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Open Source Shooter Nexuiz 2.5 Released

Posted by Soulskill on from the let's-blow-something-up dept.

Michael writes "A new version of Nexuiz, a GPL-licensed, first-person shooter, has been released. There are over 3,000 changes in Nexuiz 2.5, including new maps, new game-modes, enhanced graphics, new audio, and other major changes. Phoronix has posted a preview of this Nexuiz 2.5 release, with screenshots showing the impressive graphics and how it has raised the bar for open-source gaming. Details about the Nexuiz project are available at SourceForge."

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  1. First PS by Bromskloss · · Score: 5, Funny

    Many games claim to be the first person shooter. I don't know whom to believe.

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    1. Re:First PS by dns_server · · Score: 5, Funny

      I guess it's just a matter of perspective.

    2. Re:First PS by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's ok, I can never tell the real time strategy games from all the fake ones out there, either.

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  2. What type of DRM do they use? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What type of DRM do they use?
    Because EA has taught me that playing games without DRM is stealing and wrong ... very wrong.

    Unless this installs some horrible boot-sector-writing DRM to my computer, it isn't up to EA's commercial quality standards and I don't want it.

    1. Re:What type of DRM do they use? by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's not often that I feel it's appropriate to say this, but this is one of the rare occasions where it is:

      You want it? Go code it yourself!

      (Oh, and before you whoosh me, I know the OP was joking.)

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    2. Re:What type of DRM do they use? by TheVelvetFlamebait · · Score: 4, Funny

      You want it? Go code it yourself!

      So that's why some people want companies to open up DRM! It's because they do a clearly superior job compared with open source equivalents!

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  3. Re:Tool can be used as a tool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    If the stores didn't sell so much proprietary bread, this wouldn't be a problem!

  4. Re:Also, A New Open Source Train Sim has reached v by Patch86 · · Score: 3, Funny

    http://openbve.uuuq.com/en/index.html

    I somehow feel a train sim posted in an offtopic comment might be immune to the traffic bombardment of slashdotting...

  5. Re:Tool can be used as a tool by jabithew · · Score: 1, Funny

    You know what they say, all toasters toast toast!

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