by liamdawe July 7, 2012 at 8:07 pm
So this Thursday 5th of July GOL hit 3 years old, wow doesn't time fly! In the time I have run this website we have been through only 2 revisions and moved from a .info to a .com domain. The Humble Bundles launched, Desura supported us (Along with Gameolith and Indievania let's not forget them!), Steam is coming to Linux...
by Alienrace July 6, 2012 at 11:00 pm
[FONT=Courier New][B]A[/B]lien Arena: Reloaded Edition has been released. Revitalized...and, well, reloaded! [/FONT] [FONT=Courier New]This is a major release of this game, with many new features, and a veritable truckload of new high quality content. Every aspect of the game has been improved upon and expanded, from the engine, to the game code, weaponry, and overall gameplay...
by liamdawe July 5, 2012 at 10:21 pm
A new RTS game is coming to Linux, Mac and Windows called Tryst. It looks very much like Starcraft 2 (The UI is very similair looking in colour and style). Powered by the Unigine engine (Same engine as Oil Rush) and developed by BlueGiant Interactive.
by Hamish July 4, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Rating: 8/10 There is nothing new to the idea of fighting games. Violence has, even in its most diluted and minute forms, been a strong staple in almost every game made within the past thirty years...
Tags: Review Indie Game Action Stealth
by liamdawe July 4, 2012 at 9:03 am
[B]UPDATE[/B], you can donate via paypal now too! I have setup a paypal account and it will take a few days to verify everything. If you wish to donate via paypal its [B]paypal [at] gamingonlinux.com[/B] Okay guys first time ever for this but GOL is in need of funds, the software we use to run the website Xenforo costs $40 per year for updates and support and our license has run out! This will enable use to receive important bug fixes and security updates as well as new features in the future! Anyone who donates will be placed on a donators page I will setup, you can have your name as anything and linked to any website you like...
by liamdawe July 2, 2012 at 11:11 pm
Well now this is interesting isn't it! Phoronix quite rightly picked this one up from pressfire (again apologies for my harsh words before Phoronix...but stop over hyping and you might sound a little more reasonable!). Gabe Newell actually mentions on video about Linux in this very short clip...
by liamdawe July 2, 2012 at 11:49 am
[url=http://clintbellanger.net/rpg/]FLARE[/url] the open source RPG Game/Engine has reached a new milestone 0.16 RC1. For those confused if it is a game or an engine with a small amount of art to demo it, well it's an Engine with the first game being a type of dungeon crawler (so the engine and first game are being done together)...
by liamdawe July 2, 2012 at 9:27 am
Something [url=http://www.gamingonlinux.com/index.php?threads/humble-bundle-home.813/]we reported on before back in march[/url] is the Humble Bundle accounts system that handily groups all your bundles together (and anything else purchased using the Humble Store widget developers can use on their websites)...
by Rustybolts June 30, 2012 at 7:38 pm
[url=http://www.mygamecompany.com][IMG]http://www.mygamecompany.com/images/mgcbanner.png[/IMG][/url] [B][FONT=Arial] Dirk Dashing 2: E.V.I.L Eye v1.0 is released![/FONT][/B] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]It has been a long time coming, but I'm pleased to announce the [B][U]official release[/U][/B] of [B][U]Dirk Dashing 2: E...
by Bumadar June 30, 2012 at 6:10 pm
Not often that the Indie Royale has Linux games but this time it seems there are 3 and by the looks of it all 3 on Desura also: [B]Harvest: Massive Encounter[/B] for: steam (pc, mac), windows, mac, [B]linux[/B], desura - more bundle info! [media=youtube]Brskf4Il5_4[/media] [B]The Journey Down: Chapter One[/B] for: windows, mac, [B]linux[/B], desura [media=youtube]ndBiOPu9JGI[/media] [B]Dino Run SE[/B] for: windows, mac, [B]linux[/B], desura [media=youtube]X3DH4-SGDic[/media] So if your interested head over to [url]http://www...
by Bumadar June 27, 2012 at 8:08 am
A few days ago the first episode of the laser loving Tiny and Big got released, created by Black Pants Studio's. [media=youtube]4e9oke6mOZs[/media] You can get a DRM free Linux, Mac and Windows version at [url]http://www.tinyandbig.com/shop/[/url] or you can download the demo of Episode 0 at [url]http://www...
by Rustybolts June 27, 2012 at 7:05 am
We've finally released two new missions to Ensign-1! Mission-4 the corridor crawling descent inspired level as well as Mission-5 with the ice crystals. [url=http://www.desura.com/games/ensign-1/images/so-this-happened][IMG]http://media.indiedb.com/cache/images/games/1/16/15245/thumb_300x150/cockpit...
by Bumadar June 27, 2012 at 6:36 am
Over at kickstarter, Haunts: The Manse Macabre has been funded, unlike many other campaigns this is one that has had Linux support from the start. If your into turn based horror games you can get into the action for $5 if you want, so head over to [url]http://www...
by liamdawe June 24, 2012 at 8:57 pm
Just a quick one to say about a new change on the website as suggested by more than one person recently! A new forum is open here -> [url]http://www.gamingonlinux.com/index.php?forums/news-submissions-in-here.22/[/url] Anyone even unregistered users can post new topics in there, feel free to submit news there for us to review :) If you are a mod or editor for GOL make sure you read the sticky topic inside...