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Quoting: PatolaThere's also the Fanatical Killer Bundle [External Link] with 4 linux games, including Tölva, for only US$ 4.99.

Looks like The Swindle actually has a Linux build too. Not tried it to see if it works yet though.

You can read my article on The Swindle here. Minor gamepad issues. Superb game though - well worth grabbing, particularly on a sale.

[Huh - forgot that the images broke on that article... I wonder if I still have the originals...]

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Quoting: scaineWhat annoys me is that surely the sales they've already made to Linux users would tell them if this is a worthwhile venture. I bought it, can't really play it because it's always out of sync. Personally, I don't really understand what's so hard to grasp here. Pretty frustrating.

From what I've seen so far, it's been mostly Linux gamers saying "I'm not buying until its official and you're 110% committed". Which I can see the point of, but sadly from a business point of view is an unjustifiable risk.

I think BI were hoping that Linux gamers would take a "leap of faith" and buy with the hope of improved support and commitment, but they wont. Understandable given how many devs have fucked Linux people over on e.g. Kickstarter campaigns.

I have no info on what BI plan to do, but honestly if they pull it... I will not be surprised. Disappointed... but not surprised.

As Jason notes, some of us did make that leap of faith. Perhaps just not as many as it would take BI to convince themselves that it was worthwhile. But then, perhaps we're wrong and threads like this (and the Discord) will tip them into taking that leap of faith! Fingers crossed and all that.

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Quoting: GuestThis is speculation but from the way I'm reading this they are considering dropping the ports due to the lack of interest. Sadly, I feel much of the lack of interest is due to the fact that the ports are so delayed. I really feel them going with eON was a poor choice simply because ARMA III is a moving target and continually gets updates. Due to the fact, VP has to wait for a released product to start porting makes the entire process less than ideal. I'm all for eON for ports of games that are out fully and only get bug fixes but I don't think it's a good model for a title like this that is continually updated month after month.

I'm not sure why you think this is a problem with eON. Regarding "VP has to wait.." that is because BI only release the source to us when they are done with testing a particular release. Nothing to do with eON itself at all.

I never said it's eON's issue or VP's. I said you guys can't start until it's released for windows. Read what I said and quit making stuff up in your own head as to how I'm downing eON or VP. I have no problem with either eON or VP but in this situation it isn't ideal. Every time I mention anything about eON or VP that isn't you're absolutely amazing in every way possible you get offended and make stuff up that I didn't say. Stop that, it's terribly annoying.

Jason, Jaycee was just pointing out the bit in bold. He's quite rightly highlighting that eON/VP is irrelevant here. If they'd gone with Aspyr, or Feral, or anyone else, or any other technology, the situation would be the same - BI have to change here and it sounds like they kind of want to, but... want to gauge interest first.

What annoys me is that surely the sales they've already made to Linux users would tell them if this is a worthwhile venture. I bought it, can't really play it because it's always out of sync. Personally, I don't really understand what's so hard to grasp here. Pretty frustrating.

I guess I got a single-player game, which is... okay? Probably wouldn't have bought it if I'd thought it might be dropped as a viable port in future. I suppose, I knew the risks, but wanted to say "I'm here, support me" anyway.

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For some reason, this put me in the mind of CardHunter. This looks great. Will pick it up on Itch, as I don't support those guys nearly enough.

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I pulled the trigger on this a couple of months back, but didn't really get into it thanks to always being out of sync with Windows-only pals. Would love to see official support. This type of game is quite rare on our platform.

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Well, the whole of Psychonauts was intensely depressing when you put it in that light!! I'm willing to guess that something that happens in the fantasy world will affect the real world too. Think positive and all that.

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This looks excellent - I wishlisted it a couple of days ago. It reminds me of the awesome Costume Quest games for some reason.

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Quoting: XpanderLooks quite cheap if you ask me. No suspension animations, handling seems super arcade also and not in a good way like say Flatout 2. Looks more like some mobile game. Somehow i smell "MadOut" in this. Which is fine i guess if the price is fair

It does look basic, right? I'm still holding out for Drag, but I haven't heard anything for ages - it's been over 6 months when it was "coming soon". Did I miss a release announcement?

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Quoting: STiATSounds like paid advertisment ... the whole article.

GOL runs sales notification articles all the time. I'm not sure what it is about this one that inspired you to shoot it down though. As I say, I'm tempted to buy it, but would rather see LAN support first. I was leaning towards Enter the Gungeon, but it has the same "problem".

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This does look pretty spectacular. Fingers crossed. It'll give Chasm a run for its money, I guess... albeit that's meant to be out in a couple of days, so it'll have something of a head start on this!

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