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Mountain Is A Game That Isn't Quite A Game
By rustybroomhandle, 3 July 2014 at 2:17 pm UTC
Heh, also worth noting is that this was made by the guy who created the fake game in the movie "Her", the game with the obnoxious little alien guy.
Dino D-Day Source Engine Powered Nazi & Dinosaurs Game Will Come To Linux
By Orkultus, 3 July 2014 at 1:53 pm UTC
its about time.
Dino D-Day Source Engine Powered Nazi & Dinosaurs Game Will Come To Linux
By n30p1r4t3, 3 July 2014 at 1:44 pm UTC
Linux doesn't need a game this bad. Perhaps things have changed, but I'll be avoiding this one.

I normally don't say things like this, but Total Biscuit ripped this game apart (for good reason).

View video on youtube.com
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By keiki, 3 July 2014 at 1:29 pm UTC Likes: 1
I especially thinks Linux user are underestimated. If you look at humble bundle sales, then Linux users pay way more dollar on average for a bundle.

E.g.:
Average purchase:
$5.92
Average Windows:
$5.78
Average Mac:
$6.83
Average Linux:
$7.05
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By Segata Sanshiro, 3 July 2014 at 1:19 pm UTC Likes: 2
Could we not do a poll on GOL? I'm quite curious to have an idea of how many Linux users still dual boot or use Wine. Have not seen any stats out there showing that kind of thing, so would be cool to do a monthly GOL survey at the same time as the Steam one to get details like these and how they're changing over time (like how many people switched from dual booting to Linux only after XCOM and Civ 5). If anyone knows how to fix up a simple questionnaire and Liam is ok with it being on GOL, I would be happy to help.

On another note, I have a feeling that dual booters bring down the stats more than distro hoppers. And I still have no idea what using Wine is counted as.
The Funding Crowd 34 (June 3rd - July 1st)
By Liam Dawe, 3 July 2014 at 1:12 pm UTC
Dino D-Day Source Engine Powered Nazi & Dinosaurs Game Will Come To Linux
By sonic, 3 July 2014 at 12:56 pm UTC
Cool, you can grab the game for free at http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/07/02/free-steam-key/

Edit: Damn it! I didnt notice the last sentence in article, sorry :D
Dino D-Day Source Engine Powered Nazi & Dinosaurs Game Will Come To Linux
By Liam Dawe, 3 July 2014 at 12:54 pm UTC
They are apparently doing some sort of cartoon for it.
Dino D-Day Source Engine Powered Nazi & Dinosaurs Game Will Come To Linux
By PlayX, 3 July 2014 at 12:53 pm UTC
oh damn, what a great story. please bring it as a movie.
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By Imants, 3 July 2014 at 12:51 pm UTC
I do not think we will se a real rise here before steam os will lunch officially.
Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise
By Braqoon, 3 July 2014 at 12:39 pm UTC
Well I'm not a distro hopper but I'm not a fan of Debian based distros. No point arguing here which distro is better but I'm sure there is at least another half of this percentage undocumented on other Linux distributions.
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By neffo, 3 July 2014 at 11:42 am UTC
I'm glad you guys focused on stability over performance though. It has been utterly crash free for me.
The Funding Crowd 34 (June 3rd - July 1st)
By computerh, 3 July 2014 at 11:41 am UTC
[/quote]The $10 tier was an "early bird". All sold out now, sadly, so it's a $15 minimum if you want to pledge to this one.
[/quote]
Fair enough but it's a bit naughty. They could have put something a little extra in for a bit of extra cash, even if it was an audio track or two from the game as a taster.

But still I might invest. I just like to moan.
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By edddeduck_feral, 3 July 2014 at 10:39 am UTC
Quoting: BestiaThe performance drop for XCOM is big. Several people in linux_gaming subreddit wrote that they get only half of the framerate of Windows version.

http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/29kyxg/pc_report_xcom_enemy_unknown_on_linux_43_drop_in/

One guy posted screenshots comparing Windows (124 fps) and Linux (43 fps).

http://imgur.com/a/44sRZ

Yes, however the drop could be for many reasons, he could have a strange setup, old drivers, a card with a driver bug on Linux etc etc.
The Funding Crowd 34 (June 3rd - July 1st)
By scaine, 3 July 2014 at 9:59 am UTC
Quoting: computerhTimespinner looks interesting but the $10/$15 tiers are identical. Why would I pony up more cash for the same reward as the lower tier?

The $10 tier was an "early bird". All sold out now, sadly, so it's a $15 minimum if you want to pledge to this one.

I've gone a bit crazy this issue - one of the hazards of researching/writing this article - and I've pledged to Timespinners, Twin Souls and Catlateral Damage. <sigh>
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By rustybroomhandle, 3 July 2014 at 9:51 am UTC
Quoting: BestiaThe performance drop for XCOM is big. Several people in linux_gaming subreddit wrote that they get only half of the framerate of Windows version.

http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/29kyxg/pc_report_xcom_enemy_unknown_on_linux_43_drop_in/

One guy posted screenshots comparing Windows (124 fps) and Linux (43 fps).

http://imgur.com/a/44sRZ

For this sort of statement there needs to be more detail. I did originally get a huge performance drop, but now notsomuch. I swapped out lightdm for kdm, which for some weird reason caused a huge increase.

