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Latest Comments by DJViking
EA's experimental Halcyon game engine has Vulkan and Linux support
29 Oct 2018 at 6:52 pm UTC

Have hell frozen over?
I never though EA would make any move towards Linux. Along with Bethesda and Blizzard they have been utterly hostile against Linux. For them it is all about the money.

Depraved, a city builder with survival aspects set in the Wild West will have Linux support
3 Feb 2018 at 10:24 pm UTC Likes: 1

Long before it was known that Banished would never come to Linux I have been hoping for a similar game for Linux. Though this game is not on Steam.

Microsoft is rumoured to be looking to buy Valve, EA and others
3 Feb 2018 at 10:14 pm UTC

If Microsoft acquired Valve I think it would mean the end of Linux gaming, or at least the beginning of the end.

Though I thought the same when they acquired Skype, but look Microsoft committed to providing an updated Linux client. Would never have thought they would.

Playing Quake 4 on Linux in 2018
23 Jan 2018 at 5:17 pm UTC

I wonder if it could be possible to create an AppImage of Quake4 with these modifications. That way you could always get it to run even if your system libraries change. Having classics like Quake4 running years or decades later would be great.

HITMAN released for Linux, initial port report and two gameplay videos
16 Feb 2017 at 10:17 pm UTC

Has anyone been able to run this game on OpenSUSE Leap 42.2? The game would not launch on mine.

My top list of must-have strategy games on Linux as of right now
25 Nov 2016 at 8:31 pm UTC

Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: DJViking
Civilization VI - Aspyr Media sounded positive about the port
Not lately. The latest news from Aspyr, they say it is no longer certain there will be a Linux port.
It still isn't certain if we are doing the linux port
Where did they say that? The latest we have was linked which is from November 8th.
Found it on twitter
https://twitter.com/AspyrMedia/status/801518516235075588 [External Link]

My top list of must-have strategy games on Linux as of right now
25 Nov 2016 at 6:48 pm UTC

Civilization VI - Aspyr Media sounded positive about the port
Not lately. The latest news from Aspyr, they say it is no longer certain there will be a Linux port.
It still isn't certain if we are doing the linux port

'VCMI' is an open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic 3
5 Nov 2016 at 5:27 pm UTC Likes: 1

HOMM3 was previously released on Linux by Loki Software. It really should be re-released on Steam.