Ubuntu Vibes

Unity3D Demo Already Working in Linux, Thanks to Native Client

Monday, December 12, 2011 | No comments |

Native Client (NaCl) is amazing new technology by Google and it has shown its power last week with release of games like Bastion on Chrome Web Store. In fact the best is yet to come. What is interesting that NaCl has got lots of support from developers and we will see some cool new games and apps coming to Chrome, and so to Linux.

AngryBots, Games, NaCl, Native Client, Native Client Games, Unity3D Engine

Dungeons of Dredmor Expansion 'Realm of the Diggle Gods' Revealed

Sunday, December 11, 2011 | No comments |

In a recent post, Gaslamp games revealed new screens and trailer of 'Realm of the Diggle Gods', a new expansion pack for Dungeons of Dredmor.

Dungeons of Dredmor, Games, Roguelike, RPG

The Battle for Wesnoth Comes to Chrome Web Store

Sunday, December 11, 2011 | No comments |

The Battle for Wesnoth is easily the best turn based strategy game for Linux. Now the game is playable in Chrome browser as it has been ported to Native Client.

Battle for Wesnoth, Chrome, Chromium, Games, Native Client, Native Client Games, Strategy, Turn Based Strategy

Meet Nao Next Gen, New Linux Powered Humanoid Robot

Saturday, December 10, 2011 | No comments |

Aldebaran Robotics have launched a new version of their popular robot Nao - Nao Next Gen. Nao is an autonomous, programmable, medium-sized humanoid robot running a custom Linux OS.

Aldebaran Robotics, Humanoid Robot, Nao, Nao Next Gen, Robotics, Robots

How To Play Popular Action RPG 'Bastion' in Linux

Saturday, December 10, 2011 | No comments |

Bastion an action RPG game by Supergiant Games, is easily one of the best indie games to come out this year. The game has received numerous accolades all over the web and has been rated very high by popular game critics.

Action RPG, Bastion, Chrome, Chromium, Games, NaCl, Native Client, RPG, Web Browsers

HP WebOS to be Open Sourced

Saturday, December 10, 2011 | No comments |

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.

HP, Linux, WebOS

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

Friday, December 09, 2011 | No comments |

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'.

Dragon Memory, FLARE, Forgotten Tale, GameDev, Games, Hostile Takeover, OpenDungeons, Puzzle Games, RPG, Strategy, Terraria, Tower Defense

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

Thursday, December 08, 2011 | No comments |

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.