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Linux Gaming 2.0: Why More Linux Users Aren't Gamers
Mar 11, 2008, 10 :30 UTC (12 Talkback[s]) (4428 reads)

(Other stories by Matt Hartley)

"What would it take to get more Linux users playing video games? A better selection of native games for the Linux platform? It has been tried over and again with very limited results. But perhaps it's worth trying again, this time with real, obtainable tools and help? Enter Garage Games.

"Understanding these games remain few in number, the results are the same--they are cross platform and include Linux users. No using silly emulators, these indie developers have made sure that Linux users are included in the gaming fun. Now, the really important question--why hasn't anyone heard of any of this? Largely due to the fact that these games are considered 'independent,' the exposure these studios have received is otherwise limited..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
...are not gamers, and most people who t ...   Most people who use computers...   
cjm
Mar 11, 2008, 15:03:39
 
It is more sensible to spend a few hundr ...   Better Options   
Greg Jones
Mar 11, 2008, 15:30:36
 
I have typically spent 10 - 11 hours wit ...   At the end of a (work) day,   
Rainer Weikusat
Mar 11, 2008, 15:35:32
 
Just a few more years and we won't s ...   PC Gaming is dying   
Ronald Trip
Mar 11, 2008, 16:50:24
 
*Caution Rant*I run Linux on my work lap ...   I dont agree about these gaming statments   
Doctor X
Mar 11, 2008, 18:49:40
 
If you have read the various articles on ...   Linux games   
Yim
Mar 11, 2008, 20:43:15
 
> "What would it take to get more Linux  ...   Time   
James E LaBarre
Mar 11, 2008, 20:45:52
 
> Just a few more years and we won't ...   Re: PC Gaming is dying   
DDahl
Mar 11, 2008, 20:54:04
 
I know I will get flamed but man, who sa ...   Gaming is not just for windows users   
brian
Mar 11, 2008, 21:54:49
 
I wasn't a gamer when I had a C=64,  ...   Linux Rules!   
GaAsP
Mar 11, 2008, 23:22:24
 
>> Quite a few places I've seen wher ...   Re: Re: PC Gaming is dying   
Jose_X
Mar 12, 2008, 05:46:31
 
> >> Quite a few places I've seen wh ...   Re: Re: Re: PC Gaming is dying   
DDahl
Mar 12, 2008, 19:27:58
 
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