For me it's always been a case-by-case basis. Developers with a good track record in bringing over games to Linux, like Harebrained Schemes, are much more likely to get my support when it comes to crowdfunding. I think that in the case of Japanese developers I think they're much more conservative when it comes to PCs and it's only just recently that we're seeing companies like Capcom and Sega bring their games onto Windows. I think it's an almost alien concept to them, historically speaking, that people play big-name games on PCs, let alone on other operating systems. So, yeah, crowdfunding might be a way to show them that there's interest in other platforms.

The reply I got when I asked the Shenmue III kickstarter if Linux was a possibility was:

Thank you for your message!
The PC version will support Windows. Everything else is currently under consideration. Any further news on this will be announced on the Updates page.

Even though UE4 is a multiplatform as it gets I don't think they even considered that there would be interest in other platforms.

Do I want to see more crowdfunding for ports in general? No, not really. Not if these are titles with established publishers with existent cashflow. It's asking too much from a community that's already plenty generous. But I guess money talks and it might be the only way to get some of these holdouts invested in bringing ports to Linux.

That said, I think that it would be good for everyone if Valve acted a bit like Sony here and helped finance ports for SteamOS/Linux. It's in their best interests if they want Steam Machines to succeed. I would even go as far as suggest that they need to be aggressive and secure timed exclusives, but I don't think that's too likely.

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AFAIK the game is steam-only, so any other webshop that sells it should hand you a steam key. IIRC Aspyr has a relationship with gameagent, so they get a bigger cut there (it's the store that's linked to if you go to the buy section on Aspyr's webpage). In that link the game is tagged with 'steam' so I think it's safe to assume they'll give you a steam key :)

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I'm not sure where you're seeing the SoTN in this. Judging from the video, I think the visuals are messy and the different layers tend to blend into each other which makes it hard to see what's what. The lighting effects don't help things either. The harvesting and crafting side to it doesn't really appeal to me either and I hope that they don't make it too tedious. In fact, I'm a bit skeptical of the so-called arpg elements working well in general. Guess I'll wait and see how it turns out, but I can't say that this looks too promising.

The title threw me off if I'm honest. I expected this to be a Ghosts 'n Goblins type game which I think is a niche that hasn't been fully exploited.

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Quoting: EikeAdditionally to "Europa Universalis IV: Common Sense", they offer "Europa Universalis IV: Common Sense Content Pack" - did they really start to sell DLCs for DLCs?!?

They have an a la carte model for DLC. They separate spritepacks and music from other material so people can pick and choose what they'd like. Not everyone thinks cosmetic stuff is worth buying. It's the same with the more thematic expansions - Res Publica is skippable unless you like playing republics for instance.

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It's kind of pointless to wait for the game to be complete IMO. With the current DLC model, both EU4 and CK2 will only be 'complete' when people stop buying expansions and it's no longer viable to finance new material. The games have been a success and that's why they can afford to keep supporting their games. Paradox don't have a vision of what the game will look like when it's 'complete' because they're coming up with new stuff all the time, not to mention listening to what the customers want. They use the money people spend on DLC to pay for patches and ideas for even more new stuff, so it's a never-ending cycle :P

There's a few months between big expansions so my advice is to just play and have fun. You don't need to buy the expansions to have fun, either. The games are highly replayable and you can just come back to it after a few months if you feel burned out. Not to mention that you're missing out on a lot of really cool mods.

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Quoting: adolsonThey said they updated it so you can rebind your controller:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/332610/announcements/detail/249167936929577076 [External Link]

Still doesn't work on Linux with the gamepads I tried. This is an issue with Gamemaker in general. I talked to the dev and it's unlikely to change anytime soon.

Also updated the article to include mention of the humble widget, thanks Pit, I missed it since when I last checked the dev was waiting to hear back from the Humble Bundle guys.

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Quoting: PlintslchoGood review. Thanks.

While I find the game somewhat interesting it always reminds me of Red Orchestra: Combined Arms and I don't see the point of spending money for a game that, in a way, I already own. Granted, no one is playing RO: Combined Arms anymore. But I'd rather fire Combined Arms up again than buying a very similar game.

It's not that similar to RO besides superficially. Yeah most rifles kill in one hit most of the time and yeah it's a team-based approach. But the actual feel to it is different. Verdun is a bit faster and the main gameplay mode feels different than ROs objectives. I'm a big fan of RO (both mod and subsequent games) and there's overlap in niche but Verdun stands on its own and does its own thing.

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Awesome to see it confirmed for a day 1 linux release. That's what I was wondering the most when I saw the announcement elsewhere.

Looks like they're fixing all the major problems I still had with the game after the last big patch.

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Quoting: scaineBrilliant review. I think you may have tipped me towards buying this! I'll probably play through Spec Ops: The Line first, then I'll be looking for something new. Funnily enough, like Flesk, I'm also about halfway through Outland, but I'm finding that game a tiny bit repetitive 6 hours in.

Man, I should power through Outland like I did with Apotheon. It's just been hard to get into the game and, like you said, it's sort of repetitive. I think I would like it more if it was a challenging linear platformer instead of a metroidvania. The changing between light and dark lends itself to fast and tough sequences.

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Oh, this looks fun. Not sold on the aesthetics of the backgrounds though. I think I'll give the demo a spin though and if it's good, I'll consider buying after it's out of Early Access.

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