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| 785 | 2 | 1999-11-03 13:39:47 | I've added a new news box to this page for <a href="http://www.ga-source.com/linux">GA Source's new Linux news page</a>. It's displayed by default now, replacing the <a href="http://www.planetquake.com/linux">Linux Quake Page</a> box. If you've already customized the box display for this page, you won't see the new box. As always, you can configure what boxes appear here, and in what order, if you [ <a href="http://happypenguin.org/login">Login</a> ] to happypenguin, then hit the [Preferences] link that appears at the top of each page. If there are other Linux games related sites you'd like to see a box for here, <a href="mailto:bobz@mr.net">let me know</a>. | New news box | default | |
| 786 | 2 | 1999-11-03 16:50:09 | Heroes of Might and Magic III is officially announced: <pre> HEROES(tm) COMING TO LINUX Loki Ports Top-Selling Strategy Game Heroes III to Linux TUSTIN, CA, November 3, 1999 Loki Entertainment Software, the foremost company bringing popular PC and Macintosh games to Linux, announced today it is now developing the Linux version of Heroes of Might and Magic(tm) III. Heroes III was originally published by The 3DO Company and developed by New World Computing. Heroes of Might and Magic III is the latest installment in the series of top-selling, critically-acclaimed strategy games. This turn-based, strategy war game set in the popular Might and Magic(r) fantasy world has already captivated legions of PC gamers. It was awarded 5 out of 5 stars from both Computer Games Magazine and the CNET Gamecenter, as well as an Editor¹s Choice Award from Computer Gaming World Magazine. "We are pleased to be working with 3DO to bring Heroes of Might and Magic III to the Linux platform," said Scott Draeker, president of Loki. "3DO has done an admirable job with Heroes III, and our customers have told us they want want to play this game on Linux." Heroes III will be available for the Linux operating system wherever software is sold by mid-December. About The 3DO Company The 3DO Company, headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software for personal computers, the Internet and advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation(r) game console and Nintendo(r) 64. More information about 3DO's products can be found on the Internet at www.3do.com. The 3DO Contact: Kate Hedstrom, PR Manager, 650/261-3137, Kate.Hedstrom@3do.com About Loki Entertainment Software Based in Orange County, CA, Loki works with leading game publishers to port their best-selling PC and Macintosh titles to Linux. Loki meets a pent-up need in the Linux community by providing fully-supported, shrink-wrapped games for sale through traditional retail channels. Founded in 1998, Loki is privately held and takes its name from the Norse god of mischief. For more information visit www.lokigames.com. Loki Contact: Kayt Sorhaindo, 714/505-8915 x12, sigyn@lokigames.com ### 3DO, Heroes, Heroes of Might and Magic, Might and Magic, and their respective logos, are trademarks and/or service marks of The 3DO Company in the U.S. and other countries. New World Computing is a division of The 3DO Company. PlayStation and the PlayStation logos are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Nintendo, and Nintendo are registered trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. and © 1996 Nintendo of America Inc. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. </pre> | Loki announces Heroes III | default | |
| 787 | -1 | 1999-11-03 17:38:04 | <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> server application of the realtime multiplayer trading game Holsham Traders<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>htsserver can now run as a daemon <li>new command-line options --daemonize and --stderr-device <li>enhanced error-reporting, better connection-management and better signal-handling <li>new protocol commands: version, protocol, name, nop, logout <li>documentation updates <li>bugfixes </ul> | htsserver 0.5.2 | updated | |
| 788 | -1 | 1999-11-04 16:23:45 | <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><p> <em>Description:</em> A competitive robot programming game.<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>simplification of the cache system <li>command line compiler (called zedchk or azed) which can be used to check the syntax of game object (bot) code <li>other bug fixes </ul> | Automata Zero 0.1.10 | updated | |
| 789 | 2 | 1999-11-04 16:33:49 | <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="3"><p> <em>Description:</em> Space Strategy<p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li>Tool tips added to button bar <li>Fixed weird timing problem in WizardDialog.java <li>Sometimes images did not show up where they should </ul> <br> Thanks, <a href="mailto:STEVEN.GEENS@student.kuleuven.ac.be">Steven Geens</a>. | Universe 0.11.2 | updated | |
| 790 | 2 | 1999-11-04 17:33:27 | <pre> NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release LOKI SERVES PUBLIC CVS TUSTIN, CA -- November 4, 1999 -- Loki Entertainment announces today the creation of a CVS server to facilitate public access to its Open-Source projects. Loki is a leader in the Linux gaming arena, working with successful game publishers to port their commercial PC and Macintosh titles to the Linux platform. While it is their responsibility to closely guard the publisher's original game code, Loki has taken the initiative to make available to the public any improvements to the Linux software code. "One reason we've been successful is that we create Open Source tools to replace proprietary code in our games," said Scott Draeker, president of Loki. "We give these tools back to the community in the form of Open Source projects. We hope other developers will evaluate our tools for projects and choose to use them rather than the proprietary alternatives." The Loki CVS server allows the public to access the latest development source code for Loki's several Open-Source projects, including SMJPEG, a motion JPEG library, SMPEG, a MPEG-1 playback library, and Setup, a GUI Installer. Other modules available for viewing include SDL, a cross-platform multimedia development API, and Mixer, an enhanced version of the sample SDL audio mixer. Loki's Open-Source projects are freely available for download from www.lokigames.com, and are offered under the GNU Library Public License (LGPL). A web interface for the CVS server is available at http://cvs.lokigames.com. Additional information on CVS is located at http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-index.html. About Loki Entertainment Software A privately held company, Loki Entertainment Software has headquarters in Orange County, California and was established in 1998. Loki meets a pent-up need in the Linux community by providing fully-supported, shrink-wrapped games for sale through traditional retail channels. For more information, visit www.lokigames.com. ### Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. </pre> | Loki announces public CVS server | default | |
| 791 | 2 | 1999-11-04 17:39:39 | <em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="4"><p> <em>Description:</em> A commercial turn-based strategy game based on the classic Civilization games.<p> The hacks generated at <a href="http://www.lokigames.com/hack/">Loki Hack 1999</a> are now available for download. Hit the link below for more information. | Civ:CTP Loki Hack Patches | updated | |
| 792 | -1 | 1999-11-05 10:07:25 | <em>Category:</em> Cards<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <font color=#ffff80 size="-1">(not yet rated)</font><p> <em>Description:</em> Collection of 19 free cardsets<p> <em>Changelog:</em> Added the Oxymoron and Naylor cardsets. | PySol-Cardsets | updated | |
| 793 | 2 | 1999-11-05 10:10:56 | <em>Category:</em> Cards<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><img src="http://happypenguin.org/images/star.gif" alt="5"><p> <em>Description:</em> An exciting collection of 111 solitaire card games<p> <em>Changelog:</em> Bought a new solitaire book and implemented more than 60 new games :-) | PySol 3.00 | updated | |
| 794 | -1 | 1999-11-07 18:54:50 | <em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Description:</em> This is i version of the classic TRON game, in which you control a TRON light bike with the cursor keys, which leaves behind a trail... you must avoid all trails to prevent dying. The version has good graphics and sound support. | TRONtium v0.1 | new |