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Hotline Miami 2 Has A New Trailer, Yes It Will Be On Linux
By , 9 April 2014 at 8:33 pm UTC

the original is great; in fact I didn't even find the core gameplay that fun, but the "story" is great. you have no idea what's real and what isn't, you don't know why you're responding to these calls and killing these people, all you know is that you have to push deeper, not because if you get deep enough things will make sense (there's no hope for understanding or redemption) but because you can't turn back

if you like david lynch you will love this game. conversely if you like this game you should check out david lynch.

Nvidia Releases 337.12 Beta Driver, Brings Back Over-clocking
By , 9 April 2014 at 8:11 pm UTC

What I really want to see among the Nvidia driver features is shadowplay (GPU level video capture + encoding)

Is there any info on if/when might that come to Linux?

Interview With Pasi Kainiemi Developer Of Running With Rifles & Linux Game-play Video
By , 9 April 2014 at 8:01 pm UTC

Great game. I am playing it since a while now and I am still not sick of it. Also huge modding potential (I am not a modder myself though).

Are More AAA Games Waiting For Steam Machines?
By , 9 April 2014 at 7:35 pm UTC

Quoting: OZSeafordI hope that Steam dream will carry on too, but even if it fails then we will still have the indie game scene to cater for our gaming needs.

In the meantime:

AAA games that we are expecting for a steamOS release:
    <li>Two Worlds Two
    Tropico 5</li>

AAA games also likely to come out at that time:
    <li>Witcher 2
    Total War Rome 2
    Xcom EU
    CS GO
    Project Cars</li>

AAA Games we'd like to hope will be there:
    <li>Civ 5
    Elderscrolls! (Personal wish)
    Mount and Blade</li>
Quoting: OZSeafordI hope that Steam dream will carry on too, but even if it fails then we will still have the indie game scene to cater for our gaming needs.

In the meantime:

AAA games that we are expecting for a steamOS release:
    <li>Two Worlds Two
    Tropico 5</li>

AAA games also likely to come out at that time:
    <li>Witcher 2
    Total War Rome 2
    Xcom EU
    CS GO
    Project Cars</li>

AAA Games we'd like to hope will be there:
    <li>Civ 5
    Elderscrolls! (Personal wish)
    Mount and Blade</li>

I'd HOPE that more than just Witcher 2 shows up- I'd expect Witcher/Witcher2/Witcher3 in this case.

Some of the others would be nice.

Hotline Miami 2 Has A New Trailer, Yes It Will Be On Linux
By pd12, 9 April 2014 at 6:58 pm UTC

It's a good game got it from the humble bundle, I like the gameplay - requiring good skills. Final boss was also really hard to beat too which was good. One of the better story driven small indie games out there (my favourite of which is Bastion). KSP and Star Citizen don't count in that category.

Didn't know how they'd continue the story but then I read wikipedia and was like .. oh.

Interview With Pasi Kainiemi Developer Of Running With Rifles & Linux Game-play Video
By , 9 April 2014 at 6:35 pm UTC

I love this game, my only issue with it is the lack of multimonitor support, and with windowed mode the mouse goes bonkers

Epic Games Loves Linux, Unreal Engine 4.1 Update Preview With Linux Support
By loudermp, 9 April 2014 at 5:55 pm UTC

Here is the work path I added under the application tab

/home/pdl/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/DiabloIII/dosdevices/c:/Program Files/Diablo III/

If someone has a better suggestion please pot it and on another subject I am looking for a browser, previously I was using Firefox which I stopped using for personal reasons and I know a lot of people would suggest Chrome but I also will not use it for personal reasons.

Thanks

I am sorry if there are multiple posts of this on my end it does not seem to post hence multiple posts from multiple tries, currently it might be noted I am using the Konqueror browser.

Epic Games Loves Linux, Unreal Engine 4.1 Update Preview With Linux Support
By , 9 April 2014 at 5:04 pm UTC

Steam now starts fine but I have yet to try a game on it, I had just recently started playing Diablo III which runs fine under windows but it was built for windows, I installed it on Play on Linux and after some modifications I got it to start although inconsistently, on the icon properties Play on Linux made I had to add the work in path to get it to work, I have a laptop with a external HDMI display and sound only works from the laptop not the display, I used the install in Play on Linux for it so if anyone has any suggests please help, I haven't decided if I will try to play it in its current state but if I do I will keep this updated and I will get the work in path to post for anyone having a problem, if it helps before I made this change I was able to login but it seemed to hang at authenticating.

