Coming up on this LinuxGamecast Weekly. Linus talks Steam. Ur-Quan Masters HD is out, Doom 3 BFG is almost ready and Blizzard might be working on a native banhammer.
Links:
Steam News
- http://cdr.xpaw.ru/linux/
- http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
- http://www.gamechup.com/steam-box-confirmed-by-valve-engineer-for-2013-will-be-linux-based-report/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_medium=referral&t=45m23s&utm_source=t.co&v=PDEce3mtkRg
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_medium=referral&t=60m42s&utm_source=t.co&v=PDEce3mtkRg
News
- https://github.com/RobertBeckebans/RBDOOM-3-BFG
- http://phandroid.com/2012/12/31/ouya-in-depth-overview-hands-on/
- http://www.desura.com/
- http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI2ODE
Games
- http://linuxgamecast.com/2013/01/ur-quan-masters-high-definition-star-control-2-released/
- http://www.gamingonlinux.com/index.php?threads/build-defend-a-hybrid-of-tower-defence-and-minecraft.1592/
- http://buildanddefend.com/
- http://www.teleglitch.com/
- http://freegamer.blogspot.com/2013/01/cube2-sauerbraten-collect-edition.html
- http://sauerbraten.org/docs/history.html
Feedback:
http://slexy.org/view/s21qJTk00S
http://slexy.org/view/s210oqD11A
PSA: Saving that holiday SSD
http://goinglinux.com/articles/Optimize_Linux_For_SSD_Drive.html
Steam News :
The big list of Steam
http://cdr.xpaw.ru/linux/
- Alright Selection
- Several games on steam actually have linux clients that aren’t being included
- I want me some UT2k4. That game was fun.
- Whar L4D2?
Ubuntu added HW survey
http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
- Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 0.13%
- Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 64 bit 0.26%
- Ubuntu 12.10 0.12%
- Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit 0.29%
Steam boxen confirmed?
http://www.gamechup.com/steam-box-confirmed-by-valve-engineer-for-2013-will-be-linux-based-report/
- Will I buy it? Nope. Why? #gloriouspsgamingmasterrace
- Who will provide the graphics? Nvidia/AMD?
Linus Torvalds speaks about Valve and their work on Linux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_medium=referral&t=45m23s&utm_source=t.co&v=PDEce3mtkRg
0:45:23 Valve
1:00:49 Hookers and blow <-show title?
- Linus never worked with Valve
- Several kernel devels along with GL userspace critters did
- They were pleased with the interaction
News:
Doom 3 BFG Linux
https://github.com/RobertBeckebans/RBDOOM-3-BFG
- Excellent. Now let the standalone content flow. Bwahahaha
- It builds, works; but no sound.
OUYA Gaming Console (developer version) demoed on video!
http://phandroid.com/2012/12/31/ouya-in-depth-overview-hands-on/
- Always been skeptical of this. Sure its a cheap console, but people have computers. And phones
- The onlive thing sounds interesting. That might put more butts in seats
- Might work as a cheap Onlive box but, yeah.
Did Steam kill Desura?
http://www.desura.com/
- I don’t think so
- Steam has been around for almost/over a decade
- Desura Killed desura.
- Trying to play as a content distribution network in the land of package managers is kind of iffy
- steam can do it because they have the publishers on their side
- Should have heavily leveraged their strengths (MODDB, indieroyale, etc )
- focus on what’s different and cool
- Harder to focus on indie games due to steam greenlight
- Trying to play as a content distribution network in the land of package managers is kind of iffy
Valve planning a Steam client for Linux Blizzard Entertainment Planning A Linux Game For 2013
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI2ODE
- Let’s play find the source!
- Ah, this must be the ZOMG Valve on Linux for 2013
- Now Blizzard can ban Linux users natively
Games :
Ur-Quan Masters HD (Star Control 2) Released
http://linuxgamecast.com/2013/01/ur-quan-masters-high-definition-star-control-2-released/
- Multi-platform Open Source port of the classic sci-fi game Star Control 2
- Based on the original source code of the 3DO version
- High resolution mode, new features, & new artwork.
Build & Defend a hybrid of tower defence and minecraft
- http://www.gamingonlinux.com/index.php?threads/build-defend-a-hybrid-of-tower-defence-and-minecraft.1592/
- http://buildanddefend.com/
- Tower Defense, Multi-player cooperation, Destructible world and Economics
- The controls are a little odd
- You can play for free with limited options
Teleglitch
http://www.teleglitch.com/
- Roguelike top-down shooter with pixel graphics.
- Option to combine all weapons and items into new awesome gear
- 10+ hours of play time
- Needs a resolution option
- I’m a bit sick of this “retro” pixel business.
Cube2: Sauerbraten Collect edition released
- http://freegamer.blogspot.com/2013/01/cube2-sauerbraten-collect-edition.html
- http://sauerbraten.org/docs/history.html
- New maps
- Added “collect”, “insta collect”, and “efficiency collect” game modes
- Now uses GLSL as the default rendering path when available
Feedback:
http://slexy.org/view/s21qJTk00S
olnnn 1 day ago
Have you considered doing the livestreams earlier in the day? I would watch the show live, but it’s in the middle of the night for us europeans?
http://slexy.org/view/s210oqD11A
pizzadude808
You should disable apport to get rid of the program crash popups during the show.
sudo nano /etc/default/apport
change enabled=1 to enabled=0
Maybe my failing eyesight is at fault but where is the link for the SSD optimizations?
I don’t see it either…
It’s in the blank spot above Steam news where I forgot to post it. Thanks for pointing that out.
I find Shank 2 works pretty well with mouse + keyboard. Shank 1 was absolutely brutal without a controller, Shank 2 is much improved.