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Star Conflict Space MMO Gets A Nod From The Developer About The Linux Version
By , 6 March 2014 at 1:18 pm UTC
a wink is evidence for a lot of things ;)
Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice! Powerpuff Girls Game Heads To Linux
By , 6 March 2014 at 12:37 pm UTC
another flash game right?
Puppy Arcade - Retro Gaming Live CD
By , 6 March 2014 at 12:04 pm UTC
No 3d games (no 32 bits systems like ps1 or saturn), and a very old kernel... It's for low computers systems ?
Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice! Powerpuff Girls Game Heads To Linux
By tuxisagamer, 6 March 2014 at 11:38 am UTC
My 3 year old daughter will love this news.
New SOMA Teaser Trailer From Frictional Games
By , 6 March 2014 at 10:51 am UTC
Quoting: scaineExcited for this one, with a tinge of caution after the slightly disappointing Machine For Pigs. This looks superb. Like a cross between The Thing and the original System Shock.
Machine For Pigs was developed by another team, so it has different atmosphere.
Wasteland 1 The Original Classic Survival RPG Heading To Desura, DRM Free Fans Go Wild
By , 6 March 2014 at 9:48 am UTC
Quoting: ShmerlYes, GOG has it for a while already: https://secure.gog.com/game/wasteland_the_classic_original
It looks like Desura wants to catch up on older games to compete with GOG :)

The linux version on steam is already drm free. At lease I can move the files and launch the game without steam open in the background. That counts as drm free in my book.
Puppy Arcade - Retro Gaming Live CD
By , 6 March 2014 at 4:35 am UTC
Looked nice. Tried installing on my laptop and it detected almost none of my hardware. It didn't even detect my HDD. Perhaps I will try again whenever they decide to update it. Downloading Groovy Arcade Arch instead.
Halfway, A Futuristic Turn Based Strategy Game Development Update
By , 5 March 2014 at 11:46 pm UTC
This game looks awesome!
Wasteland 1 The Original Classic Survival RPG Heading To Desura, DRM Free Fans Go Wild
By Shmerl, 5 March 2014 at 11:18 pm UTC
Yes, GOG has it for a while already: https://secure.gog.com/game/wasteland_the_classic_original
It looks like Desura wants to catch up on older games to compete with GOG :)
Halfway, A Futuristic Turn Based Strategy Game Development Update
By scaine, 5 March 2014 at 10:31 pm UTC
This looks superb, but as a developer, they need to blog more. Up until two days ago, their site carried the same "Merry Christmas" message/blog post that they created on December 21st. To a casual visitor, the site would look like a dead project.

Very excited to play this though. Like a cross between Rebelstar Raiders and the recent Xcom remake. It looks excellent.
Puppy Arcade - Retro Gaming Live CD
By philip550c, 5 March 2014 at 10:26 pm UTC
Quoting: scaineYou made me google Wii emulation and it came back with this incredible project - http://www.dolphin-emulator.com/. That was news to me. Looks sweet. I'll check it out later, for sure.

But nope - doesn't look like Puppy Arcade incorporates it.
Yeah I started messing with it back in 2009 but even back then I was able to get it looking better than a real wii and you can even setup wii controllers. There wasn't any network support back then and Im not sure if there is now.
Puppy Arcade - Retro Gaming Live CD
By scaine, 5 March 2014 at 10:24 pm UTC
You made me google Wii emulation and it came back with this incredible project - http://dolphin-emu.org/. That was news to me. Looks sweet. I'll check it out later, for sure.

But nope - doesn't look like Puppy Arcade incorporates it.
Puppy Arcade - Retro Gaming Live CD
By philip550c, 5 March 2014 at 10:16 pm UTC
no wii or gamecube with dolphin?
Drifter Open-World Sandbox Space Trader Now On Steam Early Acces
By , 5 March 2014 at 9:52 pm UTC
It's 2.5D, actually. Watch the latest trailer for updated visuals, the planet lighting was just an earlier issue that was since fixed. Also, forced perspective makes the planet sizes look similar to station sizes. It's in 3D though.
Our Game-Play Video Of Strife, A New MOBA From S2 Games In Closed Beta
By , 5 March 2014 at 8:47 pm UTC
I've actually made a subreddit for linux players of this game with relevant information and guides for linux specific setup. /r/strifelinux Check it out!
Puppy Arcade - Retro Gaming Live CD
By scaine, 5 March 2014 at 8:11 pm UTC
I have an old arcade cabinet which I've been putting off renovating as a MAME setup. Sounds like I have no excuse any longer...
Puppy Arcade - Retro Gaming Live CD
By Half-Shot, 5 March 2014 at 7:41 pm UTC
Looks pretty cool. I guess this would be perfect for old laptops hanging around ;), provided they could emulate some games.
Wasteland 1 The Original Classic Survival RPG Heading To Desura, DRM Free Fans Go Wild
By adolson, 5 March 2014 at 7:29 pm UTC
I got it from backing Wasteland 2. I tried it out for a few minutes and I'm sure it was great back in the day, but yeah, not doing it for me anymore. And I like retro games (#1 game of all time is ActRaiser).

