Dead Cyborg, New Episodic Science Fiction Adventure Game Coming to Linux

Dead Cyborg, a new donation based episodic science fiction adventure is coming soon to Linux. The game is based on Blender game engine and is made by one person Endre Barath, who has done all the coding, designing and written the story as well.

Backup and Share Files with Free Ubuntu One Files Android Application

A new Ubuntu One Files application has been released that allows you to sync and share files from any Android device. You can browse, select and download all your files and folders as well as upload and send files directly from your phone.

[Quick Update] Ardesia Digital Sketchpad Brings Support for Ubuntu 11.04

Ardesia digital sketchpad 0.9 has been released bringing in support for Ubuntu 11.04. We have reviewed Ardesia couple of times in past and it is a must have tool (along with GIMP and Inkscape) for designers, students and software developers for creating mockups, hand drawn annotations and presentations.

Award Winning Game 'Bridge Construction Set' is Now Available in Ubuntu Software Center

Bridge construction set (also referred as Pontifex II) is now available in available in Ubuntu Software Center under the purchase section. The game which tests your bridge constructions skills has received great reviews from critics and users and has won many awards.

Thunderbird Conversations 2.0 Released, Adds Gmail Style Threaded View to Your Mail Client

Thunderbird Conversations addon has been released today after being in development for more than one year.

Thunderbird 5 Released, Install from PPA

Thunderbird 5 has been released today bringing in many new features and improvements. It includes more than 390 improvements and performance enhancements that make it more responsive, faster to start up and easier to use.

Cross Platform Messaging Client Instantbird 1.0 Released

Open source and cross platform messaging client Instantbird version 1.0 has been released today. Instantbird is based on Pidgin's libpurple protocol library and Mozilla's Firefox technology. It supports all major messaging services and have an extension system for adding extra functionality, themes etc.

Opera 11.50 'Swordfish' Released with New User Interface Improvements

Opera Team has released a new stable version of the browser bringing in many new features most notable of which are UI changes. 

Awoken Icon Set Ported to KDE, Looks Absolutely Beautiful

Awoken icon set has been ported to KDE thanks to great work done by alecive who created the original icon set as well. The icon pack is called kAwoKen and will have all the same features including a customization script.

nD, New $10 Gaming Handheld Device Claimed to be more Powerful than Nintendo DS, Runs Custom Embedded Linux Firmware

nD is a new indie handheld gaming device currently in prototyping phase. nD is a brainchild of Robert Pelloni, creator of Bob's Game. Many of you who follow Nintendo DS news will be familiar with Bob's game and Robert as there has been quite a bit of history between him and Nintendo. I won't get into details about this but you can just search for Bob's Game on the web or hit Wikipedia for more info.

Beacon: Sweet Little 15 Minute Linux Game with a Surprisingly Touching Story

Beacon is a sweet platformer created in just 48 hours by indie developer randomine that takes us on a memorable 15 minute journey. With fantastic retro music score and 8-bit pixel graphics, the game creates a wonderful atmosphere where an stranded astronaut tries to solve the mystery of a distant planet and how he landed there.

Linux Game Preview: Cobalt, New 2D Multiplayer Action Game is in Development

Indie Game Studio Oxeye Games is working on a new 2D multiplayer action game - Cobalt. The game was originally being developed as a story driven single player game but now all the focus has shifted on development of multipayer and co-op mode.

[Ubuntu 11.10 Updates] New Window Auto Maximize Option in CCSM

Compiz with Unity 4.0.1 in Ubuntu 11.10 now allows you to tweak window auto maximize settings. This feature was much requested and will allow users to optimize auto maximize settings for their system.

Summer Special: Grab a Copy of Steel Storm Burning Retribution for Just $ 2.99

Steel Storm Burning Retribution is now available for a Summer Special Price of $2.99. The game can be purchased from Ubuntu Software Center or from Steel Storm eShoppe.

[Ubuntu 11.10 Updates] Synaptic Gone, Welcome Aboard Deja Dup

Synaptic Package Manager will be no longer shipped as default application as an update today removed it from CD. However, it will be easily installable from repositories. 

