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The Linux build of Left 4 Dead 2 is in beta right now. If you own a Steam copy of the game, you should see the beta version in your library immediately. Taking part in the Linux beta will also give you access to the game's authoring tools and its dedicated server beta. It's not a limited beta... More

A little over a year ago, a Kickstarter to remake the original Leisure Suit Larry point-and-click adventure game was announced and quickly funded . That game now has a release window. According to ShackNews , who spoke with developer Replay Games' CEO Paul Trowe, Leisure Suit Larry in The Land of... More

The Humble Bundle group has sweetened its latest offering with three more indie games, making it one of the most impressive bundles yet. The new update adds three critically acclaimed games – Splice, Crayon Physics Deluxe, and Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP – to the bundle for those... More

Development studio Robotoki is crowdfunding The Adventures of Dash, a platformer about a narcoleptic 9-year-old boy. When asleep, Dash takes on one of a variety of identities in an environment shaped after the one he fell asleep in. Those environments will look vastly different as a different artist... More

Valve’s recent Steam survey has come back with some interesting results pertaining to the user base. According to the survey data , Linux users make up 2.02 percent of Steam users. Considering its recent release just over a month ago, the Linux user base seems that much stronger when compared with... More

11bit Studios announced a proper sequel to its "tower offense" title Anomaly: Warzone Earth today. Anomaly 2 adds multiplayer, the ability to play as the defensive towers instead of the offensive convoy, and a new unit-morphing mechanic. Set in a post-apocalyptic future where the alien machines... More

Valve has officially released Steam for the open-source Linux operating system. To celebrate, over 50 Linux titles are half off or more until next Wednseday. The best part of the news is that for a limited time, Linux players of Team Fortress 2 (now free to play, remember) will receive an exclusive in... More

Rumors of a Valve console have been circulating for quite some time, and here's some more difficult to confirm information to add to the fire. Valve's man in charge Gabe Newell has offered a few quotes in regard to the success of Steam's Big Picture Mode and bringing the PC into the living... More

Valve is readying Steam, the online video game distribution service, for Linux, but it needs some help making sure it works. If you're a Linux user, and you want to lend a hand/get your hands on Steam for Linux a little early, head here and sign up for the beta. More

Valve has been experimenting with bringing some of its games to the Linux platform, starting with Left 4 Dead, and it is already getting some impressive results. According to a recent blog post by Valve the developers were able to get Left 4 Dead 2 to run at 315 frames per second on Linux while Windows... More

From now until June 14, the Humble Indie Bundle V will be available. Humble Indie Bundle V is working with Child’s Play Charity and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Child’s Play distributes systems and games to sick children in hospitals and allows the kids to have them “for... More

Intrepid users have dug up code in the Mac Steam beta that point toward active development for migrating the digital distribution service to the open-source Linux operating system. Courtesy of Linux blog Phoronix , the shell script for the Mac Steam launcher contains code that includes Linux operating... More

PlayStation 3 owners tend to appreciate firmware updates, most of which add functionality or streamline the user experience. Not the case for the newest update (v3.21), which appears to have the sole purpose of removing one of the more unique features of the original PlayStation 3. The firmware update... More