Todays question time was spent with Jonathan Prior of [url=http://www.gameolith.com]Gameolith[/url] a newish Linux game download store of which I am a customer of so I thought it would be good to get some feedback!

You will probably have no idea what the title is going on about so to explain a little. One of my biggest gripes with Linux is no WYSIWYG game maker (like The Games Factory/Multimedia Fusion, Scirra Construct, Game Maker etc) that makes it easy for anyone to pick up and make games (and for lazy people like me who don't have time to learn another language)...

Okay everyone a generic update here for you, as you can see i have been a little bit quiet lately with news and such, I am going to be a Dad and only found out last week so loooots to do! [B]Minecraft server:[/B] Due to no one playing on it since I changed it to a fresh map it will be cancelled by the 27th of August, I think I have finally gotten my net to upload a working copy of the world, PM me for a link...

[IMG]http://www.mygamecompany.com/images/dirkdashing2_470x125.jpg[/IMG] Troy sent me an email asking if I could ask you guys to help trial his latest game Dirk 2, message is below with download link. [QUOTE]Hello, everyone! Dirk Dashing 2 is almost ready for its pre-order release, and I could use a little help testing the Linux version! I'm using a new Linux installer this time around, and I want to make sure it works...

Frozenbyte have released a new trailer for Trine 2 which is intended to be released on the following platforms XBLA, PSN, Windows, Mac, Linux. Trine 2 release is expected some time this year. [youtube]XxPg1YeXE2E[/youtube] [U][B]Website:[/B][/U] [URL]http://trine2...

[youtube]AfC7xVALaU0[/youtube] Whilst surfing the net I discovered this very cool looking adventure horror game from Senscape which is being developed for Win, Mac and Linux and has an intended release for this year. I have high hopes for this one, but will it be in the same league as Amnesia or the Penumbra series? [U][B]About:[/B][/U] [QUOTE]Decay surrounds you, dread around every corner...

[youtube]euGnVNNfMhE[/youtube] Endre Barath has just released the linux download of Dead Cyborg episode 1! Dead Cyborg is a free to play episodic first person adventure game that looks really great. The game is donateware with the following episodes only released if enough funding is made, so if you download this game and enjoy it please show your support...

Exosyphen studios would like to announce the availability of a free playable beta for linux of the upcoming game, Hacker Evolution Duality. The game is due to be release 15th August! [QUOTE] Hacker Evolution Duality starts in the early days of Brian Spencer when he was nothing more than a brilliant programmer...

[IMG]http://tropicalwikis.com/w/images/piga/uploads/thumb/c/c7/Windys-Development.png/800px-Windys-Development.png[/IMG] Hamish one of our regular forum members messaged me regarding this snippet. Cheers Bud! [B]Windys 1.5.0 Released[/B] Piga Software has released version 1...

Notch has written the following in his blog to celebrate his wedding. All the best Notch! [QUOTE] [B]Wedding Weekend![/B] Hi everyone! I’m getting married to ez tomorrow, and I thought we’d celebrate by giving one free copy of Minecraft to everyone who buys the game! [url=http://www...

Introducing [url=http://cardinalquest.com/]Cardinal Quest[/url] an interesting little arcade-style dungeon-crawler. [QUOTE] Cardinal Quest is an arcade-style dungeon-crawler inspired by 1980s classics such as Gauntlet, Red-Box D&D and Golden Axe: Choose your champion and begin your quest to slay the Evil Minotaur! [/QUOTE] [youtube]BWCoE8aXgks[/youtube] They say their Linux version is still experimental, so buy at your own risk! Website: [URL]http://cardinalquest...

So for all you Caster fans it looks like it will be getting multiplayer support according to a sneaky blog post: [QUOTE][IMG]http://elecorn.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/caster_networking1.jpg[/IMG] And so it begins… [/QUOTE] Not exactly a great deal of info, but then it is a teaser, maybe it's time to check it out again and get the hype machine rolling...

So I was fortunate enough to win a game in a reddit competition the other day, and this game was BEEP. [CENTER][URL]http://www.bigfatalien.com/[/URL][/CENTER] [CENTER]Beep Website[/CENTER] [LEFT]First off, i'd like to award BEEP the prestigious award of "The only game that I haven't had to go digging for dependencies and that works right off the bat"...

Following Atom Zombie Smasher's inclusion in the Humble Indie Bundle #3 and recent selection for thePAX 10 indie showcase, Atom Zombie Smasher is now available in the Ubuntu Software Center. Atom Zombie Smasher has been available for Linux, Mac and Windows for a while and can now be purchased through the Ubuntu Software Center for $9...

[B]UPDATE:[/B] Looks like the new map may have to stay, the CPU use has gone right down since putting on the new map, that's the problem with playing a game that's in BETA! Original: It has come to my attention that we are having problems with our current server being up and down all time...