Half Life was the very first PC game that got my into programming, there used to be game development CDs bundled with Half Life Demos. Such a different time.

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Warning this game is like crack.

Once hooked expect to loose a couple days.

Excellent game, looking forward to the final chapters gonna play through again.

Gonna pull the trigger soon on this.

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Quoting: swickPretty sure it doesn't compliments you, or anything you said. Even saying it complemented your article would be a gross overestimation of what your article provides.

Bro you're complaining on a site which regularly posts articles which consist of a large image and 2-5 sentences. Nobody expects to get a degree in visual computing by reading GOL.

Well, I'm not one to drag something out that can be said in 2-5 sentences, nothing bugs me more than some places who pad-out text with nonsense :)

I get your point though, we are primarily for gaming news, with the occasional editorial thrown in with our thoughts on things.

Finally! Concise, simple and to the point articles rich in information and not diluted with long unnecessary grandiose speech, and these days who has the time to mule over 60 articles a day from their RSS feed?

When it's not to the point I just stop reading the RSS source all together since the information sucks or is highly bias. (eg: Phoronix is a much better read than LXER, LXER is next to trash/rubbish to me.)

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This article outlines a term that I've created to describe the situation -- LinuxTax™

Essentially, what it means is that in order to use Linux as a gaming platform you have to purchase a better GPU than you would on Windows - and with the licensing differential for system builders that means you take your GPU budget and add the $100 you saved not buying a Windows OEM License.

So $150 (Windows GPU) becomes $250 (Linux GPU). This is the cost of using a secure, virus free, and superior platform.

Linux is better, yet Linux Gaming is still relatively new, hell MESA isn't even complete yet and it's already competing with Nvidia "The Blob".

So there you have it - LinuxTax™.

As long as my GPU achieves 120 FPS+ at 1080p I couldn't care less.

60 FPS @ 4k is my target but I really don't need to game at 4k, very few titles even perform well at that resolution on any GPU Card.

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Desura exists as a name and brand.

I don't really know how or even if they're responsible to make good on the old company's debts to developers etc... but it will take some seriously perfect apps, perfect new store with 100% different theme and some very intelligent marketing to make a relaunch that gets people excited.

I'm excited to see what happens and wish them well, in this case Infamous at least establishes the brand. Similarly I loathe EA Games, but their brand seems larger than ever even after winning the worst gaming company in america award.

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I know some Linux people who used to play and maybe still will?

As for me I purposely passed over since I'm not sure if their company will be committed to my platform. Therefore, I'm not sure I want to be committed to their company.

Minetest is pretty close to Minecraft and free from my limited knowledge of what it is.

Then there's VoxeLands which is a fork of Minetest so I dunno - seems like there are some options aside from the whole friends thing.

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The trailer just made me think a simple gameplay montage would have sufficed and actually communicated things i might want to know about the game.

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Quoting: AnxiousInfusionAwesome, another title to flood your victims friends with during Steam sales. I must have gifted Secret of the Magic Crystal at least a dozen times now.

It's the best gift game ever.

Some ♥♥♥♥♥♥ gave me this game as a joke but jokes on him I met the love of my life, took care of her when she needed me, forced her to fornicate and produce offspring for my own twisted pleasure, and then sold her off and used to proceeds to buy a new love and start all over.

I need help.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/45100/ [External Link]

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LSD - not even once.

This style reminds me of Beautiful Katamari which makes me very happy.

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