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Seems great, I will probably pick this up :)

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I love GamingOnLinux.com because it provides a place for linux gaming that isn't focused on open source and free software. Not that I hate those ideologies (in fact, I love them!) but I am glad to have a place that is more inclusive!

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I love GOL coz I get info about all the new releases and upcoming games for linux from here.

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QuoteThat is totally not true, Phoenix Online expected to make a Linux version of GK20 after getting the whole upgrade to Unity 4 thing done!

Exactly. Also, if you look at the timeline, she'd worked with them on Cognition way before announcing the Moebius campaign. Thusly, it's my theory that, #1 she became convinced to work with them when launching her own studio, #2 they were a Unity3D shop at that time and heavily invested in Unity version 3/3.5, and #3 support for Linux hadn't been announced by Unity Technologies at the time of negotiation with Activision before the launch of the campaign.

What I take from that is that she negotiated development rights for the platforms supported by her team's tools at the time of negotiation. After following the project for years (two years yesterday, in fact!), and reading between-the-lines in relation to their trials, frustrations and delays with announcing GK20, it's clear what sort of actor we have in Activision. I can understand why she's concerned about them cancelling the entire project if she takes a wrong step and it's perceived to be a liability (they almost certainly retain those rights). She probably thinks that she has the best chance of negotiating new porting rights after release, like in the AAA world with console games and such.

That's another reason why the AAA publishing model is so awful... it's structured specifically to make all follow-on ports feel like second-class citizens, with delays, lack of commitments, etc. The maximum effort expended is always on their launch platforms. Any effort beyond that is on the shoulders of the studio and it's not unheard-of for studios to, essentially, beg the publisher to permit them to put out patches, ports, and additional post-release content.

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Myst truly was groundbreaking in its day. Not a traditional point-n-click adventure by any means, I consider it to have created its own genre (like the article description points out).

At the time of the Obduction campaign, I didn't even watch the pitch video after seeing "Unreal engine", not wanting to dwell on what I was missing out on. Time to go watch it, and catch up on why many of my fellow kickstarter backers (ones who don't use Linux) were so excited!

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Quoting: adolsonhopes don't run on Linux.

this is worth to be somebody's signature

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I love GamingOnLinux.com because the website always update. and the design very good.

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Ah fan sodding tastic!

So happy I could squeal... I might need to clone myself so one half of me can spend 24x7 playing games whilst the other works to support both of us.

Sounds legit :)

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Thanks to GOL esoy always informed the world of video games for linux, and the sales section is essential, not imagine how much money I saved :) Thanks GOL are the best

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GoL is one stop shop for linux gaming news. RSS feed quickly fills up with action if you skip even a single day. Nothing better out there

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GoL is the best!!!!!! BUT if you need a reason I say, you give up-to-date info about gaming on Linux. Let's not forget about the "Sales" tab you have set up for us.

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This would be awesome! I wrote to Cyan during the Kickstarter, and they told me at that time, "We have high hopes that Linux support will come, we just can't guarantee it." I didn't back the project as a result, because hopes don't run on Linux. But I'll buy when it's available if they do wind up bringing it, no question.

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Pirates gonna pirate....but not me I'll buy that sucker XD

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Quoting: ZapCan't wait to pirate this game!

I don't think you will see any cracked Linux game any time soon :). And as there aren't any Steam OS exclusive game I thing you will need to wait long before any hacker will start to bother with Linux games

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Good news! I had seen this one in Steam and I envied to play it on Linux.

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Quoting: ZapCan't wait to pirate this game!

And people wonder why we are seeing so many crappy F2P games these days...
I hope that was a joke.

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Quoting: STiAT@Xpander i'm just sick of "getting games in wine to work". I've by now 17 different wine prefixes and configurations for different games, and I just decided I won't buy games to play in wine anymore. As well as buying on windows (wine) it counts as windows for steam sales.

i hear you ..i feel quite same lately.. but if theres a game i really want to play and its known to work in wine. then i will still do it.. at least we have the option to do that.

as for prefixes..i usualy make standalone packages ... making new perfix and special wine version and putting inside the game directory.. then running a script that runs all those files.. so i dont f up with wine updates or what not

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Can't wait to pirate this game!

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@Xpander i'm just sick of "getting games in wine to work". I've by now 17 different wine prefixes and configurations for different games, and I just decided I won't buy games to play in wine anymore. As well as buying on windows (wine) it counts as windows for steam sales.

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This is like the best news in ever.

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Good work on following this up. I spent a while trying to find a 2K/Firaxis source or press release for this (just in case it was yet another misunderstanding that propagated itself across a whole stack of news sites).

I loved Alpha Centauri, and it seems like the Beyond Earth team are the right people to make a spiritual successor.

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I'm waiting for Civ V for Linux (which I think it will happen together with the launch of the Steam Machines)...

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worked like native in wine as well tbh..
but yeah native is always better...

but this game was quite "short", i mean you start with same stuff every time and there is no multiplayer. not much variety.. but ofc one man made it and the price isnt that high so its still worth it.

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Quoting: XilAlthough you might find the reason they give a valid one Liam, it was never mentioned on their kickstarter, all that was said was: If we get at least $400K there will be a Linux version. The whole unity 3 vs 4 excuse came later.

Oh come on, the unity 3 vs 4 was the reason behind having a stretch goal. They didn't give the exact details on what the stretch goal funds would be spent on, "upgrading to Unity 4 plus testing/bugfixing on linux" but then again, other projects don't either -- most people don't care about that level of detail, and the single-page kickstarter format really discourages it! I discussed linux port issues early on at the Pinkerton forum, and they have always been consistent that reuse of existing adventure-genre code in Unity 3 was the reason for Linux needing extra effort.

Quoting: XilThen they hook up with Phoenix online who did not even consider a linux version of the Gabriel Knight remake which at least made me go hmmmmm

That is totally not true, Phoenix Online expected to make a Linux version of GK20 after getting the whole upgrade to Unity 4 thing done! The tech lead didn't realize that the contract with Activision was not flexible enough to kick in another platform merely because it became easy to do so, and he ended up having to apologize for getting our hopes up. If Jane Jenson were a big Linux advocate, she might have attempted a renegotiation, but considering that Jane's a game developer who doesn't care a lot about platforms it's not surprising she isn't willing to take the risk of annoying Activision just to make us Linux users happy. I'm sure all the grumpy comments she's got on the topic haven't made her regret her decision either, so I've tried to shut up about it after just a few posts ;)

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Can we just get civ 2 with better graphics? Thanks.

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I will be buying a Linux port of this.

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Yay! Now this is a game I'll buy!

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Looking forward to this! Don't let us down 2K!

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WHAT TYPO?!?!?!?!?!?!?!:S:

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Quoting: DrMcCoyThe ones I got from the Humble Bundle and the ones on Steam are native (in fact, IIRC, they are identical). I really doubt the the Humble Store versions are different there.

Cool. So given the Humble Bundle will be the same as the Humble Store, there is no problem. Just slack management on Humble's part in listing system requirements in the store.

My problem is my mind works extremely literally, and conflict in information like that sends it into a frenzied spasm ;)

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