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OpenRA for classic RTS games like Red Alert has a new playtest with enhanced visuals, revamped map editor

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRA is a free and open source project to play classic strategy games like Red Alert, Command & Conquer, and Dune 2000. It's also used as the base for some original games. A new playtest is finally out with lots new!

OpenRazer v3.9 released with many new Razer devices supported on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Getting more hardware working well on Linux is the OpenRazer project that released version 3.9.0 adding in support for various new devices from Razer.
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Free classic RTS OpenRA mod 'Command & Conquer - Combined Arms' has a huge overhaul

By Liam Dawe,
If you love your classic RTS games, especially those from Westwood like Command & Conquer and Red Alert, you need to play the OpenRA mod Command & Conquer - Combined Arms.

OpenRazer v3.8 adds support for 6 more Razer devices on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
An essential tool for anyone wanting to configure their fancy Razer devices is OpenRazer, with version 3.8.0 just released bringing expanded support on Linux.

Combined Arms (OpenRA) for Command & Conquer just had a huge upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Need some more RTS in your life? Combined Arms is one of my favourites. Built on the free and open source OpenRA, it brings together the Allies, Soviets, GDI, Nod and Scrin.

Combined Arms, the big free retro C&C and Red Alert combo 1.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Combined Arms brings Command & Conquer and Red Alert action mashed together into a single OpenRA powered game and the 1.0 release is out now.

OpenRazer 3.7 brings even more Razer device support to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRazer 3.7.0 is out now bringing with it plenty of code clean-up and lots of new device support to Linux for Razer hardware fans this is an essential.

OpenRA for classic RTS gaming version 20231010 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Turns out my RSS reader broke and so I missed a bunch of great stuff recently, like a brand new stable public release of the excellent OpenRA game engine for classic RTS games like Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Dune 2000.

Love classic RTS games? Check out D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict

By Liam Dawe,
D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict is an upcoming RTS based on the OpenRA game engine, and it looks really promising so it's going to be one to keep an eye on.

OpenRA has a new playtest with another Red Alert mission

By Liam Dawe,
The OpenRA developers are steadily working towards the next stable releasing to continue supporting Red Alert, Command & Conquer and Dune 2000 on modern platforms with full cross-platform play.

Command & Conquer - Combined Arms - the huge OpenRA mod adds more missions

By Liam Dawe,
Easily one of my favourite game packs made with OpenRA is Command & Conquer - Combined Arms, bundling together the Allies, Soviets, Nod, GDI and the Scrin. A new release is out in v0.91 expanding the content a fair bit.

OpenRazer v3.6 brings support for 11 more Razer devices

By Liam Dawe,
Another fantastic update to OpenRazer with version 3.6.0 bringing support for more Razer devices on Linux along with various improvements.

FOSS strategy game OpenHV gets a release two years in the making

By Liam Dawe,
Do any of you remember OpenHV? Back in 2020, it was announced as an OpenRA-based free and open source RTS, based on designs from Daniel Cook that never made it into a game planned to be called Hard Vacuum but now it's here and it has a massive upgrade.

OpenRA gets a big new stable release, lots of fun for classic RTS fans

By Liam Dawe,
After multiple testing releases, OpenRA for the playing the classics Red Alert, Command & Conquer and Dune 2000 has now released a major upgrade.

OpenRA has another test release improving Dune 2000, Red Alert and major bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRA is closing in on another big new release to improve the experience of playing Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Dune 2000.

Command & Conquer - Combined Arms adds the start of a campaign mode

By Liam Dawe,
Command & Conquer - Combined Arms is a free and open source game pack made with the OpenRA game engine, the bundles together forces from various classic Westwood RTS games including Allies, Soviets, Nod, GDI and the Scrin.

Might and Magic 6, 7 and 8 get an open source reimplementation with OpenEnroth

By Liam Dawe,
Want to play Might and Magic 6, 7 and 8 on modern systems with an updated game engine? Well, OpenEnroth looks mighty promising.

OpenRA for classic Command & Conquer, Dune 2000, Red Alert has a new Playtest

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRA is one of my absolute favourite open source projects allowing you to play the Westwood classics like Command & Conquer, Dune 2000 and Red Alert has a new Playtest up over a year after the last release.

OpenRazer v3.5.0 adds more device support on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRazer, the project that aims to build up a collection of Linux drivers for various Razer devices version 3.5.0 is out now.

Dark Reign: The Future of War, a true classic RTS is being remade in OpenRA

By Liam Dawe,
Anyone else remember Dark Reign: The Future of War? Released back in 1997, it's a real classic and at the time it had some pretty favourable reviews too. The good news is that it's being rebuilt by fans using OpenRA.
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