Movie About Indie Game Developers Crosses $35,000 Fund Raising Goal in Just 24 Hours

About 4-5 days back, I came to know about this awesome project Indie Game : The Movie, a documentary movie about indie games and life of developers. The project had reached $12,000 goal out of $35,000 fund raising target, so I thought I would write about it. But, then I was not able to finish it on time due to office work.

Digitanks to Get a Linux Port

Fun tank fight and strategy game Digitanks will be soon ported to Linux. The developers of the game have launched a new exciting 5 for $5 gaming bundle but 4 out 5 games are for Windows, the only one for Linux being Steel Storm : Burning Retribution. In the same announcement post, they have said that a Linux port for Digitanks is on the way.

3D Fantasy MMORPG 'PlaneShift' Updated to Version 0.5.7 with Many New Features

Popular multi-player role playing game PlaneShift has been updated to version 0.5.7. This release brings many new features and a huge amount of fixes.

Firefox 5 Released with Improved Performance, Speed, Stability and Better Support for HTML5 Standards

Firefox 5 has been released today as the part of its Rapid Release Program. There are lots of under the hood changes in this release that improves overall performance, speed, stability and security for the World's second most popular web browser.

Vapor, Open Source and Cross Platform Steam Chat Client

Vapor is a cross platform steam chat client written in C# which allows you to chat with your friends on Steam. It does not have any other feature but is useful if you want to stay in touch with your friends while using Linux distributions.

SpaceChem, One of the Best Indie Puzzle Game Released this Year for Linux

SpaceChem is one of the most addictive indie puzzle game released this year for Linux. The game has received great reviews from critics as well as users all around the world.

[Oneiric Updates] Drag and Drop Support in Unity 2D, Linux Kernel 3.0, Hybrid ISOs and More

Ubuntu 11.10 has received many new updates in last few days. Here is a quick summary of recent changes.

A New Update for Steel Storm is Now Available in Ubuntu Software Center

A new update for Steel Storm is now available in Ubuntu Software Center. Those who have purchased the game just need to hit the update manager.

Classic Menu Indicator Adds Mono Icon, Preferences and Administration Menus

Classic Menu indicator has been updated to version 0.03 bringing in new features and fixes.

Build Mines, Battle and Defend Your Base in Action/Strategy Game OpenClonk

OpenClonk is free and open source successor of German shareware game series Clonk. Clonk, which dates back to 1994 with its first game on MS DOS has quite a dedicated fan following and an extremely popular game modding/extension system.

Thunderbird to Get Better Integration with Linux Themes

Thunderbird for Linux is getting some nice visual changes as Andreas Nilsson shows off some teaser screenshots of Thunderbird looking great on Linux Systems. Work is being done on bringing better integration with GTK themes, very similar to visual improvements that landed in Firefox 4 earlier.

SuperTuxKart 0.7.2 RC1 Released with New In-game Addon Manager

After an incredible 0.7.1 release, the development team behind SuperTuxKart has released first release candidate of the next version of the popular racing game.

Disper Indicator, Easily Clone or Extend Displays on Multiple Monitor Setups [NVIDIA Cards Only]

Disper-indicator provides a simple user interface for Disper display switching utility. Disper-indicator detects which monitors are currently connected to the computer and provides options to enable single screens, clone or extended screen configurations for systems having NVIDIA Cards.

Black Glass Theme for Gnome Shell

Yesterday we shared a new Gnome Shell theme Adwaita-White that matches perfectly with default GTK3 theme in Gnome 3. Black Glass theme is another cool Gnome Shell theme made by deviantARTist shule1987 .

New Adwaita-White Gnome Shell Theme

Adwaita-White Gnome Shell theme by deviantARTist Oberon27 blends nicely with Adwaita Theme and gives a consistent look for your all over Gnome 3 experience.

Irukandji and Bullet Candy Perfect, Two Fun Arcade Shooters Now Available in Ubuntu Software Center

Charlie, an Indie game developer from UK, makes fun score oriented arcade shooters. Under the name of Charlie's Games, he has released some nice games for Linux, two of them are now available in software center - Irukandji and Bullet Candy Perfect.

