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The Civ V Steam Giveaway Winner!
20 June 2014 at 6:09 pm UTC

The winner is not me. This isn't right! :'(

Contagion Source Engine Based Survival FPS Linux Port In Progress
20 June 2014 at 3:23 pm UTC

Quoting: jdubI've played this in windows and I was not all that impressed, as opposed to something like LFD2, which is obviously lots more polished and full of content. This game lacks those 2 things.
Does Left 4 Dead 2 have all these games modes? I own it but haven't played it yet but I have seen a few gameplay videos.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Released For Linux
19 June 2014 at 6:57 pm UTC

Quoting: wleoncioCan't play. Says "missing executable". I've already tried deleting ~/.steam/steam/appcache and verifying game files integrity (inside Steam client), but it's still not running. What gives? Anyone else on the same boat?

EDIT: found the answer. Game only runs on 64-bit OSs. :(
http://steamcommunity.com/app/200510/discussions/0/522730535890717841/#c522730699399573810
It's 2014, bro.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Released For Linux
19 June 2014 at 6:55 pm UTC

Quoting: edoIts a shame than gaming in Linux still sucks. The r600 driver is still not good enough. Luckily I have windows too.
R600 is far more mature than RadeonSI and yet you have problems? Are you on the latest version of Linux, Mesa, and LLVM?

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Released For Linux
19 June 2014 at 5:33 pm UTC

Quoting: JoeI'd recommend getting it on sale during the Steam summer sale that is supposed to start today. Good timing :)
Since we are Linux users, I suggest that we don't cheap out, especially for high profile games such as this. Developers and publishers should know that their efforts will be rewarded.

LIMBO Dark Platformer Fully Native Linux Version Released, No More Wine
19 June 2014 at 11:07 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Imants
Quoting: FutureSuture

  • Playdead is much smaller than CD Projekt RED

  • Playdead has a lot less cash than CD Projekt RED

  • Limbo is much older than The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

  • Limbo already exists on Linux via a wrapjob

And yet here we have Limbo for Linux. Natively. Thank you, Playdead and icculus. That is how you build good will. I can tell which game I'll buy and gift and which one I won't.
Limbo code base is much smaller than Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Limbo is much more easer to test.

I think it is very hard to compare these two games.

Civilization 5 and Witcher 2 in other hand...
My first two bullet points tackle that rather nicely. Civilization 5 is another example, though, as is Trine. CD Projekt RED, being all about good will, certainly screwed up here compared to other developer studios.

LIMBO Dark Platformer Fully Native Linux Version Released, No More Wine
19 June 2014 at 10:16 am UTC Likes: 1

  • Playdead is much smaller than CD Projekt RED

  • Playdead has a lot less cash than CD Projekt RED

  • Limbo is much older than The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

  • Limbo already exists on Linux via a wrapjob


And yet here we have Limbo for Linux. Natively. Thank you, Playdead and icculus. That is how you build good will. I can tell which game I'll buy and gift and which one I won't.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Released For Linux
19 June 2014 at 10:13 am UTC

I have a backlog already but I am definitely keeping an eye on this one! Thanks, Feral! :D

It Seems AMD May Still Bring The Mantle Graphics API To Linux
18 June 2014 at 2:20 pm UTC Likes: 3

Just stick with OpenGL and focus all your efforts on the open source driver, AMD. Stop wasting time, your customers have waited long enough. Sounds like tomfoolery to improve the open source driver and then switch APIs.

A Bad AMD Catalyst Driver Is Bad For Everyone
17 June 2014 at 12:40 pm UTC Likes: 1

Bad for everyone? Hardly. If AMD's proprietary driver is so poor that it forces people to use AMD's increasingly better open source driver, that's good for everyone. AMD is likely to throw even more developers at its open source driver as well then.