It doesn't matter that much if it starts in windowed mode or fullscreen mode, as long as it works correctly and exits correctly.

But since a lot of GNU/Linux games still have problems dealing with fullscreen mode, resolution changes and multiple monitors, I would also prefer windowed mode by default at first, or a configuration launcher as Hamish suggested.
Whatever you choose, offer an easy way to change the default without having to start the game (ex: command-line option or text config file).

I haven't used SDL or OpenGL for a while, but there should definitely be an easy way for developers to deal with such issues.
World of Goo and Steelstorm have been some of my best native game experiences in terms of stability and hardware support, although Steelstorm also shows up on both monitors when using a dual-monitor setup (better then stretched across screens though). World of Goo I haven't tested yet with 2 monitors.
Dual monitors is still a problem for some desktop environments and I don't think it's that common yet, so I don't mind that much, but having to restart X just because a fullscreen app messed up the resolution is kind of frustrating (I have seen it happen in Windows too though).

P.S.: Haven't tried it for a while, but I liked this idea for safe gaming: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=699332 [External Link]

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Played a while. I like all the little references to games and movies.
But I don't have any sound, despite having sound in HTML5 videos.
Tried with Firefox and Chromium.

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Sed ili ne tradukos ĝin al Esperanto... Kial ne?
:'(
Nu, bone, mi lernos EFIGS-on...

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And if they use SCUMMVM, there shouldn't be any problem at all.
It seems unlikely, but I wouldn't mind. :)

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It's a Flash game, so it's not really a port.

Yes, there have been quite a few flash games in the bundles. More games seem to be appearing through NaCl as well. And then there are things like OnLive.
Not sure how much I like this evolution... :/
None of those things are really "native".
What's the difference between playing a game through Flash or NaCl and using Wine? (Desura even sells GNU/Linux games using Wine)
If anything, Flash being proprietary, it's probably the worst of all options... (Unless the games run well with Gnash&co)
(Onlive is a special case, since it means the game is not even local)

As for the Royal Bundle, I probably also won't buy it. Although Lume does look interesting.

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Wow... The anomaly trailer is the most AAA-like game trailer the bundle has ever had... O.O
Gameplay videos actually look pretty good as well. Impressive. I just hope it runs as well as it looks.

And World of Goo again. I must have bought it 5-10 times already and still haven't finished it. ^^ (ok, maybe not 10 times, but several times outside and inside bundles, I should check)

System requirements are also listed:http://humble.assistly.com/customer/portal/articles/332857-humble-bundle-for-android-system-reqs [External Link]
:)
I don't know if previous bundles had it. First time I have seen it.

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Hi and welcome!

So your blog is GOL?

I hope it's more of a war for fun than a serious war. :)
In any case, now I learned about Autoyast, which looks like a useful tool if you want to automate openSUSE/SUSE installations...

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Quoting: "Bestia, post: 3098"You can already see it with one of the official Unity3D demos AngryBots:
[URL='http://dreamflashstudio.com/my_lab/unity3dFlashDemo']Flash version[/URL]
[URL='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ibdomdppnicebcgjhcjfchbonebbjkhb']Native Client (NaCl)[/URL]

Tried the flash version and was nicely surprised. I just had to click on the flash window because of noscript, but did not have to allow any additional scripts.
It ran quite well while in the initial area outside, then slowed down a bit once inside but remained playable. I managed to get to the end of the demo.
But that's on a pretty good machine. Considering the level of graphics, a game like this should run smoothly on even older machines...

[INDENT=1]Dec 20, 2011 - [URL='http://www.gamingonlinux.com/index.php?members/kiaaze.16/']KIAaze[/URL]:[/INDENT]
[INDENT=1]2012: bundle of all previous bundles with minimum price? Humble shop? Humble steam/desura-like client?[/INDENT]
Well done KIAaze you time travelling monkey!

Well the bundle shop is something I have desired ever since I missed the bundle with Braid and was unable to buy it from anywhere.
So I am looking forward to it. :)
With Desura, Gameolith, Indivania, etc, things keep looking better.
Hopefully "AAA games" will follow as well...

Hey, maybe there is some cause->effect correlation in my predictions. Let me try again:
2013: Source engine, Starcraft 1+2 engines, all Metal Gear Solid, Deus Ex, Fallout, Morrowind, Bioshock, etc games ported to GNU/Linux. :p

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Quoting: "Bumadar, post: 2894, member: 93"don't become as negative as Phoronix ;)
wonder how smooth steam was when it went live .... think it was when half life 1 came out... remember had to sigh up when I installed it back then

I think you mean Half-Life 2. ;)
HL2 was pretty much my first and last steam game, apart from the HIB games, which I don't even play through steam. Portal I grabbed when it was available for free. :p

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Quoting: "Hamish, post: 2669, member: 6"This one is a proper Bundle at least, but it is out of my reach anyway as I do not have my own credit card, and my brothers credit is tied up in the new Rav4 he is getting (same problem I had when HiB 2 was released, car payments, though thankfully I did get them in the end though HiB 3, though I did miss out on the HiB 1 promotional effort that was part of it). So I will probably have to pass, even though I am interested in playing the much hyped Introversion titles and Aquaria. Not having Desura keys also diminishes its value. :(

If you still didn't get the bundle, I bought one extra to gift. Let me know if you're interested. :)

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