Is 2013, the year of Linux gaming?

Re:Is 2013, the year of Linux gaming? by SlipperySlope on Friday February 15, 2013 @09:00AM (#5226155)

Because android has the Linux, We already have dominating Linux games - right?

Microsoft has been crushed in the mobile game space by Android/Linux.

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Re:Is 2013, the year of Linux gaming? by pekk on Friday February 15, 2013 @10:03AM (#5226454)

Android games are not Linux games at all. They only work inside Dalvik VM with Google's APIs. Linux is not even relevant to them. And, these mobile games are almost always little puzzlers, platformers, stuff like Angry Birds.

Windows is still the premier platform for fancy big-budget games and Android doesn't seem to be going there any time soon.

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Re:Is 2013, the year of Linux gaming? by cbeach on Friday February 15, 2013 @09:32AM (#5226301)

crushed in the mobile space by Android/Linux?

Apple completely dominate mobile gaming. 84% of all mobile gaming revenue is on iOS as per http://venturebeat.com/2012/05/06/mobile-gaming-revenue-appl...

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Re:Is 2013, the year of Linux gaming? by jiggy2011 on Friday February 15, 2013 @09:57AM (#5226416)

Interesting that the article claims that Apple dominates mobile gaming but then shows a graph that does not include any of the dedicated mobile gaming platforms such as the Nintendo DS.

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Re:Is 2013, the year of Linux gaming? by rednukleus on Friday February 15, 2013 @09:39AM (#5226335)

In the US, based on Q1 2012 data.

They probably still beat Android, but nowhere near by that much.

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