Tue, June 24 2008
LGP has announced a new copy protection system that is to be used on future games. Due to the immense publicity that has surrounded this announcement, we have written a
statement clarifying the system, our motives, and reasons. |
Sun, June 1 2008
Its Beta Test Time!
Our newly announced title, Sacred, is going into beta soon, and we would like to invite all Linux RPG gamers to apply for the beta test! Only a few will be chosen, but if you don't make it, as always, we are accepting proof of pre-order to get into the beta.
Apply at our Betas website, and good luck! |
Tue, May 6 2008
The wait for an RPG is over!
Today, LGP is excited to announce our newest title in production, Sacred. After much demand for an RPG, this well-known title from Ascaron should give you all the RPG action you can handle! |
Thu, May 1 2008
We are about to announce our newest title, but we thought we would resurrect an old favorite. The Image Competition is back! Guess the title of the game we are about to announce and win the first copy made! |
Thu, January 31 2008
Ballistics patch 1.02 is now available via LGP Update for all Ballistics owners. |
Tue, July 24 2007
Following our announcement of the Special Edition version of X3: Reunion, we can now announce that the Beta Test is now accepting applications.
To apply for the beta test please go to our Beta Test website.
If, when the beta is opened, you have not been accepted onto the test, you may send us a valid receipt from any of our the resellers, and you will be allowed into this beta test. |
Sun, June 17 2007
By popular demand, we have made X3: Reunion - Special Edition available to purchase immediately. The game is not complete, but so many people have asked how they can buy it right away, that we have decided to let you order now!
Reseller or Gamer, simply place your order in the usual way, and you will be emailed with the game number or numbers you have been randomly allocated. When the game is complete, your order will be shipped to you! |
Thu, June 7 2007
The day is here! You can finally hit the track in a Ballistics speeder as of today! Ballistics is in stock, and shipping TODAY! The fastest racing game available, and the first commercial racing game for Linux, combining great graphics with excellent single and multiplayer gaming. Order direct from us, or from one of our resellers.
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Fri, May 25 2007
When X3 is released later this year, we will be releasing a Special Edition version. Limited to just 500 copies, each one individually numbered and signed, the Special Edition will contain the X3 game, along with a T-shirt and the X-Universe book `Farnhams Legend`. Check out the X3: Reunion - Special Edition page for more information, and remember, there are only 500 of these that will ever be made, once they are gone, they are gone forever. |
Wed, May 16 2007
Many people thought it would never happen, but today, Ballistics has gone gold! The first commercial racing game for Linux, and also the fastest racing game there is! Reach speeds of over 2,000 miles per hour as you hurtle along tracks designed to test the hardiest of pilots! The game is expected in stock within 2-3 weeks. A demo is available for you to download from our demo site. To preorder, either check out one of our resellers or order it here directly from us. |
Tue, March 13 2007
Knights and Merchants is now in stock! Save the Kingdom from the Kings treacherous son, and reclaim the lands that he stole. |
Mon, February 26 2007
After a long wait, Knights and Merchants has gone gold! The game is in production and is expected in stock within 2-3 weeks. We are accepting preorders for Knights in our store from both resellers and end users. If you want to try it out, a demo is available for you to download here |
Mon, January 8 2007
LGP is excited to announce the title of our newest game. Egosoft`s X3: Reunion follows on from the story in X2 with amazing new graphics, and great gameplay. |
Tue, December 12 2006
Its beta time again! Applications are now being taken for beta testers for the long awaited Bandits: Phoenix Rising. Sign up now and you may be able to have a look at the game before it is released!
