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Wadjet Eye Games Running A Closed Linux Beta
By , 6 February 2013 at 8:40 pm UTC
Looks cool, just sent them an email ;)
Steam's January 2013 hardware survey is on, Linux is growing
By Liam Dawe, 6 February 2013 at 7:33 pm UTC
To clear up what I actually meant so people can stop correcting me - The +/- on Steams stats are for market share on Steam not "it's increased by % of the last %".

So I have it right, the total market share of Ubuntu users on Steam has risen by 0.32%.
Steam's January 2013 hardware survey is on, Linux is growing
By Cheeseness, 6 February 2013 at 7:15 pm UTC
The "increases" represent shift as a percentage of sample size, not as a percentage of the previous month's value (in case anybody's not clear on that).
Awesomenauts on it's way for Linux?
By Yulike, 6 February 2013 at 6:51 pm UTC
I think we'll see it when the Steam Linux sale comes. :) looking forward to it.
Awesomenauts on it's way for Linux?
By , 6 February 2013 at 6:36 pm UTC
They added a depot and a Linux icon, and have previously stated on their forums that they might make a Linux version at some point. It's not a question of if, now it's a question of when.
Wadjet Eye Games Running A Closed Linux Beta
By s_d, 6 February 2013 at 6:02 pm UTC
Yeah, this is actually a really important beta.  If it's successful, it would greatly ease the way for publishing their entire catalog, including The Shivah, Resonance, Primordia, the Blackwell series, and several others.  I hope they have a strong response for testers!
Steam's January 2013 hardware survey is on, Linux is growing
By , 6 February 2013 at 5:42 pm UTC
Wadjet Eye Games Running A Closed Linux Beta
By Sload, 6 February 2013 at 3:55 pm UTC
Nice, that game looks awesome.
Steam's January 2013 hardware survey is on, Linux is growing
By Xpander, 6 February 2013 at 3:40 pm UTC
also by addint linux mint to the list is false.
cuz windows only list contained linux mint and that list didnt contain macosx


but ur list contains macosx so the linux mint precentage should be much smaller in there
Steam's January 2013 hardware survey is on, Linux is growing
By Liam Dawe, 6 February 2013 at 3:22 pm UTC
Okay so I used the wrong word when i said "growth" i just meant overall increase ;)
Steam's January 2013 hardware survey is on, Linux is growing
By , 6 February 2013 at 3:20 pm UTC
Quoting: liamdaweWell no because 1.12 - 0.8 is .3 - well that's what my stupid calculator told me...

.8 to .9 is + .1
.9 to 1.0 is + .1
1.0 to 1.12 is + .12

So it's around 0.32%
Er...

10 apples before, 15 apples now. 15-10=5. Would you say that growth was 5%? No. Growth was 50%. So, back to your counting. X went from 0.8 in total to 1.12 in total. 1.12 - 0.8 = 0.32. So growth is .32 (notice no %), or 32% (% in words is 'per cent').
Steam's January 2013 hardware survey is on, Linux is growing
By Liam Dawe, 6 February 2013 at 3:01 pm UTC
Well no because 1.12 - 0.8 is .3 - well that's what my stupid calculator told me...

.8 to .9 is + .1
.9 to 1.0 is + .1
1.0 to 1.12 is + .12

So it's around 0.32%
Steam's January 2013 hardware survey is on, Linux is growing
By , 6 February 2013 at 2:53 pm UTC
If Ubuntu's share has grown from 0.8% to 1.12% as your figures imply, then isn't that a growth of 40% rather than 0.32%?
Help Star Citizen come to Linux, vote against directx11 only!
By , 6 February 2013 at 1:01 pm UTC
I really dont understand why game companies dont take advantage of engines like Unigine. That engine is amazing, and it's powerful. You can also make your game for "Linux, Mac, PS3, Android, and Windows!". I almost wonder if game devs are using the "porting to other platforms" as just a way to get more cash with their "Stretch Goals". I mean they choose an engine that is currently only supported on windows, and then ask people if they would like to see a Linux and Mac version. When all they had to do was use an engine that was way better then Crytek 3 and supported all OS's. Every dev knows that people from every platform are going to want a version of their game. I think the world needs to start supplying devs with more multiplatform engines, and sweep out some of these single platform engines.

This is just me ranting..Sorry

"Linux for the Best....Windows for the rest"

-wurmphlegm-
Steam's January 2013 hardware survey is on, Linux is growing
By Liam Dawe, 6 February 2013 at 12:31 pm UTC
Quoting: Chuck LanmanIm sure Mint and all Ubuntu related distros are show up under Ubuntu.
No if you read what cheese posted Mint does show up separately.

