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Valve is set to launch the Left 4 Dead 2 beta on Linux this week. Those who already own the Steam version of the game will receive access soon, alongside the Extended Mutation System that has been available since February.

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BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner 2 – Future Legend of Rhythm Alien has been sent to Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony for certification, Gaijin Games has announced. The firm this was “by far the most ambitious submission process Gaijin has ever done, ” and next on the certification list are the PC, Mac, and Linux versions. Barring any setback, the game is slated to release on February 26, according to its Steam listing. More through the link. Thanks, D’toid.

Some game pages have been updated on Steam by Valve to include Linux system requirements, perhaps hinting that an official Steam for Linux launch is approaching.
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Graphics driver updates aren’t in our usual style but with the launch of the Steam Linux beta today it seems like a good time to be giving your open-source computer a bit of a spruce up. NVidia has released a new set of R310 drivers for a significant range of products, which it claims can “double the performance and dramatically reduce game loading times for those gaming on the Linux operating system”. The drivers were developed in collaboration with Valve and other Linux-friendly developers, and Doug Lombardi called them “an absolutely unequalled solution for Linux gamers”.

Thanks, Talkar.

Valve really dislikes Windows 8 doesn’t it? The studio has poured more fuel on the flaming debate surrounding Microsoft’s OS – and now Apple’s iTunes format – stating that it prefers the open nature of Linux. Find out why below.

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Haunts: The Manse Macabre, and Kickstarter project in the works at Mob Rules Games, has ceased work on the game after programmers quit, and funding was overspent.

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The Shadowrun Returns PAX presentation is now available for viewing online. It’s below. The video is mainly highlights from the panel in which Harebrained Schemes discussed the RPG, which earned $1,836,447 in funding through Kickstarter. Shadowrun Returns is expected on PC, Mac and Linux in early 2013. Thanks,EvilAvatar.

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Steam Linux is to receive a beta phase soon, according to new reports.

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Indie Royale’s Getaway Bundle is now live, and it features six games: Shattered Horizon, Analogue: A Hate Story, Waves, Da New Guys, miniFlake, and the exclusive PC debut of Super Amazing Wagon Adventure.

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Trine 2 has an expansion in the works courtesy of developer Frozenbyte called Goblin Menace. The campaign comes with six levels, new skills playable in the original game, and general improvements and tweaks. Trine 2: Goblin Menace will release on PC, OS X, and Linux. A trailer and screenshots are below.

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Senscape has released a playable teaser for Asylum, its creepy adventure set within the Hanwell Institute.

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Valve’s Linux team has been tinkering around with OpenGL while bringing Left 4 Dead 2 to the format, and has managed to get it running faster than the Windows 7 version. More tech-speak below.

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Minecraft creator, Markus “Notch” Persson took to Reddit last night to take part in an ‘Ask me anything’ Q&A session with fans, revealing the developers thoughts on the modding community and the prospect of future updates.

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Free Software Foundation and GNU operating system founder Richard Stallman believes it’s “unethical” for Steam to sell DRM-protected games on an open-source platform like Linux.

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Gabe Newell has said the reason the Valve plans to provide a full Steam client for Linux users is because the lack of games available is holding Linux back.

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Cliffhanger Productions has announced additions to its Shadowrun Online Kickstarter project, and has released two new videos detailing gameplay and plans for missions and campaigns.

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Devolver Digital has announced it will throw its support behind Steam for Ubuntu with a Linux version of Serious Sam 3: BFE.

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Cliffhanger Productions has formed a Kickstarter for Shadowrun Online, the top-down title the firm announced back in October.

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Valve has unveiled its plans to provide a full Steam client for Linux users, in addition to existing PC and Mac versions.

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Steam is coming to Linux.  Gabe Newell is very happy about that.  You should be too.

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