AlienBlaster is a refreshing open source shoot-the-aliens game with various levels and an arcade mode. It is available on Windows, Linux, OS/2 & eComStation, Mac OSX (DarwinPorts), MorphOS and AmigaOS4.

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I always wondered what made people get addicted to a game. Now I know. Battle for Wesnoth is an amazing, free, cross-platform (Windows, Mac & Linux), turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme that will surely get you hooked for days, weeks or even months, even if you are a non-gamer. Fight a desperate battle to reclaim the throne of Wesnoth, or take hand in any number of other exciting adventures.

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Scott Schiller has re-created the classical Araknoid game with DHTML. It is elegantly done and a fun to play.

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Marco discovered a nice Flight Simulator from Google hidden within Google Earth. You need the latest version of Google Earth for it. I had Google Earth version 4.1.x which didn't work. You have to download the latest version 4.2. It provides You can activate it on different operating system as follows:
On Linux Press: Ctrl-Alt-a
On Windows Press: Ctrl-Alt-A
On Mac Press: Command/Open Appley Key + Option + A
Thanks Mike!

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Doom is a 1993 computer game by id Software which is a lamdmark in the first-person shooter genre. It is widely recognized for its pioneering use of immersive 3D graphics, networked multiplayer gaming on the PC platform, and support for custom expansions. It single-handedly revolutionized the gaming industry. I am not much of a gamer, played only 15 minutes of Doom before. Nevertheless I couldn't resist the opportunity to play Doom on Linux and frankly it was a very pleasant experience, even though I suffered from some dizziness from the rapid movement. I survived in my first attempt today till I met the devil guys at the very end. Surely I will have better luck next time
Update: Yeah, I skinned em pretty good, several time in fact.

It was really fun playing the old classic Doom on Linux. Not only that you can also play Heretic, Hexen and Strife too. All for free obviously. Just follow the one line instruction below for playing these classics.
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Wii continues to dominate the US market. Nintendo shifted 381,800 Wii consoles and 561,900 DS handhelds in June compared to 98,500 PlayStation 3 units and 198,400 Xbox 360 consoles. But the biggest trouble for XBox 360 could be the product itself.

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