Yup 0ad can line their pockets and gamers will gladly shoot them cash to accelerate development - well most of us that is. Plus Steam Hub for downloading/installing and Social Gaming on Linux is very convenient.

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This looks hawt, at first I saw some visuals and I thought it was the new descent. Definitely gonna put a eye on this one, hopefully it'll be Steam Controller friendly.

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Looks like Liam is doing it right - I seen people hook up a Steam Machine to a 24" LCD. 27/32+ is definitely much more proper.

Steam has definitely aided in my transition to a purely Linux desktop.

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I hope you killed them to death.

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I hereby publicly announce that I hate Starbound.

Moving on, I hope this 1.0 release makes me hate it less as 5 friends & me have copies. I am planning on revisiting at some future date in the hope that it will be fully Baked - however I am extremely cautious after the roller-coaster ride. And the community around it is a turn off making me shiver, they're like Nintendo fanboys, young, ignant and indignant.

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Quoting: ShaoluYet another reminder to me of how cool it would be if Super Tux Kart was available on Steam. It has a soccer match feature that has very similar gameplay to this. If STK was available on Steam, I would purchase a license just to support the project again (already donated) and get access to Steam features for the game.

My understanding of GPL is that anyone can re-distribute software even for money as long as the source remains available - So if the all the code and graphics are GPL / CC then I sometimes let my mind think about that.

I mean it would be cool to see someone release on steam for like $3-$5, but I'm sure the origin crew would be annoyed it was done without their direct input.

I seriously was waiting to get a Steam Controller until I played my brother's but this Linux Port could easily tip the iceberg for me as I really am looking intently for co-op games for my big screen.

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Turn based RTS is the worst kind of RTS :(

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Man I'm spoiled, getting used to 10x post a day, where would I go look for cool new stuff if not GOL. :(

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Quoting: MayeulC

Quoting: dimkoI wonder, how much money Mac gamers spend and how much Linux user spend. While sheer number is high, it means not translation into money.

My guess would be that someone who is capable of paying $2000 for a laptop could also spend quite a few bucks into games.

A - A main reason people buy macs is so that they don't get viruses when they watch porn. Then if there's no virus there's no paper trail. Also, it's nice to own a status symbol of wealth. (Go ahead and flame me for this but on some level it's absolutely historically true.)

B - Don't be so sure that rich people are quick to let go of their precious money. It's the middle class and poor that will spend their money on all kinds of things, trinkets, humble bundles, cheap games, etc... The rich are much more close-fisted even if they do make large purchases.

C - Apple's Metal GL and Mir don't decrease Vulkan's future role as the gaming market's Dominiator. Anyone who is dumb enough to make a game locked to Apple OSX has fetal alcohol syndrome.

And Mir? My understanding is it would be theoretically possible for Mir Compositor to implement Wayland Protocol (Remember Wayland is not a compositor, it's just a protocol spec).

Canonical has left the Linux Desktop fight and are trying to emerge in the Tablet / Phone market scape, I have 0 interest in playing my AAA games on a phone or tablet when I have a 4k 43" TV connected to my Linux PC built out of more expensive parts than I ever imagined I would buy.

This is fantastic news about Vulkan beginning to emerge! :) Very exciting Times, my waifu and I agree that Valve is going to dramatically disrupt and efface the Console gaming scene as we know it.

Game Devs will no longer need to reserve shelf space in Brick & Mordar stores, Consoles will no longer need DVD drives, and you'll no longer need to store countless physical copies of discs that get scratched requiring you to buy the same game over and over.

Xbox Live & PSN Membership Fees @ $60/year? Forget it - Valve has set the bar for free Steam Online as it was birthed from Free Online. Your PS4 and XBONE controllers? Use them on Steam Machines - seems a bit like herasy or taboo but that'll be nice to gamers who already own 3-4 PS4 / Xbone controllers - saves $200.

Most important of all, no more Mario bull5h1t. No more Mario Subway Conductor, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Super Smash Brothers 57 requiring you to spent $180 on characters just to play. I don't think PlayStation could offer any incentive either to land-lock Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, etc... as we've seen PC releases for most titles that had a history of being PS exclusive.

Additionally, Imagine your games never go away - The same copy of Super Mario Bros you purchased in the 1990s works on the latest game console today! Valve's Library of 1500+ Linux Games and 100 new games per month blows XBONE and PS out of the water - and if you're going to see Indie Games emerge from Game Devs it's going to happen on Steam Machines.

Fear not, Lord Gaben will take care of the people of Steam (not to mention that Steam is not a public company, but privately owned so the potential for political investor bs goes away pretty fast.)

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