All about the beta!

Beware traveller. I am here to slay your computer. Unstable fun awaits, betas with bits that may break your bit cruncher. That's what...

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Two weeks?

Has it really been that long since the last post here? I'd better contribute before tumble weed hits the front page. Egoboo 2.8.0 has ...

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Turn up the juice!

Go Ollie An open source platformer I missed yesterday is Go Ollie . It's easy to overlook, I mean, worms are not exactly a glamorous to...

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Scorhed3d 42 and VDrift Refactor Release

Scorched 3D version 42 is out ( full changelog ). New features include: Scorched3D Optimized graphics rendering to take better advantage ...

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Extreme Tux Racer, Smokin Guns, etc

The somewhat stop-start development of the various Tux Racer projects continues, but it looks hopeful that the latest incarnation of the ico...

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Late nights and leftovers - Scourge 0.21

Scourge 0.21 is out . It's been optimized and stabilized considerably and now has a full 12 chapter storyline. Each release of Scourg...

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Hero of Allacrost 0.2.2, Teeworlds 0.4.3, GamePwned

Toying with Hero of Allacrost 0.2.2's Editor(HD) Hero of Allacrost 0.2.2 has been released and now needs a new home ! It is house-t...

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26 Year Conquest for Brains

Conquest (OpenGL) I think I found the oldest open source game out. It's called Conquest . In development since 1982 . That's kind...

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Happy Gnu Year

Well, well, it's 2008. Happy birthday time! Thanks to Qubodup for posting, and I'm sure he'll be doing so regularly this year....

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New or shiney

The FG forums seem to be experiencing more downtime, which sucks a little. Oh well, such is the risk ya take when using a free service. Th...

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VDrift + Sonic Robo Blast 2 + RG Pro Hockey

VDrift effects Firstly a quick mention about the progress of VDrift development. It continues at an impressive pace. To improve performan...

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Strawberries & Cream

I had these grand plans for today, but instead I slept through two alarms and got to work 2 hours late, and forgot what my plans were. *groa...

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Egoboo vs FreeTrain vs VDrift

Egoboo 2.3.6 is released! This is a major development in what was a dead game. Egoboo used to be a darling of open source gaming, so I...

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Imminent Redesign

[UPDATE] Doing this redesign meant I had to upgrade the blogger template. As I feared I could not just go for the redesign behind-the-scene...

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Return of Glest?

Another game whose development appeared to have stagnated was Glest . This 3D RTS was widely acclaimed as a leading open source game when i...

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More Driving Force

The driving game FOSS scene is quite healthy. With actively developed games like VDrift , SuperTuxKart and Ultmiate Stunts , and relativel...

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VDrift gets AI, Ecksdee update

VDrift continues to improve at a rapid rate, with somebody contributing rudimentary AI drivers . The next release should, therefore, be a ...

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VDrifting Away

Free Gamer has been on hiatus. Sorry! Sometimes these things happen... VDrift made a new release yesterday. Hero of Allocrost released ...

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Niwki Deluxe

These days my conscience starts playing up when I don't update FG. Here I am, sat at work, fretting over not having posting an update f...

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Freecol, VDrift, Sauer... heaven!

I'll start by noting I messed up my last post. Despite making the post on the 23rd, it was dated the 18th so any frequent readers may h...

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