Category: Open Source

The Open Source Command & Conquer: Red Alert project has just released a special christmas gift. A new stable release is available pre-packaged for multiple Linux distributions and also via Desura.

If you haven't done so already, go vote for your favorite open source game projects. Voting will end on the 24th December.

Following a bi-weekly scheduler, Wine developers have again released a new version: 1.7.9. It contains many new features and 47 bugfiexs.

Two weeks after the last release, Wine developer pushed the version 1.7.8. It contains many new features and 27 bugfiexs including a fix for a recently updated Steam client (3rd December 2013).

Unvanquished is a fast-paced, futuristic FPS with RTS elements, pitting technologically advanced humans against hordes of highly adaptable aliens. The player can choose from either team, providing a fresh gameplay experience on both sides of the conflict.

The OpenMW team is proud to announce the release of version 0.27.0! This release brings the first official release of OpenCS, the OpenMW team's efforts to bring an open source solution for editing content for OpenMW. OpenCS is in an early Alpha state, please take that into consideration when testing! See the full notes below.

Unstable Wine branch saw today version 1.7.7 release. As previous version, this one doesn't bring many new features, but includes quiet a few bugfixes. Developers were able to fix 49 bugs this time.

After one year of working the OpenSource game MegaGlest has released a new version. There are nice new terrains with animated trees and many new maps. Cross platform multiplayer compatibility was vastly improved and many other details make it more fun than ever to play this game.

Wine developers have today released a maintenance version of Wine 1.6.1. As it's only a minor update, it doesn't introduce any new functionality, only various fixes including 58 fixed bugs.

OpenRA is the open source engine for playing with old westwood/ea RTS game units like Command & Conquer and Red Alert. So glad these guys are keeping them alive, it is a pitty they can't support the original campaigns though.

Two weeks after the last release Wine developer pushed the new version 1.7.6. Sadly, Direct3D command stream patches still didn't landed in the repository, but other improvements did, including 30 bugfiexs.

After nearly 7 months SpringRTS has pushed out the 0.95 release, now might be a good time to check on it.

Unvanquished is a fast-paced, futuristic FPS with RTS elements, pitting technologically advanced humans against hordes of highly adaptable aliens. The player can choose from either team, providing a fresh gameplay experience on both sides of the conflict.

Continuing their effort of improving experimental Wine branch, developers have reached new goalpost and released version: 1.7.5. It includes many additional features and 30 bugfixes for known problems present in version 1.7.4.

Some more sad news today folks, Trent from Nooskewl has made a blog post detailing why the currently open source game Monster RPG 2 is to become non-free again.

OpenRA the free and open source RTS engine for playing with Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Dune 2000 unit-sets has a new testing version with some interesting new features to try out.

0 A.D. the awesome looking open source RTS game from Wildfire Games has less than 2 days left on its indiegogo campaign!

AssaultCube is a FREE, multiplayer, first-person shooter game, based on the CUBE engine. Taking place in realistic environments, with fast, arcade gameplay.

I haven't played Thief and sneaking in shadows is not one of my greatest strenghts, but it's always nice to pretend being a master thief and acquire tons of virtual loot (and slam few computer-controlled guards in the head with a blackjack in the process).

Broken Glass Studios announced a few days ago that The Dark Mod Standalone has reached 2.0 and is available for download, so now stealth game fans can get in on the action on Linux easily.