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Humble Frozen Synapse Bundle!
By Hamish, 28 September 2011 at 8:37 pm UTC

Frankly, I am underwhelmed. They should have waited until they could include more games. And I am not particularly interested in the one new game they are offering. :confused:

Achron updates
By KIAaze, 24 September 2011 at 2:51 pm UTC

ACHRON IS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
How did this get past GamingOnLinux and LinuxGamingNews?!!!!
-> http://www.achrongame.com/site/index.php

And you get one additional free copy if you buy it!

The bad news: 64-bit only and "experimental build", but still quite good news. :)
Linux: 64-bit GNU/Linux; it is a working experimental build that requires either the proprietary ATI or Nvidia graphic card drivers. We are planning to support Mac and 32-bit GNU/Linux in the future. 

Desura to launch a closed Linux Beta!
By Xpander, 24 September 2011 at 11:22 am UTC

the custom game searching doesnt work for me.
i see there is option under settings that u can find games u have installed and even point the games to correct folders. but sadly it doesnt work.
ahh well its beta afterall :) really happy with it anyway.

Desura to launch a closed Linux Beta!
By KIAaze, 24 September 2011 at 12:12 am UTC

I'm in as well now. :)
Redeemed all my humble bundle desura keys, except HIB1, which didn't have any unfortunately.
Most HIB games seem to work, except a few like "Machinarium" and "Revenge of the titans" which crash Desura.
I also tried Urban terror, which worked without any issues.

So overall, very satisfied and very happy. :)

Marball Odyssey $1+ (not quite pay what you want)
By Hamish, 22 September 2011 at 4:55 pm UTC

QuoteAn interesting note here is that Mac sales in our own store did not go down as a other online outlets like Steam started to provide mac versions; meaning it did not steal our customers but opened up to a new market. We think it is a good incentive for other stores to support Linux as well! - Frictional Games


http://frictionalgames.blogspot.com/2011/09/amnesia-one-year-later.html

Desura to launch a closed Linux Beta!
By Liam Dawe, 22 September 2011 at 1:02 pm UTC

Yeah they all have their place, but for now I'm not holding any hope on Steam, all my hopes go to Desura and Gameolith.

Desura to launch a closed Linux Beta!
By Xpander, 21 September 2011 at 10:19 pm UTC

we can hope for both. they are little different.
desura is mostly indie games and addons/mods for games.
while steam has all different stuff.

i really like the desura thingy but i still hope that steam will come to linux some day.
the more choices the better it is imo. like linux itself: freedom of choice.
i would use them both.

Gameolith gives more info for game developers.
By Liam Dawe, 21 September 2011 at 8:51 pm UTC

They said it is a planned feature, but Gameolith is only one person...

Desura to launch a closed Linux Beta!
By Liam Dawe, 21 September 2011 at 8:50 pm UTC

He didn't mention Steam for once, that is a shock....although a lot of other people are now jumping on a "steam should take note" bandwagon...i disagree with them, we should support Desura not hope for another service.

Desura to launch a closed Linux Beta!
By Hamish, 21 September 2011 at 5:24 pm UTC

Looks like Larabel is a little late to the party, guess he managed to clear his head enough of beer to read his inbox:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTkyOA

And you should be happy Liam, no mention of Steam for Linux this time.

Gameolith gives more info for game developers.
By Hamish, 21 September 2011 at 4:31 pm UTC

While they are at it, they should really add screenshots to their game pages.

Desura to launch a closed Linux Beta!
By Liam Dawe, 21 September 2011 at 9:06 am UTC

Yeah it's pretty awesome that they are bringing new games over :D

Desura to launch a closed Linux Beta!
By Hamish, 20 September 2011 at 5:58 pm UTC

QuoteWe've got plenty more games coming, some never before on Linux, so much to look forward to.

http://www.desura.com/groups/linux-gamers/news/desura-linux-beta-launch

:D

Desura to launch a closed Linux Beta!
By Bumadar, 20 September 2011 at 4:10 pm UTC

Its exiting that they finally got it working but I do worry a bit that Gameolith.com might have to pay the price for it. Is the linux market big enough to sustain both ?

ooh and Phoronix will hype Desura to no end while being pretty negative about Gameolith.com when it was released.

Time will tell.

Marball Odyssey is out for GNU/Linux!
By , 20 September 2011 at 7:24 am UTC

Marball Odyssey is now available in fully digestible Pay-What-You-Want form @ Indievania!

[URL='http://beta.indievania.com/games/marball-odyssey']http://beta.indievania.com/games/marball-odyssey[/URL]

Desura to launch a closed Linux Beta!
By Liam Dawe, 19 September 2011 at 9:03 pm UTC

Turns out i am in it!

Desura to launch a closed Linux Beta!
By Xpander, 19 September 2011 at 8:41 pm UTC

yeah.. client installed fine..now need beta invite to be able to log in also :)
i have some humble bundle titles there.

New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 7 Geronium
By Liam Dawe, 18 September 2011 at 7:47 am UTC

How is the AI now is it any better?

New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 7 Geronium
By , 17 September 2011 at 10:29 pm UTC

I just finished playing a skirmish.
Its coming along GREAT!!
Looks really good. The music and sound effects are Awsome.

Dungeons of Dredmor soooooon!
By Liam Dawe, 17 September 2011 at 9:57 am UTC

Quoting: "Bumadar, post: 2329"... sooooo looking forward to this... :)


You should be...it is awesome!

Dungeons of Dredmor soooooon!
By Bumadar, 17 September 2011 at 6:53 am UTC

... sooooo looking forward to this... :)

Oil Rush Build 0.80 released!
By Xpander, 16 September 2011 at 5:47 pm UTC

* Steam integration is in progress

i know its for windows but still can hope for linux version of steam :)
no big problems tho, we will get desura soon :P

Dungeons of Dredmor soooooon!
By Liam Dawe, 16 September 2011 at 9:38 am UTC

As they are at least one developer who cares :D

Dungeons of Dredmor soooooon!
By Eddward, 15 September 2011 at 10:45 pm UTC

Well heck! If it's already tested and working in Wine, why are they even wasting their time on a Linux port?

Bobby - Wage War on the Green Balls
By Liam Dawe, 12 September 2011 at 7:38 pm UTC

Hah well that clears it up a bit, if you are supporting that on your own game that's pretty awesome.

Bobby - Wage War on the Green Balls
By , 12 September 2011 at 6:35 pm UTC

You wouldn't be cheating me. I made the game :). But if you're not interested in modding, yeah, buying the full version is better. There will be an update in the next week approximately with 10 new levels also.

Bobby - Wage War on the Green Balls
By Liam Dawe, 12 September 2011 at 10:40 am UTC

Yeah i would rather buy a copy than do that honestly.

Bobby - Wage War on the Green Balls
By , 12 September 2011 at 6:36 am UTC

Quoting: "trentgg, post: 2312"The cool thing about the Lite version running on a PC is, it will run any 20 levels, so if you knew how to create them (which is quite easy), you could mod the game and never need to buy the full version. Like I said there is still a 20 level limit and you'd need to figure out which characters give which objects in the plain text level files, but it could be fun.

You think it's fun to cheat an indie company providing Linux support?
No thanks.

Bobby - Wage War on the Green Balls
By , 11 September 2011 at 10:09 pm UTC

The cool thing about the Lite version running on a PC is, it will run any 20 levels, so if you knew how to create them (which is quite easy), you could mod the game and never need to buy the full version. Like I said there is still a 20 level limit and you'd need to figure out which characters give which objects in the plain text level files, but it could be fun.