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The game is coming to GOG too - hopefully the Linux version shows up there as well.

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Sherlocks would be amazeballs too, mainly the Crimes & Punishments: Sherlock Holmes

Also L.A. Noire would be great :)

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I wish this game is at least half as good as The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief.

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shader model 5

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The design has won me. I'll put it on my radar!

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Very nice!

I´ve long hoped that "Frogware" would have their Sherlock Holmes game-series ported to Linux. However, Poirot is close enough to satisfy my need for adventure-sleuthing. Just keep `em coming!

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: NyamiouI would be very surprised and disappointed if some game developers still choose DirectX 12 over Vulkan, but we'll see.

They totally will, and they even will use it as a PR subject.
Game X - making use of incredible DirectX 12 feature Y and Z!

They will not choose Vulkan or DirectX because it's 'better'. Both are low level, so I don't think it's going to be that much of a difference. However, if they intend to port games, then using Vulkan is the only choice that makes sense.

Windows only games will probably still use DirectX 12. It's already out, and the various engines that companies use definitely support it. They make games for consoles, and Xbox One has the DirectX 12 API.

There are engines that will support Vulkan (Frostbite), even though they are not going to develop games for Linux. Seems like they (EA) will make smartphone and tablet games using that backend, there is no need for it otherwise.

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Why I didn't see this great interview before? Congratulations Liam and Aaron.
Yesterday I'm searching information about an hypothetical port of Rise Of The Triad, and someone talks about Shadow Warrior and this Interview.

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@TheBoss

You shouldn't be concerned about the extension mechanisms of OpenGL and Vulkan. Extensions have always been a major strength of OpenGL, allowing new new features to be used as soon as they are available. Features that developers want ( i.e. actually use ) then tend to find their way into the main specification.

In contrast, with D3D new hardware features only appear when Microsoft choose to expose them with a new D3D release. This meant that some Windows gamers paid for hardware features that were never used, because Microsoft would use D3D features as a business tool to play hardware manufacturers against each other.

Any good developer would want decisions about what hardware to use and how to use it left to them, not decided in the business interests of the OS manufacturer.

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More important for me is the 400+ titles available for Linux on GOG :D

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I don't really play games much but Grand Theft Auto V would be a dealbreaker for me.

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There exist no words in any known language that clearly enough express how I am so totally not going to play that game.


.. I'll still buy it, though.

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I'll be honest, I'm not fully happy until all the flagship franchises arrive on Linux. GTA, Fallout, anything from BioWare, that stuff.
Not necessarily on day one, but within the following year. And I don't mind there being a eON layer in between or anything like that, as long as the performance is good enough.

But I can't be a fully happy gamer without having the biggest guns in my arsenal.

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its been amazing 3 years :D with steam linux

what im looking forward in 2016

1. Dirt Rally (i hope they will port this one)
2. Shadow Warrior 2
3. Serious Sam 4
4. Firewatch
5. XCOM 2
6. American Truck Simulator
7. Scrap Mechanic (Ogre, OpenGL - hopefully they will release linux version)
8. Rocket League (will be coming soon™)
9. Homefront: The Revolution
10. Something great i didnt expect

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Wow, 1800 games! And only 1790 of them are visual novels!

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Things have rolled a lot faster than I had expected from the start. I was an avid Linux dual booter for a long time up until Civilization 5 was released for Linux. That was the day I totally wiped Windows completely and haven't looked back since. Valve and the wonderful folks involved with Wine have made my life more awesome now that I don't have to dual boot.

Games I'm most looking forward to are:
Street Fighter V
Xcom2
Rollercoaster Tycoon World
Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
Stars Beyond Reach

It's a shot in the dark, but I'd like to see Blizzard port Hearthstone and maybe Overwatch to run native on Linux. Hearthstone especially since it uses mostly Qt and EGL for it's code base.
and I'm hoping to see Bethesda actually port Fallout 4 for Linux. Of course I'm not holding my breath, but it would be nice to see happen.

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Quoting: Mountain ManHonestly, I couldn't be happier with the current state of Linux gaming.

Impressive attitude, unfortunately I'm kind of the guy that always wants more. So there is always a way to become happier :).
But I have to admit, 3 years ago if someone would tell me that games that are available on Linux today will be playable on Linux I would not believe him. So in general I am also very pleased with the current state of Linux gaming.
For this year I am most excited about XCOM 2 because I loved XCOM: EU and this is the biggest title that will definitely be available soon.
I want to believe that Witcher 3 will be available as well, but I have already finished the game, so I will only buy it to support CD Projekt Red.
If Batman AK will be released and will have good performance this will be number 2 on my list.
Because I'm done with Geralt for now (before Blood and Wine is released) I guess for now Number 3 on my list is not yet occupied :).