As always, anyone who doesnt get into the beta can simply preorder it to get early access to the game! |
Sun, August 20 2006
LGP is today launching our first piece of open source software. Grapple is a fully featured network layer released under the LGPL. We hope that game developers, both commercial and non-commercial, will find it useful. LGP will continue to update and improve the library and would like to invite the community to join us in making this a library that will significantly help all Linux game developers. |
Fri, August 4 2006
Quick get into the shadows! Cold War is here, hide! Order now, or sneak over to one of our resellers and order from them. Get it - before it sees you! |
Wed, July 26 2006
LGP is excited to announce that Cold War, from Mindware Studios has gone gold! We expect the game to be available in the next few days, and we have a demo for you to try out, containing two great levels. |
Thu, June 15 2006
For our second new release within a month, LGP is pleased to announce that Gorky 17 is now shipping. With a mix of real time and turn based strategy, combined with surprisingly low system requirements for a game of this high quality, this is a must-have game for all Linux gamers! |
Tue, June 6 2006
To celebrate 6/6/06, LGP and Hyperion are today announcing that our horror themed game, Gorky 17 has gone gold! A demo is available. |
Tue, May 30 2006
X2: The Threat is now available! Orders are shipping right now. If you want to try it out first, a demo is available for you to download here
Check out our resellers list for the best prices! |
Fri, April 28 2006
X2: The Threat has gone gold! The game is currently in production and is expected in stock in 2-3 weeks. We are now accepting preorders for X2 in our store. If you want to try it out, a demo is available for you to download here |
Wed, April 26 2006
Cold War is being sent straight into beta. If you want to be the first to try it, and also to help us out in the testing department, drop by our Beta Testing page and apply to be a beta tester.
If you apply but aren`t accepted, then you can always preorder the game from one of our resellers, and then send us your receipt along with your beta account username, and you can get in anyway! |
Tue, April 25 2006
LGP is pleased to announce we have agreed to publish the new game, Cold War by Mindware Studios. Take the role of Matthew Carter, a freelance journalist, in a distinctive third person game with a highly unique style of gameplay. |
Tue, March 7 2006
Our new improved website design is now live. |
Fri, September 30 2005
LGP is today announcing the start of the beta test for X2: The Threat. To apply for the beta, please go to our beta testing site.
Anybody who does not get into the beta, please remember you can access the beta by pre-ordering the game from one of our resellers. |
Wed, September 14 2005
LGP is pleased to announce that our competition is now over, and we can officially announce the title of our new game. Egosoft`s X2: The Threat is a space game like none you have ever seen before. Check out the press release here. |
Sun, September 4 2005
Linux Game Publishing is excited to announce a new competition!
We have a title which has been under heavy development and will go into beta in the next few weeks. There will be three competitions for this game, the first starting today.
Guess the game. Click on the link to see an image of the game hidden behind a random image. Over time the random image will be removed revealing the real image beneath. The first person to guess the title will win a copy of the game.
As soon as someone guesses the game, we will announce the other two competitions.
Good Luck! |
Tue, August 30 2005
Linux Game Publishing today announces that we have cancelled our contract to publish the Linux version of Northland, due to technical issues with the Linux version of the game that the company doing the development work on the port could not resolve to our satisfaction.
Anyone that is still interested in this game will still be able to order it (minus the unported multiplayer section) direct from Runesoft who have done the porting work on the portion of the game that will be released by them shortly.
This decision by LGP in no way affects the other products from Runesoft, such as Software Tycoon or the upcoming Knights and Merchants. |
Fri, June 24 2005
Soul Ride has arrived! Get your board and head for the mountains in this much anticipated snowboarding game. |
Wed, May 25 2005
LGP is pleased to announce that Soul Ride has gone gold! We expect delivery time to be 2-3 weeks. Keep your eye on our site for the release announcement! |
Mon, May 23 2005
LGP today announces our new dropshipping service. If you are a company just wanting to test the waters for Linux games but dont want to buy in stock, have your orders dropshipped directly from us to your customers, with your logo on the packaging.
Any reseller can find out more by clicking on the new `dropship` button when they have logged in. |
Fri, February 4 2005
Hold on to your stomach, as today we announce that our latest release, Postal 2: Share the Pain is available for immediate purchase!
Join Postal Dude for a week in the shoes of an ordinary guy in a stressful life.
Postal 2 is brought to you in conjunction with Running with Scissors |
Mon, January 10 2005
We are happy to announce that our latest release, Software Tycoon has arrived! Orders may be placed immediately for this addictive strategy game!
Software Tycoon is brought to you in conjunction with Epic Interactive |
Wed, July 28 2004
LGP CEO, Michael Simms will be speaking at LWCE in San Francisco next week. Catch him on August 4th at 1PM. There will be a talk followed by a Q&A session. Anyone that doesnt make it there can catch him afterwards at the expo for the rest of the day if you have any questions or thoughts about Linux gaming you would like to discuss with him. |
Mon, May 10 2004
LGP is pleased to announce the release of our latest title, Hyperspace Delivery Boy. The game is immediately available for shipping. |
Tue, May 4 2004
LGP is excited to announce that we are to be the publisher for the new Linux version of Postal 2: Share the Pain, the latest installment of irreverant anarchy from Running With Scissors.
