The beta of Steam for Linux is now available to download by all, confirming the news we brought you last week. After 6 weeks as a private, invite-only download Valve, the makers of Steam, have opened the doors to anyone running Ubuntu 12.04.
Santa has come early for Linux gamers, as the latest Humble Indie Bundle goes live. Back for its 7th 'indie' outing, the latest iteration of the 'pay what you want' promotion features 6 games and the feature-length documentary 'Indie Game: The Movie'.
Will Dare Up! Wingsuit, a new addition to the Ubuntu Software Center, take off with users? Like a lot of recent game arrivals on Ubuntu Wingsuit makes it’s debut thanks to the game engine it uses, Unity3D, […]
Almost 100 bug fixes features in the latest 'minor update' to the VLC. Fixes the VLC development team say 'improves the overall stability.'
A new video celebrating the achievements of Linux during 2012 has been published online by the Linux Foundation. At 2:38 minutes long the video offers whirlwind highlights of a number of milestones reached by the open-source Unix operating system during the last 12 months.
'Steam for Linux' will be available for everyone to try from next week, after spending just over a month as a limited beta. Valve cite the 'stability of the client' as allowing for the beta to be opened up to more users.
Updated navigation bar icons for the Unity Dash have been proposed for Ubuntu 13.04. The updated designs by Matthieu James iterate rather than overhaul those currently used in Ubuntu.
Some Ubuntu One users are experiencing issues with extra storage earned as part of the Ubuntu One Referrals programme.
Amongst the mélange of Humble Indie Bundle titles are two side-scrollers with similar, yet unique takes on well-timed spacebar mashing: Canabalt and Bit.Trip Runner. These titles aren't the sprawling role-playing games and first person shooters of large studio productions, but nevertheless encapsulate the art of video games in their humble, yet pleasing experiences.
More users now been given access to the limited Steam for Linux beta, Valve have confirmed. Announcing the expansion of beta access on the Steam for Linux form, Valve's Frank Crockett urged those who have applied previously to check their inbox.
More online integration is coming to Ubuntu in its next release, Canonical have announced. Ubuntu 13.04 will 'fulfil' the goal of the Unity Dash to be a one-stop global search tool. It will include more 'Scopes', a new relevancy ranking system, and a wider range of commercial product suggestions.
Could Sony Entertainment's massively multiplayer online first person shooter 'PlanetSide 2' ever make it on to Linux? The 'freemium' game, a sequel to the popular 2003 game 'PlanetSide', is currently only available for Windows. But, if one of the game's developers is to be believe then there is hope for Linux fans.