Gaming Daily A-Z

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 for a few days. I may have to change format to just blog about things as and when I encounter them rather than building up entries... still, I'm digressing. Nikwi Deluxe Nikwi Deluxe , by Slashstone , is now available under the GPL. This cute 2D platformer is very old school but still well done. It's also a bit silly [you collect sweets, birds poo on you, etc] and therefore suitable for kids, but still isn't easy to don't let the "kids" tag prevent those mega tough macho men amongst you from checking it out. I even made my own screenshot of it, coincidentally of the level where I gave up because it was too hard. Sadly it is a Windows only game but should work on WINE . Perhaps now it is GPL somebody will port it? Edit - there appears to be a Linux binary . Thanks Mr Anonymous for the tip. The latest VDrift release s...

Welcome to a space game special on Free Gamer! No Gravity Vega Strike Oolite Parsec Crimson Space At the heart of open source space game development is Vega Strike , a 3D space trading and combat game. With a dynamic universe and dynamic econmies, there is massive depth to the game. However the current stable version (0.4.3) is aging. While there is an update to the development version , it is not yet stable nor easy to try but does include some great new models and art on top of various gameplay improvements. Feature-wise it rivals commercial counterparts and the next releases should restore Vega Strikes position as one of the showcase open source games. Vega Strike is highly moddable and has spawned some excellent mods. There's something for Babylon 5 , Star Wars , and Star Trek fans, with the latter moving forward nicely. The most well-known mod is Privateer Remake , a modernization of Wing Commander: Privateer - an offshoot of the Wing Commander series . Privateer Remak...