Here's another way to look at the Linux market share on Steam
I'm always interested to see what happens with the Linux market share on Steam, especially the bigger picture. Here's an alternative look at the Linux market share on Steam.
Category: Editorial
Linux market share on Steam drops again as Steam continues to grow
Another month and another Steam Hardware Survey, despite what some out there are saying, there is no cause for alarm.
Steam continues to get bigger, with another record breaking concurrent user count at 17.6 million
This is pretty insane, Steam has broken another record for their concurrent user count hitting over 17.6 million.
X-Plane user data shows Linux usage holding steady
The developers of this rather robust flight simulator have shared the latest round of user data and it shows that Linux usage remains at the same level.
Humble Bundle has been acquired by IGN
This is rather unsettling to see, Humble Bundle has now officially joined with the massive media site IGN.
The latest Steam Hardware Survey shows Linux market-share has declined again
Every month Valve put out their hardware survey, inside it shows off the market-share of operating systems and Linux has continued to decline.
Game developer 'Atlus' issues a DMCA takedown against open source PS3 emulator
Game developer Atlus, who make the popular Persona series have issued a DMCA take-down against the developers of popular PS3 emulator RPCS3.
Valve makes adjustments to user reviews due to review bombing with 'histogram' charts
Review bombing is becoming more and more common, so Valve are looking into ways to sort out the mess that Steam user reviews are becoming. They've announced: histograms.
7 years later, Humble Bundle has now raised over $100 million for charity
Announced via a tweet, Humble Bundle have officially announced that they've managed to raise over $100 million for charity thanks to gamers.
One of Valve's choices of games to highlight for Steam Machines is more than a little silly
It's true that the marketing around SteamOS and Steam Machines wasn't all that great, but what they're showing as "Optimized for Steam Machines" is a bit of a joke.
The Frostbite engine apparently has partial Linux support but that doesn’t mean we’ll get ports anytime soon
The technical director for Electronic Art’s SEED division who works on the engine has stated that it’s capable of running on Linux. While very cool, this isn’t a reason to get your hopes up when it comes to future AAA ports just yet.
Minecraft: Story Mode for Linux never got released, even though it was “ready”
I caught up with a developer who previously worked for Telltale Games, who worked on a Beta version of Minecraft: Story Mode for Linux which never did end up getting released.
Planet Nomads drops plans to have co-op and multiplayer
The Early Access sandbox game Planet Nomads has officially dropped plans to include any kind of co-op or multiplayer.
The developers of 'Darkwood' have put up a free torrent if you can't afford to buy it
Massive respect to the developers of Darkwood! They've released a news post about how things have gone for them and inside is a link to an imgur post, containing a little story and a free torrent if you can't afford the game right now.
Ryan "Icculus" Gordon is looking for new games to port to Linux, pay not required
Ryan "Icculus" Gordon, the man responsible for maintaining many development tools like SDL 2 and who ported many games to Linux, is looking for new games to port. The fun thing is, he doesn't require payment since he's funded by his Patreon.
Looks like GOG Galaxy won't come to Linux any time soon, as it's "not a priority"
Sad news, it seems GOG Galaxy won't actually be released for Linux any time soon. They may eventually get to it, but it's "not a priority".
Valve limit key requests from developers if it isn't "worth the cost"
A leaked picture from the private Steam forum for developers has emerged, that show Valve will in fact limit the amount of keys developers can generate if it isn't worth the cost to Valve.
Steam now has over 3,500 games for Linux, with GOG having over 700
I know, I know, quality over quantity! Still, I can't help but feel excited by the amount of good quality games that are now available on Linux.
Linux desktop market share hit an all time high in July, according to one measure
Here's a bit of positivity for you today! According to the statistics gathered by the netmarketshare website, in July the percentage of people using Linux on the desktop hit an all time high.
Valve finally update their old Groups system, no longer will we be spammed with group invites
The Groups system on Steam has been left to rot a little, but Valve have finally decided to update it. This also removes the ability for spammers to spam group invites out, something I complained about only recently.
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