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Quoting: NyamiouI would be very surprised and disappointed if some game developers still choose DirectX 12 over Vulkan, but we'll see.

They totally will, and they even will use it as a PR subject.
Game X - making use of incredible DirectX 12 feature Y and Z!

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I'm waiting for Street Fighter 5, Witcher 3 and Batman. I would like to have a Starcraft like game as well, but till that moment Planetary Annihilation is just fine for me.

Personally I don't care about MMO games.

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I'm looking forward to American Truck Simulator a couple weeks from now!

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I'm still waiting Arma 3 to be fully released, but I am also a big fan of RTS games like Starcraft or AOE and it would be really great to have something like that native on Linux.

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Quoting: Mountain ManHonestly, I couldn't be happier with the current state of Linux gaming.

As someone who has felt the addictive touch of MMORPG's from EQOA, WoW, Rift, and ESO there is still one thing missing for me. But it might be a good thing as once an MMORPG has me in its clutches I become a shell of a person dedicated to the advancement of a fictitious character and tend to neglect important RL duties >.<

Still, in even the realm of Windows games I've yet to find an MMORPG with a balance that gave me the feeling of exhilaration from raiding with a group against a boss with several mechanics, the satisfaction of having advanced and personalized my character, twitch and FPS combat integration, and only eaten up about 2 hours of my time a day max. Highly doubt such a game will ever appear or is even possible but I can dream.

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Honestly, I couldn't be happier with the current state of Linux gaming.

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Bloody hell. Can we stop with the conspiracies now please?

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Quoting: KimyrielleStill a shame that we have 1,800 games and not -one- major MMO title. Getting one is my biggest hope for 2016. That and a Fallout 4 port.

I was kind of satisfying my craving for MMO's with ESO in Wine. It has surprisingly very good performance in Linux and everything works for me. Plus supporting a title with native OpenGL may fall short of supporting linux ports but is a step in the right direction. I'm looking forward to getting back into ESO in February when they release their overhaul of the OpenGL implementation which raises OpenGL support from 2.1 to 4.2.

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I'm waiting for "Homefront: Revolution"! The game looks just incredible!

What I'm missing is a really nice RTS game on linux. There're so many turn based strategy games and I really don't like that kind of game at all. Blizzard? Where are you? I wanna have a native Linux port!!!!! Those guys seem to sleep still.

+1 for "The Witcher III" of course. Actually I did write an E-Mail to them asking for their linux release schedule for that game as well as GOG Universe. Let's just see what they'll answer.

+1 Batman

+1 for some very nice indie games (please don't spam low quality games like what in the past happened) as well as some more nice AAA titles.

PS: Valve? Humble? GOG? Ryan C. Gordon? Feral? I do love you guys! As well as many more people and companies who do commit in investing in our so beloved OS! <3

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1;ED(want a linux port)
2:Xcom2
3: Darksiders 2
4:Witcher 3
5:BattleBorn
6:Street fighter V
7:No Man Sky
8:Homeworld remastered / desert of kharak
9:Mount and blade 2
10:And some unexpected stuff that could get me hyped :D

Hopefully I can get them all, but no linux no buy : /.

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Quoting: runeThis is from the blog:

QuoteIn the morning, NVIDIA engineers gave a series of lectures about the best ways to use Vulkan with NVIDIA hardware.

The developers will probably focus on NVIDIA. If so, it's business as usual. :(

Of course they will give lectures about best ways to use Vulkan with Nvidia hardware. What did you expect, that Nvidia hosts an event to tell people how to program for AMD or Intel? Seriously, I don't get this whole conspiracy stuff, of course Nvidia, which has already told us that there will day 1 support for Vulkan from them, teaches developers how to use Vulkan with their hardware. Concluding from that that Vulkan has already failed is somewhat weird, putting it nicely. And, sorry if I have to say that, rejecting Vulkan based on that conclusion is outright moronic and would spell the end for Linux gaming.

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There seems to be a lot of decent indie games, some great early access games ( with poor performance ) and not really any AAA to speak of or even any mention of.

I cant believe its Vulkan everyone is waiting for there is still a steep learning curve with that too.

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Quoting: TheBoss

Quoting: omer666

Quoting: KimyrielleGlad to see their order books still being full. I just wish Bethesda would finally notice these guys and let them port something. Anything.

This is never going to happen. Zenimax, their current owner, is so much against Linux they actually managed to stop id software from doing Linux ports!

Hardly. The Linux "ports" from id were done by one guy, and from what I remember he doesn't work there any more.

Yes indeed, it was TTimo doing the ports. He left not that long after id abandoned us.

As a side note though, a single guy handling the Linux port is still a reality for many games out there...

Though, id ports were really great as far as I can remember them.

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