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Arma 3 Linux port update in testing, possible BattlEye support to come too
6 January 2016 at 3:38 pm UTC

Quoting: GuestUnfortunately this isn't something which can be fixed by BI or TFAR/ACRE teams. This has to be addressed by TeamSpeak. And this isn't likely to happen.

When I played Planetside 2, we used TeamSpeak radio in a configuration that allowed commander->squadleaders and also squadleader->squad chat just by pressing a different button to speak. What does TFAR/ACRE2 do above this?

Also, why do you say that TeamSpeak need to fix this, if it's TFAR/ACRE2 that are using DLL plugins? Is it that plugins only work on Windows? Because I'm not sure that's the case - I have (or had, stopped playing after a re-install last year) a plug-in to display an overlay of the name of the person speaking in-game. So some plugins certainly seem to be supported.

Review: Bound By Flame on Linux
4 January 2016 at 9:26 pm UTC Likes: 1

As usual, I went to buy this based on the glowing review, only to discover that I'd already bought it. I'll have to get around to installing it and playing it now... although I'll have to tear myself away from Insurgency and D:OS first!

Infinite Bundle from Bundle Stars has 12 Linux games for next to nothing
2 January 2016 at 9:58 pm UTC

Quoting: LukeNukemBundle Stars bundles...?
Yeah I just recently removed *all* of previous BS games from my Steam account. Most (not all), are fucking horrible, unfortunately.
And that sucks for the devs...

I bought a couple - some are decent. How do you "remove" games from your steam account? Do you mean you deleted them?

Just checked again. You're crazy dude. I got Secrets of Raetikon, PixelJunk Shooter, Knights of Pen & Paper, Ibb & Obb double pack, and a heap of others I've yet to try (or are admittedly not very good) in just two purchases - for pennies. I paid £2.50 for one bundle and £2 for the other. Just over a pint of beer then.

Most bundles have a star or two - which I reckon is where they came up with the name...

DoubleFine seem to have attracted a bit of a mess with Psychonauts 2 funding
2 January 2016 at 9:48 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: burzmaliI haven't seen these allegations, but I've read the investment information on fig and talked it over with some finance and investment folks and the long and short of it was crowd fund if you want but stay away from the investment opportunity. Basically, best case, you break even in 5 years maybe even make some money in a decade or so. Worst case, fig folds before Psychonauts 2 ships and you get nothing and you have no recourse. Most likely, you never break even and shareholder lawsuits against fig bleed them dry over the course of the years.

No serious investor would consider this opportunity, the return is pitiful, and the risks are very high.

I think there's a few people commenting here that haven't watched the video, not just yourself!

I thought the video was superb. It's a real shame it's made by a GamerGate supporter (and general misogynist judging from his twitter feed - assuming not all GamerGaters are misogynists, I suppose).

But yeah, the video makes it clear that some extremely shady practices are at foot here. You can't compare this to Kickstarter, because a) Kickstarter is up front on the risks and b) Kickstarter equates to a pre-order, whereas Fig is hyping itself as a share vehicle. Two very different things.

Insurgency FPS adds official Steam Controller support, better gamepad support overall
21 December 2015 at 8:39 am UTC

Insurgency is absolutely superb. Great graphics, engaging maps, nightmodes, loads of game types.

I primarily love it because of the co-op modes. My days of PvP ended with CS 1.6, but the co-op modes really encourage teamwork and use of the microphone to communicate. Get a good server with some communicative players and you'll have a blast.

Steam Controller updated, you can name it, take configs with you, adjust the light & bleep and more
16 December 2015 at 12:40 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: nattydreadI think santa might be bringing me one for xmas :D

Santa delivered mine a week ago, but I'm not allowed to open it until the big day arrives. :-(

SHINESS, a fantastic looking 3D RPG coming to Linux, new teaser trailer
15 December 2015 at 7:06 pm UTC

Quoting: flesk
QuoteThe game itself was likely covered by one of the past Funding Crowd articles, but here's a refresher.

Doesn't look like it was. I can't even find it in the crowdfunding wiki muntdefems maintained. They announced Linux support one week into the campaign, so that's probably why we missed it.

It does look gorgeous though.

Munts did move this one into the completed section, but nope, we never covered it, at least when I was writing for TFC. In fact, we've barely covered any of Ynnis' titles for some reason, although I notice HadBabits covered Kill The Bad Guy a few months ago.

[Edit: Just to say, god I loved Naruto on Xbox360 back in the day, so really looking forward to this!]

The Funding Crowd 54, the latest in Linux crowdfunding news
14 December 2015 at 7:10 pm UTC

I'm a bit gutted about Deserted - bizarrely it's one of the more intriguing titles, but only gets the bonus mention, probably because it's doomed as a project. Hopefully it will live on. My kind of game - looks like a cross between Another World and Transistor.

Need a Sunday cheer up? Watch the funny moments of our recent GRID Autosport Linux livestream
13 December 2015 at 12:51 pm UTC Likes: 1

Damn! I might have to get this now... looks superb. It reminds me of Gran Turismo 2 - long tracks, great variety of cars. Presumably it does the whole "career progression" thing too. Argh! It's Christmas - money is stupidly tight.

InSomnia - an RPG set in a brutal dieselpunk universe, planning a same-day Linux release now
10 December 2015 at 7:16 pm UTC Likes: 2

We actually covered this back in July 2014 on the Funding Crowd - and back then the Linux version wasn't confirmed, so it's superb to see this one come good.

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