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Put the pitchforks down and stop flipping tables, as it seems Shadow Warrior 2 [Official Site] should still be coming to Linux.

Previously we mentioned that a developer at Flying Wild Hog said "Linux version - no, I don't think so.", but we now have a different answer:
QuotePaweł is our level designer and didn't know about our target platforms.

And then:
QuoteOh, it's just a standard issue when people without PR training (like me or Paweł) answer questions. We try very hard to be helpful and answer everything even if we don't the answer. After first s....storm we learn to not to answer questions for which we don't have an answer :).

That reply is from the same person who originally said that Linux wouldn't be a day-1 release due to a decision from the publisher. The publisher denied it and then that post was deleted.

I get that some people may not be entirely aware of Linux, but developers need to be a bit more careful when giving answers. It does still surprise me that people "without PR training" seem to be so confused about Linux. It's okay to say you don't know. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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reaVer Oct 14, 2016
Just for this, Linux should get the flipping table as a weapon in the game.
Nanobang Oct 14, 2016
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If it comes out, I will buy it. If it doesn't come out I will buy something else.

And cry.
demencia89 Oct 14, 2016
God this seems like a joke :D :S: :'( :><: :| :O :D
m2mg2 Oct 14, 2016
Looking at the steamdb entries I don't see any indications the Linux version has started development. We may be in for a long wait. Also makes me worry they may not have paid attention to cross platform support in their development tools.

Hopefully it all works out. Just don't buy it until Linux release, no matter how good a sale comes along.
Ehvis Oct 14, 2016
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Quoting: GuestRepeat after me: "I don't know."

There, was that so hard?

The quote was: "Linux version - no, I don't think so.", so he wasn't really expressing anything with certainty. That's just reverse hype at work.
[email protected] Oct 14, 2016
This is an instant buy for me.
odd Oct 14, 2016
Ha! That's what I thought when he gave his answer on Twitch. I felt he didn't even knew that the first one has been ported to Linux... as soon the Linux Version is out, I'll buy the game!
Aimela Oct 14, 2016
Quoting: EhvisColour me not surprised. And excited. I may use this weekend to finally play through the first (well, the remake) one. I only played for about an hour when I first got it.
Go for it, it's a great game if you like the style of old-school games like Doom or Duke Nukem.
Nyamiou Oct 14, 2016
Quoting: m2mg2Looking at the steamdb entries I don't see any indications the Linux version has started development. We may be in for a long wait. Also makes me worry they may not have paid attention to cross platform support in their development tools.

Hopefully it all works out. Just don't buy it until Linux release, no matter how good a sale comes along.

Valve provide tools for developers but not everyone has to use them, they may be using their own versioning system, their own continuous integration tools and their own automatic deployment scripts and if so they will probably only put it on Steam servers only a fews days before release for Valve quality control.

There is not a lot of games developers used to Linux and the same goes for game testers, and that's why when porting project are done internally it often take longer than anticipated. But it can only get better with time as we get more and more games to our platform.
Purple Library Guy Oct 14, 2016
Quoting: minj:rolleyes:

Game level designers are not the sort of people to get platform news from, Liam.

You need engine devs for that. Or porters.
Why is some guy who hauls baggage supposed to know what's going on? ;)
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