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Category Archives: gaming
Install & Play Torchlight 1 On Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin
If you play computer games on a regular basis, you might have heard of “Torchlight”, the popular action RPG that’s basically an updated, modernized version of “Diablo II”. Torchlight II just came out, but the original game is still quite … Continue reading
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Torchlight 2 Released Today!
Torchlight 2 came out today. It’s like the original Torchlight, but bigger, better, and more refined. In other words, it’s the game that Diablo III should have been. -JM
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Download The Free Torchlight 2 Soundtrack
Runic Studios had made the Torchlight 2 soundtrack available for free download. This is quite exciting. The original Torchlight (and its soundtrack) were excellent games, and I’m looking forward to playing Torchlight 2. -JM
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Dragon Age 3 coming: Dragon Age III: Inquisition
It appears there is going to be a third Dragon Age game after all. The third came will be called Dragon Age III: Inquisition. No details on the plot, but after the ending of Dragon Age 2, it’s a safe … Continue reading
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Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition Delayed
Sadly, it appears that Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition has been delayed until November 30th. Still, that’s for the best. Better to wait a little while longer for the best possible product. And until then, Torchlight 2 is coming out on … Continue reading
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Steam client coming soon for Ubuntu Linux?
There are reports that Canonical and Valve are collaborating directly to bring the Steam client to Ubuntu. A Steam client for Linux has famously been coming “soon” for a while now, so it will be interesting to see if it … Continue reading
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Blizzard Bans Linux Users From Diablo III?
It seems that Blizzard, intentionally or not, may have been banning Linux users from Diablo III. The problem lies with the Warden, the nasty little piece of DRM-enforcement software Blizzard includes with all its games to monitor the PCs people … Continue reading
Diablo III Officially Beaten At Inferno/Hardcore Mode
It appears that a Canadian gamer has been the first to beat Blizzard’s Diablo III in hardcore mode. Given how insanely difficult Diablo III gets at the higher levels, that’s quite an astonishing achievement. And quite the investment of time, too … Continue reading
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Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut DLC Available Today
BioWare released a special DLC update to Mass Effect 3′s ending today, due to the massive uproar over the generally lackluster ending. The reviews, so far, haven’t been terribly favorable. This demonstrates an important aspect of interactive fiction like BioWare’s … Continue reading
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Install Chess (and the Tetris clone Quadrapassel) on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin
Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin comes with a wide array of software, but a lot of the traditional GNOME games, like Chess, are missing. Which is something of an embarrassing shortfall, really, because both Mac OS X and Windows 7 come … Continue reading
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