20090701 JAG Released for GNULinux

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JAG

JAG, a free software arcade-puzzle 2D game, has been released for Linux. The aim of JAG is to break all of the target pieces on each level before time runs out.

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Caster released for Linux

The indie developer Electron recently released Caster for Linux. Caster is a cross platform "3D" 3rd person shoot'em up game in which the character moves cross a map, hunts different types of monsters and collects energy items. Starting with one type of "weapon" the player collects five further weapons throughout the episodes. Skills like jumping or dodging and weaponry can be updated during the game depending on the score gained in the previous level.

http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2556

Gaming on Ubuntu (Linux)

There is also always the opportunity to run a virtual machine to run your windows programs (that will be the topic of my next post). So, next time someone says to you that they don’t want to switch to Linux because they won’t be able to play games, you might want to correct them.

http://look2linux.com/2008/07/gaming-on-ubuntu-linux/

Open Source Shoot-Em-Up

But lately, I’m also starting to see the appeal of doing without a hyped-up platform like Unreal Tournament 2004 or Battlefield 1942. Fracturing the mod community has sparked creativity, particularly when it comes to open-source games based on free engines. A lot of out-there projects are getting major traction with gamers—big attention that wouldn’t happen if everyone was still fixated on grinding out Onslaught maps or tweaking Desert Combat.

http://www.gamesradar.com/f/open-source-shoot-em-up/a-200807091680682062 http://tinyurl.com/5achfn

Linux-based device gains accelerometer-based games

Chumby Industries announced a partnership with Albino Blacksheep to provide Flash-based games for the Linux-based Chumby "alarm-clock" computer, leveraging its motion-sensing capabilities. Meanwhile, Chumby's development site is growing, providing a forum, wikis, and other information for hacking the Chumby's open-source hardware and software.

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9517072485.html

Valve questions Microsoft's commitment to PC gaming

Half-Life 2 developer Valve thinks that Microsoft's current "Games for Windows" marketing push is a cynical ploy to sell more copies of Windows Vista, rather than a genuine effort to invigorate the PC gaming market.

http://tomshardware.co.uk/2007/03/12/valve_questions_microsofts_commitment/