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World Of Goo Birthday Sale Final Results
2:20AM Mike Fahey | 2D Boy’s pay-what-you-like sale on World of Goo has ended, with statistics showing that Brazilians are generous, PC gamers are cheap, and posting mid-point results is an excellent way to up your price averages. More »
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World Of Goo Birthday Sale: The Results Are In
3:20AM Mike Fahey | 2D Boy celebrated the World of Goo’s birthday by allowing folks to pay whatever price they wanted for the PC version of the game, from a penny on up. Let’s see how that worked out. More »
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PS3 Slim: RIP Linux OS
1:40PM Luke Plunkett | The PS3 Slim is a good news story for Sony, as its cheaper price will allow the console to be more competitive in a market where it’s currently sitting dead last. But it’s not all good news. More »
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World of Goo Arrives on Linux
4:00AM Owen Good | Linux gamers do in fact exist and, as promised by 2D Boy, they can now start playing acclaimed indie puzzler World of Goo. The developers have also talked about the challenge of Linux porting. More »
A Case for Indie Development on Mac and Linux
7:00AM Owen Good | MacOS and Linux’s install base is dwarfed by Windows, so in terms of which platform to develop for, that ends the argument right there. Right? Wrong, says Wolfire Games‘ Jeff Rosen. More »
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Penny Arcade Adventures Continue Next Week
3:20AM Mike Fahey | It’s Penny Arcade Adventures news week! Yesterday we learned that On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode One would be hitting the PlayStation 3 this week, and now Hothead announces that the Linux, Mac, PC, and Xbox Live Arcade versions of Episode 2 will be coming out next week! On Wednesday, October 29th, fans of the first game will be able to continue their adventure, with new difficulty settings, longer gameplay, and a cool-arse ending track from Canadian rock band The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets in “Some Things Man Was Not Meant To Know”, which they recently performed live at PAX 2008. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two will be out this time next week for $US14.95 on computer platforms or 1200 Microsoft points. Hit the jump to check out the Xbox Live Arcade version’s achievements while I get all excited. More »
Galcon – The First Must-Have iPhone Game?
12:20PM Stuart Houghton | The iPhone as the ultimate portable gaming platform – discuss. More »
Someone’s Running Windows Vista On A PS3
9:40AM Michael McWhertor | In another case of “Because it’s there”, some brave/misguided soul has gone to great lengths to get Windows Vista running on a PlayStation 3. How? Emulated via Linux, of course. That translates to blazing speeds, making the Microsoft OS boot in a mere 25 minutes. Notepad opens in just 12!! If you’re interested in the techniques required to get Vista on your PS3, PS3HaX has a handy tutorial. Just think — you could be playing Minesweeper in just a few days, at single digit speed percentages! Impress your friends! Vista running on PS3 & more BD-J homebrew [ via Gizmodo] More »
Why Penny Arcade’s Game Isn’t On PSN
7:00AM Brian Crecente | After we posted new that Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One had gone gold, many of you were wondering why the game wasn’t showing up on the Playstation Network.
