I am not going to deny that when it comes to giving the Linux gaming industry a big push this is probably going to be fantastic, but I still loathe many parts of Steam to a large degree. In the short term I am just going to sit and watch what happens and keep playing my games as I have been doing anyway. What this has made me realize though is that Linux is not what has really been holding back my gaming - my principles have. Even if I was on Windows I would be playing many of the same titles I do now, and would be hanging out with much the same sort of crowds, although if I was on Windows the message would be a lot less apt I should say.

In the end, I thank Linux for bringing to light all sorts of DRM free and independent titles to my attention. I may never have played Penumbra if it were not released for Linux; I probably would never have heard of it. The same goes for Trine, and while I had heard of Postal 2, I may never have been able to look passed the bad hype surrounding it to actually give it an honest go if it were not a Linux game. The Linux gaming community has kept me honest to many of my ideals, and while now we have a wider choice of moral choices and shades of grey, I will thank Linux for introducing me to this wonderful underground of basement coders and freethinkers offering games outside of the often restrictive commercial mainstream.

I hope they can continue to keep it up.

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Ever heard of a Matryoshka doll by any chance? ;)

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Muhahaha! ;)

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Quoting: "NaKroTeK, post: 5971"from : http://icculus.org/resume [External Link]

Tripwire Interactive, http://www.tripwireinteractive.com/ [External Link]
* Contracted to port Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 to Linux and Mac OS X.
* Contracted to port Killing Floor to Linux and Mac OS X.

Hmmmm Mium !!

best regard.

Again:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODI4NA [External Link]

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Well, I won't be, but anyway... :P

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Why the big surprise?

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODI4NA [External Link]

That was my email dialogue he posted BTW.

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I honestly did not see that. Can you point me to where it mentions it?

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Hmm... everyone seems to be liking each other today. ;)

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Looks a bit too Multiplayer focused for my tastes.

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Funny, just got Redneck Rampage from my local thrift store...

EDIT: Wait... Shogo? Interplay? Am I missing something?

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