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Brutal Hexen-inspired FPS 'Apocryph' is planning to release on April 27th
24 Apr 2018 at 7:28 am UTC Likes: 4
I vote we add a 'no more DRM "debates" in article comments' rule to the TOS so we never have to endure this tedium outside the forum again.
BATTLETECH has a new story trailer to show off
17 Apr 2018 at 7:43 am UTC
Quoting: slaapliedjesince we are getting it late, they should give us a discount
No, why? Linux is just another platform release. You're not being cheated.
Rise of the Tomb Raider will release for Linux this month
9 Apr 2018 at 10:31 am UTC Likes: 5
Quoting: BrissePort radar suggests LiS:BtS were supposed to be released first, so I'm curious if a release of that is imminent, or maybe the port radar was inaccurate. Anyway, really looking forward to RotTR.
The port radar is meant to tease and confound. I would not trust it as a release schedule.
Valve confirms their continued support for Linux gaming
4 Apr 2018 at 8:42 am UTC Likes: 4
They claim they are also back to making games again. Couuuuld be that they're going to try the hardware game again, but take a page out of the PS/MS/NIN playbook and do some kind of exclusives. If that happens though, I predict it'll only work if it's Half Life 3 - which they'll never make. Ergo, I predict another bomb.

Valve might not be the benevolent saints some make them out to be, but in the realm of playing dirty they are quite far from the likes of the above mentioned other companies. This is a good thing, but also the reason they will not succeed against those companies with this venture.

The general public don't care if they're getting screwed over. People *might* be persuaded to care for half a minute, for example when Facebook leaks all their personal data, but they'll quickly go back to not caring.

I think most people want shackles. They want authority telling them what to buy and what products to use. Proprietary lock-ins and such are viewed as normal. "Exclusive" is seen as a feature of a product, not a failure.
The Little Ball That Could is a rather great marble platformer that's now out on Linux
27 Mar 2018 at 10:04 am UTC Likes: 2
What a coincidence, that is also the title of my sex tape!
BROKE PROTOCOL is like a low-poly GTA Online and it's coming to Linux
21 Mar 2018 at 4:15 pm UTC Likes: 1
Money for nothing and chicks for free... low poly blockheads always remind me of that video. :)

View video on youtube.com
The gorgeous ocean adventure & survival game 'Make Sail' enters Early Access in March
20 Mar 2018 at 3:41 pm UTC
I am reminded so much of "Cargo! The Quest for Gravity" ... I wish that could get a belated Linux port. I think it's a Source game, so how hard could it be? :)
Eastshade, an absolutely gorgeous looking adventure game about a travelling painter will come to Linux
13 Mar 2018 at 12:32 pm UTC Likes: 2
I just grabbed Leaving Lyndow as it's currently dirt-cheap on teh Steemz :) ... Gave it a quick spin and it seems to work well. (Manjaro)
Kongregate have announced their own store and client 'Kartridge', will not support Linux
9 Mar 2018 at 10:21 am UTC Likes: 5
Quoting: LeopardIsn't it normal?

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Kongregate [External Link]

14 out of 2 Linux support

BTW , i've never heard this company nor their games before this news
It's not a game publisher (kinda, I guess) or game maker. It was originally a site for web games, mostly Flash. It's where devs like Edmund McMillen got their start. I think this new move is mainly because Flash is dead.
The developer of sandbox RPG Kynseed would bring it to Linux 'if the demand is there'
8 Mar 2018 at 11:07 am UTC Likes: 14
Protip for devs: There's ALWAYS demand for Linux builds. It's not an indicator of how well it will sell.

If you'd be ok with 1% Linux sales and ecstatic with 5%, then port it. That's the likely range you are looking at.