Looks very interesting. Are the platforming elements challenging at all or mostly trivial?

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Quoting: CybaCowboyAlthough initially against the change, the wife doesn't mind Ubuntu these days, though misses Windows-based operating systems when it comes to things like updating/upgrading our Sony Xperia smartphones (like most Android manufacturers, Sony only allow updates/upgrades to be applied using a Windows-based computer) and my daighter's LeapPad products...

What kinds of updates? I have a Sony Xperia Z2 but haven't ever had any need for Windows (or a computer at all) to update anything on it.

It's notoriously difficult to convert videos to a format readable on my old Creative Zen with video software on Linux and the software shipped with the unit doesn't work well with Wine. I have pretty much stopped using it now though, so it doesn't bother me, and my Android tablets are more tolerant with file formats.

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Great article, and I agree 100%. There are many Windows games I would love to play, but I simply don't think it's worth the hassle anymore.

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I don't know if it's because I have a EU account, but I can't even post in that forum thread. I did get Diablo III when it was released, but I've since stopped using Windows altogether and I'm done with Blizzard until they release anything for Linux. If I need a Diablo "fix" I can play Torchlight II instead.

I agree that talking down on developers/publishers for not supporting Linux is extremely unproductive though. No one is getting rich by making games for Linux (yet), and we definitely need all the goodwill we can get.

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I don't play many action platformers but this one looks awesome.

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I played Evoland when it was released for Windows a couple of years ago and I really liked it. As an RPG it's pretty bare-bones, but it has some nice puzzles and a neat boss fight, and I had a lot of fun finding hidden collectibles and trying to recognize all the references.

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: N30N

Quoting: http://www.valvesoftware.com/news/?id=16000We will be making Source 2 available for free to content developers.

"... Windows PCs, Macs, and Linux PCs ..."! :)

Yeah, they've gotten a lot better at their naming conventions lately. If you read through the whole thing though, you'll find this at the bottom:

the leading platform for PC, Mac, and Linux games and software

Just a minor slip-up though.

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I think the basic idea is that herbivores are good and carnivores are bad, but not all animals fit that pattern. Maybe it's more that "cute" animals are good.

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I really like the sort of low-poly graphics look too. Not sure if it's my kind of game though. Would love to see them port Pid to Linux, as that's a pretty unique platformer with some devilish boss-fights.

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I've been itching to check this game out for a while. Will probably wait until there's more content in it though.

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