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End of May Linux gaming roundup! And other bits and bobs!
31 May 2013 at 11:33 pm UTC
I would have included Salvation Prophecy on that list myself, as it was only released for Linux on May 6. I have not been able to buy it yet, but I am already convinced it is awesome. :)
Expeditions: Conquistador turn based strategy RPG released for Linux!
30 May 2013 at 8:15 pm UTC
Could be interesting, wonderful to see it coming to Desura. :)
Desura to more clearly label third-party DRM
30 May 2013 at 12:57 am UTC
A few more details emerge:
You will know when v2 is out. The site layout will be changed dramatically ... Desura was our first attempt at a store, we want to get v2 right when we launch it. The store front is already a million times better.
Mojang's Scrolls will not be on Linux just yet
29 May 2013 at 3:45 pm UTC
Yeah, well, we should keep in mind that Mojang picked Unity back before it had any pretensions of actually supporting Linux, so we should not be surprised that to them Linux is something which is still only nice to do. That being said, not being part of the beta is not something we can really hold against them that much.
Humble Indie Bundle 8 has been unleashed to everyone!
28 May 2013 at 9:41 pm UTC
Am I the only one not terribly enthused by any of these titles?

I don't have anything against them, but none of them seem to justify to me the enthusiasm I am seeing here. Maybe I am missing something, I don't know.

Plus I am rather tapped out at the moment, so I think this is going to be a pass for me.
Ankh 3 adventure game officially coming to Linux !
28 May 2013 at 3:03 pm UTC
Does this mean that they view their Desura releases to have been successes?
Desura to more clearly label third-party DRM
26 May 2013 at 6:06 pm UTC
Quoting: liamdaweWhile we are at it, I hate their comment system with the weird tree view with comments all out of place, I much prefer the standard one after the other.
What I would find to be better is if they adopted the model YouTube uses of having tree-view comments with specific places for uploader responses (very useful), top comments (less useful on Desura, but why not), and the like as it would at the very least makes things more organized. As it stands they can get a bit messy, I grant you.
Desura to more clearly label third-party DRM
26 May 2013 at 4:22 pm UTC
As far as I know the only games on Desura for Linux that have DRM are some of the LGP titles (Cold War does not) and the games that are merely store-fronts for Steam keys, such as the ones I have listed in the article. The great majority are DRM free, but that is why it is so important for these corner-cases to be better labelled.
Tripwire on why Red Orchestra 2 and Rising storm won't come to Linux just yet
24 May 2013 at 2:56 pm UTC
Quoting: SuperuserDamn it Icculus! You and your vague promises and your broken port of Killing Floor (on NVIDIA GPUs only). I'm glad I didn't buy RO2 in advance.
Hey, be careful there. Don't dis a man who has done more for Linux gaming than most other individuals combined. ;)
The Cheapskate's Corner (May 22nd - 29th) (UPDATED)
22 May 2013 at 9:27 pm UTC
Quoting: muntdefemsThe Humble Double Fine Bundle finished yesterday, having grossed moren than a million and a quarter dollars from more than 150,000 sales. Quite a respectable figure but it could have done better, some might argue.
Hey, how dare you reference me in context, you fiend you. :P