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On the controversies of Humble, Canonical and Team Meat
23 Dec 2012 at 7:35 pm UTC
23 Dec 2012 at 7:35 pm UTC
*bashes head into the desk a couple of times*
GODUS god game funded for Linux!
22 Dec 2012 at 5:38 pm UTC
22 Dec 2012 at 5:38 pm UTC
Black and White was a really great game right up until the later parts where it started to fall apart. Still enough quality there for me to be optimistic about this one.
Steam updates...
20 Dec 2012 at 5:56 pm UTC
20 Dec 2012 at 5:56 pm UTC
Look, I understand that Ubuntu is their main target, but not supporting the FreeDesktop.org system tray standard (as far as I am aware that is the problem, could just be talking out of my hat) is a really stupid situation to be in. What about Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu users?
Humble Indie Bundle 7!
20 Dec 2012 at 2:04 am UTC
20 Dec 2012 at 2:04 am UTC
I would appreciate the original Shank being offered as a bonus title since I missed out on HIB4.
EDIT: Also, who wants to place bets on whether Torchlight 2 is going to appear in a future bundle?
EDIT: Also, who wants to place bets on whether Torchlight 2 is going to appear in a future bundle?
THQ looking at possible Linux ports
16 Dec 2012 at 6:14 pm UTC
This still does not forgive the HIB guys throwing off their principles for them. If they do port games in a way that I feel like supporting them, I will though.
16 Dec 2012 at 6:14 pm UTC
Quoting: "Anon, post: 7118"Well, maybe that bundle wasn't such a terrible thing after all? If this is indeed happening, and they decide for it, then well, damn.
This still does not forgive the HIB guys throwing off their principles for them. If they do port games in a way that I feel like supporting them, I will though.
Eureka offers a new option for Doom mappers
16 Dec 2012 at 6:31 pm UTC
16 Dec 2012 at 6:31 pm UTC
For what it is worth, here is the map I made while testing Eureka:
http://icculus.org/~hamish/garden.wad [External Link]
This took about an hour and a half to build and test, so do not expect anything that elaborate. The map itself is quite difficult as you have absolutely no cover, so you have to be fast on your feet and make sure you do not get stuck on trees
http://icculus.org/~hamish/garden.wad [External Link]
This took about an hour and a half to build and test, so do not expect anything that elaborate. The map itself is quite difficult as you have absolutely no cover, so you have to be fast on your feet and make sure you do not get stuck on trees
Steam to become an Open Beta next week!
13 Dec 2012 at 5:37 pm UTC
Not to sound too much like a buzzkill but in the case of Killing Floor the Tripwire guys have been friendly to Linux for years (they started as UT2004 modders) but they could not make a port because of Steamworks. Now this may sound a little simplistic, but you could even say that Valve kept the title from us for three years (even longer for Red Orchestra). Croteam of course also has a Linux history, and they also said the main thing that was keeping them back was because that they were now using Steamworks.
It will be interesting to see if it attracts some more devs that were not simply kept from the platform because of Steam, but rather are actually attracted to it due to the interest surrounding it.
13 Dec 2012 at 5:37 pm UTC
Quoting: "liamdawe, post: 7096, member: 1"The beta for me is very stable now so it's good to see them open this up to the public, it really will be interesting to see over the next year exactly how it affects the Linux landscape, as it already has by bringing us some higher profile games like Killing Floor to Linux.
Not to sound too much like a buzzkill but in the case of Killing Floor the Tripwire guys have been friendly to Linux for years (they started as UT2004 modders) but they could not make a port because of Steamworks. Now this may sound a little simplistic, but you could even say that Valve kept the title from us for three years (even longer for Red Orchestra). Croteam of course also has a Linux history, and they also said the main thing that was keeping them back was because that they were now using Steamworks.
It will be interesting to see if it attracts some more devs that were not simply kept from the platform because of Steam, but rather are actually attracted to it due to the interest surrounding it.
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition for free from gog!
14 Dec 2012 at 12:17 am UTC
14 Dec 2012 at 12:17 am UTC
Playing with EDuke3D will result in a superior experience though. Although boss battles are ridiculously easy with mouse-look. :D
Revenge of the Titans updates!
11 Dec 2012 at 3:16 am UTC
11 Dec 2012 at 3:16 am UTC
I assume the HIB entry will receive the update though, right?
0 A.D. new website and next release imminent!
10 Dec 2012 at 6:22 pm UTC
Bloody hell, how did that slip by me?
It would be interested to see this game pop up on places like Desura though, maybe when it is a bit more stable.
10 Dec 2012 at 6:22 pm UTC
0 A.D. is available in the official Fedora repositories starting with F16.
Bloody hell, how did that slip by me?
It would be interested to see this game pop up on places like Desura though, maybe when it is a bit more stable.