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The Future is Open Source – Linux Gaming Faster Than Windows & Incredible OUYA News

Valve’s recent announcement that Left 4 Dead 2 runs better on Ubuntu than on Windows has caused a lot of excitement and controversy. || Free Audio book just for watching!audiblepodcast.com || Pre-order the gaming console here: www.ouya.tv Also, there’s some amazing partnerships and games coming to the Android video game console, OUYA! The Ouya is a , open, totally hackable Android-based console with a touchscreen controller, and free to play games. S

5 Open Source Games that Don't Suck

For Linux, Mac and Windows! While most free and open source games don’t have the production values of big AAA titles, that doesn’t mean that the perception that they all “suck” is true. || Join the chat! twitter.com || In this week’s OS.ALT I talk about five of the most addicting open source games available to be downloaded free today. UFO: Alien Invasion – ufoai.sourceforge.net Nethack – www.nethack.org OpenTTD – www.openttd.org Battle for Wesnoth – www.wesnoth.org SuperTuxKart- supertuxkart.sourceforge.net

First Ever Open Source Gaming Console – OUYA

The cutthroat console market has been dominated by Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft for years now. We saw popular consoles fizzle out and die… || Join the chat: bit.ly || .. and the big companies make it really difficult for small developers to make games. So what is the answer? Kickstarter to the rescue! In this week’s GeekBuzz I talk about Ouya, a new gaming console that is based on the open-source Android operating system. Its Kickstarter campaign has raised almost .5 million dollars in under two days, with almost 25000 consoles already sold! Its goal is to provide a platform for indie & open development, with games that are free to play or at least free to try, and have the console itself cost less than 0. Can the Ouya compete with the PS3, XBox360, Wii or WiiU? Check out the video for more info! OUYA’s Website – www.kickstarter.com || Free Gamefly Trial for watching! gamefly.com

Linux Games : What You Should Know

Both Steam and Source have been rumored to be coming to Linux for years. Linux games are probably the biggest need when it comes to Linux software. || Join the chat: www.facebook.com || And having people adopt OS’s like Ubuntu for their desktops at home. | So Valve’s recent announcement that Steam & Source will soon be running natively on Linux is a huge deal for gamers like me. I can’t wait to load up Steam in Ubuntu – check out this episode of OS.ALT for more of my thoughts! Valve Needs Linux Developers: www.steamforlinux.com Great Website on Linux Gaming: www.phoronix.com