Valve have announced 12 new hardware partners shipping Linux-powered Steam Machines.
The Linux-based gaming platform SteamOS will be available to download on December 13.
In a move that will surprise precisely no-one, Valve, the company behind Steam, the popular gaming distribution platform, has joined the Linux Foundation.
A recent article from US newspaper The Seattle Times offers new details on Valve's plans for bringing Linux gaming to the living room.
In the last of three announcements this week, Valve have revealed the Steam Controller for their Steam OS-powered devices.
Valve has announced 'Steam Machines' - gaming PCs designed for the living room and running Steam OS - will hitting the market in 2014.
Valve has lifted the lid on Steam OS - a Linux-powered operating system designed 'for the TV and the living room' based around Steam.
Valve are gearing up for the first of three announcements today - but what might they reveal?
Valve - the company behind Steam - are to reveal more details on their up-coming Linux-powered 'Steambox' gaming console next week.
DotA 2, the standalone sequel to the popular Warcraft battle mod 'Defense of the Ancients', is on its way to Linux.
Valve are putting smiles on the faces of Linux-loving gamers, as they announce a widening of access to their Linux Beta client. Some 5000 users who signed up for beta access will be granted access, Valve's Frank Crockett announced to members of the Steam for Linux community on Steam.
Ubuntu gamers wanting to get right to action with Steam can now do so straight from the login screen. Steam-login runs nothing Steam's Big Picture Mode. No fuss, no frills, just Steam.