This isn't a port, as it uses DOSbox anyhow, so I'm sure the anti-Steam crowd already got it from GOG or whatever if they really wanted it.
New SOMA Teaser Trailer From Frictional Games
By scaine, 5 March 2014 at 7:10 pm UTC
Excited for this one, with a tinge of caution after the slightly disappointing Machine For Pigs. This looks superb. Like a cross between The Thing and the original System Shock.
Unvanquished FPS/RTS Hybrid Releases Alpha 25, Out With The Old
By FutureSuture, 5 March 2014 at 6:36 pm UTC
It's looking better and better. I hope the developers feel that they can drop the alpha label soon so that more people will feel inclined to try the game.
Gabe Newell Of Valve Answers Questions, CS:GO Coming To Linux & Steam To Be A Self-Publishing System
By Xodetaetl, 5 March 2014 at 5:22 pm UTC
QuoteIn the future, do you expect all Steam games to run on Linux/Steam OS?
Gabe: Yes.

Has there been any trouble getting developers to add Linux compatibility?
Gabe: Surprisingly little. There is a lot of popular sentiment in the developer community about Linux and gaming.
New SOMA Teaser Trailer From Frictional Games
By PlayX, 5 March 2014 at 5:04 pm UTC
Looks like a mix of NS2, Metro and Amnesia ;-)
New SOMA Teaser Trailer From Frictional Games
By HadBabits, 5 March 2014 at 4:41 pm UTC
QuoteFrictional seem to be holding onto the horror genre like a child holding its teddy, will they ever branch into something else? Who cares when it looks this interesting!

While they are sticking with horror, I think the sci-fi approach they're taking is quite a change. And one I'm rather excited about :D (Unless you account for some of the sci-fi themes in the Penumbra series).
New SOMA Teaser Trailer From Frictional Games
By , 5 March 2014 at 4:37 pm UTC
Does the title "SOMA" stand for the Greek word for "body" (=σώμα)?
I also noticed the Greek letter Θ during the trailer.
Steam Has Greenlit Plenty More Linux Games
By scaine, 5 March 2014 at 4:27 pm UTC
Project Temporality looks like Braid in 3D. Great selection of games. Can't wait!
New SOMA Teaser Trailer From Frictional Games
By MaximB, 5 March 2014 at 4:24 pm UTC
"It's not my fault people keep killing themselves..." - Yeah, right.
Gabe Newell Of Valve Answers Questions, CS:GO Coming To Linux & Steam To Be A Self-Publishing System
By , 5 March 2014 at 4:08 pm UTC
Did anyone asked him if Valve is still planning to develop single-player games at all?
Gabe Newell Of Valve Answers Questions, CS:GO Coming To Linux & Steam To Be A Self-Publishing System
By s_d, 5 March 2014 at 3:53 pm UTC
Also two other important things... Firstly, that avoiding Wine, in favour of native ports, is a company policy, and one which Gabe claims is good for the future sustainability of Linux as a gaming platform. I agree with him, and am pleased to see that he and his team are paying attention.

Secondly, there will be no SteamOS exclusives, as many (myself included) predicted based on Valve's history. He wants his Windows userbase to look favourably on SteamOS as a service extension into their living rooms, not as a heavy-handed push onto something unfamiliar (as MS has done with it's own customers, vis a vis Windows 8's Metro).
Crawl Has The Best Trailer You Will See Today
By , 5 March 2014 at 2:23 pm UTC
I prefer Legend of Dungeon.
Crawl Has The Best Trailer You Will See Today
By , 5 March 2014 at 1:57 pm UTC
Oh look, another low resolution game in the damn 2014 year. Can we start building decent games? Graphics don't need to be incredibly awesome, just HD ready. I won't be buying more low-res games, that's for sure.
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