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Valheim is now one of the most successful survival games on Steam with two million sold
16 Feb 2021 at 4:10 pm UTC
16 Feb 2021 at 4:10 pm UTC
Quoting: BrisseFriend mentioned that they were interested in it because "Call me Kevin" had been streaming it a bunch.Quoting: woox2kI would also like to know how is this possible?I haven't played it, but I've seen that there are a lot of streamers/influensers on social media praising it. I'm sure that has something to do with it's sudden popularity.
It's good the game is doing good and it is a good game, but to be on the very top of the charts while still being EA?
Minecraft is getting another big upgrade with the Caves & Cliffs Update
5 Oct 2020 at 4:36 pm UTC
5 Oct 2020 at 4:36 pm UTC
Thanks everyone...
I guess I'd been assuming that if they had a new platform they'd have stopped maintaining the old one.
I guess I'd been assuming that if they had a new platform they'd have stopped maintaining the old one.
Minecraft is getting another big upgrade with the Caves & Cliffs Update
5 Oct 2020 at 5:29 am UTC
5 Oct 2020 at 5:29 am UTC
Are people using the Java version on Linux, or is there some way of getting the Bedrock edition to run via some kind of compatibility layer? The one I found says it doesn't support the latest version.
According to NetMarketShare during April we saw a big bump in Linux use - Ubuntu gains big
7 May 2020 at 10:02 pm UTC
7 May 2020 at 10:02 pm UTC
At least at my workplace Microsoft is restricting volume licensed versions of windows in favor of subscription based licenses as of March 31, 2020
Being harder to "borrow" a work CD for home use might also cause an increase in Linux market share.
Being harder to "borrow" a work CD for home use might also cause an increase in Linux market share.
Google confirm EA games coming to Stadia, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds out now and free for Pro
28 Apr 2020 at 4:59 pm UTC Likes: 3
28 Apr 2020 at 4:59 pm UTC Likes: 3
I thought most of the reason big companies don't want to support Linux is they don't want to deal with the support costs of a fragmented ecosystem.
Shipping software to a managed compute environment is easier, and I bet Google is probably handling the end user support. (Google might even have paid EA some to get them to provide games too)
Shipping software to a managed compute environment is easier, and I bet Google is probably handling the end user support. (Google might even have paid EA some to get them to provide games too)
Valve officially confirm a new version of 'Steam Play' which includes a modified version of Wine
22 Aug 2018 at 1:47 am UTC
22 Aug 2018 at 1:47 am UTC
My big concern about WINE was just letting publishers get away with dumping supporting their game on the community, as long as the games have a QA process and someone is fixing bugs in the game engine compatibility layer, I'm happy with this as a solution.
Open source RTS Zero-K is coming to Steam, with a campaign being worked on
31 Dec 2017 at 5:36 am UTC
If zero-k doesn't have complex dependencies(1), and actually ships source for everything needed(2), what might work is to work with a Debian Developer as a mentor to help build the packaging, who can then sponsor your package for upload to the repositories. (Ideally within the Debian Games team, so there might be a couple of backup people)
Sponsoring a package is usually easier and so I could reasonably see new versions hitting unstable in a day or two. Packages have a 2-10 day delay before migrating to testing.
If the zero-k versions really do need to match, there's probably no point in it going into stable. It might work to make a release to stable-backports though.
(This is based on my understanding as a Debian Developer but may vary from other developers opinions).
(1) Complex dependencies are requiring specific patched versions of dependencies in the repository are likely to cause problems. Debian prefers projects to reuse shared libraries, and this means dependencies might get updated.
(2) JavaScript applications love to ship minified copies of other javascript libraries, which aren't considered source. This makes it very hard to package complex javascript applications for Debian
(Turned on email comments so I can actually see when you respond)
31 Dec 2017 at 5:36 am UTC
Quoting: DeinFreundIt'd be great if you could help zk get into one of the repositories. Keep in mind that ZK needs to be always up to date for online play and to receive newly released content, so it pretty much needs to be self-updating.That's rough since Debian is all volunteer, people sometimes have trouble updating applications as fast as upstream would like them to. (See for example how quickly I noticed this response)
If zero-k doesn't have complex dependencies(1), and actually ships source for everything needed(2), what might work is to work with a Debian Developer as a mentor to help build the packaging, who can then sponsor your package for upload to the repositories. (Ideally within the Debian Games team, so there might be a couple of backup people)
Sponsoring a package is usually easier and so I could reasonably see new versions hitting unstable in a day or two. Packages have a 2-10 day delay before migrating to testing.
If the zero-k versions really do need to match, there's probably no point in it going into stable. It might work to make a release to stable-backports though.
(This is based on my understanding as a Debian Developer but may vary from other developers opinions).
(1) Complex dependencies are requiring specific patched versions of dependencies in the repository are likely to cause problems. Debian prefers projects to reuse shared libraries, and this means dependencies might get updated.
(2) JavaScript applications love to ship minified copies of other javascript libraries, which aren't considered source. This makes it very hard to package complex javascript applications for Debian
(Turned on email comments so I can actually see when you respond)
Open source RTS Zero-K is coming to Steam, with a campaign being worked on
21 Nov 2017 at 9:32 pm UTC
21 Nov 2017 at 9:32 pm UTC
Quoting: enzI really wish top-quality open-source games like this were available in the standard Debian/Ubuntu repositories. That is still my preferred method of installing software without having to worry about malware and other security risks.https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-games/2017/10/msg00002.html [External Link] seems to suggest the springlobby package can download and run ZeroK
Open source RTS Zero-K is coming to Steam, with a campaign being worked on
7 Nov 2017 at 6:27 am UTC
7 Nov 2017 at 6:27 am UTC
Quoting: kydrosso many RTS, and the MMOs?How many MMOs are doing well financially? I get the impression the MMO market is still contracting.
Linux game sales statistics from multiple developers, part 5
2 Aug 2017 at 9:23 pm UTC Likes: 1
2 Aug 2017 at 9:23 pm UTC Likes: 1
I just wanted to say:
Bethesda, I am willing to pay approximately $60 for a Linux port of Skyrim or ESO.
I have certainly seen people repurchase games when going between different consoles or MS Windows, usually there the only discount is the normal drop from release price that happens as the game ages.
Bethesda, I am willing to pay approximately $60 for a Linux port of Skyrim or ESO.
I have certainly seen people repurchase games when going between different consoles or MS Windows, usually there the only discount is the normal drop from release price that happens as the game ages.