Free Games for Linux
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A round-up of fun Linux diversions.  When people talk about computer gaming these days, they invariably mean commercial games running on a Windows platform. Few people realize that Linux can be more than just a very good Web or file server. Even fewer people are aware of the many open-source or otherwise freely available games available for Linux. read more
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Widelands is inspired by Bluebyte's Settlers II and will someday be the logical extension of this game although you do not need the original game. Play it on Win/Linux/Mac OS X against human & AI opponents.   The Widelands Development Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of build-11 of Widelands. Widelands is a Free, cross-platform strategy game in which players control the fate of a small tribe that can grow into a big empire, in a style of play that is unique in the open source world, and will remind players of Settlers II by BlueByte. More information is available on  http://xoops.widelands.org/modules/mediawiki/index.php/About_Widelands  Build-11 represents a huge leap forward for Widelands, with many new features and a large number of improvements to gameplay. Among the new features are fog of war, autosaves, replays of entire games and a new campaign interface.  Widelands uses SDL as graphics and input library and is currently available for Linux/x86, Windows (32-bit) and in source code. Both binary and source packages are available from:  http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=40163&package_id=32323&release_id=538445  Simply download the binary package for your operating system and run the widelands executable! If your operating system is not supported, download a source package and try to compile it for yourself. See the homepage for the libraries you need to have installed.  If you like what you see, please register on our homepage (http://www.widelands.org/) and shout out somewhere in the forums. We especially welcome every helping hand, even if you just want to contribute by helping us find bugs. If you want to take part even more in the further development of Widelands, you can subscribe to widelands-public@lists.sf.net on:  http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/widelands-public   to keep up with development on a daily basis.  All releases are announced on the widelands-announce mailing list. Please visit:  http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/widelands-announce   if you want to receive email announcements of future releases.  Greetings, Nicolai HÃÂ¤hnle (Developer and release manager for build-11)
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To make amends for trouble over the holidays, Microsoft will offer Xbox Live users a free game from Xbox Live Arcade.
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The TurboLinux Wizpy, a multimedia media player that contains a PC-bootable version of the Linux operating system, will go on sale worldwide in June.
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TechWeb - Mandrakesoft releases the latest version of its Linux operating system.
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It's a long-standing joke in the free software world that this will be the year when we see GNU/Linux make its breakthrough on the desktop - just like last year, and the year before that.  What's really funny is that all the key GNU/Linux desktop apps are already being widely deployed, but not in the way that people have long assumed.
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Free Web game is designed to help kids learn better how to beat the disease.
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People are searching online for everything from free games to free money
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Here's a glimpse at just a few of the products and projects Linux Journal editors are buzzing about this month:  Zonbu PC 1.0 (upgrade) read more
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The new release of Ubuntu Linux, dubbed "Gutsy Gibbon," makes substantial improvements to the user experience in the free and open-source operating system. New interface enhancements and the ability to seamlessly import settings and data from Windows make it the easiest Linux yet.
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MandrakeSoft co-founder GaÃ«l Duval has announced the release of 32-bit Mandrake Linux 10.1 Official. 64-Bit Mandrake Linux 10.1 might be ready as early as next week.
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Supporters of the free PC operating  system Linux are preparing to counter a recent Microsoft Corp.   deal which established for the first time the  principle of paying the software giant to use Linux.
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Annual access to Linux seller's software library went from the $20-to-$50 range to free in order to improve the company's popularity.
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Buddy, can you lend a thumb? MySims, Rune Factory and Drawn to Life give gamers a chance to play the selfless card.
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The Free Standards Group (FSG) has announced the release of a specification that aims to help keep the Linux operating system from fragmenting and allow applications developed for one version of Linux to work on one another.
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Excerpt from Linux Toys II by Christopher Negus.  All-new toys in this edition include a MythTV entertainment center, eMoviX bootable home movies, a BZFlag game client and server, and an Icecast Internet radio station, plus five more.  Companion Web site, LinuxToys.net, provides information for further enhancing the projects. Includes a CD-ROM with scripts, packages, and code for the projects. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
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A GNOME 2 frontend for the Visual Boy Advance emulator.