Also just to make sure as many people hear about it as possible: GOG are currently giving away Shadow Warrior 2 for the next ~42ish hours.

It's a shame that a native Linux version never happened (I'd have bought it long ago if it did), but now thanks to their giveaway I've made a Wine wrapper for it [External Link] :)

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Quoting: GustyGhostValve has given you a run for your money.

Well, a multi-billion dollar corporation vs one guy working alone in his spare time... :p

Quoting: GustyGhostAlso do you have any wrapper for Need for Speed Most Wanted (2005)?

I don't have that game

Quoting: GuestI’d definitely buy Elex if it was for Linux, but not paying 20€ for a Windows game.

Yeah, even with things running great thanks to the likes of Proton, DXVK etc. and easier than ever to get set up with SteamPlay & my wrappers I still strongly recommend that people wait for big discounts before buying any Windows-only games, in order to give developers/publishers some incentive to properly support Linux & release more native ports.

Quoting: baccilusWhat is the best way to get FEAR 2 to run on Linux. I bought a copy from GOG. I also have Codeweaver's crossover.

Try https://www.gog.com/forum/fear_series/fear_fear_2_for_linux [External Link] :)

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Older/classic games currently on sale on GOG that I've made Wine wrappers [External Link] for:

Crysis [External Link]
Crysis Warhead [External Link]
Deus Ex GOTY Edition [External Link]
Driftmoon [External Link]
FEAR Platinum [External Link]
FEAR 2: Project Origin + Reborn [External Link]
Magrunner: Dark Pulse [External Link]
MDK [External Link]
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault War Chest [External Link]
Mirror's Edge [External Link]
The Saboteur [External Link]
Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico [External Link]
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition [External Link]
The Witcher 3 GOTY [External Link]

Flash deals:

Dragon Age: Origins [External Link]
Jade Empire: Special Edition [External Link]

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Quoting: yar4eFinally! After 7 years of existence bug with flickering sky in Mafia 2 was fixed in 3.11! Now the game runs near perfect!

The flickering sky issue with Mafia 2 is still present with 3.11/3.11-staging. The shadows issue was actually fixed with Wine 3.7 but was only officially closed with this release.

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Quoting: Whitewolfe80Yes but i can tell you immediately why DRM exists, Companies like money staff are fond of being paid too. If you release a game drm free on gog i can tell you for a fact it is up on torrent sites day and date and yes even the linux version have been going up lately too. I know this as one of the parts of my job is to monitor several torrenting severs to see what has been uploaded and how often and when gog launch a new game it typically gets uped exactly 5 hours after being avilable for purchase.

Steam's DRM does next to nothing to prevent piracy either, especially in the form as implemented by most developers (i.e. without using CEG, but even when that is used it still doesn't slow the hackers down much). A common way to neuter it is to simply create a custom steam_api.dll/libsteam_api.so that implements a fake version of the Steam API.

This method actually seems to be used quite regularly for GOG re-releases of former Steamworks titles and from what I've read about the GOG version of XCOM:EU I'm guessing it's also the method used for that.

The real question though is: does DRM actually help sales? Because from all of the information I've seen, even when it's effective at stopping piracy for long periods like Denuvo has been this does not translate into an improvement in sales figures.

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Quoting: johndoeWhat will you do with all your collected games in ten years when no Linux distro ships the old libs it needs to run?
Sure there are some great games that can be played/replayed many times. But these ones normally get remastered at some point of time.
I personally think it's a waste of time and resources to collect games for longer than "a long time lease".

It shouldn't be too big an issue as long as the games are developed well... lots of older Linux games still work now without too much fuss. Plus GOG maintain the games they sell to get & keep them working on modern systems; it's been one of their key selling points right from the very beginning, back when they were "Good Old Games". And then there are also things like Flatpak that can help where dependency conflicts exist.

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I've started a giveaway [External Link] over on GOG's forums about contacting Feral to ask about this, to show the demand for it... the chances might not be good but it's worth a try at least.

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Not in, but here's one:

https://www.gog.com/news/release_xcom_enemy_unknown_complete_pack [External Link] - No Linux version...

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Updated list of older/classic games currently on sale on GOG that I've made Wine wrappers [External Link] for:

Anno 1701 A.D. [External Link]
Crysis [External Link]
Crysis Warhead [External Link]
Deus Ex GOTY Edition [External Link]
Dragon Age: Origins [External Link]
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition Deluxe [External Link]
Fallout [External Link]
Fallout 2 [External Link]
Fallout Tactics [External Link]
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition [External Link]
Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition [External Link]
FEAR Platinum [External Link]
FEAR 2: Project Origin + Reborn [External Link]
Freedom Force [External Link]
Freedom Force vs the Third Reich [External Link]
GUN [External Link]
Hitman: Codename 47 [External Link]
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin [External Link]
Hitman 3: Contracts [External Link]
Jade Empire: Special Edition [External Link]
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Collection [External Link]
Mafia [External Link]
Mafia II Director's Cut [External Link]
Magrunner: Dark Pulse [External Link]
MDK [External Link]
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault War Chest [External Link]
Mirror's Edge [External Link]
Outlaws + A Handful of Missions [External Link]
Risen [External Link]
Risen 2: Dark Waters Gold Edition [External Link]
Risen 3: Titan Lords - Complete Edition [External Link]
The Saboteur [External Link]
Saints Row 2 [External Link]
Sam & Max Save the World [External Link]
Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space [External Link]
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse [External Link]
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition [External Link]
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl [External Link]
STALKER: Clear Sky [External Link]
STALKER: Call of Pripyat [External Link]
SWAT 4 Gold Edition [External Link]
System Shock: Enhanced Edition [External Link]
System Shock 2 [External Link]
Tales from the Borderlands [External Link]
Total Annihilation: Commander Pack [External Link]
Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico [External Link]
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition [External Link]

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Some more games I've made wrappers for that have been added to the sale:

Freedom Force [External Link]
Freedom Force vs the Third Reich [External Link]
Mafia [External Link]
Mafia II Director's Cut [External Link]
MDK [External Link]
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition [External Link]

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