Our press release is here
Applications for Beta Testers for Postal 2 are already open. If you wish to join the beta, please go to http://betas.linuxgamepublishing.com and sign up.
For those that don`t make it into the beta, you will be able to send us a proof of preorder of Postal 2 from any of our resellers, and you will be admitted into the beta as a registered owner. |
Sat, March 27 2004
LGP is pleased to announce that Hyperspace Delivery Boy has now gone gold. We expect to have HDB in stock in 2-3 weeks.A demo for HDB will soon be available. You cannot currently order HDB from us until it is in stock, but please feel free to check out our resellers who may offer the ability to preorder it. |
Fri, March 26 2004
Applications for Beta Testers for Northland are now open. If you wish to join the beta, please go to http://betas.linuxgamepublishing.com and sign up.
For those that don`t make it into the beta, you will be able to send us a proof of preorder of Northland from any of our resellers, and you will be admitted into the beta as a registered owner. |
Wed, March 10 2004
Linux Game Publishing is pleased to announce that our partnership with Epic Interactive has now grown to include the Linux version of Northland. Porting work has been ongoing for some time, so we expect to be opening Beta applications soon.
Please see our Press Release for details. |
Wed, January 21 2004
We are happy to announce the release of our latest title, NingPo MahJong, brought to you in partnership with Pyrogon. The game is immediately available for shipping. |
Fri, November 7 2003
LGP is extremely pleased to announce we have agreed to publish three new titles. Gorky 17 by Hyperion Entertainment Knights & Merchants by Epic Interactive Software Tycoon, also by Epic Interactive These games are complete and ready for Beta, and we are accepting applications now! |
Wed, November 5 2003
LGP is happy to announce that the first of our new range of games, NingPo MahJong has now gone gold. This means that it has been sent to the replicators for production. From this date we expect to have NingPo in stock in 2 weeks.A demo is now available, for those that want to give it a try. You cannot currently order NingPo MahJong from us until it is in stock, but please feel free to check out our resellers who may offer the ability to preorder it. |
Tue, September 2 2003
Applications for Beta Testers for Ballistics are now open. If you wish to join the beta, please go to http://betas.linuxgamepublishing.com and sign up.
For this beta, we are trialling a new system. For those that don`t make it into the beta, you will be able to send us a proof of preorder of Ballistics from any of our resellers, and you will be admitted into the beta as a registered owner. |
Thu, June 5 2003
LGP is today announcing three new titles! Get ready for retro action with Hyperspace Delivery Boy, play a great new version of the classic with NingPo MahJong, and challenge the toughest snowboarding slopes in the world with Soul Ride.
Each of these titles is now complete and we are acceping beta tester applications at our beta testers website.
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Fri, April 25 2003
Majesty has arrived!
Our long awaited new game is now in stock. Check out the Demo! Majesty is available for shipment immediately. |
Tue, March 11 2003
After much testing and a number of delays, LGP is happy to announce that Majesty has now gone gold. This means that Majesty has been sent to the replicators for production. From this date we expect to have Majesty in stock in 2 weeks.A demo for Majesty is now available, for those that want to give it a try. You cannot currently order Majesty from us until it is in stock, but please feel free to check out our resellers who may offer the ability to preorder it. |
Tue, March 11 2003
We have now finished accepting applications for the LGP Development Company. From now on, all further development company information will be Here. Please do bookmark and check this page often, as community involement will help speed this project along! |
Thu, March 6 2003
The deadline for applications to be part of our development project is now set to be Monday 10th March, so get your applications in as soon as you can! |
Fri, February 21 2003
Linux Game Publishing is excited to announce our newest project to increase the appeal of Linux gaming. We are sponsoring the development of a from-scratch Linux title!
We are looking for developers to work in a team to produce this game, and we will be publishing the game they make! If you are interested, please follow the link to Our detailed announcement and within there you will find the rules, requirements, and application process.
If you have wanted to get into the gaming industry, if you love playing games, and if you are a creative thinker, not afraid of a challenge and a bit of risk, then you need to take a look! |
Thu, February 6 2003
LGP is pleased to announce that Candy Cruncher has arrived from the replicators and is available immediately! |
Fri, January 10 2003
LGP is excited to announce our two newest games. We have signed an agreement with Grin to port their two popular games, Ballistics, a high speed racing game, and Bandits: Phoenix Rising, a post apocalyptic game centered around cars with big guns!
