Linux Gamers!! If you would like Diablo II (and others) games ported to linux.. Read along.. and also go to http://www.tuxgames.com/petitions and put in your games petition. --- Anthony Rumble LinuxHelp http://www.LinuxHelp.com.au Phone: 0500 500 368 Direct 02-9712-1799 Mobile 0412-955-042 Fax 02-9712-3977 -- forwarded message -- Path: news.lokigames.com!not-for-mail Message-ID: <87p0hm$rrc$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: loki.requests Subject: Re: Diablo 2 is the obvious choice Date: 8 Feb 2000 12:00:54 GMT References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lines: 63 Organization: Loki Entertainment Software NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp93113024.columbus.rr.com X-Trace: ftp.lokigames.com 950011254 28524 24.93.113.24 (8 Feb 2000 12:00:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] NNTP-Posting-Date: 8 Feb 2000 12:00:54 GMT X-No-Archive: yes Xref: lightspeed.infotainment.com.au loki.requests:96 I received an e-mail from Kayt Sorhaindo about porting Diablo and Hellfire and what's going to allow them to do it is whether or not Blizzard says yes. The only way that will happen is if Blizzard senses they can make a profit with it. So, start e-mailing Blizzard (nicely! No flames) and convince them that porting Diablo, Hellfire and Diablo 2 to Linux would be a GOOD thing for them and point them towards Loki's other efforts. Here's the email I got from Kayt: From: Kayt Sorhaindo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ivan Samuelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Message-Id: <20000207001556.PNWV28777.mail.rdc2.occa.home.com@[24.13.177.65]> >I was just wondering what other ports you had in the works. One I >would love to see is a port of Diablo (I and/or II) to Linux. We would love to port Diablo I and II and other Blizzard titles, but Blizzard has taken a "wait and see" approach to Linux gaming -- If we can prove the market for Linux games is there with the sales numbers for our current titles, then they'll talk with us. We're in constant negotiations now with several game publishers, but can't announce anything until the contracts are signed, sealed and delivered. We hope you'll be happy with our upcoming announcements. This year we are planning 16 titles, including SimCity 3000 and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. >Good job on Myth 2, HOMM3 and Q3A. All excellent ports that have >allowed me to forego Windows to play these games. Thank you! Cheers, Kayt Sorhaindo Loki Entertainment Software Douglas Nordwall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : Thier beta has been delayed, they are supporting OpenGL (go Mesa!) not : to mention that Diablo was one of the best selling games of all time. : Blizzard has already stated that they themselves have no intention of : making Diablo for linux, which begs the question of have they already : been talking to Loki. Please tell me that you guys are gonna do it! I'll : buy 4, and I only have me and my wife to buy for! : --Doug -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ivan Samuelson * Staff Support Coordinator and * [EMAIL PROTECTED] Information Systems Consultant * Metro Information Services * http://home.columbus.rr.com/isamuels http://www.MetroIS.com * -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- end of forwarded message -- --- Anthony Rumble LinuxHelp http://www.LinuxHelp.com.au Phone: 0500 500 368 Direct 02-9712-1799 Mobile 0412-955-042 Fax 02-9712-3977 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
