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Dirk Dashing v1.1 released!

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:00:00

My Game Company announces the release of Dirk Dashing: Secret Agent! version 1.1 for Linux!

Some of the new features they have developed for the upcoming Dirk Dashing 2 have been ported back into the original game. The update also features a number of improvements and bug fixes to the game based on customer feedback. New in this version:

Dirk can now throw grenades while jumping
Dirk can now shoot the grenade launcher while jumping
Thugs now walk around on patrol, instead of just standing still
Save your game quicker by pressing F5 to go directly to the Save screen
Added a few cannons and made some minor tweaks to Chapter 1-4
Made some major performance improvements to the game engine
Fixed intermittent bug where Dirk can sometimes fall through platforms and ledges
Fixed intermittent bug where Dirk runs in place after picking up a folder
Fixed keyboard navigation of chapters on Part 3 and Part 4 screens
SDL upgrade: added support for PulseAudio sound server
SDL upgrade: fixed detection of X11 DGA mouse support
SDL upgrade: Fixed hang or crash at startup if aRts can't access the hardware
SDL upgrade: Fixed TEXTRELs to resolve some PIC issues (and issues with SELinux)
SDL upgrade: Fixed joystick detection when a joystick was removed

You can download the latest version from the game's official web site at: http://www.mygamecompany.com/Products/DirkDashing/main.htm

TYCOON GAMES releases "SUMMER SESSION" dating game

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:13:33

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Summer Session is a manga dating simulation game with multiple endings from Tycoon Games (www.tycoongames.eu)

Riva Celso, programmer/designer of Tycoon Games stated "I am very happy about the result we obtained with Summer Session. It is a fun game with hilarious dialogue and intriguing characters, and very replayable thanks to the multiple endings."

Summer Session is available for Linux platforms, and was made in collaboration with Hanako Games, a well known site for anime games fans. In the game you play the role of Julius, a socially-awkward young guy taking summer classes at his university. During his time at the campus he'll meet several characters, from his cute classmates to his sexy biology teacher. What will it take to get a date with one of them? Every choice you make affects Julius's skills and his reputation with the other characters. Lift weights and buy new clothes to impress the ladies, but don't forget your schoolwork if you fail the final exam, you'll lose your chance at love! Play your cards right and you'll unlock special endings.

A free demo is available from Tycoon Games website at www.tycoongames.eu .

Official webpage:
http://www.tycoongames.eu/adventures/summersession.php

Screenshots of the game:

First open source browser based game

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:11:52

Feudal Times is a world where you become a king, where you rule a small town and where you will make a great empire. Diplomacy, economy, town and army management, are the bases of every empire, how you mix them all is up to you.

This is the first browser based game to be realised open source. Written in PHP5, MySQL, JavaScript, it already allows anyone to download it's source code via SVN:
svn co https://feudaltimes.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/feudaltimes feudaltimes
Feudal Times is a Persistent Browser Based Multiplayer Game (PBBMG). Persistent because the game continues even if you aren't online. The buildings are being built, resources are being collected. You don't have to sit hours in front of your PC to achieve good level in FT, it's enough to visit it 2 or 3 times a day for about 15 minutes.

Unknown Worlds, Natural Selection 2, and linux

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:10:08

A San Francisco based company, Unknown Worlds, are in the process of making a sequel to the top hl1 mod 'Natural Selection'.

Natural Selection 2 won't be a mod, like the original, and will be made using their own in-house engine. They haven't confirmed anything about platforms and a lot of people on their community forums are showing interest in cross platform versions.

To find out more about NS2, look at the blog, feature list, and media.

Now is the perfect time to show your interest in a Linux version by posting in this thread.

Cheers!

CrossOver Games 7.1.0 Released

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:09:23

From CodeWeavers Announce:

I am happy to announce that we have now released version 7.1.0 of CrossOver Games, for both the Mac and for Linux.

This new version is largely an incremental improvement; it fixes a range of bugs in a number of games. It also includes a full merge with the Wine 1.0 code base, so this is now a 'post Wine 1.0' version of CrossOver Games.

A full change log is included, below.

If you are an existing CrossOver customer with an active support entitlement, you can visit our web site to download this latest version: Also I want to remind folks that with CrossOver Games, we're really trying do much more rapid releases. So, although we've tested this carefully and feel pretty good about it, if you have a working configuration, you might just want to skip this one. Or at the very least, archive your bottles before you upgrade.

Full Article: http://www.wine-reviews.net/cxgames-linux/crossover-games-710-released.html

Jack Keane shipping for Linux

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:45:48

Runesoft has started shipping the Linux version of Jack Keane today.

Just drop a secret agent off on a mysterious island? Sounds good, thought Jack. After all, no-one said anything about fighting a mad scientist and other horrifying dangers! Just Jacks bad luck when his ship shatters on that mysterious islands cliffs, ushering in a sudden turn of fate...

linuX-gamers.net up and kickin'

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:57:46

Due to massive problems with the server linuX-gamers.net and the subprojects have been down the last few days. The issues should be fixed now and linuX-gamers.net is again ready for your daily visit.

PlaneShift 3d mmorpg 0.4.01 released!

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:49:13

The new client for the free 3d fantasy mmorpg PlaneShift is now available for Windows, Linux and MacOSX. Download it from the project home page http://www.planeshift.it

New Features:
- Support for fires, including campfires and torches.
- Customizable Chatbubbles (alignment, text colour, etc)
- Maps can be named, just like books.
- An Identification Skill is now needed to view the quality of items.

Read the full Changelog here.

Vendetta Online announces Voice Chat support on all platforms

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:04:30

Although the feature has been in testing for a few weeks, developers of the 3D Space MMO "Vendetta Online" announced today that integrated Voice Chat is now considered to be production-ready and released across all client platforms, including Windows, MacOS X, Linux/32 and Linux/64. For more information, see their recent Newspost:

http://www.vendetta-online.com/h/news.html

lan.linuX-gamers.net [G I M M E 5]

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:57:22

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This summer is lan-party-time, once more.

The linuX-gamers.org e.V. invites you to join their party. Here you will meet other people playing games using the open sourced operating system.

They found a real great place at the Algau in Tannheim-Egelsee, Germany. The setting is beautiful (romantic view of the Alps), the location is arranged, the weather is hot, and the girls are pretty.

The only thing still missing is you!

The lan-page has been published now and they are awaiting your registration. Please feel free to tell them your special ideas, what you want to see or do at the party.

So, come on, one little step and you'll be one of them! See you there!