V-Tech Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 The penguin has been getting awfully cozy with game developers lately. This time it's with the company known to make GPUs melt at the faintest whisper of its name: Crytek. According to a recent job listing, the German shooter shop is looking for a programmer to work on a Linux version of CryEngine. Of course, you need to relocate to Deutschland and have a few years experience in software development under your belt. Seeing another major PC studio devoting resources to the open-source OS only increases the growing momentum for Valve's Steambox ecosystem of choice. To answer the eternal question, it appears that yes, even the Tux can run Crysis. http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/16/crytek-hiring-linux-developer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Crytek is looking to compete with Epic Games for engine licensing and Linux support will help that goal. That strategy is already starting to pay off, with Star Citizen being one of the highest profile upcoming games based on the engine. Barely any developers licensed CryEngine 1 or 2, yet CryEngine 3 has been an incredible success. Crytek is now in a similar position to id Software back with the Quake 3 engine (id Tech 3). Valve's push into Linux gaming has certainly helped the credibility of the platform and more developers are taking it seriously, especially indies. So too has the Humble Bundle. Linux is still a long way from going mainstream but it's certainly offering a compelling alternative, especially as Microsoft falters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcfan Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 year of the Linux Desktop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 year of the Linux Desktop Sounds awesome. @VCFAN - get a life man, strop trolling everything with ignorant comments that isn't MS or Windows. So petty.... :crazy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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