Congratulations go to our competition winner from Denmark, who has won the first copy of each game to be made, which will be signed by the LGP staff. |
Tue, January 7 2003
LGP is pleased to announce that we have signed an agreement to port two new titles. We are now running a competition to guess the new titles we will be porting. The titles will be announced on Friday Jan 10th, so this is a short competition.
As usual, the prize draw will be for a signed copy of the games. To make your guess send an email to competition@linuxgamepublishing.com.
People said that we made the clues for Disciples 2 far too easy, so your clues for these games are:
1 ) One game is a racing game, the other has cars but isnt about racing.
2 ) One was released in the US towards the end of 2001, the other was released much more recently.
3 ) Both games were made by the same European developer.
Good luck! |
Fri, December 13 2002
After much delay, we are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Mindrover: The Europa Project and its downloadable update for owners of the old Loki version of Mindrover. |
Thu, December 12 2002
Linux Game Publishing is proud to announce we have signed an agreement with Strategy First to port their new Turn Based Strategy title Disciples 2: Dark Prophecy. Please see our Press Release The winner of our guess-the-title competition, a gamer from Mississippi, has been notified of his win. Sorry to everyone out there who did not win, and good luck next time! |
Tue, October 22 2002
Applications for Beta Testers for Majesty Gold are now open. If you wish to join the beta, please go to http://betas.linuxgamepublishing.com and sign up. |
Tue, September 17 2002
Along with our Majesty competition, we are now running a competition to guess the new title we will be porting. This title will be announced within the next two weeks, and whoever can guess the title will win a copy of the game signed by the LGP staff. To make your guess send an email to competition@linuxgamepublishing.com.
As nobody guessed the Majesty title, we will give some clues this time:
1 ) The title has 3 words and one number
2 ) The Windows release date was in the Q1 2002
3 ) It is a strategy game
Good luck! |
Tue, September 10 2002
Linux Game Publishing is proud to announce we are partnering with Pyrogon Inc. to bring their latest games to the Linux market. We will be starting with Candy Cruncher, a fast paced puzzle game.
Please see our Press Release for details. |
Sun, September 8 2002
We are now running a second Majesty competition. As nobody guessed the title we would be developing, we will now be offering the same prize (the first copy of Majesty to come off of the production line, signed by the LGP staff), to the person that guesses closest to the exact release date of the game.
Send a date and time to competition@linuxgamepublishing.com
To help you out, we HOPE to have the game shipping by the end of october, but, as with all release dates, this is not guaranteed.
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Tue, July 30 2002
Today we are asking for applications for beta testers to join the LGP beta test for Mindrover 1.07b.
Anyone who wishes to participate, please go to the betas website and register your interest. We will notify successful applicants by email. |
Mon, June 10 2002
Linux Game Publishing is pleased to announce that we have signed an agreement with Cognitoy to continue publishing Mindrover for Linux.
We will be releasing Mindrover as soon as we can complete a production run of the game, and we will then be providing downloadable patches to bring the game up to the current latest release level provided by Cognitoy. |
Thu, June 6 2002
We are pleased to announce the first screenshot from the Linux version of Majesty.
Majesty is currently in development here at LGP, and we will be bringing you regular new screenshots, so keep checking back. |
Wed, January 2 2002
Linux Game Publishing is pleased to announce our second title. We have signed a contract with Cyberlore Studios and have obtained the rights to complete the Linux version of Majesty, and its expansion pack `The Northern Expansion`. Please see our Press Release for details. |
Fri, December 21 2001
LGP is proud to announce that our first product, Creatures Internet Edition is now shipping to retailers! |
Thu, December 20 2001
On Janurary 2nd we will announce the title of our second release. Until that time we are running a competition. Send an email to competition@linuxgamepublishing.com and guess the title. Any correct answers will be entered into a prize draw for a free copy of the game. This copy will be the first copy off of the printing machine, will be signed by the development team, and will be labeled as the first copy printed. A truly unique prize! |
Mon, November 12 2001
Linux Game Publishing and Creature Labs are teaming up to bring you Creatures: Internet Edition. Please see our Press Release for details. |
Mon, October 15 2001
LGP announces that the contracts for two new high profile commercial game ports have been signed. The first title should be announced later this week. |
Mon, October 15 2001
Linux Game Publishing launches, offering publishing services in support of the Linux gaming community. |