Update: It should now be playable for all, and it is a native port.
Update 2: Virtual Programming have confirmed to GamingOnLinux in an email they did not do the port, so to settle this, it is not using eON.
We honestly have no idea who has done this port, as GamingOnLinux spoke to Techland previously who confirmed they are not doing the port and told us to speak to Deep Silver who never answer our emails or tweets.
Original Article
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZqrG1bdGtg
Dead Island is the latest zombie game to grace Linux with its presence and helps build up our backlog of games.
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Terror. Violence. Madness. Bedlam. A holiday paradise gone mad. A tropical island turns into total chaos after a mysterious zombie outbreak. Cut off from the rest of the world, the player’s only chance to survive is to fight to the death and find a way to escape from the island.
Dead Island combines first-person action with a heavy focus on melee combat, character development and customization of a vast array of weapons. All of these gameplay features are presented in a dark story inspired by classic zombie movies with a gritty and engrossing campaign that can be played with up to four players in co-op mode.
It seems it is not available for everyone just yet, so you may get a missing executable error:
Thanks, johndrinkwater on reddit.
It is currently on sale too, so it's possibly it was supposed to be sorted ready for the sale.
Editor Note: We do advise holding off until the official announcement to avoid waiting and to be sure you count as a Linux sale. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Update 2: Virtual Programming have confirmed to GamingOnLinux in an email they did not do the port, so to settle this, it is not using eON.
We honestly have no idea who has done this port, as GamingOnLinux spoke to Techland previously who confirmed they are not doing the port and told us to speak to Deep Silver who never answer our emails or tweets.
Original Article
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZqrG1bdGtg
Dead Island is the latest zombie game to grace Linux with its presence and helps build up our backlog of games.
About
Terror. Violence. Madness. Bedlam. A holiday paradise gone mad. A tropical island turns into total chaos after a mysterious zombie outbreak. Cut off from the rest of the world, the player’s only chance to survive is to fight to the death and find a way to escape from the island.
Dead Island combines first-person action with a heavy focus on melee combat, character development and customization of a vast array of weapons. All of these gameplay features are presented in a dark story inspired by classic zombie movies with a gritty and engrossing campaign that can be played with up to four players in co-op mode.
It seems it is not available for everyone just yet, so you may get a missing executable error:
QuoteFor most wondering why they still get missing executable: it is waiting for Techland to include the Linux files in all the various packages they have sold over the years.
If you bought https://store.steampowered.com/sub/14664/ or https://store.steampowered.com/sub/15205/ you can download it.
Thanks, johndrinkwater on reddit.
It is currently on sale too, so it's possibly it was supposed to be sorted ready for the sale.
Editor Note: We do advise holding off until the official announcement to avoid waiting and to be sure you count as a Linux sale. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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This link is bad ?
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/14664/
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/15205/
for me it takes me back to the home page of steam
Any idea how to get it?
The steampage just says "Not available for your country"
Fack Germany government. seriously. Im 20 years old and they treat me like a baby.
Same goes for Wolfenstein The New Order, they just censored the game and removed ALL swastikas!!! SERIOUSLY?!
Anyway, pretty excited; though I'll be annoyed if they haven't added an FOV option by now.
+1
Good thing piracy isn't stealing :^)
Yeah, I kind of made a joke about this on the GOL World Tour: Germany. It's strange how Germany bans so many games.
I'll get this for sure if it's still on sale when it's official. Not usually my thing, but I'll support AAA games on Linux and £5 doesn't seem like a big loss if I end up not liking it.
Well.......
You're not taking a physical product, but you are denying them money that they have rightfully earned, (Assuming you would have bought the product if the pirated version didn't exist.) That is no different from getting someone to weed your garden and not paying them for it.
But worse than that you are screwing it up for not only yourself, but everyone else as well. If everyone pirated, none of us would have anything. So if you don't see it as stealing, you sure as hell are freeloading off everyone else.
If the product isn't available in your region however, then by all means, Pirate away.
Yeah Steam can cut your account for trying to get around region restrictions.