Mixed messaging for sure. I get that Epic money helps, and I hope it works out for the devs, but I'm not terribly interested in supporting Epic if I can avoid it. For Alan Wake 2 I don't think that's possible. World of Goo 2? See you in a year on a better, more forward-looking platform.

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Quoting: slaapliedje

Quoting: suchThe fact that NWN2 is listed on GOG, but no one bothered to fix it for Steam if it was causing some issues there (as I think I've heard ages ago) is... odd. Especially since it seems that it does function. Surely, it's better for a game to earn something than nothing at all?

...right?

NWN2 was removed from Steam ages ago, so that is likely why. There is a thread requesting it be returned, but there of course is always some dick that has to say 'why bother, it sucked' I still think Obsidian sucked for not making a native Linux version back when it was released.

Those early mercenary projects are small miracles anyway. They came out great, far better than they had any right to (no signed deal for KOTOR2, anyone? That's a fun story...), but they're all treated like unwanted bastards to varying degrees. NWN2 drew the shortest straw, I suppose.

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The fact that NWN2 is listed on GOG, but no one bothered to fix it for Steam if it was causing some issues there (as I think I've heard ages ago) is... odd. Especially since it seems that it does function. Surely, it's better for a game to earn something than nothing at all?

...right?

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Sadly, mobile/android is now 2 patches behind, and the gutting Beamdog has gone through courtesy of Embracer is - I'm guessing - at least partially responsible for the lack of resources there. Good call to hand this over to the community as I don't expect Beamdog to survive past this year, frankly.

As for NWN itself... I always hated playing NWN on PC, and I tried many times over the decades, but it does work for me as a mobile game. So... not a terribly exciting update to me.

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What VR headset?

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Quoting: Mountain Man

Quoting: such

Quoting: melkemind

Quoting: LinasThis time-limited licensing is such bullshit. Basically building a self-destruct timer into the product.

Copyright, patents, etc. are generally misused nowadays. They were intended for individual creators to get compensation and credit for their work, not for corporations to hoard, exploit and fatten their portfolios.

How does that work for films? Or rather: how can music licensing work for films with seemingly little to no hassle once a deal is struck, but is a gigantic and recurring pain for video games?

Or, are movie industry execs stuck in neverending meetings about licensing this song for Apocalypse Now, or that bit of stock footage?

Clearly, something needs (re-)regulating here.

There are different kinds of music licenses. The most expensive one grants rights in perpetuity, which is typically the license purchased by television and movie studios. Or they might cut a deal with the artist (or more likely the record label) to pay a small royalty on every sale.

While video games are popular, they do not generate anywhere near the revenue of a top movie or television studio, so game studios tend to have less clout when negotiating music licensing deals

I get that, but I do think there's also the component of video games having a serious problem with balancing out the ol' art-craft-business chestnut (even if I do understand where it may be coming from - there's a reason so many of the bigger film productions are co-financed the way they are, and, similarly there's a different set of reasons for why video games are not).

I mean, Saints Row gets licensed music in perpetuity, but Rockstar's The Biggest Thing Ever 4 doesn't? Uh-huh.

There I go with my "video games are art" spiel (even if low art, I should add since I used the examples I did). Games getting delisted for this particular reason just bothers me on a deep level.

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Quoting: melkemind

Quoting: LinasThis time-limited licensing is such bullshit. Basically building a self-destruct timer into the product.

Copyright, patents, etc. are generally misused nowadays. They were intended for individual creators to get compensation and credit for their work, not for corporations to hoard, exploit and fatten their portfolios.

How does that work for films? Or rather: how can music licensing work for films with seemingly little to no hassle once a deal is struck, but is a gigantic and recurring pain for video games?

Or, are movie industry execs stuck in neverending meetings about licensing this song for Apocalypse Now, or that bit of stock footage?

Clearly, something needs (re-)regulating here.

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Quoting: legluondunet"It's worth noting that Epic Games don't support their classic games in any way now, they even entirely removed a whole bunch of them like Unreal Tournament from all storefronts. Not even keeping them to their own store, just killing them off. Oh and don't expect Fortnite to run on Linux / Steam Deck any time soon."

The worst online game store, please do not give your money to this store, do not accept their free games...Epic does not deserve any attention from Linux community...

Recently I would buy "Alan Wake remake" and "Alan Wake 2" on Steam --> Not possible, Epic exclusive
I liked to play Rocket League on Steam --> game is now Epic exclusive
I would like to buy old Unreal games like Unreal, Unreal Tournament 99, Unreal Tournament 2004 --> no more available anywhere, like explained in article, they put off this games from Steam, GOG etc...and they are also not available on their Epic store. You want to play this game again: buy an old CD on EBAY or (censored idea).

And don't forget this tweet from his founder:

https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/964284402741149698 [External Link]

As a Linux gamer I buy my games firstly in Steam because if I can play AAA games today on my computer, ​it's largely thanks to Valve, they deserve my support. I buy games on GOG too. But never on EPIC until their founders show support for Linux platform.

Epic funded Alan Wake 2 and the remaster, I think, so it does make sense for them to leverage the investment. And it's a cool thing they funded - as opposed to a lot of what they've been doing or saying.

That tweet, though - oof.

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Quoting: LoudTechieRadio silence in her case is relative.
Produces lots of sound and only sometimes cracks,

Haha, that's true.

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Quoting: LoudTechie

Quoting: such

Quoting: melkemindInevitably, the "pirates" crack the DRM, so the only people DRM ends up hurting are the paying customers.

That's not quite the case anymore with Denuvo.

A. they just switched away from Denuvo.
B. Denuvo cracks still happen, but you're right it's the strongest I know of(every version of football manager up to 2023 and Hogwards Legacy have fallen).

There's been two people/groups cracking Denuvo that I know of - one was doing football games exclusively, the other has been radio silent for a bit now. Feel free to correct me on that. Still, not many bother with Denuvo.

I'm just saying digital lead us to a reality in which not all DRM gets circumvented eventually, but that narrative is so ingrained in everyone's consciousness that it's becoming actively harmful. We've lost as consumers, a long time ago.

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