Links 20/3/2014: Games
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2014-03-20 15:59:57 UTC
- Modified: 2014-03-20 16:00:37 UTC
Ever since Valve’s announcement of the Source Engine’s Linux support back in 2012 with Team Fortress 2, gamers on the Linux platform all around the world have been asking for an ETA on a Linux version of Portal 2. Valve obliged the requests of the gamers last month by releasing a Linux port of Portal 2. The initial release of the game was plagued by an issue, wherein the game would cause a segmentation issue with Linux distributions that had SELinux enabled. But Valve has come up with a solution in the form of a fix that fixes the issue and makes the game playable on SELinux enabled platforms.
So, this is massive news and yet another reason why games not having a Linux version should become a thing of the past. Epic Games has announced Unreal Engine 4 with Linux support and not just in exporting, the toolkit will be native too.
If you've been following the news lately, it'll come as no surprise that Crytek is working on a Linux port of its game engine. At GDC today, I had a first-hand look at CryEngine running on Linux, and I was able to get some extra details from the Crytek folks on the scene.
Alienware is collaborating with leading independent game developer and publisher, Crytek, to create a more immersive gaming experience for its customers. Crytek will integrate the Alienware AlienFX lighting control software with its state-of-the-art CRYENGINE development solution. In addition, Alienware also provided Crytek with Alienware systems for the development and promotion of CRYENGINE with full native Linux support.
In terms of gaming, Linux is on a roll lately. The latest company to throw its weight behind the open source platform is GOG.com, which says it's been working on bringing Linux games to its service for the past few months. There's still work to be done, buy by this fall, GOG.com plans to launch at least 100 classic titles on Linux.
GOG.com, a site that specializes in selling classic PC games for modern computers, has decided to support Linux after all.
GOG.com, the DRM-free PC game store will begin offering games for the Linux operating system starting this fall.
GOG releases on Linux this Autumn with the digital distributor testing a selection of their titles on Ubuntu and Linux Mint
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