I have added the Mint stats into the article just to show.
Steam's January 2013 hardware survey is on, Linux is growing
By , 6 February 2013 at 12:27 pm UTC
Im sure Mint and all Ubuntu related distros are show up under Ubuntu.
Steam's January 2013 hardware survey is on, Linux is growing
By Cheeseness, 6 February 2013 at 12:08 pm UTC
Unless it's the result of a bug, Mint (and other distros, presumably) is included in the main stats - it's just not big enough compared to the other OS variations to be shown on its own.
Wadjet Eye Games Running A Closed Linux Beta
By Cheeseness, 6 February 2013 at 11:59 am UTC
This game is outstanding. I first discovered it when we played it for Game Club last year and was blown away. We also had a great dev chat with creator Joshua Nuernberger (log can be found here for anybody who's interested).

The game's plot is superbly paced, and the (moderately forgiving) action elements make for a much more tense experience than many point and click adventure games. The art design is charming and the voice acting isn't too bad (a little rough in places, but still enjoyable).

A fantastic homage to classic point and click adventure games whilst still giving something new. I give it an x out of n for large values of x.
Counter Strike Source has been added to the CDR and apparently installable too
By Liam Dawe, 6 February 2013 at 11:48 am UTC
Think I might have to buy it just to give it a quick go!
Steam's January 2013 hardware survey is on, Linux is growing
By Liam Dawe, 6 February 2013 at 11:30 am UTC
Interesting I hope they fix up their stats to remove Linux from the Windows only section and put Mint and others into the main stats...
John Carmack of id software chimes in on Wine gaming
By berarma, 6 February 2013 at 8:18 am UTC
Now I see what may have happened.

Carmack posted this back in April 2012:
"I heard it ran fine under Wine. No plans for a native linux client."

It's been recently taken to reddit and a discussion started. And so it seems Carmack replied on Twitter but I still don't get his point about lobbying and hate. Having an oppinion contrary to his is lobbying or hating?

I would discourage anyone buying games to play on Wine, you have no support so you shouldn't give them your money. The game might not play or stop playing through and you don't know that before you try it. Doesn't Carmack know this or is he happy selling games without support? An awful attitude.
Desura and what annoys me
By s_d, 6 February 2013 at 6:51 am UTC
Quoting: AnonymousI could care less about 32/64. What annoyed me was the constant announcing to me via tweats an emails of new Windows games.

I don't receive any tweets or e-mails from Desura.
Counter Strike Source has been added to the CDR and apparently installable too
By , 6 February 2013 at 6:23 am UTC
Started up perfectly for me, and had no performance issues what so ever. Pretty fun stuff! i cant wait for Day of Defeat source! ... and classic..lol
Desura and what annoys me
By , 6 February 2013 at 1:28 am UTC
I could care less about 32/64. What annoyed me was the constant announcing to me via tweats an emails of new Windows games.
McDroid on IndieGameStand
By KIAaze, 6 February 2013 at 12:34 am UTC
Interesting new indie game reseller / humble bundle alternative. :)
Help Star Citizen come to Linux, vote against directx11 only!
By , 6 February 2013 at 12:26 am UTC
Voted. I really want to see this game on Linux.
Counter Strike Source has been added to the CDR and apparently installable too
By , 6 February 2013 at 12:22 am UTC
Bought it, and im now currently downloading it.
John Carmack of id software chimes in on Wine gaming
By berarma, 6 February 2013 at 12:15 am UTC
Quoting: HamishTo be fair, it was not so much trolling as asking a question. There is a difference. I would not head the Twitter comment that much as everything on Twitter is borderline troll by it's very nature, but that was definitely not the way it was presented on reddit.

The Carmack message:
"Improving Wine for Linux gaming seems like a better plan than lobbying individual game developers for native ports. Why the hate?"

I don't know what triggered this message. Who's lobbying? Which hate? I understand this can generate negative reactions.
Steam's January 2013 hardware survey is on, Linux is growing
By Cheeseness, 6 February 2013 at 12:11 am UTC
Mint isn't included in the Ubuntu stats. In fact, it shows up as a separate item in the January results if you know where to look, suggesting that the "Other" category also includes other distros. There are stacks of possible Mac OS configurations and a few possible Windows versions that aren't included in the main stats, so it's difficult to know how much representation there is in there.  The fact that the "Other" category has only gone up by a cumulative 0.19% since the "Other" category was introduced suggests that its representation of Linux in the 0.76% "Other" category is most likely much less than half.

I made a news post about it in the SteamLUG group a couple of days ago.
QuoteThe real surprise is the first appearance of Linux Mint 14 (64 bit) in the survey results when "Windows Only" is selected, showing not only that additional distributions are represented in the results, but also that the "Other" category must include those additional distros when viewing "Windows and Mac" stats (providing that it's not a bug, of course).
Counter Strike Source has been added to the CDR and apparently installable too
By , 6 February 2013 at 12:06 am UTC
Once in game I didn't see any obvious platform specific issues, however, I had a few issues getting the game to start initially -- I made a really quick post about how I fixed most of the issues, if you run into the same problems, here:

http://edgley.org/counter-strike-source-on-linux-plus-more-half-life/
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