Leftovers: Gaming

• Remastered Video Game 'Grim Fandango' Is Delightfully Weird

• Two Worlds II Is Not Coming To Linux, Well Maybe, We Aren't Sure Anymore

  Sadly sometimes people go on autopilot, and the developer of Two Worlds II and Raven's Cry has confirmed to me they didn't read my previous emails correctly, so Two Worlds II is not coming to Linux, but it might be, confused? I am.

• Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel New DLC ‘Lady Hammerlock The Baroness Pack’ Lands On Linux

  Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel the latest in the Borderlands series that is available on Linux has gained another DLC titled ‘Lady Hammerlock the Baroness Pack’, and this new DLC is available for Linux thanks to Aspyr Media.

• Witcher 2 for Linux Gets New Update That Really Makes a Difference

  The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is still being improved on for the Linux platform and a new major patch has been released for the games, although it's still in the Beta stage.

• The Witcher 2 Has A New Beta For Linux, The Improvements Are Staggering

  We know how some of you feel about wrappers, but that's an old argument now. The game is here, and the developers are still working on improving it. The Witcher 2 had a new beta a few days ago, and we took a look and just how much of an improvement it is.

• New Beta Of Witcher 2 Aims For Greater Performance

  A new beta of the Linux port of The Witcher 2 was released this weekend and it aims to deliver improved performance. The Witcher 2 for Linux was released last May but many Linux gamers remain frustrated with the initial quality of the game port. The Linux port was done using Virtual Programming's eON layer to ease the developer's process in porting from Windows to Linux, but it's caused major performance issues.

• Darksiders Linux Port Looks Like It Is Still Happening

  Darksiders is another big game we are excited about, and sadly the current people in charge of the port haven't replied to our messages, but thanks to SteamDB we can see it's still happening.

• Scirra’s 'Construct' Game Creation Editor To Support Linux With Construct 3

  I love the idea of game creation tools that require no programming knowledge, as they enable hobbyists to have fun, quick prototyping and much more. Construct 2 is one of the finest around, and the developers have laid out plans for Construct 3.

• Cradle, A Fantastic Looking 3D Adventure Game Shows Linux Progress

  Cradle (their site is a terrible all-Flash website, urgh!) is a really quite good-looking adventure game coming out, and the developers have teased their Linux testing recently.

• Curse Client Linux Alternatives For Updating World Of Warcraft Addons

  Curse Client is an addon management tool for games such as World of Warcraft and others, which unfortunately doesn't work on Linux.

• Humble Weekly Bundle: Je Suis Charlie Has Linux Support and It Ends Tomorrow

  Humble Weekly Bundle: Je Suis Charlie is a collection of games from French developers and the proceeds from the sales are going to Freedom of the Press Foundation. Also, most of the games have Linux support.

• Outlast, That Really Scary Game Looks Like It's Still Heading To Linux

  Good news folks, thanks to a comment on a recent article we were poked about taking a look at the progress of porting Outlast to Linux, and it seems to have a new private Linux build in testing.

• Out There: Omega Edition, A Hard Sci-fi Space Exploration Game Now In Beta For Linux, My Thoughts

  Out There: Omega Edition has landed on Linux in the form of a beta, and it's a game we have been eagerly waiting for. Thankfully I've had some time to test before the official release, and here are some thoughts.

Leftovers: Screenshots

• Evolve OS Beta 1 Screenshot Tour

• GParted Live 0.21.0-1 Screenshot Tour

New To Linux? Don’t Use Ubuntu, You’ll Probably Like Linux Mint Better

Linux newbies have probably heard a lot about Ubuntu, but it isn’t the only Linux distribution. In fact, Ubuntu’s standard Unity desktop is still controversial among long-time Linux users today. Many Linux users prefer a more traditional desktop interface, and Linux Mint offers that. As Ubuntu focuses more on Ubuntu for phones, Linux Mint may be an even clearer choice in the future. No, Ubuntu isn’t terrible. Some people prefer Ubuntu’s Unity desktop and love it. But you’ll probably have an easier time getting to grips with Linux Mint instead of Ubuntu.

IceCat 31.4.0 release

GNUzilla is the GNU version of the Mozilla suite, and GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Firefox browser. Its main advantage is an ethical one: it is entirely free software. While the Firefox source code from the Mozilla project is free software, they distribute and recommend non-free software as plug-ins and addons. Also their trademark license restricts distribution in several ways incompatible with freedom 0. https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/