Games

The makers of the game Sun Blast sent me a copy of their game for review, and I was very impressed.  It is integrated well within Linux and worked without any additional configuration.  Best of all, it has the ability to use a Wii remote for control (either one-handed or in two hands).  The motion [...]

This is not the blog post I ever expected to be writing, unless it was for satirical purposes only.  Nevertheless, here we are, once again pondering the possible release of Duke Nukem Forever. For over a decade, DNF (which, in the sports world, stands for Did Not Finish) has provided good material for geeky comedians [...]

Linux is not known for gaming, and when most people think of Linux games, they think of a few free and open source games that are good but not numerous. Nevertheless, there is a growing pool of free and commercial independent gaming developers who are pushing the envelope by offering their games on multiple platforms, [...]

Remember a time when the most complex aspect of a game was unwrapping the packaging? It was a time when a first-person shooter truly was just about one person doing a whole lot of shooting and not much else. It was a time when RAM was still counted by the megabyte and 1024×768 resolution was [...]