John Carmack, Linux is Still Not a Viable Gaming Market

John Carmack, founder and technical director id software, recently presented a keynote at QuakeCon. He said that Linux is still not a viable gaming platform and the two forays they have made have not been successful commercially.

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'Left 4 Dead 2' Runs Faster on Linux Than Windows

In a new blog post, Valve Linux team has reported that Left 4 Dead 2 runs faster on Linux than Windows, thanks to efficiency of Linux Kernel and OpenGL.

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Zombie Penguins Spotted on Left4Dead 2 Website

Valve has already confirmed that Steam and Left4Dead 2 are coming to Linux. They have launched a dedicated blog for Linux where they will be writing about progress on Steam for Linux.

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Steam for Ubuntu Officially Announced by Valve

Steam for Ubuntu has been finally announced by Valve on its official blog, giving rest to all the rumors that have been circulating in past few months.

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Ubuntu Community Manager Jono Bacon Talks About Ubuntu for Android, Humble Bundles, Steam, Gaming and More

Jono Bacon, Ubuntu Community Manager at Canonical recently replied to user questions while doing 'Ask Me Anything' session at Reddit.

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Diablo 3 Game Director on Linux Support

First of all, no its not coming to Linux.

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Canonical in Touch with Valve to Ensure Steam is Well Supported on Ubuntu

Lots of Steam on Linux news this week after Michael Larabel visited Valve office and confirmed Steam and Source Engine on Linux.

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Valve Working on Steam Client and Source Engine for Linux, Left 4 Dead 2 Already Playable

Michael Larabel over at Phoronix met with Gabe Newell at Valve offices confirming that Steam Linux Client and Source Engine Games are being ported to Linux.

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Yes, Steam and Source Engine Coming to Linux

It seems Steam is coming to Linux after all. 

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[Speculation] Valve's New Game Console to be Based on Linux??

Disclaimer: Everything you are going to read below is nothing but wild speculation.

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Vapor, Open Source and Cross Platform Steam Chat Client

Vapor is a cross platform steam chat client written in C# which allows you to chat with your friends on Steam. It does not have any other feature but is useful if you want to stay in touch with your friends while using Linux distributions.

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Gabe Newell, Founder and Managing Director - Valve Software, Talks About Linux Clients and Trade-offs

William and Glenn @ Podcast 17 recently interviewed Gabe Newell, Founder/Managing Director of Valve Software on their latest Episode.

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