G'day all Copies of [url=http://www.khronos.org/assets/uploads/developers/library/2012-siggraph-opengl-bof/Valve-Left-4-Dead-2-Linux-SIGGRAPH_Aug12.pdf]the slides from Rich Geldreich's talk at last week's SIGGRAPH OpenGL BOF[/url] are now available on the Khronos...

[youtube]Ri8hb_IreG4[/youtube] Puppy Punch have announced that their upcoming physics based puzzle game Colour Bind has been accepted by Steam for PC and MAC, also there is a linux version on the way. So we can probably expect to see this reside on the Linux steam store when it becomes available...

I recorded a new screencast for ToM where I briefly describe new features alpha #10 brought to you. [youtube]7p3oglX1lL0[/youtube] If you like the game and seeing it coming through into the release sooner rather than years from now, pre-order the game and get to play alpha instantly (and also with your friends online)...

[IMG]http://www.shadowremnants.com/webimages/shadowlogo.png[/IMG] Ryan Berkani emailed me to let me know that [url=http://www.shadowremnants.com/]Shadow Remnants[/url] a tactical RPG has a planned Linux port shortly after the main release! [url=http://www...

[youtube]xsETDtHE5NM[/youtube] Big Robot have released an alpha trailer showing there upcoming game Sir, You Are Being Hunted. Sir, You Are Being Hunted will be available on Windows, Mac and Linux, and will be available sometime next year. Details are a bit sketchy at the moment it appears to be some kind of fps game set in England, but whats interesting is that the landscapes are procedurally generated...

So while I have had a bit of time this weekend I started work on a new website, while not directly Linux gaming related it is Linux related so I present to you a very rough website to look up I called Linux 4 Today. [url]http://www.linux4today.com[/url] Since igoogle is being retired I personally needed a new homepage to keep myself up to date (I can never find a good RSS reader)...

Battle for the solar system is originally a book trilogy of which book 1 -The Honour of the Knights- came out as a soft-cover a few years ago, something I still prefer over eBook, and was a really enjoyable read. Book 2 -The Third Side- came out as eBook last year while book 3 -The Attribute of the Strong- comes out the end of this year...

There's currently a project on Kickstarter called the Oculus Rift, which aims to break the multi thousand price barrier for (comparatively) high resolution, consumer ready HMDs and bring in higher response time head tracking functionality.

[url=http://www.gaslampgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cotw_banner.jpg][IMG]http://www.gaslampgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cotw_banner.jpg[/IMG][/url] A new DLC has been released for [url=http://www.desura.com/games/dungeons-of-dredmor]Dungeons of Dredmor[/url] along with a new patch! [I]Although it seems we are waiting on Desura to approve the update...

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If you want Helena 3rd, you can buy now as [B]0.79eur,[/B] that's [B]90% cheaper[/B] than normal price. The sale will last to end of this week, hurry up and go to [url=http://www.desura.com/games/helena-the-3rd]Desura[/url] :) [youtube]qI_yGkLPZmk[/youtube] [B]3rd Helena[/B] is an indie, three-dimensional platform game in which you can sit behind the wheel of a small tank and defeat a lot of obstacles and mechanical monsters...

[url=http://www.urbanterror.info/home/]Urban Terror[/url] a cross platform online FPS (tactical shooter rather than the massive amount of quake likes) is about to hit 4.2 (release date is today). 4.2 is a massive update including a new game type, online authentication system, completely re-done hit detection (apparently it was a big problem) which made them create new player animations, new and updated maps etc...

The awesome [url=http://unigine.com/products/unigine/]UNIGINE Engine[/url] has a new video to show off some new effects! [youtube]YI5s_EaG4Fg[/youtube] I hope to see more games actually come out for Linux using this engine in the future, it's the Engine that powers Oil Rush (the only Unigine powered game [U]currently[/U] on Linux that I know of)...

Valve have just published a [url=http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/faster-zombies/]new post[/url] to their Linux blog talking about their experiences with increasing the performance of Left 4 Dead 2 on Linux.

Wow it's been a long time coming but [url=http://www.minecraft.net]Minecraft[/url] 1.3.1 is finally out! [B]Highlights of this release;[/B] Featuring some huge changes including the debut of the long awaited Adventure Game Mode (although rather limited right now)...