Are there any decent (and free) asset libraries for this engine out there? I can code well enough, but I am artistically challenged.

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*shudders*

I couldn't care less if they buy EA (one nasty big corporation buying another is a zero sum game, I guess?), but Valve would be a total blow not only to Linux gaming, but gaming entirely. Valve is borderline too powerful in the market all by itself, but with Microsoft's added muscle, their market power would be unimaginable.

The last thing this planet needs is more monopolies.

I am generally curious when the world is going to realize that unregulated wild-west markets do not work, and the economy needs meaningful competition to function... *sigh*

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Quoting: Avehicle7887I highly doubt Skyrim would come to Linux like this. Bethesda and id Software are beer buddies, we'd probably see Doom and Wolfenstein before arrows start hitting the knee.

My Guess is: A game by a company that has already worked with Feral before, take your pick.

ID Software moved away from Linux a while ago. I don't think their interest in Linux is any greater than Bethesda's itself, these days. And Beth's reluctance to release their games on our platform is of a borderline religious nature. Some of their games run pretty well in WINE and probably could be ported with minimal effort, but I think Beth needs a new CEO before they will consider it.

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No matter what it is, or if I am personally going to like it, but it's great to see two new (probably) AAA titles on their way to Linux. The blockbuster pipe has been sort of dried up a little as of late, and we need more big name games on Linux.

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4k is still a bit of an issue, so glad to see that they are working on it. I have a 32" screen, and still use 2550x1440 instead of full UHD, because UI scaling is still hit-and-miss.

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I can honestly see no need for what really looks like a closed-source version of Lutris. I don't even use that. 80-90% of my games are on Steam, so that's where I launch them from. The only other launcher I am using is PlayOnLinux. The day when Lutris becomes the superior choice for auto-install WINE games with minimal hassle, I will switch to that. But I still can't see the need for another launcher, particularly not a closed-source one.

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Quoting: TheSHEEEPEven people who dual-boot are rather likely to pick Windows as they just know it makes most sense.

I think it's the opposite rather. I keep Windows around for situations when something I really want to use isn't available for Linux (*looks at Bethesda*), but given the choice, I ALWAYS pick Linux. I would assume that's true for most Linux users. If someone would rather use Windows, there isn't much reason to install Linux in the first place, no?

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Skyrim.

Ok. I know. Beth games are about as likely to happen as world peace.

More realistic choice:

Rise of the Tomb Raider. Don't even ask me why that's not ported yet.

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Great that it's out now. I am looking forward to see continued improvements to DX11. I really hope they will concentrate on getting DX11 right, and not open another front with DX12. Who needs DX12 at this point anyway? Barely any game is using it, and from what I have heard it may become a fairly big flop. Developers seem to be reluctant to even want to use low-level graphics APIs and rather stick to DX11, which is deemed "good enough".

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Well, it looks waaaaay better than the cartoonish eyesore that is Albion, that's for sure. I might give it a try and see what it's all about. I don't think it will be a mass-market hit, but their classless system sounds quite interesting.

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