GamniX

I remember the old times, when we would gather the whole family, and with impunity besiege the computer without a break.
It was a time of the Worms series reign, a reign that we all enjoyed. Though the initial release hit the skies in 1994, I have never forgotten the past, and it was one of the most wanted Linux games when it happened to convert to it.
Now years have passed, technology has evolved and new possibilities have appeared, but I still look back to those golden years, when computing was most fun, and gaming was most addictive.

If you have similar feelings, I’ve got some good news for you! You don’t need to employ Wine or another (non-)emulator to bring back time anymore.

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Our friends at Linux Game Publishing are preparing for a massive 24-hour sale with their web-store of games they have ported to Linux. This sale begins at midnight (UK time) and during that time each game will be priced at just 9 pounds! For the Americans, that is about $13~14 USD per native Linux title.

The announcement of this major sale can be read about in their news archives and their available products can be found here…

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We have now released version 0.8.2 of FreeCol. This release fixes several bugs and includes new or updated translations for 36 languages.

As we shared last week, a new release of Sauerbraten (a.k.a. Cube 2) has been in the making for quite some time, but today an update for this popular first person shooter has been released. The Sauerbraten 2009 “Trooper Edition” release brings a new player model, new weapon models, over two dozen new multi-player maps, bots for multi-player and off-line modes, rag-doll physics support…

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If you like car racing games than TORCS is for you. The Open Racing Car Simulator (TORCS) is a great game that has a lot of tracks and it has realistic graphics. Go to the official site to see screenshots and learn about the game. If you are using Ubuntu Linux than go to Applications, Add/Remove applications and search for TORCS. Install the game and you will have lots of fun.

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It has been nearly a year since the last update to Sauerbraten, the 2008 CTF edition, but the open-source developers behind this game and its engine of the same name have been preparing for a new release. Within the next few days we should see the first 2009 release of Sauerbraten and it brings a host of new features. In this article is a rundown on some of the key features along with screenshots we captured when running their latest Subversion code.

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