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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
Fantastic news! I didn't expect this so soon!
Posted July 24, 2014
Awesome job! And I'm hoping to see a lot more of the back catalog make it's way to Linux since they are mostly running off DosBox anyway. You are helping to make this a great year for gaming on Linux. Now, if Valve successfully launches SteamOS I may be able to finally able to make the switch to Linux as my day to day OS!
Posted July 24, 2014
Hooray GOG !!
Posted July 24, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Always read through the Linux system requirements
A correction for your GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING FAQ - LINUX (UBUNTU & MINT) GAMES:

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Since Intel does not provide official drivers for Linux, your only option is to use open source community drivers.
That's not correct. In contrast with Nvidia and AMD Intel in fact develops those very open drivers which are found in the kernel. I.e. they are the official Intel drivers.
Post edited July 24, 2014 by shmerl
Posted July 24, 2014
GOG is still missing a ton of native Linux clients for games it is already selling. Hope these native Linux clients make it over sooner rather than later!
Posted July 24, 2014
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Future_Suture: GOG is still missing a ton of native Linux clients for games it is already selling. Hope these native Linux clients make it over sooner rather than later!
It was mentioned before here, that there can be several reasons:

1. GOG still need to finalize the agreement with the owners.
2. Developers didn't prepare the release for GOG (they expected a later date).

So hopefully all will come as soon as possible.
Posted July 24, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Always read through the Linux system requirements
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shmerl: A correction for your GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING FAQ - LINUX (UBUNTU & MINT) GAMES:

It says:

Since Intel does not provide official drivers for Linux, your only option is to use open source community drivers.
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shmerl: That's not correct. In contrast with Nvidia and AMD Intel in fact develops those very open drivers which are found in the kernel. I.e. they are the official Intel drivers.
True. And on the newer hardware, they are actually pretty good drivers.
Posted July 24, 2014
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Matruchus: One recommendation change the simbol for linux version on the buy button to a penguin please it looks very strange now and its not recognizable.
I have to agree with this. GOG supports Ubuntu as well as Mint so why just have the Ubuntu logo to signify Linux support?
Posted July 24, 2014
Great news. One of the big reasons I'm still on Windows is gaming, so I welcome this move.
Posted July 24, 2014
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Klumpen0815: @all people using a 64bit distro:
Remember installing "ia32-libs" for 32bit applications.
Your repo should have them.
This package is no longer in the main repo , since 12.04 anyway
Posted July 24, 2014
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Digital_CHE: And whatt about Bastion and TRINE 1& 2? Those games are available for Linux at Humble... Why not here?
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VanishedOne: Bastion isn't on GOG at all.
I have wondered about this. It's a DRM free game made by an independent developer out for all platforms that GOG supports. What could possibly prevent it from coming to GOG?
Posted July 24, 2014
Well... The Linux Mint logo is basically just an L and an M. And the Penguin would mislead about the Linux Support when it is only for two distributions. This is how I see it at least. In a way, people should stop seeing Linux as an OS, and more like a part of an OS. Ubuntu is an OS, Arch is another OS, etc... although based on the same kernel. Mint is based on Ubuntu. So you could say that GOG supports Ubuntu and one derivative of Ubuntu (Mint) instead of Linux and it would still be correct... so I just see it like that and still am glad that they are bringing their catalogue to Ubuntu :) And no, I don't use Ubuntu nor Mint (though I tried both and loved Mint) but I do plan on installing eOS by the end of the year.
Post edited July 24, 2014 by jonridan
Posted July 24, 2014
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Matruchus: One recommendation change the simbol for linux version on the buy button to a penguin please it looks very strange now and its not recognizable.
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Future_Suture: I have to agree with this. GOG supports Ubuntu as well as Mint so why just have the Ubuntu logo to signify Linux support?
Everybody knows Tux, and he represents all distros, not just the Canonical contaminated crapware family.

Still, they have tarballs, I don't really care what logo they use as long as it works on a decent distro.

Of course the penguin would be a better choice than associating Linux with the *buntu line any more than its Linux for Toddlers reputation driving adoption by the fashionably geek hipster $%@&! already has.
Posted July 24, 2014
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VanishedOne: Bastion isn't on GOG at all.
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Future_Suture: I have wondered about this. It's a DRM free game made by an independent developer out for all platforms that GOG supports. What could possibly prevent it from coming to GOG?
Maybe the developers don't like the idea of being on steam and gog simultaneously? Or maybe the just think that Humble Bundle is so "small" a marketshare that they don't care if the drm-free version gets pirated but GOG would be too much so they just stay with steam (the "safe" drm marketshare) and to look "cool" in the eyes of gamers release on a small portion of the drm-free world. Again... maybe?
Posted July 24, 2014
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VanishedOne: Bastion isn't on GOG at all.
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Future_Suture: I have wondered about this. It's a DRM free game made by an independent developer out for all platforms that GOG supports. What could possibly prevent it from coming to GOG?
Supergiant games consider that Steam is not DRM, so there's no point to bringing their games here.

I reported you for spam, by the way. Wrong click. :s
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