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XCOM: Enemy Unknown Released For Linux
19 June 2014 at 4:38 pm UTC

If you can get through all the traffic, the game is now on sale with a -75% discount on Steam.

A Bad AMD Catalyst Driver Is Bad For Everyone
17 June 2014 at 4:13 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: AnonymousAt least back up a proof that nVidia actually said that idiot...

nVidia claim that they are working on Wayland

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTY0Njc
You can get your point across without without having to use the word "idiot". We are trying to be a friendly community here.

Civ V Steam Giveaway!
15 June 2014 at 5:49 am UTC

I already have the complete edition, so I don't need it. Just trying to help us reach 200 comments.

If for some reason the RNG chooses me, then give the game to the person below me.

GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
13 June 2014 at 6:30 am UTC

Quoting: edoCivilization 4 is in my Linux library too. What does that means?
Either someone made a mistake or they've been working really hard with the Civilization series. Aspyr was also behind the Mac port of Civ IV so it's not completely impossible that they would port it to Linux too, especially now that they've already gotten familiar with Linux porting. So far we haven't heard anything so don't be too hopeful.

GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
12 June 2014 at 4:09 pm UTC

Quoting: MayeulC
Quoting: Mikeanychance of a GOL multiplayer?
My last game took me 5 hours (I didn't want a military victory, and the DLCs were not installed yet), on the smallest map, with the fastest speed. And the difficulty was not high.
I once did a game on the biggest map... it took me nearly 6 months!
But I never played multiplayer in CIV V (only CIV II), it may be different?
Sounds about right. That game I showed you on the video took me a total of 10 hours to complete. I could have gone a bit more aggressive and finished it in possibly 7-8 hours, but I wanted the nukes and eventually went for the science victory instead of domination.

GOL Cast: Building My Empire In Civilization V
12 June 2014 at 9:33 am UTC

Quoting: xuwangThanks for the review! Glad to hear it is working well. Did you report the minor graphical glitches? Even though minor, they seemed very interested in fixing any bugs.
I'll try to replicate the bug while I play more of Civ 5 this week. If I can find a way to make it happen repeatedly and nobody else reports it I will open a ticket for it on Aspyr's website.

Civilization V Strategy Game Launches Natively On SteamOS Linux
10 June 2014 at 6:32 pm UTC

I think I know what the next GOL Cast will be about... :D

Neon Struct Stealth Game Coming To Linux From The Developers Of Eldritch
10 June 2014 at 10:24 am UTC

Quoting: scaineLooks like there's a film (1920) by the same name. Any idea if there's a relation?
I doubt it. We are talking about indie developers here and the dev hasn't mentioned anything about related films on Twitter. My guess is that it's just coincidence.

GOL Cast: Less Than Tactical Combat in Interstellar Marines
7 June 2014 at 4:16 pm UTC

Quoting: NoXPhasmaThe max slots count is 16 per server. The 2 free slots are for spectating only.
Yeah, I figured that out quite soon. I was spamming the button just to make sure I get into the game when there is a slot available.

Looks Like LIMBO Is Now Being Ported Natively To Linux Thanks To Icculus
6 June 2014 at 10:14 am UTC

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Quoting: Samsai
Quoting: abelthorneWhat makes you think it's a native client? the "launch/2/executable" line? Can't it be the Wine wrapper?
Icculus wouldn't be involved if it was a Wine wrapper. AFAIK he has never been involved with non-native ports.
AFAIK he has never been involved in anything good. Always shipping unfinished crap that never gets fixed. He starts to work on a million projects at the same time and ends up with a million broken ports.
Apart from Killing Floor his ports have worked just fine for me. And Killing Floor was playable too, it just had these weird graphical glitches.