The technical director over at Phoenix Online Studios has confirmed that Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition will not come to Linux.
The annoying thing is they want to do it, but Activision is actually blocking them with no reason why.
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So, who hates Activision? Join a line behind me. Cannot fathom why they would want to block a developer putting out another source of income.
Well I say I cannot fathom, but I guess Activision aren't too clued up on Linux right now and don't want developer time to be pulled away from their main money-making platforms, still it's annoying news to say the least.
UPDATE: It seems Linux was never a platform to begin with!
The annoying thing is they want to do it, but Activision is actually blocking them with no reason why.
QuoteFigured this deserved its own thread. I hate to be the bearer of bad news here, but my previous statement that GK would be available on Linux turns out to be incorrect. I can't even begin to imagine why, but Activision isn't allowing the game to be made for that platform. Just PC, Mac, Android, and iOS devices.
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So, who hates Activision? Join a line behind me. Cannot fathom why they would want to block a developer putting out another source of income.
Well I say I cannot fathom, but I guess Activision aren't too clued up on Linux right now and don't want developer time to be pulled away from their main money-making platforms, still it's annoying news to say the least.
UPDATE: It seems Linux was never a platform to begin with!
QuoteIt's also worth adding a quick note here in case people don't see my clarification later in the thread - Linux was never a platform we were developing for and I simply assumed that it was. Shoot the messenger if you need to, this was entirely a bad assumption on my part.Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I've hated them ever since I heard they destroyed Sierra Entertainment back in 2008.
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FutureSuture Dec 11, 2013
Activision shall not have my money then. Simple.
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Well, bad news.. I hate them. It's just stupid moneymaking machine with no heart for gamers... as a kid i loved activision. Now they are just.. a*holes. I remeber when they "bought" independent gaming studio- games like Chaser, Spellcross. After that they used this gaming studio for stupid low budget games with limited resources. Games for money, not for gamers and when studio showed them new projects- Revolution, Spectac, they said No.. and do you know why? Because those games were too ambicious and people don't like "hard" games... Now look at Activision- plastic cheap games with no value. It's bad for Linux gamers, but we will have more games from better studios and publishers.
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As was brought up on the Phoronix Forums:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/schafer-calls-bobby-kotick-a-total-prick
I guess we all agree with Schafer then, eh?
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/schafer-calls-bobby-kotick-a-total-prick
I guess we all agree with Schafer then, eh?
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Activision was started by a bunch of developers that felt like they were being stifled and given the shaft by the soulless corporation of Time Warner/Atari back in the day. Now they've become the soulless corporation that stifles developers and gives them the shaft. When Activision acquires a new development studio, it's a sad occasion. I remember how sorry I was to hear it when they acquired Blizzard.
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Activision are great.........when it was 1984. now they are just full of shit
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so true!
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philip550c Dec 12, 2013
I wanted to play Gabriel Knight but since its in Activision's hands...Fuck 'em?
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