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| 2009-06-26 |
Distribution Release: linuX-gamers Live 0.9.5 |
| Marko Kaiser has announced the release of linuX-gamers Live 0.9.5, a set of Arch-based live media (on CD, DVD and USB drives) featuring a variety of popular 3D games: "We are proud to announce a new version of our live DVD at LinuxTag 2009 in Berlin. We now have different versions of our distribution: 'Lite ISO' - a small CD image containing a limited selection of games suitable for children and older computers; 'Lite USB' - the same selection of games as 'Lite ISO' but for USB keys; 'Big ISO' - a big DVD image (4.7 GB) containing the full selection of games for adults and more recent computers; 'Big USB' - contains full selection of fames, but is meant for USB sticks with the capacity of at least 5 GB capacity." Here is the complete release announcement. Download (MD5): lg-live-0.9.5-i686-big.iso (4,330MB, torrent), lg-live-0.9.5-i686-lite.iso (673MB, torrent). |
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| 2008-09-27 |
Distribution Release: linuX-gamers Live DVD 0.9.4 |
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| The linuX-gamers.net project has announced the release of linuX-gamers live DVD 0.9.4, an Arch Linux-based distribution with a collection of popular 3D games, including BzFLag, Enemy Territory, Glest, Nexuiz, Sauerbraten, Torcs, Tremulous, True Combat: Elite, Warsow and World of Padman: "The linuX-gamers.net live DVD 0.9.4 released. Recently the linuX-gamers.net live DVD staff released an new compilation of the boot-and-play distribution live.linuX-gamers.net. This version was used on the Uninacht Event in Basel. Changes 0.9.4 (uninacht-basel-2008): kernel and driver updates; basic hard disk installation support added; rudimentary install script added; minor bug fixes." Read the release announcement and visit the project's home page for more details. The linuX-gamers 0.9.4 live DVD image is available for download via BitTorrent: lg-live-0.9.4.iso (3,118MB, MD5). |
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| 2008-06-13 |
Development Release: linuX-gamers Live DVD 0.9.3 |
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| The linuX-gamers live DVD is a live "boot-and-play" distribution offering instant access to a variety of games, including Blobby2, BzFLag, Foobillard, gl-117, Glest, Neverball, Nexuiz, Sauerbraten, Torcs, Tremulous, Ufo:AI, Wesnoth, Warsow, Warzone 2100 and World of Padman. An updated version of the live DVD was released yesterday: "linuX-gamers.net Live 0.9.3 released. Recently our chief developers released a new version of linuX-gamers.net live-DVD. This version was used on the LinuxTag exhibition in Berlin. Changes: base and mastering environment rebuilt to support custom mastering; easy network configuration GUI; support for chipsets of recent boards; easy display setup GUI; video settings saved to USB sticks." Here is the brief release announcement. The bootable DVD is available for free download via BitTorrent: lg-live-0.9.3.iso (4,341MB, MD5). |
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| 2007-06-16 |
Development Release: linuX-gamers Live DVD 0.9.1 |
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| The linuX-gamers.net project has announced the availability of an updated release of the linuX-gamers live DVD, a specialist gaming distribution based on Arch Linux: "The next release candidate of the linuX-gamers.net live DVD is available, the changes are: new games - Blobby2, Foobillard, gl-117, Neverball, Wesnoth, Warzone2100; removed RTCW:ET and TC:E due to licensing issues; NVIDIA driver can be easily installed when the video card was not detected correctly; speed-up of reading data from DVD." Here is the brief release announcement. Update: A bug-fix version 0.9.2 was released on 18 June; get it via BitTorrent: lg-live-0.9.2.iso (2,142MB, MD5).
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| 2007-06-09 |
Development Release: linuX-gamers Live DVD 0.9 |
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| For the gamers among the DistroWatch readers here is something interesting for the weekend. The linuX-gamers project has announced the first public release of its gaming live DVD. Based on Arch Linux, this 2.4 GB bootable medium contains both the NVIDIA and ATI proprietary Linux drivers and includes the following 3D games: BzFLag, Enemy Territory, Glest, Nexuiz, Sauerbraten, Torcs, Tremulous, True Combat: Elite, Warsow and World of Padman. This is a development build on the way to the 1.0 release, but users are encouraged to test the live DVD and provide suggestions for the upcoming stable release. For more information please read the release announcement and visit the project's web site. Download the DVD image via BitTorrent: lg-live-0.9.iso (2,464MB). |
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| September 2009 |
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At one point or another gamers can hit the wall when using other OS systems such as Linux and Mac, as Windows has always been renowned as the OS of choice for the gaming community. In a lot of cases this has changed somewhat over the last few years with the use of virtualization software that helps to bridge that gap, and it can be quite successful to a point. Of course, when you virtualize another OS you can lose some of the performance, than say running a game natively, and with slowdowns and bugs comes frustration. We have listed a few resources that we think are worth a mention for different types of gamers, both online multiplayer and single player, see what you think:
- World of Goo. This is a great puzzle game that will keep you busy for hours, there's also a free playable demo version.
- If you're a online poker enthusiast we can recommend you check out the pokerlistings.com Linux poker page, it has a list of poker apps that are compatible with your OS.
- For the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) crowds you could always take a look at Vendetta online, "thousands of people can play together, at the same time, in a single, persistent universe", sounds great!
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