When Will UT3 For Linux Be Released?

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Originally Posted by RobbieAB

Or possibly due to a legal wrangle over platform definitions... Or because they can't get it to run... Or because M$ have bribed them to delay it... Or because Aliens are sabotaging it in an attempt to undermine Linux as a credible platform because it is so good it threatens their control... Or...

We don't KNOW why they have been delayed, all we have is speculation and hearsay.

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...which is very fun. :)

Indeed it is...

Damn Aliens!

it'll come when it becomes obsolete on other platforms, replaced by newer versions.

i'm hoping for something equally unlikely - fallout 3 for linux ;-)

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Originally Posted by yoshi314

it'll come when it becomes obsolete on other platforms, replaced by newer versions.

i'm hoping for something equally unlikely - fallout 3 for linux ;-)

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Gamebryo on linux, that'd be awesome! But lets not stop there, Im waiting for Gears of War 2 for Linux. :D :D

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Originally Posted by xav1r

Gamebryo on linux, that'd be awesome! But lets not stop there, Im waiting for Gears of War 2 for Linux. :D :D

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Got to set your sights higher if you're going to idly speculate:

I'm waiting for Xbox360 dashboard and X360OS for Linux! Drop a 360 in the old DVDRW and plug in a 360 controller or three and off we go!

MAJOR UT3 NEWS

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Originally Posted by Beyondunreal

You may have noticed the report a few days ago that Midway was dropping all "non-core" licenses. Well, we sent off an e-mail to Epic's Mark Rein to find out more. According to Mark, not only is Midway still publishing for and partnering with Epic, but they are also working together on a "major expansion for UT3". Here it is, straight from the horse's mouth:

Our arrangement with Midway isn't a license but rather a straight publishing agreement and Midway is still very much the publisher of Unreal Tournament 3. In fact, we're working together on a major expansion to Unreal Tournament 3, that we expect will excite and grow our UT3 customer base which incidentally, now numbers over a million units sold-through world-wide.

So far, no release plans or dates have been set. Will this be a retail package or a free download? Only time will tell.

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Beyondunreal article

Yeah, and don't forget Halo 4 on Linux! :p

I did know it! same as in UT2003 to UT2004! I still have my useless copy of UT2003 because UT2004 was launched shortly after I bought it (of course, I refused to buy UT2004 after that, no reimbursement, nothing). I can't stand that Epic launch a mediocre game and pretends me to buy the "enhanced" version after. I feel cheated again. I hope that "expansion" is free for UT3 owners or I will never play that game series.
Epic is starting to look like some EA games (and others) and movies where content is purposefully cut off from the main game/movie to justify "expansion/special dvd with extra" sales.

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Originally Posted by marakaid

I did know it! same as in UT2003 to UT2004! I still have my useless copy of UT2003 because UT2004 was launched shortly after I bought it (of course, I refused to buy UT2004 after that, no reimbursement, nothing). I can't stand that Epic launch a mediocre game and pretends me to buy the "enhanced" version after. I feel cheated again. I hope that "expansion" is free for UT3 owners or I will never play that game series.
Epic is starting to look like some EA games (and others) and movies where content is purposefully cut off from the main game/movie to justify "expansion/special dvd with extra" sales.

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Odd. I bought UT2003 in 2003 when it was new, and then bought UT2004 in 2004, and they gave me something like 10$ rebate. I didn't mind, because UT2K3 was really good and UT2K4 made it better in every way.

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Originally Posted by Forge

Odd. I bought UT2003 in 2003 when it was new, and then bought UT2004 in 2004, and they gave me something like 10$ rebate. I didn't mind, because UT2K3 was really good and UT2K4 made it better in every way.

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Me too. I mailed my rebate back to epic with no return address & just a note to let them know I was proud to support a linux game publisher. Over the next few years UT2004 was the game that just kept giving, with free updates & new content far beyond any reasonable expectation of that game's lifetime. Native 64-bit binary too (thanks ryan).

What a contrast to the situation today! A textbook study in how to dump all over your most loyal customers. That said I would rather wait 12 months for another UT release than some geriatric LGP port that I have to beg permission to play once I've bought it.