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GOG now has Battle Chess Special Edition which includes three games for Linux
16 Nov 2017 at 3:39 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: GuestGOG’s dosbox build requires pulseaudio :(.

You can configure dosbox yourself, and use system one. GOG rarely actually patch it.

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Remastered adventure game 'Noctropolis' is now available for Linux
15 Nov 2017 at 7:25 am UTC Likes: 1

Interesting interview with Brent Erickson about Noctropolis: https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/29383 [External Link]

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Wine 2.21 is out with Direct 3D indirect draws support, also fixes for The Witcher 3 and NieR:Automata
14 Nov 2017 at 2:35 am UTC

Quoting: slaapliedjeTbe secret to Wine is to use something like PlayOnLinux. Then you can pin thw verio n of Wine per container.

You can just use env variables for that and launcher scripts. But same thing really.

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Remastered adventure game 'Noctropolis' is now available for Linux
13 Nov 2017 at 4:50 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: tuubiThe campy B-movie aesthetic reminds me of the earlier Tex Murphy adventures. Gameplay is different, but if this is half as fun, I'm in.

I've just noticed - Brent Erickson [External Link] who was one the designers of early Tex Murphy games (like Mean Streets and Martian Memorandum) also was designer of Noctropolis :)

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Remastered adventure game 'Noctropolis' is now available for Linux
13 Nov 2017 at 4:15 am UTC

I've just finished the game. It was quirky but quite original (unlike some reviewers describe it). Kind of sad it is relatively short and has no sequels. The dark city of Noctropolis looks like a rich settings to explore.

View video on youtube.com

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Hardcore retro-futuristic adventure game Far-Out looks awesome, coming to Linux
12 Nov 2017 at 3:25 am UTC

Steam only?

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Wine 2.21 is out with Direct 3D indirect draws support, also fixes for The Witcher 3 and NieR:Automata
12 Nov 2017 at 12:35 am UTC Likes: 1

Witcher 3 freeze was affecting Mesa users and required special patch workaround. Good that they fixed it now. The next big one to fix would be:

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42820 [External Link]

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THQ Nordic is bringing Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy to Linux
10 Nov 2017 at 3:43 pm UTC

GOG release of the Linux version is delayed because of some issues [External Link], but it should be coming:

We had the Linux version in our hands, but our tests indicated that some rough edges still need addressing before we will be able to release Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy to our dear penguins. Thank you for your patience and sorry for the delay!

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There's a big Aspyr Media sale on Steam right now, grab some great Linux games
10 Nov 2017 at 2:22 pm UTC Likes: 2

Wait, I thought BioShock Infinite was ported by Virtual Programming? Too bad it never came out DRM-free.

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Nightdive Studios have given an update on the new System Shock, Linux support still confirmed
8 Nov 2017 at 5:47 pm UTC