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Quoting: Quote from scaineI'd prefer that you didn't include games into the Biggies section unless they're definitely heading to linux! I spent 15 minutes looking into U55, nearly pledged, came back and read your whole bit on it and discovered that linux isn't happening unless they hit a fairly hefty stretch goal! Close one - nearly wasted my money there... because I can't see them hitting anywhere near the linux stretch, and even if they do, I tend not to pledge to linux stretches any more, unless it's something I'm super-excited by, or the stretch has already been met.

But ah, you should always read the entire piece before prancing over your prey. ;)  And anyway, on Kickstarter you can always cancel your pledge and no money will ever leave your bank account.

Finish... reading... the article?? Where's the fun in that! :-) I see a link, it's getting clicked, there and then!

But yeah, true. I'd forgotten you can retract pledges. I was nitpicking, of course. Another fine round up, Munt.

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I bought Natural Selection 2 in the Summer Sale on the rumour it was coming out and regretted my moment of weakness. Sure, it looks like it'll happen, and no, I've not even downloaded it, let alone played it since, but I still want (in hindsight) to buy at the moment they launch the linux version, so show (if possible) a spike when they do so.

So yeah, I'm waiting for the linux version of this to appear on Steam and it's a guaranteed sale.

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I'd prefer that you didn't include games into the Biggies section unless they're definitely heading to linux! I spent 15 minutes looking into U55, nearly pledged, came back and read your whole bit on it and discovered that linux isn't happening unless they hit a fairly hefty stretch goal! Close one - nearly wasted my money there... because I can't see them hitting anywhere near the linux stretch, and even if they do, I tend not to pledge to linux stretches any more, unless it's something I'm super-excited by, or the stretch has already been met.

But I'm also not a fan of their cop-out at the end. Basically, they say "even if this Kickstarter works, we might just go to a publisher anyway". So... I'm not sure how to take that. It sounds like they have no idea how much money they actually need to make their game and makes a farce of their "more content" stretch goals.

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I've just bought the first one a month or so ago, and started playing it recently. Pretty tough Tower Defence, and basic graphics, but actually quite compelling. I was disappointed to have hit up AskUbuntu to figure out how to install Air on my various devices just to play this, so the new toolset is welcome. I'd love to see the Defender's Quest mechanic of levelling up the characters (Fire Emblem style) but with a slicker level of polish on the end product.

Great humour in the game too. Looking forward to this one.

Did they not give any indication of a date for release??

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Like a third-person Killing Floor. With turrets!

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You know, I hardly ever comment on these posts, but they're superb, and I inevitably end up spilling out on at least one of the entries. Great stuff, muntdefems. Keep 'em coming!

And Project Pheonix. Incredible.

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This is a game begging... BEGGING, prostrate on the ground, for Occulus Rift support. Looks amazing.

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I ignored this the first time I saw it in the article list because the screenshot shows the top down view and I thought that was the entirety of the game!

Glad I watched the video. This is shaping up to be a viable Trackmania alternative. Looks great.

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Played the original 2033 on Windows and barring one very difficult level towards the end, it remains a highlight of my 2012 playing calendar - one of the best FPSs I've played overall in fact.

I've largely stopped buying Windows-only titles now, so haven't played the follow up, despite one of my colleagues buying it and raving about it. This would be great news.

A guaranteed sale for me if it appears in my Steam client. Fingers and toes crossed. Can't wait.

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Yep, really looking forward to this one. I held off on the summer sale for a linux version, but the level of quality here means that I won't mind paying full price when it becomes available.

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