Steam is mobile! Civilization V hits the Linux, Metal Slug 3 goes DRM-free, and AMD polishes the Mantle. Then Secret of the Magic Crystals – The Race faces our chairquisition! All this, plus your hate mail.
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https://icculus.org/isgoatsimulatordoneyet/
Steam
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/135381-SteamBoy-Aims-To-Be-The-Handheld-Steam-Machine-Update
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2360739/meet-alienwares-alpha-console-a-steam-machine-without-steamos-for-now.html
http://lunarg.com/glassymesa/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/8930/?snr=1_7_15__13
http://store.steampowered.com/app/299860/
http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/06/10/serious-sam-studio-croteam-announces-the-talos-principle-a-first-person-puzzle-game/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/219890/
http://steamcommunity.com/games/265830/announcements/detail/1335629717839251356
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/45894/
News
http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/76396/en-us
http://community.amd.com/community/amd-blogs/amd-gaming/blog/2014/06/10/more-mantle-games-are-on-the-way
http://hexus.net/tech/news/peripherals/70957-roccat-unveils-product-help-pc-gamers-reclaim-sofa/
http://survivethedistance.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=681&sid=9379336b4325af9d412ef014524e36b1
http://code.blender.org/index.php/2014/06/supporting-game-developers-with-blender-2-71/
http://www.ofguardsandthieves.com/
https://twitter.com/humblesupport/status/476400977889603585
http://openxcom.org/2014/06/openxcom-1-0/
Review
http://www.artery-studios.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/45100/
Feedback
http://slexy.org/view/s21pZZhm1q
http://slexy.org/view/s2EFTHs4RX
PSA:
https://icculus.org/isgoatsimulatordoneyet/
Colour key: Venn Jordan Pedro
Steam News:
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/135381-SteamBoy-Aims-To-Be-The-Handheld-Steam-Machine-Update
Assuming it’ll actually come out, this would be an awesome St’r’eam Machine!
That would explain all of these android games in the steam store
Not so Steamy
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2360739/meet-alienwares-alpha-console-a-steam-machine-without-steamos-for-now.html
Hey guys! GUYS! We released a small form factor PC.
“the chip allows the Alienware Alpha to offer performance comparable to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4”
This is not something you want to be advertising to PC gamers…
B-b-but 2GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory! #yoloswag
For $550 it damn well better outperform next gen consoles.
“Alienware Alpha will ship with Windows 8.1 preinstalled” Oh, look at all the nope.
“Alpha is fully upgradeable, other than the graphics chip,” Sir, can I have an extra serving of nope?
Venn, you fanciful slut, you can just buy a new one if the GPU can’t handle your games
They called it Alpha, that way they can avoid all criticism by claiming it was in fact AN alpha for their Steam Machine. Shrewd little fuckers that they are!
“We’re fuckin’ gamer pro Alienware, we ain’t got time to wait for Valve!”
Of note is that Alienware is preconfiguring the computer to boot straight to steam.
Valve Funds Glassy
http://lunarg.com/glassymesa/
Its a good step forward. Glad that valve is shilling out the bucks for Open Source development
Improvements to intel and open source AMD performance are always more than welcome
As a user and advocate of the Mesa driver strack, this tickles me in a special place.
Their goal is to remove the frame latency issues which have plagued the AMD/ATI environment since the dawn of time. They say they’ve already achieved a 15-22% frame time decrease in L4D2.
TurbospaceGandhi now on linux
http://store.steampowered.com/app/8930/?snr=1_7_15__13
Protip: These guys only get wet stinky if you buy/play the game under Linux for the first week.
From the store page
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Don’t meet the above requirements? Running on Ubuntu? That doesn’t mean your configuration wont run Civ V, it just means we have not tested and vetted your configuration. Visit the Civilization V community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Civ V Linux and future AAA Linux releases!
Good on Aspyr for at least attempting to engage the community
For 24 hours (Tuesday-Wednesday) you could have bought Civ V and it’s kajillions of DLC for $16.49
The disparity between Windows & Mac minimum requirements and Linux is worrisome. Maybe I’m just jaded at this point, but that’s not a good sign!
One point of concern is that Aspyr is notoriously bad with delivering patches on OSX. I wonder if that’ll hold true for steamos
I for one welcome our third second AAA Linux title.
It starts off in “I’m poor” mode.
This may actually be good news?
http://steamcommunity.com/app/8930/discussions/0/540743757970224608/#c540743757978588631
And someone’s already got it running a chromebook: http://goo.gl/xKpMJf
Beasts of Prey
http://store.steampowered.com/app/299860/
Jeff Goldblum Simulator 2014! Now with less body horror
Turok is disappoint
Unity Turok?
Oh no, wait! it’s a Unity clone of ORION: Dino Horde. Carry on!
The Talos Principle
http://store.steampowered.com/app/257510/
http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/06/10/serious-sam-studio-croteam-announces-the-talos-principle-a-first-person-puzzle-game/
Another reason to throw your spacebucks at croteam
“written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper)”
Really want to see what Croteam’s Serious Engine 4 can throw in my face organ.
I’m a big fan of the Linux minimum requirements. I got at least double that on my current laptop (except processor)
Serious Myst? Uru: Ages Beyond Sam?
As long as there are T-Rexes with minigun arms smoking cigars, I’ll be alright
Antichamber
http://store.steampowered.com/app/219890/
Not listed for Linux on store page
Downloads and runs.
