Feral Interactive are being sneaky, as they have given a little hint towards their next game, and it's quite obvious it's for Linux.
It's time to get excited folks. Feral Interactive ported XCOM: Enemy Unknown to Linux not too long ago, so we are all eager to see what they have up next. Luckily, we may not have to wait for long at all.
Considering the excellent job they did with XCOM they have already proven themselves to me.
The clue is this picture:
Along with "(Clue: genus and species)".
Anyone want to try figuring out what game they are talking about? Looks like a pretty big nod to us for the fact of it being a penguin.
Source: tumblr article and their twitter.
For those that somehow missed it, we interviewed Feral Interactive back in June, so be sure to give that a read. In that interview Edwin did say this about future Linux ports:
Oh Feral, you sneaky developers! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
It's time to get excited folks. Feral Interactive ported XCOM: Enemy Unknown to Linux not too long ago, so we are all eager to see what they have up next. Luckily, we may not have to wait for long at all.
Considering the excellent job they did with XCOM they have already proven themselves to me.
The clue is this picture:
Along with "(Clue: genus and species)".
Anyone want to try figuring out what game they are talking about? Looks like a pretty big nod to us for the fact of it being a penguin.
Source: tumblr article and their twitter.
For those that somehow missed it, we interviewed Feral Interactive back in June, so be sure to give that a read. In that interview Edwin did say this about future Linux ports:
QuoteThat's the plan! Although I can't give you any clues about what's next in line, I can say that the coming year should be a good one for Linux gamers!
Oh Feral, you sneaky developers! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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lucifertdark 21 Nov 2014
One of the SSX games has a course in Patagonia.
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How do we link emperor penguins to Half Life 3?
Did you even try?
EmpEror pEnguin
E E E
3 3 3
3 x 3 / 3
3
HL3 confirmed!
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lucifertdark 21 Nov 2014
The penguin has an identification ring and he is a King.Shadow of Mordor, I wish!!!!!
So Lord of the Rings.
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The penguin has an identification ring and he is a King.Shadow of Mordor, I wish!!!!!
So Lord of the Rings.
I would need to change my pants if that was the case. It would also be an instant buy.
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Well this a Penguin, therefore a Tux, and who wears a Tuxedo?
Hitman confirmed!
Hitman confirmed!
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Apparently a new clue - http://www.feralinteractive.com/en/upcoming
One of those games is the game related to the King Penguin clue.
From googling it seems the 'new' game is the one with the clue "Owner of a lonely heart" with a picture of Barrels. All the others are mentioned in the Feral forums from earlier this year (one from two years ago!).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owner_of_a_Lonely_Heart
So we have KING penguin, OWNER of a LONELY heart and BARRELS. Strangely enough, that could be a reference to the Hobbit trilogy, Thoran Oakenshield, king of the dwarves lived under the Lonely mountain and the book features the characters riding down the river in barrels. However I think that's just a coincidence.
Oh, they also stated in this latest clue that it's an upcoming Mac game, no mention of linux. So perhaps we jumped to conclusions when they posted a picture of a penguin?
One of those games is the game related to the King Penguin clue.
From googling it seems the 'new' game is the one with the clue "Owner of a lonely heart" with a picture of Barrels. All the others are mentioned in the Feral forums from earlier this year (one from two years ago!).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owner_of_a_Lonely_Heart
So we have KING penguin, OWNER of a LONELY heart and BARRELS. Strangely enough, that could be a reference to the Hobbit trilogy, Thoran Oakenshield, king of the dwarves lived under the Lonely mountain and the book features the characters riding down the river in barrels. However I think that's just a coincidence.
Oh, they also stated in this latest clue that it's an upcoming Mac game, no mention of linux. So perhaps we jumped to conclusions when they posted a picture of a penguin?
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Apparently a new clue - [http://www.feralinteractive.com/en/upcoming](http://www.feralinteractive.com/en/upcoming)
One of those games is the game related to the King Penguin clue.
From googling it seems the 'new' game is the one with the clue "Owner of a lonely heart" with a picture of Barrels. All the others are mentioned in the Feral forums from earlier this year (one from two years ago!).
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owner_of_a_Lonely_Heart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owner_of_a_Lonely_Heart)
Oh, they also stated in this latest clue that it's an upcoming Mac game, no mention of linux. So perhaps we jumped to conclusions when they posted a picture of a penguin?
Considering a Feral employee just posted something 3 pages ago, I think this game is coming to Linux.
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Just to follow up to my earlier ramblings, I just noticed that there's a LEGO Hobbit game and Feral just released the LEGO Batman game. Coincidence ?
Yes, it probably is. You can find just about any answer you want in the clues given so far.
Edit: The song, "Owner of a lonely heart" has the line "The eagle in the sky" which could be another Hobbit reference if you are looking for 'Hobbit' clues.
Their facebook post contains an interesting choice of words: "We like to occasionally share treats among our various social media channels, so we invite you to join our tumblr followers in biting into a clue for a very tasty project we’re working on…"
"Tasty", "biting"? I'm completely lost ...
Yes, it probably is. You can find just about any answer you want in the clues given so far.
Edit: The song, "Owner of a lonely heart" has the line "The eagle in the sky" which could be another Hobbit reference if you are looking for 'Hobbit' clues.
Their facebook post contains an interesting choice of words: "We like to occasionally share treats among our various social media channels, so we invite you to join our tumblr followers in biting into a clue for a very tasty project we’re working on…"
"Tasty", "biting"? I'm completely lost ...
