Category Archives: Linux
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 23:22 BST
Unreal Indie Bundle offers seven games for $20
Epic Games is pleased as punch to present a collection of seven highly-praised indie games built on its popular Unreal Engine 3 platform.
Fri, Apr 26, 2013 | 19:17 BST
Indie Royale’s Lunar Bundle is live
The Lunar Bundle from Indie Royale is now live and comes with seven games including Pid, Cargo Commander, Back to the Future: The Game and Dungeon Hearts with three more to be announced later. The seven games have a combined value of over $50 and the current minimum is $5.82. All are available for Windows and Mac and additionally Dungeon Hearts and one other are available for Linux. A video for the bundle is below.
Fri, Apr 26, 2013 | 01:44 BST
Defense Grid 2 privately funded, Kickstarter backers to be rewarded
Although last year’s crowdfunding campaign didn’t earn enough to fund Defense Grid 2, those who contributed will receive the game for free anyway.
Thu, Apr 25, 2013 | 16:17 BST
Hell Invaders is collectible card game/RTS set in the Underworld from Spicy Horse
Spicy Horse Games has announced its next title, Hell Invaders, and its a collectible card game/RTS set in the Underworld.
Wed, Apr 24, 2013 | 12:07 BST
Team Fortress 2 Linux update improves client stability, patch notes inside
Team Fortress 2 is getting some more Linux love from Valve this week, thanks to a new patch that addresses some client and physics issues. We’ve got the patch notes here.
Tue, Apr 23, 2013 | 16:06 BST
Jagged Alliance: Flashback lands on Kickstarter
Full Control has launched a Kickstarter for Jagged Alliance: Flashback. The firm is asking $350,000 in funding and so far 303 backers have pledged $11,138. The target platform is PC and will also be available for Mac OSX and Linux. A November 2014 release window is planned. You can watch the Kickstarter video below.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 02:51 BST
Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded dated & priced, Journey composer pens music
Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded has been dated for a June release on PC, Mac and Linux by publisher UIG Entertainment. The company has also confirmed that Journey composer Austin Wintory has re-written the original game’s score for the release.
Sat, Apr 20, 2013 | 20:01 BST
Planetary Annihilation demonstration released for your viewing pleasure
Uber Entertainment has released a rather long look at gameplay for its successfully funded Kickstarter – the real-time strategy title, Planetary Annihilation. In the video, the game’s art director and creative lead show off the pre-alpha version which was live streamed yesterday. Alpha testing for the game will start around the end of May and those who backed the game will get to test it. Expect it to release on Linux, Mac, and PC sometime in July.
Wed, Apr 17, 2013 | 01:43 BST
Guns of Icarus: Online – Adventure Mode meets Kickstarter goal
The Kickstarter for campaign for Guns of Icarus: Online – Adventure Mode has been successful, totting up its $100,000 goal with 34 days to go. The crowdfunding campaign aims to add large scale PvE combat, persistent progression, an economical and political model, AI and much more. This is the third Kickstarter Muse Games has run, all for the Guns of Icarus property; all have been successful. Adventure Mode is expected on Linux, Mac and PC in June 2014.
Tue, Apr 16, 2013 | 02:23 BST
Divinity: Original Sin Kickstarter passes first stretch goal
Not content with simple success, Larian Games has only gone and smashed its first stretch goal for Divinity: Original Sin. The RPG has now drawn over $500,000, unlocking a homestead for the player. The next goal is at $650,000 – a system of character traits – and for every extra 1,000 backers, Larian will expand the Phantom Forest area. A video showing off exploration has been released in celebration of the continued crowdfunding; check it out below. Expect Original Sin on Linux, Mac and PC in November.
Tue, Apr 16, 2013 | 02:22 BST
Sir, You Are Being Hunted pre-orders open
Big Robot has opened pre-orders on its incredibly English robot survival sim Sir, You Are Being Hunted. Buying in at $20 through the Humble Bundle Store nets you access to a second round of testing sometime in northern summer, about a month after generous Kickstarter backers get in. The full release is expected on Linux, Mac and PC sometime around July. Big Robot is run by RPS’s Jim Rossignol, by the way.
Mon, Apr 15, 2013 | 01:09 BST
Starbound pre-orders open, approaching $500,000 stretch goal
Chucklefish has opened pre-orders for Starbound, amassing an impressive 18,875 orders for a total of $470,313 at time of writing.
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 | 16:10 BST
Road Redemption is a Road Rash-style game from DarkSeas on Kickstarter
DarkSeas has launched a Kickstarter for a Road Rash-style game titled Road Redemption.
Thu, Apr 11, 2013 | 17:57 BST
Spring Sun Bundle from Indie Royale is live
The Spring Sun Bundle from Indie Royale is now live, and contains five games: Knytt Underground, The Real Texas, Monday Night Combat, Satazius and Gentrieve 2. The bundle starts at $3.99 and purchasers will receive the original soundtracks to The Real Texas and Gentrieve 2 as well as Adventures in Pixels, the chip tune album/comic hybrid from Ben Landis if they pay over $8. Pick up the Spring Sun Bundle here. A video for the bundle is below.
Wed, Apr 10, 2013 | 10:54 BST
Shadowrun Returns hits Steam in June, pre-orders open April 29
Shadowrun Returns developer Harebrained Schemes has announced that its Kickstarter-funded RPG will launch on Steam in June.
Wed, Apr 10, 2013 | 07:25 BST
Project Eternity footage shows off environmental effects
Obsidian Entertainment has released a four and a half minute video showing off Project Eternity in action, specifically highlighting the engine’s environmental capabilities.
Tue, Apr 09, 2013 | 23:28 BST
Humble Weekly Sale offers four Blendo Games titles
The latest Humble Weekly Sale wants you to pay whatever you please for three titles from Blendo Games – Atom Zombie Smasher, Flotilla and Air Forte. Cough up a little more than the average to score Thirty Flights of Loving as well. You’ll get soundtracks for three of the games, and you can request Steam keys instead of a DRM-free version if you like. The games are all available on PC and a couple support Mac and Linux, too. As ever, profits are split between charities and participating independent developers.
Tue, Apr 09, 2013 | 15:52 BST
Divinity: Original Sin Kickstarter a success, Mac and Linux versions confirmed
The Kickstarter for Divinity: Original Sin has been successfully funded. It will now be released for Mac and Linux, and new stretch goals and rewards have been announced. With 17 days to go in the campaign, Larian has added the ability to fund the game through PayPal as well. You can have a look at the new stretch goals below or through the link. Divinity: Original Sin is expected in November.
Tue, Apr 09, 2013 | 11:34 BST
Portal 2: Atlas and P-Body figures break cover at toy convention
Portal 2′s robo-chums Atlas and P-Body were being made into figurines over a year ago by manufacturer ThreeA, and then quietly fell off the radar. Fret not, as they’re still in development and recently popped up at a toy convention.
Mon, Apr 08, 2013 | 02:50 BST
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Kickstarter closes with $1.9 million
The Kickstarter campaign for Richard Garriott’s new social RPG Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has ended. The crowdfunding drive was more than successful, pulling in $1,919,275 – close to twice its goal of $1 million. 22,322 backers ponied up at an average of $85 each, significantly higher than the typical US RRP of a new release. If you include pledges made directly through the game’s website, the total is .$2,050,509 and climbing. Forsaken Virtues is the first of five planned annual episodes in the RPG series, due in October 2014 on Linux, Mac and PC.
Thanks, Joystiq.


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