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When I started conceptualizing these articles I had no idea how well supported Linux is becoming in the indie game development world. Partly, this may be due to the success of the Humble Indie Bundle who draw nearly 25% of their revenue from the Linux crowd. Whatever the reason, there has been an increasingly large movement from game developers to provide a native Linux version of their product. Some of these games, such as today’s candidate, show some great promise but may struggle because the developers are relatively unknown. Thus, I thought we might spend some time to get to know the folks over at Photon Productions.

Today, we give the game developers a little break and instead I thought we should talk a little more in depth about Unity 3d. With Ubuntu’s parent company Canonical getting fully behind Unity 3D support on their platform, a more detailed look into Unity 3D seemed to fit quite nicely with the whole idea of game development and Linux support. To that end, I have contacted Unity’s David Helgason to get the answers to some of the less obvious questions.

Today, I talked with Executive Producer Jan Wagner who has perhaps one of the most challenging assignments. Not in terms of technology, but rather Jan has chosen to attempt to translate a Pen and Paper RPG into the digital realm. As you can imagine this is no easy task. Shadowrun Online must balance digital game play ease, while at the same time maintaining the spirit of the Pen and Paper experience. How does Jan describe SRO? Continue reading to find out!

In part 1 we talked with a developer in the waning days of a successful Kickstarter campaign. Project Eternity raised almost $4 million from Kickstarter alone. In part 2, we talked with Chris Keenan from inXile Entertainment about their successfully funded sequel, Wasteland 2. Both of these games have shown that there is a strong desire from the gaming community for unique, innovative and ‘risky’ games. Continuing on with the series, today we talk with a game developer who has recently has had their game “Greenlit“. Simon Dean from Games Foundry chatted with me about Folk Tale, a self proclaimed “City Builder, God, RTS, Adventure Game.”

In Part 1 of this series, I talked about what Kickstarter was, and how it has helped developers create games which may not have otherwise existed. Wasteland 2 is a prime example of this. Funded nearly half a year ago, the sequel to Wasteland was more than 2 decades overdue. While I could attempt to explain why Wasteland 2 took so long coming to fruition, their Kickstarter video quite humorously details Brian Fargo’s own feelings on the subject. I got in contact with inXile’s Design Director Chris Keenan to chat about the upcoming Wasteland 2.

I have long been an advocate of choice, particularly when it comes to computing. I often spend my time helping answer questions related to Linux in the Alternative Operating System section of here at Overclockers.com or on the Linux Mint forums. I also help people locally when I can and derive my living from the Penguin. Recently, Steam has officially announced they would be supporting Linux. This has set the Linux gaming world a buzz. After all this could mean a wider adoption from the mass public which might propel Linux to newer and greater heights.