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For millions of users who are hooked onto that square-rectangular box for most part of their day, passing time becomes almost imperative sometimes. And if the source of this entertainment is addictive enough, then we are definitely talking about Computer games and especially if the games are played on an Open source platform like that [...] The seventh beta for 1.8 is ready. Please note that due to a critical bug fix only versions >=1.7.14 are allowed on the development multiplayer server. For more details about this and celebrating the new release please visit this forum thread. FreeCol 0.9.2 has been released. This is a bug/feature-fix release, the main changes being: The increased native land claims in 0.9.1 have been reverted to the more moderate 0.9.0 behaviour, following comment that this made the game too difficult. This feature will be back in a later release, but only after implementing the feature that at least [...] # Now logs if a unit was shot but not harmed. netPanzer 0.8.3 Final (Windows+Linux .zip package and Mac Os X) – Download Now! New in 0.8.3 Version 2.0.0 is now available for download. After several months of development, we are proud to release FreeCol 0.9.1. Download FreeCol 0.9.1 - New effects: rocket smoke, shotgun sparks, flares Version 1.3.0 of Chocolate Doom (as it strives to emulate Vanilla Doom) has been released with new features like more flexible key binding and scores of bugfixes. One of the most common complaints I hear about Linux is that it’s just no good for gaming. Some complain about hardware support, others the lack of titles, others that it’s just too complicated. It’s true that Linux probably isn’t the first platform that comes to mind when I think about PC gaming, but some [...] PlayOnLinux 3.7.3 is now available ! What’s new for the users ? PlayOnLinux automatically extract icons during the installation process to use them in the main menu. While there are many open-source games available (just see the recent discussion about the most advanced GPL-ed FPS), most of them are based upon the ioquake3 game engine that in turn is based upon id Software’s open-source id Tech 3 engine. There’s also games like Nexuiz that use the DarkPlaces engine and then also Warsow [...] Warzone 2100 has pretty new textures! Oh wait, didn’t I report this more than one year ago? Well.. the release after the next is supposed to feature them, finally.. But I *do* have news to offer: Building models are being re-modeled and re-textured! Slightly related: There is a tutorial on making models and texturing them [...] The sixth beta for 1.8 is ready. Feel free to celebrate the new release with us in this forum thread. The beauty of a (puzzle) game is not only what we see and hear, but also what we feel when pressing buttons and moving the mouse. Controls are important and I prefer them crispy. A new alpha release of The Goblin and the Butterfly, a free 2nd MMORPG, has been released. Changes in this release: scripted stories implemented Download: [ The Goblin and [...] Crystal Space 1.4 is out. Features include improved animations (“integrating vertex based animation with skeletal animation”) and terrain (“improves rendering and handling of large outdoor areas”), OpenAL for sound and an internationalization plug-in. A3P is an indie online shooter that combines the best aspects of the Third Person Shooter and Real-Time Strategy genres. Load out your units with weapons and special abilities, then lead them to victory on the battlefield! Back in 2007, I wrote an article on free games for Linux and thought it was time to write a bit more on the subject. Actually, I had a lot of fun doing the research for this article and telling my sons that I really was “working.” I don’t really play that many games, so [...] The fifth beta for 1.8 is ready. Feel free to celebrate the new release with us in this forum thread. | |||||
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