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Origin PC Is No Longer Doing A SteamOS Steam Machine


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gameinformer has reported that Origin PC has decided against using SteamOS for what was going to be their Steam Machine, so time to stop calling it a Steam Machine.

How-to: Minecraft with the Steam Controller on Linux desktop and SteamOS


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I wanted to see how easy it was to not only get Minecraft working with the Steam Controller on Ubuntu, but to also see if I could get it all on my Steam Machine, and as it turns out most of it is easy enough.

My Own Thoughts On The Steam Controller, Flawed, But Fun


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I honestly can’t remember the last time I was this excited about any hardware. It may only be a gamepad, but the Steam Controller is so very different it’s refreshing.

Steam Machines, Steam Link & Steam Controller Officially Released & SteamOS Sale


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Today will go down in the history books of Linux gaming that’s for sure, although not in as big a way as I was hoping for.

Three Years Ago Valve Put Steam Into Beta For Linux, A Look At It All


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It has been a day over three years since Steam was initially put into a limited beta for Linux, and since then things have never quite been the same for Linux gaming thanks to SteamOS as well.

Left 4 Dead 2 Adds Native Steam Controller & Surround Sound Support On SteamOS


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Left 4 Dead 2 looks like one I will be trying out soon when my Steam Controller arrives next week. Also great to see surround sound in more games!

Darksiders & Darksiders II Linux Ports Have Not Been Forgotten About


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A fellow from Nordic Games has commenting about the disappearance of the announced Darksiders and Darksiders II Linux ports.

Looks Like Nvidia Driver 358.66 Will Add Some Form Of Vulkan Support


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Sooner than I thought they would, but exciting to see. There are details leaking out that Nvidia GPU driver 358.66 will add a bunch of Vulkan support in.

Alienware Steam Machine Is Shown Off In Another Nice Video


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I have to hand it to Alienware as they really are trying to do a push for their Steam Machine units, we have another video to show off, this time from Trisha Hershberger.

A Good & Honest Video About The Alienware Steam Machine


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Lon Seidman on youtube posted up a pretty decent video showing off the Alienware Steam Machine, it's worth a watch and has given me some more thoughts.

Jäsøn - Season I, Showing Just How Bad Steam Is Getting


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Jäsøn - Season I is not only a rip off of the Friday The 13th movies, it's also a complete rip off full stop and I advise everyone to steer clear of it.

The Funding Crowd 52, The Latest In Linux Crowdfunding News


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Take a look at the latest issue of The Funding Crowd for a new batch of crowdfunding campaigns for Linux.

Sunday Section: What Was Your Biggest Linux Gaming Letdown So Far This Year?


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As new releases are a little light today, and I'm really rather tired it's question time. What has been your biggest let down from a Linux game this year?

The Linux Version Of Moebius: Empire Rising Hasn't Been Forgotten


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One of the things I do here is contact developers who promised a Linux version of a game which hasn't yet surfaced, and the latest user request for me to check was Moebius: Empire Rising.

Larian Rep Responds To Criticism Over The Linux Delay Of Divinity: Original Sin


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A fellow on the official Steam forum for Divinity: Original Sin has been commenting to Linux users criticising the delay, and it's an interesting read.

There's A Possibility Of Just Cause 3 Coming To SteamOS/Linux


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A recent Polygon article that covered Valve's new hardware has some information from Valve, and it's not entirely clear, but it looks like Just Cause 3 could come to Linux.

Magicka 2 Now In Beta For Linux


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Oh man, what a day. First Insurgency, and now Magicka 2 both being in Beta for Linux. Update: It's now downloading.

Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition Delayed For Linux, Again


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This is starting to be a repeating joke now, of promise after promise and delay after delay. Now with the Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition that was supposed to be a day-1 release for Linux, it has also been delayed.

Ubuntu 15.10 Patched For Steam Controller, Backports To Older Ubuntu Versions This Week


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Jorge Castro from Ubuntu poked me recently to let us know that Ubuntu 15.10 has already been patched for the Steam Controller, and 14.04+ others will have a patch back-ported this week.

Sword Coast Legends RPG Released For Linux, Some Initial Thoughts


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We don’t have too many high quality RPG titles, and I was excited to finally give Sword Coast Legends a proper try.
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