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Humble 2K Bundle 2 has a few big Linux games for cheaps
By niarbeht, 21 July 2016 at 7:32 am UTC
But I already have all those Linux games :O
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By Al3s, 21 July 2016 at 7:29 am UTC
I'm so glad I didn't bought this game on the summer sale. I wasn't aware that it's developed by that asshole Garry and I was looking for a survival game. Luckily I bought 7 Days To Die instead
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By GNUzel, 21 July 2016 at 5:40 am UTC
I counted as a Linux sale a looong time ago, but I have to play it on Windows :(
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By GNUzel, 21 July 2016 at 5:39 am UTC
Last time I ran it, it ran poorly. Doubt it's any better but a lot of people claim to have success. Might just be my card... GTX 690.
Out of the Park Baseball 17 Released
By oldrocker99, 21 July 2016 at 4:40 am UTC
An update on this game. I did buy it on sale, and promptly discovered that it wouldn't run. The culprit is Ubuntu 16.04's fault as well as the (silent?) devs'. I am able to run it an a 14.04 VM, but

I shouldn't have to do that.

I started a trouble ticket about three weeks ago, and have heard nothing at all. Another Steam user reported that he couldn't get it to run under Fedora or Arch or Ubuntu 16.04.

This from a company which has supported Linux for quite some time. :><:
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By lucifertdark, 21 July 2016 at 4:29 am UTC Likes: 1
If he was writing the entire thing from scratch, including the engine I'd understand him being less than appreciative about the 34,000+ Linux buyers, but he didn't, his support for Linux was the press of a button & for that & £20 we get abuse & we're supposed to just smile & take it, or perhaps forgive him & be all sweetness & light, well I for one do not forgive or forget.

I will NEVER buy anything from him or his company even if he does apologise, which I seriously doubt is ever going to happen & if it did would NOT be sincere on his part.

The only reason I have that cluster called Garry's Mod in my games list at all is because it was FREE!
Overlord for Linux release date announced, arriving tomorrow the 21st of July
By oldrocker99, 21 July 2016 at 4:15 am UTC
Five years ago, back in my dual-boot days, I bought it, (still in my Steam library) and expect to see it appear in my Linux library Real Soon Now. Having played it, it's not really my cuppa, but I should give it another try, I suppose. Hardly a AAA game, it's still pretty unlike most everything I can think of. BBB, maybe?
The programmer of Antraxx, a massively multiplayer mech shooter says Linux is a definite option
By Luke_Nukem, 21 July 2016 at 3:32 am UTC
I'm really digging the "Metal Slug" look of this. Looks fun too.
You can play controversial FPS 'Daikatana' on Linux now, thanks to a fan patch endorsed by John Romero
By Luke_Nukem, 21 July 2016 at 3:31 am UTC
Quoting: TheRiddickHe really should have replaced those frogs and flies with Samurai warriors of sorts. Think the biggest complaint was the game was almost all flies and frogs. LOL

It really, REALLY was!

But once you got past the first 2/3 levels, it got fun.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By psycho_driver, 21 July 2016 at 3:14 am UTC Likes: 5
Quoting: ElectricPrismI know like 10 people who use Linux and guess what? 0 of them play Rust - they all play Ark.

The reviews have been mediocre and kept me of any of my Linux Gaming Clan from buying, and also - the anti-linux remarks from the creator have turned me off to ever buying anything from him.

I am coming up on 1,000 games and Rust ain't one of them.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By ElectricPrism, 21 July 2016 at 2:41 am UTC Likes: 1
@cxpher - yup, they could have made $80-100 just off of me alone (I do a lot of gifting.) Had he approached it ahead of time like hey guys I'm going to release numbers later so give us all the support you can :)

That would have been a hit.

But now he's got us like a dog rubbing our nose in the numbers after many of us boycotted him due to his arrogance.

And like a abusive boyfriend just expects people to "go with it", this defective behavior might not bite him in the ass today or next week or in a month, but someday arrogance and aggression lead to a fall.

But seriously, he should apologize for distancing the Linux community. I'm 100% dead serious. Why should his mistakes lead to him being hated when he can just say sorry and then we can forgive his ignorance and arrogance.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By [email protected], 21 July 2016 at 2:17 am UTC Likes: 6
I'll make sure not to get this. Anyone who talks shit about their target audiences no matter how small does not deserve any money from anyone.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By adolson, 21 July 2016 at 1:55 am UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: MblackwellI had thought about buying it at some point in the future until he made a lot of anti-Linux statements. I'm sure there are a lot of other Linux users of a similar mindset.

Yep. I took it off of my second-class wishlist the instant it was clear what he really thought of us. I am actually surprised the sales are as high as they are, considering that they were only at 8K at the time he started talking shit about us.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By ElectricPrism, 21 July 2016 at 1:31 am UTC
@Nyamiou - this guy gets it. Some sales may have been discounted and many others may have not been counted at all due to wrongly being assigned to windows.

