Don't forget Dog Mendonça [External Link] either, which Segata Sanshiro mentioned in another article. They only have 3 days left to go of their campaign and still need more than $13,000.

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Dog Mendonça appeared on [url=store.steampowered.com/app/330420/]Steam[/url] today, with the demo available for download from there. Hopefully that gives the campaign a bit of a push, as they still have more than $13K to go to reach their target.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyActually, when it comes to Free Software, I believe even Richard Stallman agrees that games (and their art, for instance) can't necessarily be Free Software. So you can be an FSF-level believer in freedom for software and still agree to an exception for games.

Richard Stallman believes that the software in games should be libre but that nonfree games aren't all bad if it gets people to dump Windows.

Nonfree game programs (like other nonfree programs) are unethical because they deny freedom to their users. (Game art is a different issue, because it isn't software.) If you want freedom, one requisite for it is not having or running nonfree programs on your computer. That much is clear.
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Thus, in direct practical terms, this development can do both harm and good. It might encourage GNU/Linux users to install these games, and it might encourage users of the games to replace Windows with GNU/Linux. My guess is that the direct good effect will be bigger than the direct harm.

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Quoting: BeamboomGreat article, this kinda content is really cool to be served on a site like this, it spices up the mix. Excellent work, Segata.

Agreed. Covering game releases and such is all well and good but these feature type articles that you and sometimes Hamish write make this place feel richer as a gaming news site.

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Would love if one of the games was Unmechanical. That's probably more up icculus' alley though.

I'd gladly accept Castle of Illusion though. And that's much more likely.

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Quoting: compholioWow, I got a reply - that's in addition to the Civ:BE port... and apparently the count went up from two to seven:
http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/2j6gyb/lets_guess_what_aspyrs_secret_project_is/clmo6sb [External Link]

Holy ****! That's amazing news even though they probably won't be games I'll like. I hope an editor updates the article with the news.

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Quoting: WorMzyI don't know I love it yet? I wonder if that's a cryptic hint at something. Hopefully it's more substantial than a pigeon dating simulator. :P

Heh. :) I agree with the article writer that it sounds like it could be Civilization: Beyond Earth. Would be great to get a comment on it from Aspyr if possible.

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Quoting: muntdefems

Quoting: fleskI'm pretty up to date on point-and-click adventure and platformer campaigns and wouldn't mind helping out in one way or another.

I must confess I wasn't expecting you to volunteer to help, being one of the most prolific article contributors of this new GOL era, but you're certainly welcome to the team!

Speedster and scaine have already done an excellent job explaining what does a TFC article entail, so I've got very little to add to it.

Well, I enjoy writing and I can use the practice to improve on my English writing skills. I also only post 2-3 release articles a week, and have plenty of time left for work, family and gaming on the side. ;)

They did. :) I made a rough draft for my first assignment yesterday and try to get it touched up and posted today. I take it scaine will also be going over it to give the writing a consistent feel before it's published?

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That looks gorgeous! Will definitely pick it up at launch. (Provided it's available for Linux day one of course.)

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Quoting: dsngjoeDo we know what engine it's using?

Unity according to this tweet [External Link].

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Quoting: TakIn game publishing terms, xmas qualifies as "soon." :D

For sure. But according to the quote above the PC versions are complete and so it would make sense to push them out before the holidays, since that will almost certainly benefit both sales and their chances at awards.

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