Category: Linux
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More games coming to Linux thanks to Steam!
The team dedicated to Linux games on Steam is currently testing out a new beta version of Steam Play which is based on software called Wine. If you’re a Linux user on your gaming computer (for whatever reason…) you’ll soon be able to play a lot more games thanks to their efforts! The new Steam Play…
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive available on Linux!
Valve keeps porting their games to Linux for the Steam OS and now you can play CS:GO as well, there was no official statement yet but you can just open up Steam on Linux and see that the game is going to work just fine. Global Offensive supports SteamPlay which means you just have to…
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Steam: Linux client gets a major update!
All the penguins are happy today, check this out: The Steam client got a major update recently with some pretty needed features: On game launch, if there is an update available but we haven’t started downloading it yet, ask the user if they want to launch the existing bits or wait for the update. How…
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Poll Time: Are you using Steam on Windows, Linux or Mac?
Just a simple question, lets see how many people are out there who actually use Steam on systems other than Windows. Go! [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][poll id=77] [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
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Steam Linux sale results for Defender’s Quest
Here’s a great research on Linux sales on Steam from Gamasutra: “The question on everybody’s mind is : how many Linux users are there anyway (on Steam)? Nearly three times as many Linux sales as Mac sales, Linux (for desktops) is a much smaller market than Mac. There’s several possible explanations for these results –…
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Steam for Linux is out!
It’s finally here, check out the celebration sale here.
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Steam for Linux open beta coming next week
Steam for Linux will be available for everyone to try next week! The list of available games on Steam for Linux users: Amnesia Dynamite Jack Eversion iBomber Attack Killing Floor Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 Serious Sam 3:BFE Sword & Sworcery The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles World of Goo Source: OMG Ubuntu
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Steam for Linux coming in 2013
Valve is expected to have the initial Steam Linux client available along with the Left 4 Dead 2 game in some form of beta soon, full-blown Linux push by Valve Software might not happen until around February of 2013. Valve has already been showing off Steam on Linux to partners and Left 4 Dead 2…
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Steam is officially coming to Linux
Steam is coming to Linux, Valve has announced. The first game on Linux? Left 4 Dead 2. Valve’s 11-person Linux team will target the Ubuntu audience. The team’s made "good progress" getting Steam working with Linux this year, and all the "major features" are present and correct. Still work to do though, internal beta focused…
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Gabe Newell – Steam for Linux will be publicly available later this year
Source: Phoronix
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Canonical in touch with Valve to ensure Steam is well supported on Ubuntu
Lots of Steam on Linux news this week after Michael Larabel visited Valve office and confirmed Steam and Source Engine on Linux. Now, in a Live QA session for Ubuntu 12.04 release, Ubuntu Developer and Community Manager Jono Bacon said that he knows Canonical has been in touch with Valve to ensure top…
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Steam is coming to Linux!
Michael Larabel (of Phoronix) met with Valve today; tweets “steam is coming to Linux…”: And another quote here: @michaellarabel #valve does have Linux games coming plus other very positive Linux plans… I’ll briefly post some screenshots and such tonight. And even more info here.
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Valve actively looking for Linux devs
Valve has been recruiting for at least one Linux specialist to help port Windows games with this job ad since January. But it looks like they’re getting very serious, and keen to push on with the project. Phoronix.com’s Michael Larabel has received an email from Gabe himself asking for help head hunting. The email to…
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Steam for Mac goes live, Linux client announced!
Steam, is now available to Apple users. Mac users will be able to download Portal, Football Manager 2010 and Torchlight at launch, with more titles added every Wednesday. "We’re very excited to be bringing Torchlight to the Mac," said Max Schaefer, co-founder of Runic Games, the company behind the title. "Having Steam for the…
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Canonical is going to bring Steam to Ubuntu?
One of the UbuntuForums.org administrators – Matthew Helmke – created a poll concerning the most desired applications on the Ubuntu linux distribution. The poll is meant to show Canonical in which direction Ubuntu should go. We can find several commercial apps in the poll, such as: Adobe Photoshop, World of Warcraft, Steam and Apple iTunes.…