I already didn't think I could handle getting more excited about these games. Now this answer! Great response and great work on the previous games you've ported!

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So, the answer to "what could it mean?" is that Shadow of Mordor will be out soon, and they're just distracting us.

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Quoting: SuperuserFascinating!

I think it's for Just Cause 2, because:
- the aesthetic. I've played the first Just Cause on the Xbox 360 and it reminded me of the aesthetic a lot.
- that some interest was shown about porting it to Linux in the past
- the upcoming Mad Max by the same company will (probably) have a day-one Linux release!

That's funny. It immediately reminded me of Just Cause 2 as well. I didn't post that as a guess because I know the publisher, Square Enix, hasn't shown any interest in Linux porting so far (unlike WB, which is the Mad Max publisher). I suppose that could change.

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The first problem with this game is the name. The abundance of grass doesn't mean it's a grass simulator, even if it's meant to be a Goat-simulator-type joke. At least with that game, you played a goat. This game should be "Angry White Guy Simulator," which Postal probably did better, or "Revolver Simulator," which was probably done better with a game like World of Guns. This is not a review though. Maybe it's actually fun. I haven't played it.

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Quoting: coesetaAlready bought the BI DLCs :>

@ Eike
But 2k never ports the games in house, they always let it port by Aspyr, Feral or VP. Don't get me wrong, the ports always have a good quality so no complaints from me :)
But lets not forget about Nordic Games or Deep Silver. They are also really Linux friendly and still have some games in the making. Can't wait for The Guild 3 and Spellforce 3 ;)

Since Nordic games is doing their ports in house, it will be interesting to compare performance and quality with the outsourced ports.

I'm also curious to see if Deep Silver hires VP or one of the others to do Saints Row IV.

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I'm honestly surprised Interplay (or whatever's left of it) licensed the name to them. They've been pretty uncooperative with other attempts to remake Descent. It would really be awful if they decide to change their minds about licensing it halfway through the project. Having said all of that, it'll be really great if they actually pull it off and it actually plays like the original games.

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Quoting: melkemindI think these wrapper versions of games are nice for the current Linux crowd that might not otherwise play the game if it were never ported, but I think it will still ultimately cause problems for Valve. If they hope to move Steam Machines, they'll have to present the public with games that have equal or better performance than Windows, Xbox One and PS4. Otherwise, it'll be a tough sell to make to the average user. The big selling point of PC gaming, even in Valve's own ads, is 1080p 60fps. They need release-day games that demonstrate that.

Not really. These are older games designed for PS3-level hardware and they will still run fine on Steam Machines despite the extra overhead of the wrapper. These games won't be used as a reference when comparing Steam Machines to consoles and even if they are used for comparison, it will still be in Steam Machines' favour. Afterall, Bioshock Infinite is available on Steam Machines but not on PS4 or XB1.
For newer games Valve isn't taking a wrapper route. Almost all major engines support Linux natively and Valve is working hard on getting Vulcan in a good shape. So expect newer games to be on par with Windows.

Good points. I suppose I'm just concerned, but it might be unjustified. Even some of the native ports, such as Dying Light, have had bad performance at launch, but I suppose that's common these days on Windows and consoles as well. Hopefully, it'll all go smoothly. I'd like to see this push for more Linux games to keep going.

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I think these wrapper versions of games are nice for the current Linux crowd that might not otherwise play the game if it were never ported, but I think it will still ultimately cause problems for Valve. If they hope to move Steam Machines, they'll have to present the public with games that have equal or better performance than Windows, Xbox One and PS4. Otherwise, it'll be a tough sell to make to the average user. The big selling point of PC gaming, even in Valve's own ads, is 1080p 60fps. They need release-day games that demonstrate that.

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I'm a bit confused. I keep seeing on this site that Batman: Arkham Knight will be a "day one" release on Linux, but the Steam site says "fall". The released date that I see for other platforms is June 2. So, either the Linux release won't be day one, or they goofed and have already revealed that the game release will be delayed like so many games are these days. :D

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I bought this game years ago, back when there weren't many commercial Linux games. I was never very good at it. Some of the tracks have no rails, so you can just fly right off and fall if you don't turn the corners just right. Anyway, it's nice to know that they've released the source code now that they no longer sell it.

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