Quoting: melkemindOther than that, shouldn't common OpenGL functions work the same on both cards? These are open standards that both drivers should meet...right?

My understanding is that Nvidia hacks around a lot of common mistakes and bad practices in OpenGL code. Basically it'd be better for compatibility if games were primarily (but not exclusively) tested and optimized on an AMD gpu, as this would - at least in theory - result in cleaner code that would most likely run just fine on Nvidia's drivers as well. Although coding strictly to spec without great documentation and tooling (test suites etc.) is really hard and time-consuming.

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Seems like all these popular franchise games they've made in the last few years have been nothing more than choose-your-own-adventure style interactive stories with loads of quicktime events. I would be interested in playing pretty much anything they released up until Back to the Future: The Game and Puzzle Agent 2 from 2011, but the rest of them not so much. Don't really know much about this latest one but I've never player minecraft so it's probably not for me either. Reviews certainly aren't very encouraging.

EDIT: It's a bit funny that their first Linux game will be for a franchise owned by MS.

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Quoting: EikeThis really needs to be fixed to "Send private massage"...! ;)

Obviously!

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Excellent! The calendar is much better now. Thanks, Liam.


PS: Now that you're in site improvement mode, how would you feel about fixing the "Send Private Mesage" typo in user profiles as well? Or have you grown attached to it in the months it's been there? :P

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Quoting: alexWell I think this is ridiculous. I can't be the only one?

I think you are entirely missing the point of this exercise. Feel free to ignore if you're not interested.

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Quoting: linuxgamerDon't know why they all demand 14.04 LTS or 15.04, my intuition tells me they should run in 12.04 LTS eg. if the OpenGl driver is new enough.

They don't officially support earlier releases for the same reason they don't list all the other distributions the game works with. Would take a ton of testing and make them responsible for maintaining that compatibility. The latest LTS is usually fine as a target for Ubuntu. I'd assume gamers are not exactly the most likely bunch to use older or outdated OS releases anyway.

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Quoting: fraghopperAnybody know?

I guess Liam's wording was a bit ambiguous. People have been unhappy about the game's length, as it's quite short. The developer has said they had to cut down on content due to budget issues.

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Quoting: maodzedunI guarantee you there are enough people who will be entertained with how hilariously bad this game is :))).

True, but what's new is that jokes like this used to be freeware. I can't believe people are actually willing to pay for this stuff. Although I admit this isn't much of a problem.

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Quoting: rudeboyskunkI'll be honest. I did this when the Linux client came out. I clicked yes for every Greenlight game that had Linux support and no for every game that didn't just to get more Linux games on Steam. Was it for better or worse? I don't know; but I don't regret doing it.

Having unfinished drivel like this available for Linux does not "further our cause" in any way. Unless you think Linux's success as a gaming platform can be measured by the number of games available on Steam.

Personally I think basically abandoning quality control on Steam is one of Valve's worst blunders thus far. Although how exactly should they fairly judge games for eligibility? Don't know. Don't actually care that much. I do know you can't buy joke games like this on GOG.

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I really hope this awesome series gets the ending it deserves. The first two games are wonderfully atmospheric and imaginative, with gameplay easily up there with the classics of the point-and-click adventure genre. I won't kickstart the game but I will definitely buy it.

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