What GPU, what driver, what compositor, what wm, etc. etc.
The Funding Crowd 34 (June 3rd - July 1st)
By computerh, 3 July 2014 at 9:50 am UTC
Timespinner looks interesting but the $10/$15 tiers are identical. Why would I pony up more cash for the same reward as the lower tier?
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By Bestia, 3 July 2014 at 9:01 am UTC
The performance drop for XCOM is big. Several people in linux_gaming subreddit wrote that they get only half of the framerate of Windows version.

http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/29kyxg/pc_report_xcom_enemy_unknown_on_linux_43_drop_in/

One guy posted screenshots comparing Windows (124 fps) and Linux (43 fps).

http://imgur.com/a/44sRZ
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By leillo1975, 3 July 2014 at 7:24 am UTC
I would like to see more games ported by Feral and Aspyr. I'm very impressed with this ports. Now I want to buy DLC's!
The Funding Crowd 34 (June 3rd - July 1st)
By Speedster, 3 July 2014 at 6:54 am UTC
Quoting: KelsAny love for Midora, which is struggling a bit so far? It's got Linux listed right up front.

Midora is definitely not a lost cause yet, could still come through
http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/1867607597/midora-0/#chart-exp-projection

I'm going to take a closer look at that one this weekend, seems potentially interesting...
Valve Has Greenlit 36 More Linux Games For Steam
By chrisq, 3 July 2014 at 5:00 am UTC
Quoting: KelsMan, Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme goes out of its way to be some offensive trash, doesn't it? I guess deviantART members need games too. That one's on my "Not If You Freakin' Paid Me" list.

I don't see how this is offensive unless you're a religious nutcase or insecure in your own sexuality.
GOL Cast: Hunting ETs in XCOM: Enemy Unknown
By Sabun, 2 July 2014 at 11:23 pm UTC
QuoteXCOM doesn't use DX11 features on Windows, the game uses DX9 on Windows and we match the graphics exactly on our Mac and Linux versions. Mac and Linux don't have hardware support for PhysX (software only) but that does not effect the visuals of the game.
Thank you for the response! I was genuinely curious, and now I know :)

QuoteThat said there is a big difference between the drivers saying something is supported and it being usable and bug free when used in a game. I guess we will find out when we get to the first DX11 based Linux port
I look forward to that! Anything you'll be porting to Linux in the future, I will very likely be buying. No regrets here with XCOM :D
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By pb, 2 July 2014 at 9:51 pm UTC
Personally I couldn't care less about pretty textures in Civ5, as I spend 100% of the game in strategic view, but these are fine articles and I'm looking forward to read more of the series. :-)
The Funding Crowd 34 (June 3rd - July 1st)
By Nezchan, 2 July 2014 at 8:03 pm UTC
Quoting: scaine
Quoting: KelsAny love for Midora, which is struggling a bit so far? It's got Linux listed right up front.
Very zelda-like, or zenonia-like if you want to be a bit more modern. Sadly, with only 12 days to run, this will have completed by our next issue, projected for Monday July 14th...

Yeah, they're up front about the Zelda-ness, claiming that Majora's Mask is a favourite game of most of the dev team and it's definitely a strong influence. I appreciate that they don't try to cover that up, and of course the fact that Linux is treated as a given.
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By Xylemon, 2 July 2014 at 4:39 pm UTC
This is great to hear, can't wait for more games to covered this way!
PCGamingWiki Looks At XCOM and Civ V Linux Ports
By Half-Shot, 2 July 2014 at 3:53 pm UTC
Good article. It's easy to forget sources like these. Would be good if we can add driver related performance as up to now I just maintain a spreadsheet on the open driver.
Eminence: Xander's Tales An MMO/RPG Trading Card Game Coming Soon
By scaine, 2 July 2014 at 11:28 am UTC
You can try CardHunter too, which is browser-based, but better than any other card-based game I've ever played. It's free to play, but there is a slight pay-to-win element, which is unfortunate, but doesn't affect the single-player game, so it's still worth checking out.

Sadly, it requires a version of flash greater than the one currently supported on Linux, so you have to use Chrome, or use one of the tutorials out there to extract pepper-flash from Chrome and apply it to Chromium.
GamingOnLinux Interviews Feral Interactive About XCOM & Linux Game Development
By Samsai, 2 July 2014 at 8:18 am UTC
Because this conversation is simply not going anywhere I've decided to shut down the comment section for this article. If you wish to continue this conversation you can always start a forum thread on our forum about it.
GamingOnLinux Interviews Feral Interactive About XCOM & Linux Game Development
By Astro, 2 July 2014 at 8:14 am UTC
Quoting: edddeduckferalThanks for offering Astro assistance, it's the one thing I have really been impressed by the Linux community is the spirt of trying to help one another. :)
It's lie and everyone perfectly knows that. Linux community is far away from that kind of spirit.
The Funding Crowd 34 (June 3rd - July 1st)
By scaine, 2 July 2014 at 7:12 am UTC
Quoting: GuestThanks for the round-up. 3 suggestions:


Thanks for the suggestions, but only "We Are Dwarves" is likely to make the cut there - the first one, Sheltered, finishes in a few days, while Sunset is right on the edge, at 15. Might be able to cover it. I'll stick the last one in the WIKI when I get a moment, if you haven't already done so.

I'll also take this opportunity to point out further controversy regarding Areal. The Verge ran this article yesterday regarding Vostok vs West. Apparently GSC is in on it now and none of these studios are backing down. Interesting times ahead for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. fans, but probably not in a good way, sadly.
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