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DiRT Showdown is a good looking racer that is now officially confirmed for Linux, and it is available to pre-order.

We didn't know who was doing the port before today, but a tweet just sent out by Virtual Programming confirms it's true, and that you can pre-order it from their store.

The game will officially release on the 7th of August according to their store, no reason to doubt it as VP own that store.

Note: We advise never to pre-order anything, ever. The main news here is the game is confirmed.

DiRT Showdown for Mac & Linux, 20% discount on preorders only.
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— Virtual Programming (@virtualprog) July 31, 2015



System Requirements:
QuoteMINIMUM:

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Mint 17.1 or similar Linux distribution
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 x2 or Intel Core2Duo @3.2Ghz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia/AMD OpenGL 4.1 level compatible
Graphics Memory: 1GB
Hard Disk Space: 12GB
Sound: PulseAudio/ALSA Compatible
Steamworks (Requires a third-party download and account)

RECOMMENDED:

Processor: AMD Bulldozer or Intel Core i7
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia/AMD OpenGL 4.2 level compatible
Graphics Drivers: nVidia: nVidia 346.72 or better; AMD Catalyst (fglrx) 15.7 or better (MESA drivers and Intel Graphics are not currently supported)


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Interzeroid Jul 31, 2015
Aaaaaaand remember: no preorders :)
gojul Jul 31, 2015
I hope it will be much more stable for me than The Witcher 2 for which I'm stuck at some level because the game crashes.

Stronghold 3 was very stable for me, Bioshock Infinite was also fine but it crashed from time to time.
manus76 Jul 31, 2015
keep'em coming guys! although showdown seems to be all about special/gymkhana events which is not my cup of tea, it's good to see major titles being ported to 'our' platform. hoping we will see 'dirt rally' running on linux one day too ;-)


Last edited by manus76 on 31 July 2015 at 6:46 pm UTC
gojul Jul 31, 2015
OK after lowering a bit graphics on TW2 things went smoothly. Strange !
Beta Version Jul 31, 2015
Not VP again =(. Another game that i will never buy.
frostwork Jul 31, 2015
yeah, cool!
"Pre-order: This product is currently unavailable and you will not be charged until the day of release. Your order will appear on your account as a pre-order and can be cancelled at any time."
sounds fair.
I already have the game though (probably from some bundle).

btw: Release Date: 07 Aug 2015
VP games work very fine for me btw. Of course 100% native port are prefered, but
better a wrapper port for a 2012 game than nothing


Last edited by frostwork on 31 July 2015 at 7:16 pm UTC
LinuxGamesTV Jul 31, 2015
Quoting: Beta VersionNot VP again =(. Another game that i will never buy.

Me, too :(
Guest Jul 31, 2015
Quoting: BdMdesigN
Quoting: Beta VersionNot VP again =(. Another game that i will never buy.

Me, too :(

really?

The only realistic chance we have of older games being ported quickly and cheaply is for EON/VP. Its not a trend for new titles, most AAA are native and when Vulcan is out they probably all will be.

would you turn down a near perfect port of Skyrim using Eon with full workshop compatibility ?


Last edited by on 31 July 2015 at 7:25 pm UTC
Magbed Jul 31, 2015
Im up for this i think wrappers are ok for old releases. Hopefully Vulkan will change everything and we will finally forget about wrappers.
Samsai Jul 31, 2015
I'm just going to chime in and say DON'T FRICKING PRE-ORDER VIDEO GAMES OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. Thank you.
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