

Ubuntu users can search for the game in the Ubuntu Software Centre. We hope this will be the first wave of games from Introversion that Ubuntu users see through the Ubuntu Software Centre.” Mark Morris, Managing Director at Introversion Software comments “This relationship is important for us because Ubuntu is opening the doors for our games to be distributed more widely reaching new audiences. Games like Darwinia and Uplink, and those that follow, make Ubuntu a richer, more fun place for millions of Ubuntu users” “Introversion has consistently supported Linux, and now their classic titles are available to users easily and quickly. “Bringing new games and applications to Ubuntu through the Software Center is a fantastic development for our users” says Steve George, VP of Business Development, Canonical. In effect it offers a fully enabled applications store for Ubuntu users. The purchasing process is completely secure and integrated in the Ubuntu identity management system. A purchasing capability was recently added giving users access to yet more titles across a wider range of genres. Ubuntu Software Centre gives Ubuntu users access to thousands of applications both free and paid. Uplink is considered a classic game, concerned with simulated computer hacking and a firm favourite with Linux users who will welcome its availability on the leading Linux desktop platform. These titles extend the applications that Ubuntu users can enjoy, allowing them to play great games on their preferred platform.ĭarwinia won the Seamus McNally Grand Prize, Technical Excellence, and Innovation in Visual Art awards at the Independent Games Festival. Users can buy, download, install these games in just a few clicks and for the first 30 days, the games can be bought from the Ubuntu Software Centre for the special price of $9.99 US, reduced from $12. London, 23rd March: Canonical today announced the addition of Darwinia and Uplink, games by renowned publisher Introversion to the Ubuntu Software Center. Ubuntu Software Centre adds Darwinia and Uplink by Introversion The news also highlights that the Software Ubuntu Centre is growing in content, allowing Ubuntu users the ability to play great games on their preferred platform.ĭo let us know if you have any questions or would like any further information! The addition of pay-for games to the Software Ubuntu Centre establishes it as another outlet on which games makers and developers can place and sell their content. I just wanted to send you the below press release about the addition of Darwinia and Uplink games by renowned publisher Introversion to the Ubuntu software centre in case it is of interest. I have just been sent a press release about this!
