HP WebOS to be Open Sourced

In a new press release, HP has announced that it will Open Source WebOS. The code will be available under an open source license but it seems that it is yet to be finalized what license will be used.

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[Gamedev] New OpenDungeons Trailer, Appeal for Bringing Terraria to Linux and More

Every week I come across lots of Linux games development information. These updates are sometimes just small changes or smaller bits of news but are quite a interesting read. So once in a week or when there is enough info, I will try to cover these updates in a blog post which will be prefixed 'Gamedev'. 

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Faster Than Light: A Spaceship Simulation and Roguelike Game for Linux

Faster Than Light (FTL) is a new space simulation game featuring real time roguelike gameplay. In the game you fight random enemies in random areas in space.

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MegaGlest 3.6.0 Released with New Features and Improvements

3D real time strategy game MegaGlest has been updated to new version bringing in new features, fixes and performance improvements.

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Try ChromeOS with Extra Hardware and Full Java Support

I always wanted to permanently install Chrome/ium OS on one of my aging laptops. However I never did because of lack of wifi driver support.

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Outerra 3D Planetary Engine Renders Whole Planets from Space Down to the Surface, Will Wow You!

Outerra 3D Plenatary Engine is capable of seamlessly rendering full 3D world right from Planets in the space to surface down at the earth.

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Upcoming Linux Game 'Signal Ops' to have Innovative Multi View Point Gameplay

Signal Ops is an upcoming Linux game featuring innovative multi view point gameplay. The game draws inspiration from classic games such as Commandos, Syndicate, and Deus Ex.

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New Version Released for Linux Game 'The Platform Shooter'

Linux game The Platform Shooter has been updated to version 0.2.0 alpha. The Platform Shooter is a platformer style third person shooter with built-in level editor. It features a classic platformer style single player game where you must collect power cells and make your way to exit as well as multiplayer mode where can you fight against you friends online.

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Snakes, In Your Terminal

nSnake is a simple clone of classic Snake game and you can play it in your terminal using ncurses. 

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Kenshi: New Free Roaming and Open Ended 3D RPG will have a Linux Version

Update: It looks like the game won't be available for Linux. Though the engine itself is open source and cross platform, the game uses many external plugins that don't work on Linux. Apologies for providing wrong information.

Kenshi is a free-roaming squad based 3D role playing and strategy game by Lo-Fi Games, taking some inspirations from Mount and Blade. The game focuses on open-ended gameplay features rather than a linear story. You can be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a mercenary, a business owner, a doctor, a bandit... the list goes on.

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