I think I bought 30 games this month all from my phone for my Steam Machine.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By Nyamiou, 21 July 2016 at 1:13 am UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: AnxiousInfusionBefore we proclaim that Linux users earned Facepunch an extra 700K, let's remember that a huge proportion of those sales were probably at a discount. I would be willing to bet the true figure is several hundred thousand dollars lower. And that's not a Linux problem, PC gaming in general is huge on price cuts and seasonal sales.

Quite right. And I would also add that Linux sales can quite easily be counted as Windows sales by Valve if for example you've bought the game on your Android phone or on another computer and you haven't played it in the two weeks after purchase.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By GustyGhost, 21 July 2016 at 12:46 am UTC Likes: 3
Before we proclaim that Linux users earned Facepunch an extra 700K, let's remember that a huge proportion of those sales were probably at a discount. I would be willing to bet the true figure is several hundred thousand dollars lower. And that's not a Linux problem, PC gaming in general is huge on price cuts and seasonal sales.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By Eric1212, 21 July 2016 at 12:29 am UTC
I have this game since a loooonnnnngggg time... I'm not even sure i'm counted as a linux or a windows...
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By sarmad, 21 July 2016 at 12:24 am UTC
Why would he say it wasn't worth it? At 20$ the Linux sales amount to more 600k$. I doubt porting a game built with Unity3d would cost more than 100k$ at most, which means half a million dollars extra profit.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By slaapliedje, 21 July 2016 at 12:23 am UTC
I think I only own this because of humble bundle. Haven't ever played it though 'cause I keep hearing it's a buggy mess, and after his comment, I figured why bother, he'd probably pull support.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By whitewolfguy, 21 July 2016 at 12:10 am UTC Likes: 2
Interesting than this numbers be disclosed so openly, this represents 0.82% of linux players, a close number of steam hardware survey.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By Breeze, 21 July 2016 at 12:05 am UTC Likes: 1
I'm surprised it sold so well. The last 4 times I tried to play it, it was unplayable and buggy. 7 Days to Die is currently scratching my survival horror itch. It runs well for me at least.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By Zeroedout, 21 July 2016 at 12:04 am UTC
I was super tempted during the last sale, but Unity + hostile dev, I didn't see any hope for improvements (and thought they would drop development after a while). Maybe I was wrong... I just wish they would be more public with a commitment to support.
Stardew Valley confirmed for a Linux release on the 29th of July
By niarbeht, 20 July 2016 at 11:57 pm UTC
Woohoo!
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By ElectricPrism, 20 July 2016 at 11:16 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: ZeloxI dont understand tho, why hes not thinking it was worth linux.
Quoting: ElectricPrismSo 19.99 * 34,291 = 685,477.09
To me thats alot of money.

Mere pennies to us mortals, $700,000? pffft - pennies - it could only buy a weekend on the yacht with coke and strippers.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By ElectricPrism, 20 July 2016 at 11:13 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: mr-eggIs there any doubt that Gaming is the new gold rush ? Make something decent and never have to work in a traditional job for the rest of your life ( okay, easier said than done ) make something half decent get it on steam and its still a good few years away from the grind.

It is. We are in a new renascence where godly tools are now in the hands of mere mortals and we're seeing the birth of many new kinds of games which are going toe to toe with the traditional game development model.

Take for example Stardew Valley, they've sold 1,442,067 copies at 14.99 pulling in 21.6 Million Dollars for a single developer probably developing the thing in mums house.

Gaming is a gold mine for people with a little bit of OCD, Passion, Hypo-Mania and technical ability meshed with innovative skills.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By Zelox, 20 July 2016 at 11:10 pm UTC Likes: 1
Its to hardcore pvp for me. There are some promesing speculations and concept arts Iv seen that could hint for more pve content in rust. And if this proves to be right, I might get rust.

I dont understand tho, why hes not thinking it was worth linux.
Quoting: ElectricPrismSo 19.99 * 34,291 = 685,477.09
To me thats alot of money.
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By , 20 July 2016 at 10:51 pm UTC
Is there any doubt that Gaming is the new gold rush ?
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By Liam Dawe, 20 July 2016 at 10:49 pm UTC Likes: 5
Let's keep the comments cool guys.
Linux demo of the System Shock remake is now available on GOG
By Shmerl, 20 July 2016 at 10:49 pm UTC
Rust has now sold over 30 thousand copies on Linux
By ElectricPrism, 20 July 2016 at 10:43 pm UTC Likes: 7
Quoting: MblackwellI had thought about buying it at some point in the future until he made a lot of anti-Linux statements. I'm sure there are a lot of other Linux users of a similar mindset.

@Mblackwell - I can't Imagine what you're reffering to, oh wait... nevermind.

Quoting: Garry Newman@adevland Of course. If i could do it again I'd have never supported linux.
https://twitter.com/garrynewman/status/690531015325016064

How to piss off an entire community into boycotting you thereby loosing you and your company sales, press attention, internet back links, fans, and gamers and respect.

Perhaps Garry Newman should apologize for being a asshat and win back some our respect, otherwise it's straight to the toilet for his stuff IMO.
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