Portal is now available as a Beta. This beta adds Linux support and converts the game to the new Steam Content delivery system.

This beta involves significant changes for all platforms and your testing is appreciated

Read the full thing at http://steamcommunity.com/games/Portal/announcements/detail/1801715498876762930

Hairy Tales, the first game fully developed by Arges studio, is an Action/Puzzler built with Unity3D. It is already available for Win/Mac on Desura.

After many requests on Steam Greenlight for a Linux port the developers replied that it's all a matter of upgrading the game engine to version 4, but they are not sure if it's worth the cost.

Read the full thing at http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/hairy-tales-to-be-ported-to-linux-if-enough-interest-is-shown.1700

Ben Krasnow, Mechanical and Electrical Engineer at Valve attended a conference last Saturday on the 29th of December where he talked about their upcoming “Steambox” and new exciting hardware projects, that Valve will present in 2013.

Read the full thing at http://vglens.com/2013/01/steambox-is-linux-based-and-launching-this-year/

Free and open source roguelike/RPG Tales Of Maj'Eyal (ToME) version 1.0 has been finally released after being in development for more than 3 years.

DarkGod (lead developer of the project) has released 4 release candidates in just two weeks time to release version 1.0 as a new year gift to roguelike lovers.

Read the full thing at http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/12/after-3-years-of-development-tome-10-is.html

Nov 6, 2012--Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the launch of a limited access beta for its new Steam for Linux client.

Read the full thing here: http://store.steampowered.com/news/9289/

In a presentation at Ubuntu Developer Summit currently going on in Denmark, Drew Bliss from Valve said that Linux is more viable than Windows 8 for gaming. Windows 8 ships with its own app store and it is moving away from an open platform model.

Read the full thing at http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/10/valve-linux-more-viable-than-windows-8.html

One factor in creating a good gaming experience is throughput. This post discusses some of what we’ve learned about the performance of our games running on Linux.

Read the full thing at http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/faster-zombies/

A well known company, Valve, that distributes nonfree computer games with Digital Restrictions Management, recently announced it would distribute these games for GNU/Linux. What good and bad effects can this have?

I suppose that availability of popular nonfree programs on GNU/Linux can boost adoption of the system. However, our goal goes beyond making this system a “success”; its purpose is to bring freedom to the users. Thus, the question is how this development affects users' freedom.

Read the full thing at https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/nonfree-games.en.html

Steam’d penguins? Is it a recipe for an exotic South Pole dish? Perhaps it’s one of those bizarre YouTube videos of penguins in a sauna cavorting with the Swedish Bikini team?

The truth is that this is the first post of the Valve Linux blog. This blog is where you can find the latest information from Valve about our Linux development efforts. Avoid the rumors and speculations that multiply on the Web. Instead, come to the source – a blog where people who are interested in Linux and open source game development can get the latest information on Valve’s efforts in this arena. In this initial post, we’ll introduce the team (and a bit of its history) and then give you a snapshot of what we’re currently doing.

Read the full thing at http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/steamd-penguins/

This is a major release of this game, with many new features, and a veritable truckload of new high quality content. Every aspect of the game has been improved upon and expanded, from the engine, to the game code, weaponry, and overall gameplay.

Read the full thing at http://www.indiedb.com/games/alien-arena-2008/news/alien-arena-reloaded-edition-released