Prey on Linux
October 23rd, 2008 by zakkRyan “icculus” Gordon has released the Linux port of 3D Realms and Human Head’s id Tech 4 engine shooter, Prey. Currently only the demo is available, pending feedback which will enable the release of the version that works with the retail release. See the Prey Linux page for more details.
Prey Demo Download: [ Atomic Gamer | icculus.org ]
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Recently the UK stores that were once Virgin Megastores (Zavvi) were selling this game for a pound, amongst other less tempting titles. I am assuming they were simply shifting lots of excess PC stock. There might still be some left in the major branches such as London’s Piccadilly Circus or Oxford Circus / Tottenham Court Road.
October 24th, 2008 at 12:29 am
this is fantastic.. I really dig Prey and would love to revisit it a few more times.. all hale icculus!
October 24th, 2008 at 3:50 am
Holy cow!
I didn’t even know this was in the works! I gotta go find a copy for sale somewhere.
October 24th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Say what?! .. Some days ago I was driving to work and just got a strange feeling. I better slow down. Two minutes later I had passed tow police speed controls. This morgning I was thinking about new games for Linux. I wished for something that would suprice me. Prey! … did not see that one coming :)
ID Tech 4. Is that the engine used in Doom 3 and Quake 4?
October 24th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Yes, it is the engine used for Doom 3/Quake 4. I tried the demo last night & really enjoyed it! I was disappointed in the past when they didn’t come out with a Linux client, but now that we have one, I’ll have to go find the game in the store somewhere (or get it off TuxGames if I can’t find it).
October 24th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Very cool news, also didn’t see it coming!
-buy- *klick*
October 25th, 2008 at 6:05 am
am i the only one with no sound?
October 25th, 2008 at 6:23 am
(even with no sound i’m very happy prey made it out to linux ;-)
October 25th, 2008 at 10:55 am
very cool stuff, I just played the demo on my openSuse box, it worked like a charm. What exactly is icculus, are those guys left over from loki, or something? Great work, in deed, I’ll definitely get this game, once the retail version is out.
October 25th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Icculus is a large team of hard working neurons fighting for survival in the overworked cerebellum of Ryan C. Gordon.
Go team Icculus!
November 9th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
The demo works great, I thought the full version would be out by now. I went out and bought the game a couple weeks ago.