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I'm shocked by how many people never played MDK2. That was an awesome tough as nails shooter/platformer.

Spielberg has made a log of fantastic movies, but boy, he's been involved in quite a few downright awful movies too, especially in the latter part of his career. In that sense, comparing BioWare to Spielberg may be a slap in the face of BioWare, as I only consider one of the games they've made to be truly awful, that being Dragon Age 2. Granted, I tend to give Neverwinter Nights a pass because of how great Hordes of the Underdark was and all the fun I had with user created content, and while the last 15% of Mass Effect 3 was abysmal, overall I still think the game was quite good.

Is that a hair dryer he's holding?

They are going to take a cut from every copy sold which means less money for Obsidian, which means they need to sell more games. Unless they made a contract whit a fixed amount of money, which I doubt. I imagine the theory goes like this: Paradox markets Pillars of Eternity therefore Pillars of Eternity sells a lot more copies therefore Obsidian makes more money even considering Paradox getting a slice of the pie. Everybody wins. (/cues the triumphant victory music) Of course, that scenario only works if the game does indeed sell significantly more copies due to Paradox's marketing. Only time will tell, I guess.

Really, it all comes down to the unknown. Windows is like a long term relationship. Even if the relationship has been bad at times, people are scared of change because Windows is all they've known for so long. As far as hardware, pretty much all common hardware (and most uncommon hardware) is supported "out of the box". As far as gaming peripherals go, your typical peripherals work just fine, as I can attest to with my 360 controller and Thrustmaster Flightstick. More niche and specialized peripherals may not have the same level of support on Linux at this time. They will likely still work, but may not have some of the same fine tuning capabilities that come with applications written by the manufacturer. If Linux gains traction, naturally greater hardware (and software) support will follow. I would guess critical mass would be around 10% market share (Linux is around 1-2% on desktops now I think, via browsing statistics, which isn't exactly an exact science). That's not entirely correct. Both Linux and FreeBSD are based on Unix, different flavors of Unix (Linux was based on MINIX, while FreeBSD was, as the name implies, based on Berkeley Software Distribution). Through POSIX compliance, which, to the best of my knowledge, both Linux and *BSD still strive for, there are a lot of similarities between the systems. As an aside, I believe Mac OSX is based off Unix also, though I forget which flavor of Unix.

Oh man, those backer portraits are terrific! Pretty much everything about druids and wizards sounds good, my one concern is that I hope Obsidian doesn't fall into a rut of trying to mimic D&D too closely, going through spell by spell, ability by ability, and making sure there is some kind of identical, or at least very similar, spell or ability. On the other hand, I'm not saying the game needs to be wildly different just for the sake of being wildly different, I just want the developers to feel free to make the best systems and abilities they feel would fit the game without being constricted by having to make sure it feels as much like D&D as possible.

Except that the user would have to take extra steps to set up Linux on their PC? Once it becomes an out-of-the-box product, then Linux would offer no drawback. For example, I can get in my car and drive to the store or I can build my car and then drive to the store. Sure they both work but one method is more difficult and prone to mistake. Some Linux distros like Ubuntu and Mint, for example, are damn near every bit as simple to install as Windows these days. The only real extra step, if you're looking to game on Linux, is installing proprietary graphics drivers, which are not installed automatically due to licensing. What that involves is enabling a repo and installing the drivers, which boils down to opening up a window, scrolling down, checking a box, and clicking on a button. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that most people can handle that.

Awww yeah, Florida's back in da house, bitches! Police Release Composite Drawing of Serial Urinator Holy ****, he looks like a muppet! Also, "urinating bandit".

I've never understood why people would want to play games on Linux when they can play on Windows, where is the real advantage with Linux? For some people (/points to self) it's their preferred operating system. I've been using Linux for over 10 years now. The only reason I even have a Windows partition is for gaming, it's the only thing I ever boot into Windows for. I like being able to surf the web without a virus protection program and not have to worry (though that will change if Linux ever becomes popular in the mainstream). I like having a plethora of choices on what desktop environment to use (currently XFCE). I like being able to tinker with the operating system to my heart's content and instead of having roadblocks thrown up in my face, I have tools readily available. I like knowing my operating system will never cost me a red cent. When I build my new rig later this year, it won't even have a Windows partition. If a game won't have native Linux support I'll either have to run it through wine or (far more likely) I won't buy it at all. Okay you make some good points, but I assume you wouldn't advocate Linux coexistence at the expense of PC gaming integration and advancement from a development perspective ? I'm not advocating anything to anyone. Use whatever operating system your heart desires. As for developers, the market tends to be what advocates what platforms they develop for.

