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Gaming is rapidly expanding beyond proprietary operating systems to a wide variety of platforms, including Linux, and open source games are regularly being released. Would you like to learn more? Check out our introduction to open gaming.

OSVR on Steam, Unity drops legacy OpenGL, and more gaming news

In this edition of the open gaming roundup, we take a look at OSVR support in Steam, Unity dropping legacy OpenGL, and more. Open gaming roundup for November 20-December 3…

NES Classic runs Linux, a new 0 A.D. alpha, and more gaming news

In this bi-weekly open gaming roundup, we take a look at Nintendo's NES Classic Edition running Linux, SDL support for Unity 5.6, 0 A.D. Ulysses, and more gaming news. Open…

Unity's open source VR tool, the Hatchit game engine, and more gaming news

In this bi-weekly open gaming roundup, we take a look Unity's open source EditorVR, new graphical chips by ARM, and the Hatchit game engine. Open gaming roundup for October 23…

Hatchit: An open source game engine

More students are learning about the world of open source through video games. Open source games like FreeCiv and Minetest invite young gamers to dig into the source code…

Leveraging 21st-century education with open source

What software documentation can learn from tabletop gaming

Do you remember Monopoly and Life and Clue, and all those old classic board games you played as a kid because sometimes you were just that bored? Do you recall ever reading…

7 open source Android apps for chess players

12 open source games for Android

Smartphones put a wealth of games at users' fingertips, but many of the proprietary games are loaded with advertisements, in-app purchases, and other features that create less…

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