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The Linux port of Banished is still alive, the developer plans their next game to launch cross-platform on day-1
7 February 2017 at 3:05 pm UTC Likes: 1
I've pretty much given up on a port actually happening. I was really excited about Banished when it came out, and really wanted to play it given there was already talk about a port. A friend bought it for me for Xmas but since then it's sat there like a digital paperweight for what, more than two years now? With occasional "it's coming" references before lapsing back into long radio silence again.

I appreciate they're working on tools to make upcoming games cross-platform, but I'm in the "I'll believe it when I see it, and I don't expect to see it" camp now.
The Exiled to be released into Early Access on February 23rd
31 January 2017 at 4:12 pm UTC Likes: 1
Yet another PvP based MMO, how unusual. :O
Feral Interactive are teasing a new Linux port again
27 January 2017 at 8:07 pm UTC Likes: 8
I'm guessing Skyrim

I always guess Skyrim

Even if Skyrim came out, I'd still guess Skyrim
Join me for the co-op Linux livestream tonight at 20:30 UTC, plus Dawn of War II keys to give away
27 January 2017 at 4:32 pm UTC
Samsai still being an International Man of Mystery this week? Or is this something the two of you cooked up?
The open source itch games client has updated again
23 January 2017 at 4:22 pm UTC
Come to think of it, leafo, there is one little quality of life thing I noticed that could use addressing sometime. When I go into, say, Linux games, there's a sidebar with various options. When I look at a game's page from there, I get a sidebar on the other side with the "Install" or "Buy now" buttons and so forth. But if I hit the back button, the game's sidebar remains and the search options sidebar doesn't come back. The only way to restore it is to go back to the front page again, and hit Linux games all over again.

Not the biggest priority or anything, but I think it would facilitate searching and checking things out a bit more if that were taken care of.
The open source itch games client has updated again
23 January 2017 at 4:15 pm UTC
Quoting: leafo
Quoting: KelsI really wish the client would detect that I'm running Linux, and stop offering me non-Linux games in the frontpage. Out of the 10 "Recommended for you" games, only half of them have the penguin icon. The ratio is even lower in the "Latest featured games" section. Admittedly it took Steam a while to start separating like that, but I'd hope Itch would learn from Valve's mistakes.
Your wish is my command. I've just pushed out an update that will only show games that are available for your platform on the app's homepage. Tell me if you can think of any other things to change.

I'm a little ashamed we didn't do this sooner since I even do all my development on linux.

That is marvellous, and looking at the client now it seems to work perfectly. Thanks for your attention to this.
The interesting survival game 'Raft' has dropped Linux support
23 January 2017 at 4:08 pm UTC Likes: 1
Tremendously disappointing to lose a game with this much potential. I've played a good deal of it in the previous state, and it's got a solid foundation (well, figuratively at least). I guess the option is still there to run it in Wine, but I don't really consider that a good option by any means.

I really hope they reconsider. As far as good games on Itch goes, this is a real loss.
Yooka-Laylee has revealed multiplayer in a new trailer
20 January 2017 at 3:17 pm UTC
I really, really hope that those voices are skippable, or there's an option to turn them off. As fantastic as the rest of the game is looking, I find that one thing tremendously irritating.
A note about the sources of our information and how we really don't rip others off
19 January 2017 at 2:21 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: laghWhy do you even react to that bullshit?
If I don't, this is how myself and GOL end up being recognised in the wider community, because these assholes get upvoted continuously until I refute their claims. In short, it would be a disaster for relations.

I think it's also a matter for the wider Linux reporting and blogging community. For all the gains of Linux, we're still a relatively small pond. So if it weren't GoL catching this heat, sooner or later it'd be one of the other sites. Letting this sort of thing stand uncorrected isn't good for the Linux community as a whole.
The open source itch games client has updated again
13 January 2017 at 3:02 pm UTC Likes: 3
I really wish the client would detect that I'm running Linux, and stop offering me non-Linux games in the frontpage. Out of the 10 "Recommended for you" games, only half of them have the penguin icon. The ratio is even lower in the "Latest featured games" section. Admittedly it took Steam a while to start separating like that, but I'd hope Itch would learn from Valve's mistakes.
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