More Updates on Desura Linux Client

Few days back, we reported that now on a dedicated development blog, progress status for Desura Linux client will be posted by Linux Engineer Keith Poole.

Gabe Newell, Founder and Managing Director - Valve Software, Talks About Linux Clients and Trade-offs

William and Glenn @ Podcast 17 recently interviewed Gabe Newell, Founder/Managing Director of Valve Software on their latest Episode.

New Stable Release of Diodon Clipboard Manager Brings Unity Lens Integration

A new stable version of Diodon Clipboard Manager has been released with a neat clipboard lens for Unity. 

Critically Acclaimed Puzzle Game 'Braid' is Now Available in Ubuntu Software Center

Popular puzzle game 'Braid' is the newest addition to Ubuntu Software Center, available in purchase section. First released for XBox Live in 2008, Braid has been highly rated by game reviewers and was also the part of Humble Indie Bundle 2.

DeaDBeeF 1.0.0 Music Player Released to Android Market

A new version for Lightweight music player DeaDBeeF is now available on Android Market. The music player is quite popular in Desktop Linux users because of its minimal interface, speed and low memory footprint.

Create Fun Retro Sound Effects for Your Games and Other Projects using Bfxr

Bfxr is an enhanced version of highly popular indie sound effects creator tool Sfxr. Bfxr adds some new features and can be easily run in a web browser.

Desktop Karaoke Application 'OSD-Lyrics' Updated with Many New Features

Desktop karaoke application OSD-Lyrics has been updated with exciting new features. 

'Helena The 3rd' - New Indie Action Platformer Game for Linux

Helena The 3rd is a new fun action platformer for Linux inspired by good old NES game, Blaster Master. The game  innovatively combines 2D and 3D environments where you control a high-tech tank blasting your way through challenging levels and hordes of enemies.

Awesome Teaser Video of Upcoming Linux Game 'Molten Sky'

Big Little Team game development studio has released a new teaser video of their upcoming air combat game Molten Sky.

Space Trading, Simulation and Combat RPG Game 'Naev' 0.5 Released

Naev 0.5.0  has been released after being in development for more than one year. Naev 0.5 brings huge changes and new gameplay elements over the last version  making it essentially a new game. We have covered Naev many times in past with teaser videos showing development progress of the game.

How to Get Classic Gnome Menu in Unity [Install from PPA]

Few days back, we wrote about how you can use Cardapio to get a classic Gnome style menu. Now a more easier option is available, thanks to Florian Diesch who ported Classic Gnome Menu to an Application Indicator specially useful for Unity.

LibreOffice 3.4 Released with Improved Text Rendering and Better GTK Theme Integration

LibreOffice 3.4, the second major release form The document Foundation, has been released today with many new features and fixes. Most notable of which are improved integration with GTK+ themes and improved text rendering.

[Screenshots and Video] First Alpha of Ubuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot' Brings Some Gnome 3 Magic

Ubuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot' Alpha 1 has been released today. The major focus for this release has been bringing in full Gnome 3 stack and porting required applications to GTK3/PyGI. Unity and Unity 2D has been updated with bug fix releases.

[Quick Tip] Get Minecraft Cursor Theme for Ubuntu

Minecraft fans, get a cool cursor theme for your system, created by DevaintARTist OMGpotatoes. Not everyone will like these pixelated cursors but Minecraft fans would love these as they are fun to use and are original icons exacted from Minecraft jar file.

UGet Download Manager 1.8.0 Released (Latest Stable Version)

The latest version for Uget download manager has been released that brings many new features and fixes. Uget is probably the best download manager available for Ubuntu which can accelerate downloads by using multi threading, schedule downloads and has easy to use native GTK interface.

Sigil, Open Source and Cross Platform WYSIWYG E-Book Editor

Sigil is an open source, multi platform WYSIWYG e-book editor designed for editing e-books in ePub format. The application has an impressive list of features that allows you to do basic as well advanced editing. Sigil also comes with proper documentation.