Honestly, I almost never buy early access games anymore. Often I don't have the time to contribute to the development process and I miss just buying a game as the final product, because unless I'm really invested in the development already, getting my hands on the game before all the pieces are in place seems to spoil my experience somewhat. Not to mention it's hard to build up excitement and anticipation for a game that's technically been around for some time in alpha/beta. Unfortunately it feels like most of the games released on Steam for Linux lately are Early Access.

As for these folks, I don't think they're scammers or scum bags like Muxwell and his ilk, but it seems like they've made a lot of mistakes. They may not have promised co-op, but they certainly made it sound like it was coming; and to their credit it sounds like they tried to change the store description which mentioned it as soon as they could. And while they're right that they weren't obligated to do co-op since it's stretch goal wasn't reached, they should have made clear that their effort to include it wasn't a sure thing until they knew it was possible. As for removing negative threads, I think it's quite clear why that's a slippery slope PR wise.

I don't think they've deserved as much hate as some of these people are giving them, but I do see where some of there customers are coming from. Lately it feels like taking advantage of gamers is becoming commonplace, and now many of us are edgy and on the defense as trust wears thin. All the while crowd-funding and Early Access make gamers feel more involved in the development in games, but this is a double edged sword as it means they also feel more entitled to rage when things go south.

I think these trends of crowd-funding and early access have definitely changed things, and will probably be a point of interest for some time to come. However I hope things will reel back somewhat in the future and that only those really interested in the development of a game will participate in early access in the future.

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I saw this boiling over on the Jimquisition:

View video on youtube.com

Afterwards on the forums the dev was offering (jokingly) the "Jim Sterling edition" for $100 a pop for Jim's fans. Quite the troll, this Muxwell.

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It should also be noted that you currently can only stream from Windows and Mac boxes. Linux hosts have been disabled currently with the intention of fixing some bugs; unfortunately meaning that those only possessing Linux boxes, including myself, are currently out of luck :P

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Quoting: sobkasI would like to know what everyone thinks about new image used in wine related news. Is it fit for that purpose?

Looks great :D

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Quoting: L4LinuxYou don't need to read any reviews for this game. Just buy it and play it!

Indeed, It's been a while since I played an indie that made such a good impression.

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That commercial XD (which really does feel like an old commercial)

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I picked that up yesterday. Seemed to be trying to ape Super Hexagon with little effort and less success. That horrible jerk when moving left or right killed my eyes.

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"Gaming poetry"? Nice XD

I prefer a quiet keyboard myself, but then I prefer to use a gamepad in games where possible. I guess that's a result of my filthy console peasant upbringing ;)

Edit: Unless it's an FPS, of course.

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This is a handy FAQ:
"If we fund, LAST LIFE will be released on Mac, PC, and Linux (Yeah! No silly Linux stretch goals)."

Someone's been paying attention ;)

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I've been having a decent amount of fun with this. Even after the initial humor wears off there's plenty of challenging platforming/puzzles to be had.

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