Bills itself as an M.C. Escher Simulator
Trailer gives it a portal/stanley parable type feel
$20 Seems a bit steep
Monocontrola
http://steamcommunity.com/games/265830/announcements/detail/1335629717839251356
Not very controlling yet. The PS2 Dual Shock works, except when it comes to pausing the game and navigating the menus.
They fixed it!
Tex Murphy Dump
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/45894/
Because we need more ancient adventure games
Especially 90’s FMV green-screen-fest ones.
Coming next week, Windows XP pinball for SteamOS
News:
NVIDIA 340.17 BETA
http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/76396/en-us
Added initial support for G-SYNC monitors.
For the 0 monitors out on the market that support it.
Mantle and Linux on the same sentence from an AMD representative
http://community.amd.com/community/amd-blogs/amd-gaming/blog/2014/06/10/more-mantle-games-are-on-the-way
“With DirectX 12 games still over 18 months away and no alternatives in sight for Linux gamers, Mantle’s future looks bright.”
Looks like Phoronix’s “source” was actually a former Aspyr Media representative who now works at AMD:
https://twitter.com/michael_marks/status/455425658949083136
Because OpenGL just plain doesn’t work
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻)
http://hexus.net/tech/news/peripherals/70957-roccat-unveils-product-help-pc-gamers-reclaim-sofa/
I have a sneaking suspicion this will result in many informercial style blunders
Whar keyboard on the right version? Fuck left-handers?
WHAR
Deluxe model
Upgrade the Distance
http://survivethedistance.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=681
Lots of problems upgrading reported by filthy trash people who did not originally back the Kickstarter.
Pay the difference between your tier and the $55 tier for access.
I know someone looking for 40 extra wet stinky.
Would gladly throw it at them, but I’ll be needing to buy furniture very, very soon.
Blender 2.71 brings improvements for Game Developers
http://code.blender.org/index.php/2014/06/supporting-game-developers-with-blender-2-71
Support for Exporting objects to unity, UDK and unreal 4
Still a fair list of “What doesn’t work” for each but good on them.
Of Guards and Thieves – Open Beta
http://www.ofguardsandthieves.com/
http://www.subvertgames.com/community/t/5259927731830784?p=1
Everyone can join in during the Open Beta with a free account
Remains to be seen whether or not they’ll keep a free to play option once the game is “finished” (as much as any game is finished nowadays)
In the meantime you can also support the game through their very own Kickstarter rip-off page: http://www.ofguardsandthieves.com/store
Metal Slug 3 DRM-free
https://twitter.com/humblesupport/status/476400977889603585
Was part of Humble Bundle dontfknrememberorcare
SDL control goodness.
No online multiplayer until Steam release
No mention of a Steam (Linux) release.
OpenXcom 1.0
http://openxcom.org/2014/06/openxcom-1-0/
Spreadsheet sim 1994 – Now with more day/night cycles!
Hey, good on them for reaching 1.0
Scale:
- Nooope
- Not sure if want
- Check it out
- Shutupandtakemymonies
Game: PONIES!!111!!! Secret of the Magic Crystals – The Race
Webzone: http://www.artery-studios.com/
Devel: Artery Studios
Engine: Unity
Price: $3.99
Wazzat: The Race is a multiplayer expansion for the original game which allows to race with your favourite horse against players around the world or the computer.
Makes with the working
V-
How can we review DLC? It’s not like we had a choice.
It practically installed itself.
J-
P-
Well… If the original game worked, a piece of DLC for it oughta as well!
Total-
Shiny / Sounds
V-
Yeah, it can be a bit sluggish at times but that’s the fault of my 770s. They are simply unable to cope with the awesome sauce that it this masterpiece
Really, sell your car, house, whatever and buy a pair a Titans so can truly enjoy this magical experience. .
J-
P-
Ponies!
Really, it’s MOAR PONIES on screen at any given time!
My ears were left bleeding after the race because of the constant clip-clopping of pony hooves.
Total-
Control
V-
The system automatically adjusts braking and speed it’s …magical!
All you have to do is steer left and right and that’s a good thing.
Any more contact /w such an revolutionary control scheme would simply melt your entire body organ.
J-
Brilliantly simple. Inspired
P-
It’s like an android game that you can play ON YOUR PC!
Everyone loves playing racing games on a tablet, right? Right? Guys!?
Total-
FUN
V-
ZO-my-FKN-GOD! At the end of the day Secret of the Magic Crystals – The Race is failed attempt at recapturing the ZOMGPONIES craze of the original.
With controls worthy of the name “suggestion buttons”, Graphics that only a console player would love, and no ability to invite the mates for some online mockery; all I can say is meh!
At the end of the day, save your 3.99 wet stinkys unless you have little ankle biters of your own.
This bit-o-DLC should grab their attention for a few hours allowing you the time to reflect on the horrible life choices you’ve made that have led up to this point.
J-
P-
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Final -
Hate Mail:
Do you speak it?
http://slexy.org/view/s21pZZhm1q
Spate Linux review
http://slexy.org/view/s2EFTHs4RX
Everytime I read “annoying” all I hear is “it made my groin organ tingle and that’s not right and that annoys me!”
Another mans voice can give you a chubby. It’s okay bro. We don’t judge here on L.G.C.