Maybe GamingOnLinux could compile a list of trusted porters with good track records and make sure game companies are aware of reliable options. I doubt any developer wants the negative attention that comes with a port that is no longer supported.

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I agree that it's very confusing. It looks like it's just part of the "SteamPlay" logo rather than something separate. Having said that, however, a good marketing campaign could convince people of just about anything. It will be up to Valve to do that and also convince people that they want/need Steam Machines.

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I used to love Terminal Velocity. I thought the graphics were so amazing. ^_^

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Fun game. It works very well with my old trusty GTX 660. I would still be playing right now, but my hands were tired. :)

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Maybe it's just me, but I've experienced some stuttering even on native games with the Unreal Engine 3 (Borderlands 2, Xcom: Enemy Unknown, etc). I doubt it's my hardware, since I also dual boot into Windows and don't experience the same problem.

The one thing that has helped me some is disabling my second monitor completely when I play. That reduces but does not completely eliminate the stuttering. For Spec Ops, however, it didn't really help much. Disabling ambient occlusion did help a little, though. It's now limited to checkpoint saving / new area loading.

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Sheesh! 80% off? I was actually going to pass on it for a while, but now...

Evil evil Steam.

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"professional experience testing AAA games" i.e. demonstrate that you're an expert at drinking too much coffee and sitting in one place much longer than you should.

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Quoting: valczirUnfortunately, one of the types of hacking mini games (cyberspace?) is still broken on linux (it freezes on a black screen), making it completely unplayable.

The game so far is enjoyable for the most part, but I can't progress very far right now.

Thanks for letting us know. I was considering picking it up, but I was concerned about some of the comments on the Steam forums about it being broken on Linux in the beta stage. It's too bad they didn't fix those issues before releasing.

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I dual boot for a few Windows games, and I noticed that it kept asking me to answer the survey when I'd boot into Windows. I kept declining, but when I was in Linux, which is most of the time, it never asked me. Maybe it was just a coincidence, but it is worth noting.

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Quoting: fishxz

Quoting: melkemind

Quoting: fishxzso many ports. im beggining to asking me who will be the last. ea, activision, bethesda or ubisoft :o

Technically, we already have at least one Ubisoft port in Outland, which, unlike other Ubisoft games, doesn't require Uplay. Sometimes it seems like EA barely even supports Windows, and like Ubisoft, we probably won't see their games until there's a port of their wannabe Steam client (Origin). Bethesda? Who knows?

I think Activision Blizzard will be last. The day Call of Duty and WoW players switch to Linux in droves will mark the End of Days. I'm pretty sure that's written in a holy book somewhere.

Anyway, bring on SpecOps!

interesting, because i also think it will be activision blizzard :)

Oops, I have to correct myself. Apparently, Activision is the distributor (not publisher) of Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved, which has a Linux version.

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