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December 16th, 2012, 19:31 GMT · By

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THQ May Bring Their Games to Linux

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THQ, through Jason Rubin, announced a few hours ago (December 16), via Twitter, that they received the message from the Linux community during the Humble THQ Bundle, and that they will evaluate the possibility of porting their games to the Linux platform.

“Got the Linux message load and clear via #HumbleBundle feedback. Evaluating cost/benefit as we speak,” said Jason Rubin, president of THQ, on Twitter.

It also appears that they are using the recently released Unity 4 game engine on some of their future game projects, which means that Linux could be targeted as a platform of their choice alongside Windows.

However, looking at their game catalogue, there are minimal chances of THQ porting their existing titles to Linux. But the future's bright, and Unity 4 is an amazing game engine!

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Comment #1 by: MadScientist_42 on 18 Dec 2012, 14:38 UTC reply to this comment

We've been trying to tell them this for YEARS now... Glad they're finally re-evaluating things.


Comment #2 by: MadScientist_42 on 18 Dec 2012, 14:39 UTC reply to this comment

As for minimal chances...that depends on whether they consult with a pro that's done this for several differing orgs...Icculus or Svartalf come immediately to mind...

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