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Today, Linux game porter Ethan Lee begins officially working on Steam Play's Proton
16 Oct 2018 at 12:55 pm UTC Likes: 2

Good on him, happy he made it :)

Although he says in partnership with codeweavers instead of Valve... interesting.

Space sim 'Helium Rain' has left Early Access, code is open source
12 Oct 2018 at 12:32 pm UTC

Today I dreamed that I managed to develop a graphic adventure and that I released the code for the community. Now I see this. The universe is telling me to stop dreaming and start working... or something hahaha.

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition levels up and arrives on GOG
12 Oct 2018 at 12:25 pm UTC

I will buy it too although might not not play it in months/years to come xD

Embrace, extend, and protect? Microsoft joins the Open Invention Network to 'protect Linux and open source'
11 Oct 2018 at 10:13 am UTC Likes: 2

We need time to decide whether this move will be beneficial or not for us as a community. I don't like it, but I'm just an individual not that knowledgeable so better keep my mouth shut for now.

According to Kotaku, Microsoft is close to buying Obsidian
11 Oct 2018 at 7:56 am UTC Likes: 2

I saw this rumour some time ago in Reddit... and my original thoughts still stand, not a good time for RPG gaming on Linux once this happens. True, as discussed in the OIN post, Microsoft is not the same than 15 years ago but still has a very well defined agenda to control the market and close content to their platforms as always did.

According to Kotaku, Microsoft is close to buying Obsidian
11 Oct 2018 at 7:48 am UTC

Quoting: GuestIt is so sad Obsidian didn't have a strong publisher behind them when they created games like KOTOR 2, NWN2, New Vegas, Alpha Protocol. All of those games were really great but were rushed and unfinished. There was great potential in there. Perhaps with Microsoft's vast bank account they could potentially create a new masterpiece.
KoToR 2 was published under LucasArts, NWN2 under Atari, New Vegas under Bethesda and Alpha Protocol under Sega... They might not be Microsoft but they were definitely not small.

Between the Stars looks like an incredible spaceship action game, coming to Linux
10 Oct 2018 at 4:19 pm UTC Likes: 1

The game looks cool but I hate the narrator's voice.

Off Grid gives you data as your weapon in this stealth hacking game, now crowdfunding with Linux support
10 Oct 2018 at 1:19 pm UTC Likes: 5

Quoting: soulsourceCrowfunding? How much money do crows have? ;-)
With the amount of silver they've stolen through countless years I might say probably more than some of us xD

The game looks great, and different, will keep an eye for sure :D

First-person adventure about sunken Russian sub KURSK to have a delayed Linux release
9 Oct 2018 at 2:20 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: FeistFelt very sceptical about this idea but I have to admit the video does look good. I assume that the objective is to escape the sub with military secrets before you-know-what happens.

Still, I always feel strange playing in an actual historical scenario. It's one thing if it's meant to be an alternate history like "Wolfenstein: The New Order" but otherwise I just wonder why they didn't simply make up a completly fictional scenario like "The Hunt for Red October" for example.
Games that are based in historical scenarios are a great way to manipulate and change certain aspects of what in reality happened. In certain cases I also feel strange with historical setups... and even with fictional if the research of the devs is good enough.