Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Hyperion to Bring IncaGold Games to Linux

Posted by timothy on from the zoom-zoom dept.

An Ominous Cow Erred writes "Just wanted to let everyone know that Hyperion Entertainment will be bringing IncaGold's game lineup to Linux (as well as AmigaOS and MacOS), starting with Midnight Racing. On a personal note, I'm happy we're giving Linux another shot, being a devout Gentoo user myself! (I should also point out that while the Linux section of the website is kind of old and crusty, there should be more info on the new titles soon!)"

5 of 163 comments (clear)

  1. woo by nomadic · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I want to risk our company's future by supporting the Linux platform; it's not widely used, and the few people who do use it don't like paying for stuff."

    "Sounds a little bit too safe for me. Let's support AmigaOS too, and we'll be SURE to fail!"

    "Great idea, Bob!"

  2. Mindnight Racing is a terrible game by recap · · Score: 5, Interesting

    While it's nice to see Linux and even my old favorite Amiga OS get some new software Midnight Racing is a terrible game.

    I picked it up for the equivalent of about $2.50 US and felt thoroughly ripped off. While the screenshots look fine it plays like it was written by someone who's never been in a car much less driven one! On the bright side the DVD style case could be reused after throwing the game out.

    I hope their other titles are better but given Autobahn racing looks like it uses the same game engine I don't hold out much hope.

    --
    Cheap DVDs - Amazon with all the crap filtered out
  3. Re:AmigaOS by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Forget targeting MacOS and Linux, and let's assume doing either or both is viable. But AmigaOS ?"

    It's a brilliant business plan. Mentioning AmigaOS is a surefire way to get free advertising on Slashdot.

    Here are a few other phrases that'll earn you Slashvertisements:

    - "...battle with Microsoft.."
    - "...support for Ogg Vorbis..."
    - "...AMD...
    - "...ported to Linux..."
    - "...Mozilla..."

    All you have to do is work any of these phrases into the marketing literature for your product, and BOOM your site gets ground to a halt.

    --
    "Derp de derp."
  4. Ah very impressive... by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Three of these things belong together
    Three of these things are kind of the same
    Can you guess which one of these doesn't belong here?
    Now it's time to play our game!

    Now let's play our game!

    "Half Life 2"

    "Doom 3"

    "Midnight Racer"

    "GTA3 Vice City"

    --
    "Derp de derp."
  5. And in other news... by fireman+sam · · Score: 5, Funny

    AMD is in a battle with Microsoft to force the version of Mozilla with support for Ogg Vorbis to be ported to Linux.

    Damn, this is front page stuff!

    --
    it is only after a long journey that you know the strength of the horse.