Desura
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| developer | Bad Juju Games, Inc |
| operating system |
Windows ; Linux |
| programming language | C ++ |
| category | Sales platform , digital distribution |
| License | Client: GPL v3 ; Server: proprietary |
| German speaking | No |
| www.desura.com | |
Desura was an Internet distribution platform for computer games created in 2010 and operated by DesuraNET, which also operated the computer game web offerings ModDB and IndieDB . With the Linux client released in 2011, Desura was the first online game distribution platform for the free operating system. Operations ceased in March 2016.
history
Desura was bought by Linden Lab on July 10, 2013 . On November 5, 2014, Linden Lab announced that Desura had been sold to Bad Juju Games , Inc. In June 2015 Bad Juju Games, Inc filed for bankruptcy. On October 21, 2016 it was announced that Desura had been acquired by OnePlay .
concept
In contrast to the market leader Steam , the focus was more on mods and indie games. The games were offered for Windows , Linux and the Mac platform as a cross-platform approach was pursued. The online community was also involved, as every registered member could write test reports and upload screenshots . The sales platform itself did not offer any technical options for digital rights management . In contrast to other online sales platforms that do not tolerate DRM such as GOG.com , the games offered were allowed to integrate their own digital rights management measures.
costs
Desura itself did not list any costs on its own website. According to developers, the distribution costs amounted to 30% of the sales price, but a payout only took place from € 500 (minus fees).
technology
The open source client available for Windows and Linux uses Chromium Embedded Framework , GTK + and wxWidgets , but otherwise relies heavily on platform-independent web technology. Similar to Google Chrome with Chromium , the source code of the client is published unbranded as Desurium on GitHub .
Individual evidence
- ^ Liane M. Dubowy: In the shadow of Steam. In: Heise online . June 1, 2013 (article from c't 13/2013, p. 80; fee-based, the first one and a half paragraphs can be viewed free of charge). Retrieved October 9, 2017 .; Quote: “You could already play Linux with Desura when there was no talk of Steam for Ubuntu & Co. yet. ... The project launched by the Australian company DesuraNET in 2010 provided the first Linux client in 2011. … Desura wants to offer a uniform platform for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, via which games can be bought, downloaded, installed and started. "
- ^ Mirko Lindner: Game distribution platform »Desura« no longer available , March 22, 2016
- ↑ Tobias Ritter: Desura - Second Life developer Linden Lab buys indie games distributor , GameStar , July 11, 2013
- ↑ Desura: Owner files for bankruptcy. Pro-Linux, June 8, 2015, accessed June 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Desura is now a part of the OnePlay family! ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Benjamin Jakobs: Desura: ModDB's own sales platform for games and modifications. In: Eurogamer . December 17, 2009, accessed January 6, 2014 .
- ↑ Marko Lindner: Desura platform also for Linux. In: Pro-Linux.de. November 18, 2011, accessed January 5, 2014 .
- ↑ Jana Reinhardt: Indie Arena - Indie Distribution. March 19, 2012, accessed January 5, 2014 .
- ↑ Michael Larabel: Desura Game Client Is Now Open Source. Phoronix , January 21, 2012, accessed January 21, 2012 .
