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DownWind is a beautiful looking casual game, be a leaf on the wind
29 February 2016 at 8:45 pm UTC Likes: 1

Like a 2D "Flower". In fact, if it's half the game Flower was, it's still a must-buy. I miss ThatGameCompany. I miss Journey. There's not much I miss from my PS3 days, but I miss that.

Linux porter Ethan Lee did a SteamOS & Linux talk at MAGFest, slides now downloadable
22 February 2016 at 5:56 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: GuestAny chance of getting a video of the talk?

Not sure if it was recorded, but there's a decent amount of detail in the slide notes, which I missed first time around, since I just downloaded it and hit F5.

The video link regarding QT Creator being used as a debugger is also really excellent.

Looks like Evolve might still come to Linux & SteamOS
20 February 2016 at 6:42 pm UTC

Quoting: poiuz
Quoting: TheBossSkins, skins people. It doesn't affect gameplay in ANY way. How can people even remotely get annoyed by that?
It's not just skins. Hunters and monsters are available as DLC, too and they definitely impact the gameplay.

And it's no wonder that people get upset about DLC if you're looking at the prices [30 €/$ for the base game -> 80 €/$ including the important DLCs…]

Yeah, it's the price that's pretty contentious. £4 for a skin is a rip off. And wow, that's a lot of content you can't take advantage of unless you're willing to pay £180. And that's DLC for a £25 game! Yikes!

Sure TF2's taunts are also a rip-off, but at least they're a little more involved than a skin. I can't generally bring myself to pay any real-life money for in-game treats. I've spent around a tenner on TF2 over the years, but usually only when there's a sale and I'm picking up a £3 item for 70p.

Looks like Evolve might still come to Linux & SteamOS
20 February 2016 at 4:47 pm UTC

Quoting: TheBoss
Quoting: Guest
QuoteIt's a shame the community is very small now, so maybe a Linux/SteamOS & Mac port will help revive it.

It has a reason and I just can hope, that everyone is avoiding this game. They added so much DLC. It was worse than Assassins Creed and Call of Battlefield: Modern Payment combined! Avoid this at any costs.

People are throwing a hissy fit over nothing for this game.

Most DLC for online games split the community, Evolve does not. Evolve doesn't do map packs which splits everyone up, it's characters and skins so you can play with anyone.

It has one of the least evil DLC stances around, yet people shunned it.

Yeah, I wondered about this. But the problem is the scale of the DLC, and I think that's why it's getting grief. I mean, look at this:



That's £185 of DLC!! And £4 a pop for character skins? Insane. I don't even pay half that for a TF2 taunt and these are mostly skins!!

Looks like Evolve might still come to Linux & SteamOS
20 February 2016 at 3:24 pm UTC

Quoting: sunbeam4@eike steamdb add-on.

Huh, you're right. I'm on Chrome and must have added the SteamDB extension years ago, cos I don't remember doing it! When I browse the Steam store, I get those stats embedded on the page. Sure enough, that's how I also get the Sales tracker embedded on there too (when there's a sale on)!

Looks like Evolve might still come to Linux & SteamOS
20 February 2016 at 2:22 pm UTC

Yeah, Evolve might be beyond saving, sadly.



Looks like it was popular at one point though. Still £25 to buy too!

Get some cheap games on Games Republic with our discount code
15 February 2016 at 4:29 pm UTC

Quoting: HadBabits
Quoting: Games Republic RepHello @scaine.
1) 45 games available today on sale on Linux are available as a Steam keys,
2) 8 games that are available as a DRM-free download. We always inform about type of DRM - take a look on product page:

1) I believe he means does the sale count as a 'Linux sale' in Steam's statistics. Some 3rd party key vendors buy the keys en masse as a Windows sale, even if you only play it on Linux.

2) So does that mean you download directly from the site?

Sorry for the confused comment - you're exactly correct, that's exactly what I was getting at, HadBabits. Do these sales count as "Linux" and where is the DRM-free download from. Thanks!

Get some cheap games on Games Republic with our discount code
15 February 2016 at 1:40 pm UTC

And since I've never used them before, can you clarify if these are Steam Keys and counted as Linux sales?

Hmmm, just checked and some of these actually have DRM-free downloads too. Is that via Games Republic, or is a Humble/GoG tie-in?

XCOM 2 strategy game reviewed on Linux
13 February 2016 at 1:36 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Segata SanshiroThis time we see 10 American, 4 English and 2 Australian voices (which is an improvement from the last game) but seriously, could some of those American ones not been Scottish, Irish or South African?

Actually there's definitely one Scottish and one Irish in there, but I think they're just described as UK voices. Sadly, no Welsh representation.

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