____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 07 August 2007 17:46 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> <snippage>
>>
>> Linux gaming, part one: first person shooters
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>>| There are a lot of first person shooters available for Linux,
>>| especially online fps games. Not all fps-games are covered here,
>>| but old myth ?Linux doesn?t have games? hardly stands, at least
>>| for the first person shooters. Linux users can enjoy fragfests
>>| either with fine free games, or with well-known hit titles like
>>| Quake 4 or Unreal Tournament 2004. Cedega can also run Half-Life 2.
>>|
>>| Happy fragging!
>> `----
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>>
http://kahvipapu.com/blog/2007/06/16/linux-gaming-part-one-first-person-shooters/
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>
> Again, thinking about the actual demand for 3D rendering in Linux, just
> how many games are there which need it? I have the following here:
>
> Nexuiz (fully open)
> Tuxracer (has a new name?)
> Quake 3
> Doom 3
> Rune
>
> I have several others, including eg., Serious Sam, but like Quake II and
> I and Doom I and II, and Heretic II, a normal video mode.
>
> I know of a lot of software which /can/ render using OpenGL (the
> screensavers are impressive :-), but how much is it really needed?
America's Army runs on Linux as ell. I suppose you know who supports this game.
Of course, while the government is anti-Linux at heart, it has to try
everything it can to recruit these teenager and ship them overseas to be
slaughtered like lamb.
But I'm going off topic here..
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