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John Carmack, Linux is Still Not a Viable Gaming Market

Saturday, August 04, 2012 | No comments |

John Carmack, founder and technical director id software, recently presented a keynote at QuakeCon. He said that Linux is still not a viable gaming platform and the two forays they have made have not been successful commercially.

Games, id Software, Linux, QuakeCon, Steam, Valve

Urban Terror 4.2 Beta Released for Linux

Saturday, August 04, 2012 | No comments |

Urban Terror is one of the most popular multiplayer FPS games for Linux. Created by Frozen Sand studio, the game features realistic weapons, gameplay and maps based on real world environments.

3D Games, First Person, FPS, Games, Multiplayer, Shooter, Urban Terror, Urban Terror HD

'MooGNU', GNU/Linux Fans Create an Alternative to Nyan Cat

Friday, August 03, 2012 | No comments |

GNU/Linux users over at 4chan boards have worked collaboratively to create MooGNU, a copyleft alternative to Nayn Cat.

GNU, Linux, MATE, MooGNU, Nyan Cat

Linux Friendly Game Engine 'Unigine' Shows Impressive Graphics in New Video

Friday, August 03, 2012 | No comments |

Unigine is a cross platform, real time 3D game engine. The engine is capable of producing advanced realistic 3D effects and game physics.

Game Engines, Games, OilRush, Unigine

Notch: Windows 8 Could be Very Bad for Games, We Need to Encourage Open Platforms

Thursday, August 02, 2012 | No comments |

Valve CEO Gabe Newell recently slammed Microsoft's Windows 8 saying that is kind of a catastrophe for everybody in the PC space.

Games, Linux, Minecraft, Notch, Valve, Windows, Windows 8

Linux Compatible Virtual Reality Headset 'Oculus Rift' Raises $700K in One Day

Thursday, August 02, 2012 | No comments |

Oculus Rift is a new virtual reality (VR) headset designed specifically for video games. It features incredibly wide field of view, high resolution display and ultra-low latency head tracking.

Games, Hardware, Oculus Rift, Virtual Reality

'Left 4 Dead 2' Runs Faster on Linux Than Windows

Thursday, August 02, 2012 | No comments |

In a new blog post, Valve Linux team has reported that Left 4 Dead 2 runs faster on Linux than Windows, thanks to efficiency of Linux Kernel and OpenGL.