Quoting: Hamish

Quoting: HerrLangeWhere is Commander Keen?

More to the point, will Linux now get a release for Crystal Caves HD?

It already has! Been playing it on my laptop with ubuntu.

https://www.gog.com/game/crystal_caves_hd (not advertised as such but comes with the Linux installer as an extra)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1330890/Crystal_Caves_HD/ (advertised native)

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Quoting: AkonadyLinux users are willing to pay thousand upon thousand of money on games (closed source) but doesn't want to buy a proper OS and want open source software

I'll bite.

Games and store clients (closed source, often having DRM integrated) are obviously less than ideal from a freedom standpoint. However, as a category of software you could run on your PC they are at the lower risk end of the spectrum (w.r.t. the harm they can cause).

The FSF has acknowledged that if you are going to run this type of software on your PC, you're better off doing it on Linux.

In short, as long as people are educated and aware of the choices they're making, I don't see a problem with buying closed source games to run on a Linux desktop.

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First XCOM2 playthrough here (only 5 years late, oh well), and I am sucking, hard.

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I am not in for a key, just wanted to say thanks to you and the dev for doing the giveaway!

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Happy birthday GOL. Thanks for being a great daily read.

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Quoting: kusochiWoah! Is this the first Source 2 game with Vulkan?

DOTA?

This is great news, and makes me even happier that I nabbed an Index (which gets you a complimentary copy of HL:A) in the latest batch, knowing that I can play on launch day.

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Refunds might be a thing...

https://www.reddit.com/r/RocketLeague/comments/eswu1s/rocket_league_ending_support_for_mac_and_linux/ffd835b/

Personally, I'll be hanging on to my copy as long as it 'works'.

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Oh good, they're still supporting Windows 7. An operating system which recently lost support from its actual developer. :D

But seriously, as a daily player I am crying internally.

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QuoteWe're still small, we are a niche market and we're going to remain that way likely for some time.

What, if anything, do you think will move the needle in this regard?

I can see SteamPlay 2.0 causing an increase in our marketshare on Steam's hardware survey, but only if the number of AAA "Whitelist" games is increased dramatically, updated regularly, and marketed widely. It seems like so many PC gamers are completely unaware of how easy it is to have a near-complete experience on Linux these days. So far it doesn't look like Valve is ready to do those things, and is content to work in the background to improve the underlying technology, so I think we'll stay where we are for the near future.

Thanks for another good year of content Liam, and best wishes to all for the festive season.

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Is this game working on Linux with the Steam Controller yet? It wasn't recognised last time I tried to play. Shame as it looks spectacular.

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