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Egosoft to launch X4: Foundations on November 30th, hopefully with a Linux beta build
1 Oct 2018 at 2:54 pm UTC Likes: 2
Credit to Egosoft - they kept working on X3, and it's a fun game now.
1 Oct 2018 at 2:54 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: GuestGreat! Let's hope it will be bug free, with great controls and a great tutorial :PLook who wants the moon! :D
Credit to Egosoft - they kept working on X3, and it's a fun game now.
Spaceship building and exploration game Reassembly has a major performance update
1 Oct 2018 at 2:52 pm UTC Likes: 1
1 Oct 2018 at 2:52 pm UTC Likes: 1
You guys aren't helping my wallet! This game's been on my wishlist for a loooong time, but I've never justified buying it. Time to take another look....
Linux hardware vendor System76 has begun teasing their new 'open-source computer'
28 Sep 2018 at 3:09 pm UTC
[Edit]I guess I'm ignoring the desktop segment. But then, I'm not sure that screwing parts into a case makes them a manufacturer there either.[/Edit]
28 Sep 2018 at 3:09 pm UTC
Quoting: TheSyldatUnless things have changed recently, System76 isn't a manufacturer. The sell System76 branded Clevo/Sager laptops.Quoting: appetrosyanWell, AMD isn't all roses, and Intel hardly does less than AMD in the OpenSource arena. I think it has more to do with anti-monopoly on the Laptop market, but even that ignores the x86 monopoly on Laptops and above.Honestly this is wishfull thinking to think that the vast breadth of applications would be ported to a new architecture for a better or for worse a mass scale architecture migration would require some real downtime for just about everybody. I'm not saying it won't happen. But in the mean time the most realistic approach is to do what System 76 has been doing being a manufacturer and slowly but surely pushing the envelope and showing x86 manufacturers that it is in the end in their best interest to simply just open the platform so that roadblocks stop being thrown at them.
If there are alternative architectures to x86 (which is closed-source BTW), and a decent Graphics chip architecture manufactured by a different company, I'd rather go with that, even if that means last era performance, and very few binary packages. Xonotic, 0AD and a bunch more will be ported quickly, SDL ports can be modified to work, and I'm sure if Linux has an official architecture with official hardware support, Wine will have builds too.
[Edit]I guess I'm ignoring the desktop segment. But then, I'm not sure that screwing parts into a case makes them a manufacturer there either.[/Edit]
Linux hardware vendor System76 has begun teasing their new 'open-source computer'
27 Sep 2018 at 6:06 pm UTC
I agree though. I bought a new laptop recently, and I wanted to buy a System76, but I wanted AMD, so I don't have a System76.
27 Sep 2018 at 6:06 pm UTC
Quoting: stankalovichI want to believe, but its probably going to be all Intel and Nvidia and really just going to be a marketing gimmick. If they really cared they would've made an AMD based product by now.Except that they don't make they're own hardware (or at least they haven't). They're dependent on their supplier.
I agree though. I bought a new laptop recently, and I wanted to buy a System76, but I wanted AMD, so I don't have a System76.
Aspyr Media have a big sale going on the Humble Store, some sweet deals to be had
24 Sep 2018 at 8:09 pm UTC Likes: 2
24 Sep 2018 at 8:09 pm UTC Likes: 2
Oooo ... >observer_ is tempting. That's a historical low, according to isthereanydeal.com.
Feral Interactive are teasing ANOTHER new Linux port
21 Sep 2018 at 6:11 pm UTC Likes: 1
I agree with Comandante Ñoñardo, at this point in time, it seems a bit silly to start these guessing games.
21 Sep 2018 at 6:11 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: jensThen don't announce anything until the NDA expires.Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoWith Proton doing a good job for the gaming on Linux, Feral really should STOP with these silly things and just announce the games.As far as I know they announce as soon as they are allowed to. You know what an NDA is?
On-topic: F1 2018, Life is Strange2, Hitman 2 or Shadow of the Tomb Raider would fit with Feral's history, though no clue from the hints.
I agree with Comandante Ñoñardo, at this point in time, it seems a bit silly to start these guessing games.
An update on the Linux version of We Happy Few
5 Sep 2018 at 10:08 pm UTC
5 Sep 2018 at 10:08 pm UTC
Good news indeed! I'm looking forward to it as well. I played a little bit of the In Development version using WINE along time ago, and was pretty pumped about it back then.
I think much of the disdain for the game comes from the pricing and packaging changes that happened very publicly through the development. I might be more bitter about things if I'd paid full price. As it stands, I've paid $30CDN (about $23USD) for the game, which at it's current price, seems like a steal!
I think much of the disdain for the game comes from the pricing and packaging changes that happened very publicly through the development. I might be more bitter about things if I'd paid full price. As it stands, I've paid $30CDN (about $23USD) for the game, which at it's current price, seems like a steal!
The Humble Unity Bundle is live with some great Linux games
5 Sep 2018 at 3:28 am UTC
5 Sep 2018 at 3:28 am UTC
Quoting: KelsHuh. And I was looking at AER in the GoG sale, but this is even better.It's probably better if you didn't play the first game. Then you won't be disappointed that it doesn't quite live up to the original. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed Tides of Numenera, and it's a good game, but it just wasn't quite as good a story as Planescape.
Is Torment any good if I didn't play the first game (and probably won't)?
The Humble Unity Bundle is live with some great Linux games
4 Sep 2018 at 7:56 pm UTC Likes: 1
4 Sep 2018 at 7:56 pm UTC Likes: 1
This bundle is totally worth it just for the games. I'd be all over it ... if I didn't already own every single Linux game in the bundle!
Prison Architect update 16 adds cooperative prison building
4 Sep 2018 at 2:45 pm UTC Likes: 2
4 Sep 2018 at 2:45 pm UTC Likes: 2
I love Introversion! I'm really happy to see them continue to support this game with patches and additions.
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