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Ok, if this is the King Penguin - Aptenodytes (without feathers & diver according to Greek translation) Patagonicus (Patagonian), and we look at the Feral Game library of Mac Games, you will find these possibles, some have been mentioned in previous comments:
Batmans (incl. Legos) - the bat has no feathers and the penguin reference goes without saying.
Bioshocks - Big Daddy", a heavily modified humanoid in an armored diving suit
Shoguns - you could be called a King, but if the species had been Emperor Penguin, this would have been more likely
Batmans (incl. Legos) - the bat has no feathers and the penguin reference goes without saying.
Bioshocks - Big Daddy", a heavily modified humanoid in an armored diving suit
Shoguns - you could be called a King, but if the species had been Emperor Penguin, this would have been more likely
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Segata Sanshiro 21 Nov 2014
There's no mention of it being a new game though so it could be any of those from the page.
Looking at the lyrics for "owner of a lonely heart" I can't really think of anything: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/yes/ownerofalonelyheart.html
If it's one of the ones on the list (ie, one which hasn't been released for mac already) then it's neither Tomb Raider, Bioshock nor Deus Ex, which is a shame.
It could be the "pathetic earthlings" or the "starship enterprise" clue. I know nothing about Star Trek so can't really come up with anything there either.
Looking at the lyrics for "owner of a lonely heart" I can't really think of anything: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/yes/ownerofalonelyheart.html
If it's one of the ones on the list (ie, one which hasn't been released for mac already) then it's neither Tomb Raider, Bioshock nor Deus Ex, which is a shame.
It could be the "pathetic earthlings" or the "starship enterprise" clue. I know nothing about Star Trek so can't really come up with anything there either.
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The second clue from twitter was:
https://twitter.com/feralgames
https://twitter.com/feralgames/status/535835889315115008
"You thought we were done with clues for today? NOPE! A new signal has appeared on our Radar. Bleepity bleep bleep - http://www.feralinteractive.com/en/upcoming"
A 'new' signal, and as I noted, the only new game is the one with the "owner of a lonely heart" hint.
In a mac gamers forum they are certain that "Pathetic earthlings" was Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising because the image that was shown alongside is a screenshot from that game. I don't see how the clue connects, and besides OPF: DR is a lousy unofficial cash-in on the name by the publishers, I'm a huge Bohemia Interactive fan (original OPF) and would kill to see their true sequels (ARMA 1,2,3) available on linux.
https://twitter.com/feralgames
https://twitter.com/feralgames/status/535835889315115008
"You thought we were done with clues for today? NOPE! A new signal has appeared on our Radar. Bleepity bleep bleep - http://www.feralinteractive.com/en/upcoming"
A 'new' signal, and as I noted, the only new game is the one with the "owner of a lonely heart" hint.
In a mac gamers forum they are certain that "Pathetic earthlings" was Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising because the image that was shown alongside is a screenshot from that game. I don't see how the clue connects, and besides OPF: DR is a lousy unofficial cash-in on the name by the publishers, I'm a huge Bohemia Interactive fan (original OPF) and would kill to see their true sequels (ARMA 1,2,3) available on linux.
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Sadly, it would be one more half-ported game by Feral.Huh?
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leillo1975 22 Nov 2014
I have the hope that the game will be Grid2, but Batman games also would be good
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Segata Sanshiro 22 Nov 2014
A 'new' signal, and as I noted, the only new game is the one with the "owner of a lonely heart" hint.
Oh sorry, i don't have twitter so missed that.
Sadly, it would be one more half-ported game by Feral.Huh?
Yeah, don't know what you mean. Xcom was a very good port.
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Sadly, it would be one more half-ported game by Feral.Huh?
Astro is Upset that X-com only runs in 64 bit as he only uses 32 bit distro. (dont ask me why he uses a 32 bit in os in 2014 but he does)
I wish I could stick to 64 bit only but I cant, so I added the 32 bit libraries.
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Astro is still butthurt that he failed to read the minimum specs for X-COM and Feral won't provide a 32-bit build for a game that recommends you to have 4GB of RAM even on Windows, and 2GB as a bare minimum. Any application that requires more than 1GB of RAM has no place whatsoever on a 32-bit system.
Why would you throw out a ton of computing power and sacrifice system stability for PAE, when you could just upgrade your OS to 64-bit, your hardware is 64-bit after all, anything other than that is just blaming other people for your own laziness. I could understand if you were reluctant about switching back in 2005, in 2014 however there is no excuse to not switch beyond having 32-bit hardware.
Why would you throw out a ton of computing power and sacrifice system stability for PAE, when you could just upgrade your OS to 64-bit, your hardware is 64-bit after all, anything other than that is just blaming other people for your own laziness. I could understand if you were reluctant about switching back in 2005, in 2014 however there is no excuse to not switch beyond having 32-bit hardware.
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OK then, half port it is. I just wish we had more.
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Mohandevir 22 Nov 2014
Have you taken a look at the feral radar signal?
"One step beyond" with a baseball BAT... Signal... Bat... Bat signal.
I don't know... Just a guess...
Just a question... What proves that it's the new signal? It's probably something they have been working on for some time now... Am I wrong?
"One step beyond" with a baseball BAT... Signal... Bat... Bat signal.
I don't know... Just a guess...
Just a question... What proves that it's the new signal? It's probably something they have been working on for some time now... Am I wrong?
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