Update: It should now be playable for all, and it is a native port.
Update 2: Virtual Programming have confirmed to GamingOnLinux in an email they did not do the port, so to settle this, it is not using eON.
We honestly have no idea who has done this port, as GamingOnLinux spoke to Techland previously who confirmed they are not doing the port and told us to speak to Deep Silver who never answer our emails or tweets.
Original Article
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZqrG1bdGtg
Dead Island is the latest zombie game to grace Linux with its presence and helps build up our backlog of games.
About
Terror. Violence. Madness. Bedlam. A holiday paradise gone mad. A tropical island turns into total chaos after a mysterious zombie outbreak. Cut off from the rest of the world, the player’s only chance to survive is to fight to the death and find a way to escape from the island.
Dead Island combines first-person action with a heavy focus on melee combat, character development and customization of a vast array of weapons. All of these gameplay features are presented in a dark story inspired by classic zombie movies with a gritty and engrossing campaign that can be played with up to four players in co-op mode.
It seems it is not available for everyone just yet, so you may get a missing executable error:
Thanks, johndrinkwater on reddit.
It is currently on sale too, so it's possibly it was supposed to be sorted ready for the sale.
Editor Note: We do advise holding off until the official announcement to avoid waiting and to be sure you count as a Linux sale. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Update 2: Virtual Programming have confirmed to GamingOnLinux in an email they did not do the port, so to settle this, it is not using eON.
We honestly have no idea who has done this port, as GamingOnLinux spoke to Techland previously who confirmed they are not doing the port and told us to speak to Deep Silver who never answer our emails or tweets.
Original Article
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZqrG1bdGtg
Dead Island is the latest zombie game to grace Linux with its presence and helps build up our backlog of games.
About
Terror. Violence. Madness. Bedlam. A holiday paradise gone mad. A tropical island turns into total chaos after a mysterious zombie outbreak. Cut off from the rest of the world, the player’s only chance to survive is to fight to the death and find a way to escape from the island.
Dead Island combines first-person action with a heavy focus on melee combat, character development and customization of a vast array of weapons. All of these gameplay features are presented in a dark story inspired by classic zombie movies with a gritty and engrossing campaign that can be played with up to four players in co-op mode.
It seems it is not available for everyone just yet, so you may get a missing executable error:
QuoteFor most wondering why they still get missing executable: it is waiting for Techland to include the Linux files in all the various packages they have sold over the years.
If you bought https://store.steampowered.com/sub/14664/ or https://store.steampowered.com/sub/15205/ you can download it.
Thanks, johndrinkwater on reddit.
It is currently on sale too, so it's possibly it was supposed to be sorted ready for the sale.
Editor Note: We do advise holding off until the official announcement to avoid waiting and to be sure you count as a Linux sale. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I knew it. Its on sale now. Thnx.
Steam openSUSE KDE FTW!
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liberodark 24 Oct 2014
Hello have dead island http://store.steampowered.com/app/91310/ but not launch the game no have executable
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liberodark 24 Oct 2014
And have launch a validation game for force install executable but is not good :(
This link is bad ?
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/14664/
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/15205/
for me it takes me back to the home page of steam
This link is bad ?
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/14664/
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/15205/
for me it takes me back to the home page of steam
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WoW, this game is not available in Germany.
Any idea how to get it?
The steampage just says "Not available for your country"
Fack Germany government. seriously. Im 20 years old and they treat me like a baby.
Any idea how to get it?
The steampage just says "Not available for your country"
Fack Germany government. seriously. Im 20 years old and they treat me like a baby.
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^ one more reason to crack games or get them illegal when they release instead of buying, because its just forbidden for your country. The thing is when I use a proxy, the webpage is even completly in German (maybe because of Austria and other German speaking countries) so this is just so depressing.
Same goes for Wolfenstein The New Order, they just censored the game and removed ALL swastikas!!! SERIOUSLY?!
Same goes for Wolfenstein The New Order, they just censored the game and removed ALL swastikas!!! SERIOUSLY?!
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Beamboom 24 Oct 2014
^ one more reason to crack games or get them illegal when they release instead of buying, because its just forbidden for your country.That's not a reason to steal, never will be.
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HadBabits 24 Oct 2014
I feel like it's too early for this article, as it will probably lead to a lot of people buying the game and not being able to play it.
Anyway, pretty excited; though I'll be annoyed if they haven't added an FOV option by now.
Anyway, pretty excited; though I'll be annoyed if they haven't added an FOV option by now.
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Eike 24 Oct 2014
^ one more reason to crack games or get them illegal when they release instead of buying, because its just forbidden for your country.That's not a reason to steal, never will be.
+1
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leillo1975 24 Oct 2014
If someone can play it, please, give us feedback about performance.
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Teal 24 Oct 2014
^ one more reason to crack games or get them illegal when they release instead of buying, because its just forbidden for your country.That's not a reason to steal, never will be.
Good thing piracy isn't stealing :^)
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Segata Sanshiro 24 Oct 2014
WoW, this game is not available in Germany.
Any idea how to get it?
The steampage just says "Not available for your country"
Fack Germany government. seriously. Im 20 years old and they treat me like a baby.
Yeah, I kind of made a joke about this on the GOL World Tour: Germany. It's strange how Germany bans so many games.
I'll get this for sure if it's still on sale when it's official. Not usually my thing, but I'll support AAA games on Linux and £5 doesn't seem like a big loss if I end up not liking it.
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So sad, not available in Germany :-( ! I hope it is a native port. Mac users were complaining about the bad port.
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+2+1^ one more reason to crack games or get them illegal when they release instead of buying, because its just forbidden for your country.That's not a reason to steal, never will be.
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Good thing piracy isn't stealing :^)
Well.......
You're not taking a physical product, but you are denying them money that they have rightfully earned, (Assuming you would have bought the product if the pirated version didn't exist.) That is no different from getting someone to weed your garden and not paying them for it.
But worse than that you are screwing it up for not only yourself, but everyone else as well. If everyone pirated, none of us would have anything. So if you don't see it as stealing, you sure as hell are freeloading off everyone else.
If the product isn't available in your region however, then by all means, Pirate away.
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Well you could buy it via a proxy or something, and than get the illegal version online, is that O.K? Because im totaly not ok with setting up my whole steam library for a strange proxy that I dont know in the end of the world, with poor downstream performance + all the errors I am going to expierience in future.
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Well you could buy it via a proxy or something, and than get the illegal version online, is that O.K? Because im totaly not ok with setting up my whole steam library for a strange proxy that I dont know in the end of the world, with poor downstream performance + all the errors I am going to expierience in future.
Yeah Steam can cut your account for trying to get around region restrictions.
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marcelomendes 24 Oct 2014
Missing Executables... =(
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ThePartisan 24 Oct 2014
It's like this ( missing executables ) since May ( if I remember correctly ) of this year.
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marcelomendes 24 Oct 2014
Well, I can see tux icon on the store page, should be officialy working then =/
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Segata Sanshiro 24 Oct 2014
I can see Tux now too. I'll buy it and see if it works.
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