I've never understood why people would want to play games on Linux when they can play on Windows, where is the real advantage with Linux? For some people (/points to self) it's their preferred operating system. I've been using Linux for over 10 years now. The only reason I even have a Windows partition is for gaming, it's the only thing I ever boot into Windows for. I like being able to surf the web without a virus protection program and not have to worry (though that will change if Linux ever becomes popular in the mainstream). I like having a plethora of choices on what desktop environment to use (currently XFCE). I like being able to tinker with the operating system to my heart's content and instead of having roadblocks thrown up in my face, I have tools readily available. I like knowing my operating system will never cost me a red cent. When I build my new rig later this year, it won't even have a Windows partition. If a game won't have native Linux support I'll either have to run it through wine or (far more likely) I won't buy it at all.

Linux Support Coming To GOG Yay! Edit: Oops, looks like someone beat me to it.

Oh good, now they can hit us up with microtransactions on both mobile and PC.

Strictly BioWare amount of times I've played each of their games: MDK 2: 3 Baldur's Gate: 1 1/2 Baldur's Gate 2: 1 Throne of Bhaal: 1 Neverwinter Nights: 2 Shadows of Undrentide: 2 Hordes of the Underdark: At least 8 or 9 times, maybe more Knights of the Old Republic: 1 Jade Empire: 2 Mass Effect: 2 Mass Effect 2: 4 Mass Effect 3: 1 Dragon Age Origins: 1 1/2 Dragon Age 2: 1 I have not played Shattered Steel or Star Wars: The Old Republic or Tales of the Sword Coast. I think that covers BioWare's entire catalog. If I missed any game you can safely assume the number of times I've played it is zero.

Well, if Igarashi suddenly pops up on Kickstarter pitching a metroidvania style game called Fortress of Vampires or something like that (I'm sure he could come up with a much better title than my lame one) I would be reaching for my wallet.

Koji Igarashi leaves Konami Good luck! If by "the same kind I think fans of my past games want as well," he means something along the lines of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (minus the Castlevania part, naturally), then I say yes, yes, yes, **** yes! What are the chances we see a Kickstarter from him (Inafune style) soon?

I think I only have the final mission to go in Dragonfall, unless they pull a Shocking Twist™ and hit me up with a false ending. Based on how long I've been playing, that's doubtful. Once I finish, likely tonight or tomorrow, I'm not sure what I'm going to play. I have another Might & Magic X: Legacy playthrough in me, but I'll wait for the DLC to come out for that. Maybe I'll just play some Serious Sam 3 for some mindless frantic killing goodness or something? I mean, I have games in the backlog, but I don't want to start something story-based and potentially lengthy with the M&MX DLC just a week and a half away. /scratches head

Chaos Reborn - A semi-sequel/reimagining/reboot/re<whatever> of the classic strategy game Chaos by the game's original creator, Julian Gollop, who, oh by the way, also created a game called X-COM, you may have heard of it.

Wait until you visit the same cave for the umpteenth time. Not a similar cave, not a mirror image cave, the same exact cave.

More Dragonfall. Being a Rigger with S Class drones isn't even fair. I'm obliterating chumps.

Sure, LeBron's numbers since after his epic 61 point night would be good numbers for just about anyone not named LeBron James or Kevin Durant, but it's definitely been a significant dropoff for him. But, like I wrote, he'll be fine and back to dominating soon. I guess my biggest question mark is Ray Allen. He had a good shooting night tonight, but overall this year he's been ice cold, shooting a paltry 36% from beyond the arc. If he can flip a switch during the playoffs and be back to burying 3s then it's all good. I guess only time will tell.

So, if you're a fan of El Heat, no need to panic, but you gotta be a bit concerned, right? LeBron will be fine, even superstars go through rough stretches, but they don't stay in slumps for long, he'll be back to being dominant soon, but, outside of Birdman, the supporting cast isn't helping the main guys very much. Ray Allen has been looking this year like Father Time has caught up to him and Shane Battier looks like he has nothing left in the tank, nada, zip, zilch.

Boy will you be disappointed when you find out the Big Bang was a hoax and faked, just like the moon landing.

Oh wow! Things like this are important events that I feel we should be informed about ahead of time. I feel like the internet let us down. In other news, El Heat are in a bit of a funk right now and the Blazers have fallen back to earth, like most of us predicted, though a lot later than I thought they would. The Thunder have been inconsistent on D since two of their better defenders, Perk and Sefolosha, went down with injuries. Luckily, both guys should be back for the playoffs. The Rockets got hot for a while but cooled off right quick, the Clips and Spurs are streaking, and both Brooklyn and Chicago are looking good as we head down the home stretch.

I was a bit disappointed to find out this was just theoretical and Bruce hadn't actually physically built a time machine. Anyway, I would definitely like to go back and see the seven wonders of the ancient world in their full glory, particularly the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Colossus of Rhodes.

I haven't been on a plane in at least 10 years. Not because I'm afraid of flying (which I'm not), mind you.