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Gameolith The Linux® Game Download Store

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Announcing Gameolith a new Linux game download store opening on 12th July!

Details are sparse, the only info currently seems to be a couple tweets from people just tweeting it's existance, could this be a game changer...or another Tux Games, Fun 4 Tux, Wupra? You decide!

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Hamish Jun 30, 2011
Looks to be a bit more fancy than Tux Games or Wupra, judging by this page:
http://partners.gameolith.com/
Liam Dawe Jul 1, 2011
Yeah i had a look at that today, looks to be a very good service, could do very well if it pays off since it allows .deb .rpm and tarballs (tarballs being my favourite as i can then store the games wherever i want!).
MaximB Jul 3, 2011
Interesting, although I already bought most games I like.
Recently we have many Linux gaming stores - hard to decide from where to buy ;)
Hamish Jul 3, 2011
Well, I remember reading an archived LinuxGames post from about five or six years ago where many people were complaining that there was basically nowhere but TuxGames to buy native gaming titles. That has thankfully been changed somewhat.
Hamish Jul 12, 2011
Well, they seem to be serious, they now have a list of the games they will be selling at launch and a timer indicating when their service will open it's doors for good. I like that they seem to be big on making sure that they cater to as much as the major distributions as possible, even though I tend to prefer to keep my proprietary games separate from my package manager. Still, compared to the closed nature of the USC it is kind of refreshing.
KIAaze Jul 12, 2011
I'm really amazed by how many games there seem to be for GNU/Linux now.
Of all the games listed, I hadn't heard of SpaceChem, Beep and BOH before.

Of course, most of them are indie games, but in a certain way, that makes it even more interesting. :)
Rustybolts Jul 12, 2011
Quoting: "KIAaze, post: 1936"I'm really amazed by how many games there seem to be for GNU/Linux now.
Of all the games listed, I hadn't heard of SpaceChem, Beep and BOH before.

Of course, most of them are indie games, but in a certain way, that makes it even more interesting. :)

Yes it is! thats exactly why I solely game on Linux as I play games I would not even consider if I was still on Windows and many of them are quite original in design.
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