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Puzzle Platformer 'Adventures of Shuggy' Released For Linux On Steam
2 Nov 2015 at 9:30 pm UTC Likes: 1

This game is pretty sweet. Expected "just" a platformer but got a decent platforming puzzler. Be sure to also play Gateways by the same dev!

Sunday Section: What Was Your Biggest Linux Gaming Letdown So Far This Year?
1 Nov 2015 at 9:41 pm UTC

Biggest disappointment from the games I played: Xenonauts. I was really hyped about it, but in the end it failed to catch my interest. I went back to the original ufo in openxcom.

Sunday Section: What Was Your Biggest Linux Gaming Letdown So Far This Year?
1 Nov 2015 at 8:19 pm UTC

Another one disappointed with Witcher 3 delay (even though I haven't played W2 yet, but still).

Dying Light is GOTY for me. Yes, the ending is lackluster, but pretty much everything else is pretty great.

[edit] also, 60h played and not a single crash.

Batman: Arkham Knight Will Be Available On Linux And SteamOS In Spring 2016
28 Oct 2015 at 9:58 pm UTC

Quoting: Keizgon
For Windows 10 users, we’ve found that having at least 12GB of system RAM on a PC allows the game to operate without paging and provides a smoother gameplay experience.
People are whining about this
I honestly don't get this attitude, especially given that adding 8GB RAM to a system costs less than this game to begin with. ;-) When building my Steambox I bought only 8GB because at the time there was not a single game that would actually benefit from more RAM. But I left one slot free for another 8GB in the future, because that's how computing works and has always worked. Especially so with Windows - as far back as I remember, every new Windows release has always meant huge boost of sales of memory expansions. ;-)

Batman: Arkham Knight Will Be Available On Linux And SteamOS In Spring 2016
28 Oct 2015 at 9:53 pm UTC

Taken from one of the reviews: "I'm running a gtx 970 and an i5-4690k and I get mostly 60fps gameplay. However, when it comes to gliding and the batmobile the performance is just awful in some cases the fps goes to the mid 30's."

Having the exact same hardware, I'm not too excited about the port. Unless maybe expanding RAM from 8GB to 16GB would help, then I might give it a go - but still wait for proper Linux benchmarks before purchasing.

Win A Copy Of Alien: Isolation, GOL Teams Up With Feral Interactive Once Again
28 Oct 2015 at 10:57 am UTC Likes: 8

Ok, here goes nothing:



It's called "Alien in the Dark" and it actually took me 1h to draw. :D
In all actuality it was drawn using Gimp, but the last time I was drawing by hand (ok, mouse) was Deluxe Paint IV, so I didn't really know how to use all those advanced filters and stuff, sorry. ;-)

System Shock: Enhanced Edition Coming To Linux, Native Port
22 Oct 2015 at 8:11 pm UTC

Wouldn't it be the first native game released by Night Dive? I thought they only sell dosbox/wine/scummvm wrapped oldies.

Buying Linux Games From Cheap Bundle Websites & Stores, Some Important Information
13 Oct 2015 at 5:44 pm UTC

When buying games ported by Aspyr or Feral outside steam, all you have to check is the publisher. Since these companies act as the publishers of their respective ports, and at the same time the games are 'steamplay', they simply sell their keys to game stores all around and it's not rare to see "aspyr sale" or "feral sale" at a given store, where they get their share regardless of the platform (yes, even if a windows user buys the game). Examples of stores where you can buy aspyr-published games are macgamestore.com or nuuvem.com, as well as smaller stores in many countries - they will probably not count explicitly as Linux sales, but the money will go to the porter, that is for sure.

http://www.macgamestore.com/publisher/3/Aspyr-Media/ [External Link]
http://www.macgamestore.com/publisher/8/Feral-Interactive/ [External Link]

Explore & Shape Planets In The Gorgeous ASTRONEER, Coming To Linux
11 Oct 2015 at 12:41 pm UTC

Looks ok, but the trailer doesn't show anything much impressive.

Have You Tried Tanks Of Freedom? An Open Source Strategy Game
11 Oct 2015 at 11:35 am UTC

TBH the graphics is too '80s for my liking. I can digest pixelated retro-like gfx in 2d platformers or in top-down view, but huge pixels and isometric view don't go well together.