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Classic LucasArts games emulator DREAMM adds early Linux support
23 Jun 2023 at 11:16 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: pleasereadthemanualOut of curiosity, what justification would you accept?
Honestly: none. But this one is particularly selfish I think. Plus I don't believe your software have to be proprietary to have "exclusive right to commercial exploitation". You can make money from Free Software, and that's not necessarily a bad thing...
I agree with what others said, especially Purple Library Guy (who's surprised?).

Classic LucasArts games emulator DREAMM adds early Linux support
22 Jun 2023 at 9:09 pm UTC Likes: 1

Not open source, so not interested... And the reasons given, seems too much selfish for me.

Valve moving away from the Battle Pass in Dota 2
21 Jun 2023 at 4:02 pm UTC

Quoting: hardpenguin
I actually played a couple of games with a friend on the new map recently, and it was surprisingly a really great time. The map definitely feels a whole lot better now and the game works really great on Linux too.
Yeah playing with friends, preferably a full team of five is preferable. Unless you don't mind the toxicity...
So, same as LoL, but I never played Dota so I can't say which is worse.

Steam Next Fest June 2023 is live now with lots of games
19 Jun 2023 at 9:04 pm UTC

Quoting: scaineAlso, big shout out for Defender's Quest 2 [External Link]. Sadly, the demo is Windows only, but the developer did do native for the first, so I have high hopes.
Oh! More than 10 years after the first one, which was great! I'll keep an eye on it thanks, and hope for a Linux native too!

DevilutionX continues improving classic Diablo and Hellfire
19 Jun 2023 at 4:34 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: slaapliedjeI'm hoping Diablo 2 eventually gets the same treatment. Mainly because playing it on one of my Amigas would just be sweet.
You don't how hard I'm crossing my fingers for this! :grin:
Also... Diablo II would run on Amiga?! :shock:

GOG Summer Sale 2023 is live with giveaways and game deals
19 Jun 2023 at 4:12 pm UTC

Quoting: sourpuz
Quoting: Install
Quoting: 14Too many Windows games. GOG doesn't help make playing Windows games on Linux easy in any way.
Just scroll down and use the filter for linux games only.
Problem is, GOG's Linux installers are obsolete and haven't been updated in years, as GOG has officially stopped supporting Linux. Lots of the installers don't work. I mostly use the Windows versions via Lutris/Wine.
Ah shit, here we go again...

Source?

Dark Chess now has a Native Linux version available
19 Jun 2023 at 3:56 pm UTC Likes: 3

Interesting to see it was on their roadmap, and Steam Deck users will be happy to see their support is planned too!


LISA: The Painful is getting a Definitive Edition in July
14 Jun 2023 at 12:03 pm UTC Likes: 1

What about the itch.io version? Will it get the Definitive Edition too?

Nova Roma is a new city-builder from the Kingdoms and Castles developer
14 Jun 2023 at 11:55 am UTC

Quoting: benstor214
Quoting: Purple Library GuyY'know, so many of these non-modern city builder things are vaguely medieval that it had never even occurred to me--architecture wise, Rome was so much cooler for this kind of thing.
Well, there is Caesar I-III (and Pharaoh/Cleopatra, Zeus/Poseidon) or more recently Nebuchadnezzar… also Builders of Egypt/Greece/China. Lastly the Pharaoh remake “New Era”.
Frankly, I can’t say anything to which is architecturally the most appealing as that is highly subjective.
Don't forget Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom, quoting Wikipedia:
Emperor is the last of the series to use the same 2D-sprite game engine as seen in the earlier titles, and the first to introduce a multiplayer option.
It's only available on GOG!
Thought I played a lot Zeus and Pharaoh, but not this one even though I have it in my collection.

Nova Roma is a new city-builder from the Kingdoms and Castles developer
13 Jun 2023 at 6:22 pm UTC

From the GOL homepage, I though it was an engine reimplementation of Zeus: Master of Olympus, but no. :cry: