:00:00 The guys from Penn y Arcade are producing a cross platform game development which will include Linux support from day one. The distribution of On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - gotta love the name - will use electronic distribution with multiple future episodes. Our first look at this title comes as this video ... More About: Teaser , Game , Ease
New Server!
2006-12-06 04:30:00 LGW is moving to a privately owned server. Our invaluable technical engineers will be working on this move for the next couple days, so expect delays on the blog updates. More About: Server , Serve
Making Yourself Heard
2006-12-05 23:28:00 In the days before Firefox, everyone used Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. In actuality, not everyone did, but it sure did seem that way. Even if you didn’t use IE, you kept IE around in-case you got to a site where it was required. Opera and Netscape would both mimic IE to websites just to avoid immediate ...
GNU/Linux vs. Windows vs. Consoles
2006-12-04 21:26:00 There is a meme growing in popularity these days. You may have heard it or heard bits of it around already. Here is how it goes, “Linux is not for game software. Linux is for productivity! If you want games, then go with Windows . In fact, skip Windows and just get a console ... More About: Consoles
A Tale in the Desert
2006-12-03 20:00:00 A Tale in the Desert is a fascinating software title simulating life at the dawn of civilization. This is a MMORPG where participants function as a person in ancient Egypt. By learning basic skill, flax plants are harvested and can be traded. New skills are learned from mysterious education centers which barter their knowledge for crops ...
Independent Game Developers and the Linux OS
More articles from this author:2006-12-01 18:00:00 Independent game developers are an unusual bunch. On the one hand, they lack the resources to produce games on the scale of big publishing houses. On the other hand, they have dreams of making their salary off products that will compete with these big name titles. Independent developers should offer more focus and contributions on the Linux gaming scene. While any development of Linux games is good, there is much more to the rabbit hole that I hope to illuminate. More About: Game , Independent , Developers , Game developers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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