Gaming Daily A-Z

Disclamer: Yes I am fully aware that the following two game do not have libre media, and that one of them will never have unless they get away from the copyrighted IP! That said... the following two gems are really nice examples of what can be done with FOSS engines if some skilled artists work with them.. and they are free as in beer too :p The first one has been mentioned before on FG, and is a Mod for the nice FOSS RTS Megaglest ( Did we mention that one had a small new release too? ). Annex: Conquer the World , doesn't seem to have it's one website yet (link goes to Moddb), but check out this awesome new video of that game (gives me a nice Starcraft vibe!): Annex gameplay teaser Actually I don't know anything about the media license on this one, and it isn't released yet, but the closed development process makes me doubt we will have much luck in regards to the media (source must be GPL just as Glest), but hey... you never know! The second one is as previously ment...

A long time ago, on the old FreeGameD ev forum, I heard of Purity ; an original game based on the idTech3 engine. Recently, I was wondering what the project had become, and with the help of a few people on the irc channel, we managed to find the website, unfortunately, it appears the development stopped two years ago. But the game is pretty cool, let me explain you what makes it interesting: In Purity, there are no enemies! The enemy is the map, and you have to get you to the end. In order to do that, you have 4 weapons: -The PULS attack : a red rocket. It allows you to activate red switches, and it allows you to jump. Right, in purity, you have no "jump button". You wanna jump? Shoot your feet, and you'll be sent in the air. There is no lives or damage in purity, so it is not a big deal to shoot right between your feet. You can also shoot the walls while you're in the air to project yourself higher. People who know DeFrag won't be surprised by this technique. -Th...