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2830 3 2002-08-20 11:28:18 Yesterday, <a href="http://www.transgaming.com/">TransGaming Technologies</a> and <a href="http://www.timegate.com/">TimeGate Studios</a> announced the launch of the award-winning PC game series, KOHAN, on Linux. <br> Linux gamers can now purchase and download individual titles or the entire KOHAN series from <a href="http://www.transgaming.com/webstore.php">TransGaming's Web Store</a>.<p> The following titles are available: <li><a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?Kohan%3A%20Immortal%20Sovereigns%20-%20WineX%20Edition">KOHAN: Immortal Sovereigns</a>, <li><a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?Kohan%3A%20Ahriman%27s%20Gift%20-%20WineX%20Edition">KOHAN: Ahriman's Gift</a> <li><a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?Kohan%3A%20IS%20-%20Special%20Awards%20Edition%20WineX">KOHAN: Immortal Sovereigns - Special Awards Edition</a>.<p> The details can be found in <a href="http://www.transgaming.com/news.php?newsid=43">TransGaming's official press release</>. TransGaming and TimeGate partner up to port the KOHAN series default
2831 2 2002-08-20 16:57:33 <img src="/images/thumbs/screen2.jpg" alt="" align="right" width="200" height="150"><em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <a href="#" title="4.33"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.33" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.33"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.33" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.33"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.33" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.33"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.33" border="0"></a> <p> <em>Description:</em> A furious shoot-em-up combined with state of the art graphics <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <br> this update has an alternate camera view some slight modifications and a re-compile SpaceTripper 1.6 updated SpaceTripper
2832 -1 2002-08-21 05:17:53 <img src="/images/thumbs/VegaStrike.jpg" align="right" width="181" height="150" alt=""> <em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <a href="#" title="3.00"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="3.00" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="3.00"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="3.00" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="3.00"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="3.00" border="0"></a> <p> <em>Description:</em> Vega Strike Elite-like Space Simulator <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Each planet has its own unique art set in morning, evening and sunset timezones. <li>Players can fly to the appropriate timezone on a planet (based on where the sun is in the horizon) and have different bases to explore. <li>Likewise a player can chat with the locals and read the news to find out new events that happen around him. This allows a player to learn about and possibly affect events around him/her. </ul> Vega Strike 0.2.9.4 updated Vega Strike
2833 679 2002-08-21 15:06:12 <img src="/images/thumbs/entombed.gif" alt="" align="right" width="200" height="150"><em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#ffff80" size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> Maneuver your archeologist through a scrolling maze of zombies. <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Sound effect changes. <li>Special effect changes on title screen. <li>Alpha-blended 'darkness' in game. <li>Lives. <li>Make-or-break potions. <li>Game over. </ul> Entombed! 2002.Aug.2 updated Entombed!
2834 6303 2002-08-22 01:11:22 <img src="/images/thumbs/Sokoban3D.png" align="right" width="200" height="112" alt=""> <em>Category:</em> Puzzle<p> <em>Description:</em> Sokoban 3D is a clone of Sokoban.<br> This version comes with 2D and 3D modus. Sokoban 3D 1.05 new Sokoban 3D
2835 -1 2002-08-22 14:12:54 <em>Category:</em> Code Library<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#ffff80" size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> An Ogg/Vorbis addon library for Allegro <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Various documentation improvements <li>Provide an example of using manual streaming update <li>Now should compile on DOS/Win32 </ul> alogg 1.0.4 updated alogg
2836 -1 2002-08-23 05:46:31 <img src="/images/thumbs/underworld.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""> <em>Category:</em> Under development - not yet playable<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color="#ffff80" size="-1">(not yet rated)</font> <p> <em>Description:</em> A re-creation of the Ultima Underworld game engine <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>The next source and binary package for Underworld Adventures (codename: "butterfinger") released today features a complete character creation, a finished Linux build system, an installer and configuration program for Windows users, some bug fixes and many changes under-the-hood. Beginning with this release, Linux RPMs are available, too. </ul> Underworld Adventures 0.5 butter updated Underworld Adventures
2837 -1 2002-08-23 06:26:42 <img src="/images/thumbs/OrbitalSniperCollage.gif" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""> <em>Category:</em> Action<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <a href="#" title="4.40"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.40" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.40"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.40" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.40"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.40" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.40"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.40" border="0"></a> <p> <em>Description:</em> Protect VIPs by killing bad guys with an orbital laser <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Added screenshot taking, a pause key, a boss key, double buffering, and yet another new logo screen. </ul> Orbital Eunuchs Sniper 1.27 updated Orbital Eunuchs Sniper
2838 -1 2002-08-23 06:50:27 <img src="/images/thumbs/xeuphoric.png" align="right" width="100" height="75" alt=""> <em>Category:</em> Emulator<br> <em>Description:</em> Xeuphoric is a port to X of Euphoric, Fabrice Francès' Oric emulator. It emulates the Oric-1, the Oric Atmos and the Telestrat. Xeuphoric 0.10.0 new Xeuphoric
2839 3 2002-08-23 09:36:33 <a href="http://happypenguin.org/images/KyroLT.jpg"><img src="/images/thumbs/KyroLT.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""</a> Description: <ul><i>The Imagination Technologies Linux Driver kit provides 2D and 3D acceleration for PowerVR KYRO family of graphics chips running in 16 and 32 bpp depths. The drivers are based on the standard DRI mechanism shipped with XFree86 > 4.0.</i></ul> Changes since 2.00.20-234:<ul><i> <li>Added: AGP support <li>Added: Xv support <li>Added: DPMS support</i></ul> <a href="http://www.powervr.com/Downloads.asp">Download</a><br> <a href="http://www.powervr.com/Drivers/Linux/README">Readme</a><p> Just curious: What is 3D gaming like with a KYRO board?<p> <b>UPDATE:</b> The screenshot shows <i>KLT</i>, the unsupported <a href="http://happypenguin.org/show?Kyro%20Linux%20Tools">Kyro Linux Tools</a>. Looks like you can tweak the performance of your 3D games. KYRO/KYRO II drivers Beta 3 (Build 2.00.20.0369) released default