Are More AAA Games Waiting For Steam Machines?
By , 9 April 2014 at 4:23 pm UTC

@OZSeaford we still get some pretty nice kickstarters with AAA quality though ...

FLASHOUT 2 Looks Like A Great Futuristic Racer
By Alzarath, 9 April 2014 at 4:07 pm UTC

Hopefully it gets a proper interface. You can tell how mobile it is just by looking at that trailer. Mobile games are also known for things like short experiences and micro-transactions. Can't say I'm hyped. I'll check to see if it exceeds expectatioms after release.

FLASHOUT 2 Looks Like A Great Futuristic Racer
By , 9 April 2014 at 3:11 pm UTC

If this plays anything like F-Zero GX (The best racing game of all time IMO), then this is a day 1 buy for me.

Nvidia Releases 337.12 Beta Driver, Brings Back Over-clocking
By mrdeathjr, 9 April 2014 at 2:18 pm UTC

Quoting: PlayXSo I have done a quick test with the Valley Benchmark.
My GTX560ti runs Standard on GPU 900Mhz and Memory on 2000MHz.
with this configuration I have following FPS.
331.49: min 17,5fps / max 49,1fps / avg 29,9fps
334.21: min 17,7fps / max 49,3fps / avg 29,9fps
337.12: min 16,9fps / max 49,1fps / avg 29,9fps
so nothing big has changed.
If I overclock the Card to GPU 950MHz and Memory 2200Mhz
337.12: min 17,9fps / max 53,7fps / avg 31,6fps

so 5,69% win on fps in the average.
Not worth for me ;-)

Good date and good comparative, on my case on wine some titles can better as assasins creed posted up, shadow warrior mantain equal but finish farcry 3 test yesterday and on my opinion performance low a bit, stay more smoothly on 334.21

^_^

Nvidia Releases 337.12 Beta Driver, Brings Back Over-clocking
By PlayX, 9 April 2014 at 2:08 pm UTC

So I have done a quick test with the Valley Benchmark.
My GTX560ti runs Standard on GPU 900Mhz and Memory on 2000MHz.
with this configuration I have following FPS.
331.49: min 17,5fps / max 49,1fps / avg 29,9fps
334.21: min 17,7fps / max 49,3fps / avg 29,9fps
337.12: min 16,9fps / max 49,1fps / avg 29,9fps
so nothing big has changed.
If I overclock the Card to GPU 950MHz and Memory 2200Mhz
337.12: min 17,9fps / max 53,7fps / avg 31,6fps

so 5,69% win on fps in the average.
Not worth for me ;-)

btw: the 337.12 is now in the X Edgers PPA ;-)

FLASHOUT 2 Looks Like A Great Futuristic Racer
By , 9 April 2014 at 2:04 pm UTC

Ah, yes this looks cool, but will it have Dub-step music????

Nvidia Releases 337.12 Beta Driver, Brings Back Over-clocking
By , 9 April 2014 at 2:03 pm UTC

Fucking shit AMD too poor to improve Linux. I hope everyone boycott AMD and so AMD will go away lol

FLASHOUT 2 Looks Like A Great Futuristic Racer
By frostwork, 9 April 2014 at 1:32 pm UTC

hm, thinking about it i probably bought part 1 a year ago...
anyway a musthave for me :}

Nvidia Releases 337.12 Beta Driver, Brings Back Over-clocking
By killx_den, 9 April 2014 at 1:29 pm UTC

Quoting: mrdeathjrFor disgrace on entry card level, coolers, heat sinks and power components on this vgas its only for work at stock frequencies

Back to topic maybe can try the witcher 2, this game on higher settings is too heavy

^_^

I still have 310.xx driver on Mint 15 and the witcher 2 runs smooth for me in wine on high@1080p.
I just played 10 mins and didn't try it any further because I have read about the witcher 2 port that will come to Linux ^^.

My specs:

i7 3770k
geforce 670GTX
32GB RAM

FLASHOUT 2 Looks Like A Great Futuristic Racer
By frostwork, 9 April 2014 at 1:28 pm UTC

w00t, I already bought it some time back, when it was available for android.
I'd be very happy to buy it again for a linux version in steam.

FLASHOUT 2 Looks Like A Great Futuristic Racer
By Beamboom, 9 April 2014 at 1:15 pm UTC

A blatant ripoff of course, but still: Lovin' it! Wipeout is great fun. :)

FLASHOUT 2 Looks Like A Great Futuristic Racer
By adolson, 9 April 2014 at 1:05 pm UTC

Nice, a WipEout HD replacement. This should help ease transitions from PS3 to Steam Machines.

