Gaming on Linux [news and developments]
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTIyMzg
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTIyMzg
gregski said:
By the same token, why post it there? Do you want all the linux information on one thread?
I renamed the thread. This one will be for news and developments, other one for howtos with hints and tips.
Humble Bundle "For Android" 4 arrives with a bunch of cross platform games (including Linux builds): http://www.humblebundle.com
Egosoft are hiring Linux developers to update their X3 titles for Linux. Previously their Linux ports were done by third parties, and weren't really maintained in the long run. It's really good that more and more gaming companies are looking into bringing Linux development in house. Linux gaming is surely on the rise now. Let's see how soon will CDPR jump on the wagon 
THQ may be considering Linux in the future.
http://www.gatheryourparty.com/articles/2012/12/17/thq-considers-linux/
http://www.gatheryourparty.com/articles/2012/12/17/thq-considers-linux/
Sounds interesting. Humble Bundle pushes the market with publishing sales results
Not like it was a surprise anyway. I feel sorry for the people who may lose their jobs but I can't say I'll miss THQ after all their recent DLC madness.Sirnaq said:
Sirnaq said:
Not at all. But it is confusing to observers from outside the US, because the US concept of "debtor in possession" is rare elsewhere.
Bankruptcy, specifically in the US, only rarely results in the demise of the bankrupt company. Indeed, the purpose of a "Chapter 11" bankruptcy is to allow the company to continue to operate, while being relieved from obligations that make it burdensome to operate, and settle with creditors later.
The article doesn't say that THQ is dead at all. In a business where money is the only thing that talks, it says that investors who want to keep it intact and operating are willing to put eight-figure sums of money where their mouths are.
It does, however, illustrate the danger of being a small company competing in mass markets. Failures like uDraw eat up your capital, leaving you without enough to bet on your sure things.
Linux as a market for games is likely to remain without big-company competition for some years. THQ could do well by focusing on it.
Oceania plans to create a Linux version of their client:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2024564809/oceania?ref=live
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2024564809/oceania?ref=live
Eador Masters of the Broken Sword is targeting Linux as tier 1 platform now: http://snowbirdgames.com/?p=662&lang=en
Great to see more developers paying attention to Linux in its own right, rather than afterthought after their Windows releases. Time for CDPR to start doing it too.
Great to see more developers paying attention to Linux in its own right, rather than afterthought after their Windows releases. Time for CDPR to start doing it too.
Every time a new Windows is released more people migrate to GNU/Linux, partly because Microsoft keeps getting more ridiculous and obtrusive with each version.
Now that Microsoft touched a sensitive area, software distribution, developers and publishers probably feel some of the pressure us users have been subjected to for years.
Good riddance, an age of DRM-free Linux gaming is approaching!
Now that Microsoft touched a sensitive area, software distribution, developers and publishers probably feel some of the pressure us users have been subjected to for years.
Good riddance, an age of DRM-free Linux gaming is approaching!