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Posted August 19, 2014
50 games for the free OS available right NOW!

A while ago, [url=http://www.gog.com/news/gogcom_soon_on_more_platforms]we've announced our plans to add Linux support as one of the features of our digital platform, with 100 games on the launch day sometime this fall. We've put much time and effort into this project and now we've found ourselves with over 50 titles, classic and new, prepared for distribution, site infrastructure ready, support team trained and standing by, and absolutely no reason to wait until October or November. We're still aiming to have at least 100 Linux games in the coming months, but we've decided not to delay the launch just for the sake of having a nice-looking number to show off to the press. It's not about them, after all, it's about you. So, one of the most popular site feature requests on our community wishlist is granted today: Linux support has officially arrived on GOG.com!

The first 50+ titles we've have in store for you come from all the corners of our DRM-Free catalog. Note that we've got many classic titles coming officially to Linux for the very first time, thanks to the custom builds prepared by our dedicated team of penguin tamers. That's over twenty fan-favorite GOG.com classics, like &[url=http://www.gog.com/game/flatout_2]Flatout 2, , <a href="http://www.gog.com/game/darklands">Darklands, or Realms of the Haunting we've personally ushered one by one into the welcoming embrace of Linux gamers. That's already quite a nice chunk of our back-catalog, and you can expect more from our dedicated Linux team soon!

Now, for the recent titles. We've got some indie games with native Linux versions that finally find their well-deserved spot in our store. Among them, debuting on Linux, - a well received original comedic Sci-Fi puzzler. On top of that, be on the lookout for two new additions to the GOG.com catalog: [url=http://www.gog.com/game/gods_will_be_watching]Gods Will Be Watching (coming in a couple of hours) and Unrest:Special Edition (Linux build coming right up!), both of them very fresh and intriguing. This is the very first time we can provide you with all the PC versions of a premiere game, and we will continue to do so in the future. If there's a Linux version of a title we're releasing, our aim is to deliver it to you Day-1. But enough about us, let's talk about the games. Here's what you can be playing on Linux today:

Anomaly Warzone Earth
Ascendant
Bionic Dues
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold - first time on Linux!
Blake Stone: Planet Strike - first time on Linux!
Bloodnet - first time on Linux!
Braveland
CLARC - first time on Linux!
Darklands - first time on Linux!
Darwinia
Defcon
Don't Starve + DLC
Dragonsphere - first time on Linux!
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition
FlatOut - first time on Linux!
Flatout 2 - first time on Linux!
Fragile Allegiance - first time on Linux!
Gemini Rue
Gods Will Be Watching
Hammerwatch
Hocus Pocus - first time on Linux!
Kentucky Route Zero
The Last Federation
Legend of Grimrock
Litil Divil - first time on Linux!
Long Live the Queen
MouseCraft
Multiwinia
Normality - first time on Linux!
Pinball Gold Pack - first time on Linux!
Pinball World - first time on Linux!
Pirates! Gold Plus - first time on Linux!
Realms of the Haunting - first time on Linux!
Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender - first time on Linux!
Rise of the Triad: Dark War - first time on Linux!
Shattered Haven
The Shivah HD
Sid Meier's Colonization - first time on Linux!
Sid Meier's Covert Action - first time on Linux!
Sir, You Are Being Hunted
Slipstream 5000 - first time on Linux!
Space Pirates and Zombies
Spacechem
Stargunner - first time on Linux!
SteamWorld Dig
Super Hexagon
Surgeon Simulator 2013
Sword of the Samurai - first time on Linux!
Teslagrad
Unrest:Special Edition (Linux build on the way!)
Uplink
VVVVVV

As if this wasn't exciting enough, we've put more than half of these titles on a special promo! Head out to the promo page and find out which of them you can get up to 75% off until Tuesday, 9:59AM GMT. Of course, all of the games from the list above that you already own will be updated with Linux versions with no additional cost for you, just as you might have expected from GOG.com.

"OK, but how will Linux support actually work on GOG.com" - you might ask. For both native Linux versions, as well as special builds prepared by our team, GOG.com will provide distro-independent tar.gz archives and support convenient DEB installers for the two most popular Linux distributions: Ubuntu and Mint, in their current and future LTS editions. Helpful and responsive customer support has always been an important part of the GOG.com gaming experience. We wouldn't have it any other way when it comes to Linux, and starting today our helpdesk offers support for our official Linux releases on Ubuntu and Mint systems.

Diversity and freedom of choice have always been an important part of the GOG.com way. We're very glad that we could improve our service with the addition of the free (and DRM-Free) alternative to the commercial operating systems. Talking with gamers is just as important, so we're counting on your feedback! If you've got any questions, suggestions, or run into any trouble, just tell us in the forum thread below this post. Just please be gentle, this is [url=http://youtu.be/qBxbPts5tOk" target="_blank]our very first time[/url] with Linux. Happy launch day, everyone!
Posted July 24, 2014
For the record, totally called it.

