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Game store itch is also having a summer sale
28 June 2016 at 5:17 pm UTC

Quoting: AnxiousInfusionitch have filled the niche left by Desura.. or it seems Desura is still in business somehow? Honestly, it would be great to see a merger or buyout between the two.
Desura doesn't exist anymore and itch are doing a better job than they ever did.

Company of Heroes 2 updated for Linux, adds support for the War Spoils system and fixes other bits
28 June 2016 at 2:29 pm UTC

It really is a great game, if you want to play with me and Matt from Feral tomorrow, add me on Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/naughtysquid/

XCOM 2 - Alien Hunters thoughts, prepare to get frustrated
28 June 2016 at 12:00 pm UTC Likes: 1

Update: When you start a new game, make sure you tick the box for the Alien Hunter expansion mission. This will give you the ability to delay it forever, and not have the vicious new aliens appear. If you don't tick it, they will appear whenever they please. A mission for a "Locator Beacon" will appear, do not do it and you will be happily playing as normal.

Want to benchmark Dota 2 on Linux? Here's how to do it
28 June 2016 at 11:04 am UTC

Quoting: GuestTo repeat the test several times in the script, you can do:
#!/bin/bash
count=3
while ((count>0)); do
  ((count--))
  your command here
done

That’s for bash so you’d have to replace #!/bin/sh with #!/bin/bash.
If you prefer to keep sh, you can use:
#!/bin/sh
count=3
while [ $count -gt 0 ]; do
count=`expr $count - 1`
your command here
done


Edit: fixed typo, a closing parenthesis was missing in the bash code.

The problem with this, is that it will just keep running it, it need to have a check to see if the app is running or not before it tries to re-launch it.

Key reselling store G2A to make some small steps towards helping developers
28 June 2016 at 10:13 am UTC

Quoting: MaokeiDoes not G2A have a history of selling stolen keys as well?
Yep, which is why 10% is very low, almost insulting.

Dolphin, the Gamecube and Wii emulator is working on a Vulkan backend
28 June 2016 at 9:38 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: tuubi
Quoting: liamdaweFor me though, if the developer doesn't give their game away for free and expects payment (like 99% of games) and you chuck a copy to a friend, you're doing something illegal (in most countries I think?) and unethical (because it shits on said developer).
I agree with you, and I don't take part in or advocate piracy. But that doesn't mean it's all black and white, and that all crime is equal. Most of us live in democratic countries though, and if and when we disagree with our laws, the right thing to do is to try to get them changed, not to break them. Activism is okay and even desirable, illegal or antisocial behaviour less so.
In total agreement on all points there :)

Dolphin, the Gamecube and Wii emulator is working on a Vulkan backend
28 June 2016 at 9:19 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: tuubi
Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: tuubi
Quoting: wojtek88But if you have a car but do not have money for gasoline, do you steal it?
Blah blah, artificial scarcity etc. Stealing something tangible vs. making a copy. IOW: Don't be Lars Ulrich please. Metallica is was awesome but that guy's an idiot.
It may sound different, but in reality it isn't.
It sounds different because it is. ;) Theft and software piracy are not the same thing ethically, even if they are legally. The "you wouldn't steal a car" non-analogy really rubs me the wrong way, apples and oranges and all that.

But I know this isn't the right forum for this discussion. Linux gaming, woo! Emulators, yum!

Well I'm not censoring anyone, I'm enjoying the mostly reasonable discussion on it apart from the "waaa don't tell me what to think" type of comments.

It's an interesting issue, as people feel strongly about it on both sides.

For me though, if the developer doesn't give their game away for free and expects payment (like 99% of games) and you chuck a copy to a friend, you're doing something illegal (in most countries I think?) and unethical (because it shits on said developer).

Dolphin, the Gamecube and Wii emulator is working on a Vulkan backend
28 June 2016 at 8:40 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: AnxiousInfusion
Quoting: Kuduzkehpan1) Games and Hardwares' ownerships are designeted by their own license. So violating these licenses is a bitching.
2) Piracy is a big shit on developers and customers. (less income less quality and games from same source)
3) You dont have to buy hardware and software also at the first place you agreed all EULAS when you did buy that Hardware and software.
4) Everyone needs to take care of her/his family and him/her-self unless someone bitching with their property.
5) There is noting left to us unless to protest non-free and copyrights in harmless ways as in all manners.
6) You can even go a square and tell people about their bullshitting lock-in ecosystem and marketing games.

I would love to address your statements but we should probably only do so in a place where disfavored ideas are welcomed. You can always find me on Voat, a site which encourages unrestricted discourse and frowns upon moderation that attempts to influence opinions. It became popular after Reddit started to become censorious and authoritative.
Oh get a grip.

Dolphin, the Gamecube and Wii emulator is working on a Vulkan backend
28 June 2016 at 8:38 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: tuubi
Quoting: wojtek88But if you have a car but do not have money for gasoline, do you steal it?
Blah blah, artificial scarcity etc. Stealing something tangible vs. making a copy. IOW: Don't be Lars Ulrich please. Metallica is was awesome but that guy's an idiot.
It may sound different, but in reality it isn't.

Personal copies I think should be 100% legal, however, passing a copy to someone who hasn't purchased it themselves is piracy. That's the entire point, that person you are passing it to has never owned it, and got something they are supposed to pay for free even though they aren't entitled to it.

That whole "copying isn't stealing" argument is basically bullshit. Again, personal copying I think should always be legal, passing it around is not.

If everyone did that, developers would never make any money.

Anyway, this argument has been had elsewhere :P

Announcing the GamingOnLinux wallpaper competition
27 June 2016 at 7:11 pm UTC

Quoting: fbtI went through the horrible ordeal of dealing with the HTML email GOL has sent me
Huh? If you have feedback about the website, please do use the forum. GOL sends both HTML and Plaintext email for comments btw.

Edit: sorted the issue after an IRC chat :)