A Quick Message On Sponsored Articles, My Apologies
By Ilya, 9 April 2014 at 12:56 pm UTC

I used to use adblock on this site, but stopped a while ago. I find it important to deactivate adblock on those sites that I find important.

Quoting: Anonymousif you only browse normal sites, adds are not even close to annoying. not to mention you support the site. but, browsing porn without addblock, that might be much more tricky, lol

You may be used to ads but I'm not. I never watched TV, live in the countryside and don't read newspapers. And my computer has had adblock software for a really long time. Being hypersensitive flickering ads are annoying as hell.
This (and a few other sites that make their revenue from just ads) are the only ones where I deactivate it. I believe it's important to deactivate it on sites you believe in.

Steam Hardware Survey For March 2014, Linux Is Just Holding
By , 9 April 2014 at 12:09 pm UTC

Oh come on with the excuses. Our market share is small, face it. I sure would like to see it getting bigger but wishing it so isn't going to make it so.

I have faith that it will grow with time. Just be patient.

Hotline Miami 2 Has A New Trailer, Yes It Will Be On Linux
By , 9 April 2014 at 11:57 am UTC

Great music in the middle of this trailer! Gameplay is too violent for my taste though.

A Quick Message On Sponsored Articles, My Apologies
By Liam Dawe, 9 April 2014 at 11:26 am UTC

Also I turned down another offer of $100 today for an article from someone else, they also refused to let me put a sponsored tag on, so no deal.

A Quick Message On Sponsored Articles, My Apologies
By Liam Dawe, 9 April 2014 at 11:25 am UTC

Quoting: Cheeseness
Quoting: liamdaweThat is NOT aggressive. That is me telling people very clearly I don't want idiotic comments about this.
Surely there's scope for discussion that doesn't agree with your position that also isn't idiotic.

Totally have to agree with DrMcCoy. Definitely getting "con" vibes from the situation. Good move on pulling out.

Of course, I mainly meant it to outright stop any attacks on me and GOL in the comments, that is all I just worded it badly.

Quoting: XodetaetlYour decision to stay clear of those shady agreements made me decide to support you with some money. I appreciate the work you do to reach out to devs etc.

Though as you've been told here and multiple times before, you'll need to put some experience points in wisdom. Because yes, you are aggressive a times, getting into arguments, finding some people are idiots and being blunt about it... Yes, a lot of people are agressive at times too, it's human bad instincts, but your position as a journalist, as one of the faces of the Linux community, requires you to get over it and be smarter than this, wiser than 'them'. It's hard and a constant struggle with your emotions but you will do yourself a favor.

Thank you all help is appreciated.

Well it's odd what people see as aggressive to me is perfectly normal where I am from, everyone has a difference of opinion on that.

The main thing is I don't want to turn into some sort of online tabloid robot, I think the reason GOL is where it is now is due to me putting across my emotions often. I am only human of course, learning all the time :)

Hotline Miami 2 Has A New Trailer, Yes It Will Be On Linux
By , 9 April 2014 at 10:14 am UTC

was hoping for a trailer with footage shot with a video camera like for the first game. Those trailers were awesome.

A Quick Message On Sponsored Articles, My Apologies
By Xodetaetl, 9 April 2014 at 9:53 am UTC

Your decision to stay clear of those shady agreements made me decide to support you with some money. I appreciate the work you do to reach out to devs etc.

Though as you've been told here and multiple times before, you'll need to put some experience points in wisdom. Because yes, you are aggressive a times, getting into arguments, finding some people are idiots and being blunt about it... Yes, a lot of people are agressive at times too, it's human bad instincts, but your position as a journalist, as one of the faces of the Linux community, requires you to get over it and be smarter than this, wiser than 'them'. It's hard and a constant struggle with your emotions but you will do yourself a favor.

Hotline Miami 2 Has A New Trailer, Yes It Will Be On Linux
By HadBabits, 9 April 2014 at 9:39 am UTC

So excited :D I loved the first for it's addictive gameplay and gritty surreal atmosphere (not to mention one of my favorite soundtracks). I'm sure the sequel won't disappoint.

A Quick Message On Sponsored Articles, My Apologies
By minj, 9 April 2014 at 9:06 am UTC

Wikipedia now requires content authors to identify their affiliations if they are payed to make additions. Apparently there are laws governing fair economic practices everywhere.

Good call on transparency.