And congratulations, Judas!
Posted July 24, 2014
You've got yourself a new customer :) Cheers!
Posted July 24, 2014
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Maighstir: And yeah, the installer assumes an environment similar to Ubuntu (or at least Debian), which means us Archites, as well as Fedorans, Suseians and others might have to do some manual work.
I'm sure you'll find a correlation between how much your technology choices deviate from what's most popular and how much work you have to do to make it fit with other stuff.

Couple years back, when I decided I was gonna start using Linux for real, I picked Ubuntu, because it did what I needed it to do, it was popular and had good backing.

I didn't do the same when I picked a Python web framework to use and I later regretted it.
Post edited July 24, 2014 by Magnitus
Posted July 24, 2014
I want to upvote the shit out of the opening post, and I can't because it's a news announcement. So here, have your +1 in text, you amazing people, you.
Posted July 24, 2014
YES!

I don't use Linux. But I might - I hate losing options and MS' latest trends aren't encouraging. Very happy about not having a reason to shop somewhere else.
Posted July 24, 2014
Wahooo!!! :)
Posted July 24, 2014
Not on Linux yet, but this is a huge step in giving me a Windows alternative. Love your hard work and support. Take a bow. You deserve it.
Posted July 24, 2014
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Tolya: I used to deal with copyright law (albeit Polish one) on a daily basis a few years ago, so let me tell you this. Any legal contract has to be as specific as possible. For example, if you want to sign a contract for publishing a book, you not only need, but, as an author, you WANT to specify all of the possible fields of exploitation. You give the publisher rights to sell your book in print and in (i.e.) english language only, so that they cannot go behind your back and make money off (i.e.;) a digitized Portugese version without you being properly compensated.

Not only that, a contract can be challenged in a court of law if the fields of exploitation are not clearly enumerated. You can't just say "I hereby grant exclusive rights to sell a piece of work on ALL fields of exploitation", you have to clearly state which ones. There were a couple of cases in Polish courts about that very matter.

And right holders are sometimes very protective of their intellectual property, they want control over how it is distributed and what image it paints (and how much money it makes).
I really hate the way our copy right laws are. I don't know if the law is similar else, and I suspect neither do you for certain, but in general it seems overly complicated everywhere. It is a real shame that it has to be that way, especially since it, I'm guessing, is the cause for a lackluster Linux Launch.

In any case, good job, GOG. I hope you can get more licences for Linux!
Posted July 24, 2014
I don't think the Linux launch is lackluster.
Posted July 24, 2014
It is very good that tarballs are presents. I'm an Opensuse user and I need RPM packages or something universal like tarballs. Humble Indie Bundle is practicing to distribute one game in a few package formats for years. I hope that you're using Ubuntu 12.04 for compiling games from source: I hate when I see error like "You need Glibc 2.18 to run this app". Or something older like CentOS 5.11 for LSB-compatibility.

Russian: очень здорово что есть тарболы. Я пользуюсь Opensuse, чей формат пакетов - RPM, или что-нибудь универсальное вроде тарболов. Humble Indie Bundle несколько лет практикует распротранение одной игры в разных форматах пакетов. Я надеюсь что вы использовали Ubuntu 12.04 для компиляции игры из исходного кода: этонегласный стандарт для базовой системы для этого, я ненавижу ошибки вроде "Необхоим Glibc 2.18 для запуска этой программы". Или что-нибудь старее вроде CentOS 5.11 для совместимости с официальным стандартом LSB.
Posted July 24, 2014
I wouldn't call this lackluster either. It's not as great as I hoped - we need the IE games, for starters - but it's a good start. No pressure to shop elsewhere to make sure I have the Linux version now.
Posted July 24, 2014
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realkman666: I don't think the Linux launch is lackluster.
It's got me excited.
Posted July 24, 2014
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Maighstir: And yeah, the installer assumes an environment similar to Ubuntu (or at least Debian), which means us Archites, as well as Fedorans, Suseians and others might have to do some manual work.
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Magnitus: I'm sure you'll find a correlation between how much your technology choices deviate from what's most popular and how much work you have to do to make it fit with other stuff.

Couple years back, when I decided I was gonna start using Linux for real, I picked Ubuntu, because it did what I needed it to do, it was popular and had good backing.

I didn't do the same when I picked a Python web framework to use and I later regretted it.
Nothing wrong with picking a lesser-used option, as long as one is aware that support may be somewhat lacking. I started using Linux in 1999, dual-booting Mandrake and Windows 98 on a 13 GB drive (whee!). A number of computer generations and replacements later, I kicked the Windows partition off my laptop about 18 months ago, and decided to go full Tux when I replaced my tower some 4-5 months ago, delegating Windows to a VM for the rare cases I might need it.
Post edited July 24, 2014 by Maighstir
Posted July 24, 2014
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Zenitur: It is very good that tarballs are presents. I'm an Opensuse user and I need RPM packages or something universal like tarballs.
Does 'alien' not meet your needs? I've installed RPMs on my Debian system via 'alien' several times without issue.
Posted July 24, 2014
I just tried the tarballs for Steamworld Dig and Sir, You Are Being Hunted on my Arch 64-bit system. Both of them worked fine. I didn't really look at the startup script or anything. Perhaps I could make things more efficient, but as long as they run fine, I probably won't.
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