OZombie isn't going to get funded from Kickstarter, that's pretty clear by it's progress and other campaigns progress that have had large goals. But they may get private funding to finish up. Leadwerks is a success, and should be funded by weekends end. I'm ready to see what kind of Games folks will build with Leadwerks.

Gaming on Linux is progressing quite nicely, despite the people who verbally assault it and wish it the worst; mostly by hardcore Windows users and Console kiddies. Their continuous bombardment doesn't faze me at all.

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"Linux-only games" Oh how I wish there were some, good ones too, that would give more incentive for more people to switch. Anyway, I'll be keeping an eye out for this and I'm sure I speak for all when I say: Welcome to the community!. =)

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[left]Thanks!. Dwarf Quest looks like something I want to play, when they get around to a Linux version. =)[/left]

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So is anyone else having issues with Wine 1.6?. As far as AAA games, Leadwerks will probably help out in that area. But if you're talking about EA etc, I really don't think I'm interested in yet another rehashed Call of Duty.

EA, Bioware and the rest always stick to formulas that sell; original games aren't what they do. This is where Indie comes in, they are filling the gap for originality now, Linux doesn't need the big companies anymore. A few of these Indie companies might turn into a big boy one day, and that big boy will probably be working with Cross Platform Games like they begun with. I think the Future is where Linux will shine.

For now we can sit back and watch these other companies go bust like they've been doing. I'm not in any rush. And to be quite honest, I don't think the Steambox will be that big of a success, at least not with the pitiful amount of Games currently available and not with that $500-600 price tag. But we'll see.

Incidentally, I keep wanting to click 'Checkout' on a Ouya, but I keep reading bad reviews. I'm very turned off about there not being any price tags on Games. You basically have to keep playing until you run into a paywall, and even then there may still be hidden fees associated with the Game. That's almost like blackmail.

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I'll be honest, I use to get sad about such news. But knowing what I know now about various things such as the NSA and the deadweight of the Microsoft relic, I wouldn't turn my back on Linux. I enjoy the absolute freedom I have and the red marks on my wrists have disappeared since I switched full-time last year.

Most people are just not educated enough to know about alternatives. I'm thankful that my family and friends had me here to help them all switch. I wish more had a person to take those chains off their wrists. It might be a while, but I think the more we help our friends and family and educate others; the faster we can hit 2+%.

And I want say/ask about Wine 1.6. I don't know if I need to reinstall it from the PPA or what, but all my games and such are broken now. Civilization 2 crashes and so does Theme Hospital. And Photoshop cs2 doesn't work at all anymore, but I use GIMP now anyway. Any tips guys? It was all working before the PPA upgraded me to 1.6.

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Double plus good muntdefems, I enjoy these Grab-bags of news items.

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Quoting: GeorgeStill requires java? I'llstill pass...

It does, yes. But if you just like putting blocks together and playing around, you can try Minetest; it's a decent clone. I play Minecraft, but not on servers or with Monsters, I always play in Sandbox mode. I never really liked Multiplayer games due to too many bad experiences. But yeah, try Minetest if you don't like Java.

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We still have to figure out how to get companies to list Linux as a supported platform for Games that support Linux, e.g.; Amazon.com. Doesn't that bug any of you?. And Leadwerks only needs about $5000 more in 30 days, I hope they pull it off.

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Thanks for the reply s_d, I got ya. =)

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Have any of you actually bought from Amazon and can confirm 100% that the games are not just Windows only?. I've emailed on several occasions with no response about labelling everything as just Windows. I had to mention this because it bothers me. Those GOG games bother me also, I'm severely reluctant to give money to people who have so much hate for Linux.

I have a difficult time finding native Linux games on the sales page now due to all the Amazon and GOG sales. I wish I could filter those out. =(

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