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In this bit of news, we’d like to share Open Access for our first Atmospheric Pre-Alpha build which is now available for everyone in Windows/Linux/Mac supported versions!
After Reset on Moddb.com
Pre-Alpha Tech Build (GameFront)

We now have a Google+ page: Gamers On Linux
I will be posting links to our Guides, screenshots and videos of game tests.
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Dungeon Keeper is an old classic that has won its way into the hearts of lots of people. You take the role of an evil overlord of the underworld. You use magical imps to construct your evil dungeon, attract minions to fight for you. Then you lure the goodly heroes to come for all your hoarded treasures, only to fall victim to your traps and minions after which they are dragged off to your prisons, torture chambers and cemeteries.



This guide will explain how to install the digital edition of the game available on GOG.com

Everything works great in this game, but I have not been able to get it running perfectly smoothly when using higher definition, which is activated by pressing [ALT + r] while in game. Otherwise everything works perfectly.

Setting up games for DosBox is quite similar for most games, so this guide only details the few specifics for this game.

First Steps in...

Finally Ubuntu has made 14.04 available to the public: Trusty Tahr

Download 32-bit or 64-bit

Server editions and all other related Distro's are jumping on the LTS:

• Edubuntu
• Kubuntu
• Lubuntu
• Ubuntu GNOME
• UbuntuKylin
• Ubuntu Studio
• Xubuntu flavours

All of Soldak Entertainment games are now Linux compatible:

• Drox Operative & Expansion
• Din's Curse & Expansion
• Depths of Peril
• Kivi's Underworld

GOG.com finally decided to start supporting Linux

We have been waiting to see if they would make the move....
I'm sure it will pan-out with a Linux category on their site. Then hopefully we'll see a lot of free games, old Linux games and indie games.

Its time for more companies to take notice!
Steam, Crytek and GOG are on board!

There are a lot of Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games out there right now. A lot of them are free and driven by advertising and in-game money. Wakfu is grid-like, turn-based free MMORPG, but has native support for Linux.



There is a lot more than your standard RPG...
Select from 15 classes consisting of ranged, melee, steam-punk, mage-like and much much more.
Utilize many abilities and skill attributes to battle multiple minions. Follow quests or just explore the land. Use an interesting take on Alchemy by harvesting animals and plants, then planting more. Join up with friends or play solo and level up your characters abilities and skills.
The possibilities are endless...

Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Wakfu in Linux.

Download Wakfu

Go To: http://www.wakfu.com/en/mmorpg/game/download
Click Download Wakfu


Navigate to your desktop
click Save...

Stellar Overload is now on Kickstarter!
$15 will get you a digital copy of the game.

Success!!
10,357 backers
$310,708 pledged of $250,000 goal

Quake Wars follows the tradition of the original Enemy Territory based on Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Team Objective-based tournaments where you follow a campaign and complete goals to win the map. Amazing vehicular warfare, mutiple classes, all the eye candy you want and a native Linux release!



Follow my step-by-step guide on installing and optimizing Enemy Territory Quake Wars in Linux.

Note: This guide applies to the Retail version of Enemy Territory Quake Wars. Other versions may require additional steps.

Download Linux Binaries

Go To: http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/

Click FAQ Quake Wars
Click "id's Software FTP" link: ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/etqw
Download the ETQW-client-1.4-full.x86.run Linux Installer

Save ETQW-client-1.4-full.x86.run to your desktop


Installing Linux Binaries

Open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)
Navigate to your desktop
Type:

Bridge Windows games with Wine in the native Linux Steam:
SteamBridge

This sounds exactly like PlayOnLinux & Crossover front end for Wine...
But can they make up for lost time that PlayOnLinux has already proven successful?

Its a great idea, but they admit there isn't full permission from Valve and may affect your account & games if Valve decides to kill it.

Its sounds like a great idea... Launching Windows games with LinSteam but behind the scenes its using Wine.
Might as well give it a try... Just create a new Steam account and try it with some free-to-play games just in case Valve want's nothing to do with it.

Quake has been an on-going franchise begginning with the first game to be completely developed in 3D. It's popularity grew and now there are several Quake games with focus on single-player and multi-player game types.



ID Software has always released Linux binaries for their games, so Quake 4 has native support in Linux.

Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Quake 4 in Linux.

Note: This guide applies to the Retail version of Quake 4. Other versions may require additional steps.

Download Linux Binaries

Go to: ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake4/linux

Right-Click quake4-linux-1.4.2.x86.run
Click "Save link as..."
Navigate to your desktop
Click Save


Installing Binaries with Terminal

When the download is done...
Launch Terminal
Ctrl+Alt+T

Note: There should be a terminal menu item or...

Godot Game Engine has been released to the public as an open-source Game Engine.
Fully Linux compatible and a decent list of features:

• User Your Eyes
• Develop 2D games
• Develop 3D games
• Script
• Design
• Animate
• Simulate
• Debug
• Deploy
• Extend
• Work in a team
• Be Free!!!

This is post from my blog: How to install the latest NVIDIA Drivers in Linux Mint 16 "petra"

Hey there, linux users around the world. I'll be writing a little how-to install NVIDIA drivers

Please follow this guide if:

• You are willing to dirty your hands with the terminal. Ubuntu and its variants (Linux Mint) has done a great job in maintaining the simplicity.
• You really need the drivers. Some drivers could lead to instability, uninstalling them is an easy task though.
• You want the latest NVIDIA drivers for Linux, I think that's why you are here. Let's get started

Things you need to know beforehand. If your distro upgrades the kernel or any X.org package there's a high possibility that your drivers might break. This isn't a big issue because you can reinstall them as many time as you want. I always keep a folder of NVIDIA drivers in my...

Finally! Double-Fine is going to feature their new Point-n-Click Adventure on Steam called:
Broken Age

If you love games like Monkey Island, Drawn, Back to the Future and hundreds more at BigFish... then you will definitely like Broken Age!

Key Features:

• Pointing
• Clicking
• Original soundtrack, composed by Peter McConnell, recorded by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
• All-star voice cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black, Jennifer Hale, Wil Wheaton, and Pendleton Ward
• Dialog Trees!
• Some jokes. Unless you don't think they're funny, in which case we totally weren't trying to be funny.
• A whole bunch of awesome PUZZLES
• This one really hard puzzle that you won't get but you'll look it up online and not tell anybody
• All your hopes and dreams

New life has been breathed into a project to make Apple OS X programs run on Linux-based operating systems.

The Darling project is beginning to see new activity on GitHub after months of dormancy and the website has moved to a new address www.DarlingHQ.org.

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More on this here: http://www.zdnet.com/attempt-to-bring-os-x-apps-to-linux-springs-back-into-action-7000025019/

Metro: Last Light has been ported to Steam and is now available:
Metro: Last Light

$40 bucks but what a Huge Release for Linux!
I have the first Metro: 2033 and it was pretty awesome!
Hopefully they will port it to Linux also.

Industry heavyweights Tim Sweeney and John Carmack squared off over their views on Valve's Steam Machine ambitions, with the Epic Games' founder sounding more bullish than id's code wizard.

Story: Sweeney and Carmack chime in on Steam Machines

ArsTechnica brings us a review of the Saucy Salamander...

After the customary six months of incubation, Ubuntu 13.10—codenamed Saucy Salamander—has hatched. The new version of the popular Linux distribution brings updated applications and several new features, including augmented search capabilities in the Unity desktop shell.

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Continues here: review

The next of Valve's Steam installments is Steam Machines (not Steam Box it would seem).

More here: http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamMachines/

Looks like you can follow the steps on that page if you want a chance at being a hardware beta tester.

They will ship prototype hardware to 300 testers, sometime this year.

You can complete the steps in any order. Once you’ve completed all of the steps, you’ll be awarded a special badge, and you’ll officially be among the pool of people from whom we’ll choose beta participants / hardware recipients.

On October 25th, the list will be locked. So complete the quest before then!

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Israel's SolidRun has available for pre-order a range of tiny computers. All of these devices can run either Android or Linux.

There are four models, ranging from the CuBox-i1 with a i.MX6 solo chipset and 1 core running at 1Ghz to the CuBox-i4pro which has 4 cores.

More specifications can be found here: http://imx.solid-run.com/wiki/index.php?title=CuBox-i_Hardware

Prices start at $44.99 and can be found here: http://imx.solid-run.com/shop/