To be fair, I blame HB for bending more than just blaming Steam. At least Steam was not turning on a principle. But we should probably see what is being offered here before drawing conclusions on this bundle (which may not even happen).

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As long as it is not another Steam exclusive or platform locked bundle. Oh, how I pine for the days when I did not have to say such things....

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Not meant as a dig at you Bumadar, but I do take a weary notice at how people's metric for AAA titles keeps getting pulled back as soon as Linux begins to approach it. There once was a time when people said all Linux needed was Valve's games in of themselves.

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Exactly. Runesoft appears to be seeing Linux as a more valuable market now, so they are putting more of the resources they already have into making their Linux selection better. While it would be nice to see newer games as well, I am just happy that Runesoft is now taking us more seriously, and giving us more of their already established catalogue that they have built up on other platforms.

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People should keep in mind that Runesoft are doing this to port more of their old catalogue to Linux, rather than just grabbing new tittles. Personally, I applaud them for it.

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I wonder what took so long when it came to getting the game out or private beta.

Regardless, it is still great to see Runesoft's titles popping up on Desura. :)

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Quoting: KameNot exactly, you can both use steamworks and still not have DRM. See: Dungeons of Dredmor.

There are versions of Dredmor that do not use Steamworks, yes. That does not mean you can use Steamworks and not have that version of the game tied to Steam.

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Take some advice jlibster - when you are in a hole, try and stop digging. ;)

As someone who has willingly opted out of using Steam, I am surprised to be the first one to mention that it is only games using Steamworks that are tied to the Steam client, which Project: Eternity has already confirmed to use with regards to its Steam version. So if you see a game with achievements support, steamplay, and other such miscellania, it is going to be tied to the Steam client. If it does not boast these features, the game itself is probably DRM free.

As for the whole platform war here, I must admit to Desura being my favourite for most of the reasons s_d described. No games depend on the client for anything other than potentially purchasing and the first download, but even that is rare thanks to the Purchased Downloads feature.

That being said, there are still a few problems I have with it - namely the fact that some games are being sold without proper labelling for their independent DRM (see Majesty) and the fact they willingly sell games that consist of nothing more than Steam keys, which just galls me. And I am not talking about merely having the Steam key as a side option with the main download as is the case with Postal 2, but having it as the only option, such as with Serious Sam 3 (although at least then it was clearly marked).

Gameolith suffers from that last one as well, although it seems more appropriate for them to be doing it somehow. Seems less like an assault on their own dignity.

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Out of curiosity, what is your native language?

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Quoting: SomberHillAll I know is I've been playing jedi knight jedi academy for the last 9 years, and if there is anything I can do to help know that it is my best interest in playing a steam copy of jedi knight academy for linux.

:huh:

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