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Valve has announced a partnership with UOL BoaCompra to allow Steam users to pay for products with Brazilian currency. To start only Boleto (billing slip) will be accepted as payment, though other local methods are planned in the coming months including deposits, account transfers, and local credit cards. The addition …
Read More »Steam begins Linux beta
Over 60,000 applicants registered for limited access tests in first week
Read More »Valve recruiting beta testers for Linux Steam client
Valve is seeking testers for the beta version of its Steam for Linux client. The company is now taking applications, adding that its primarily looking for experienced Linux users. While details are sparse beyond that, we’ve already learned Left 4 Dead 2 will be the debut title from the service …
Read More »Valve to begin Steam Linux beta next week
External testing period to commence later in October for 1,000 users
Read More »Obsidian adopts Unity for Project Eternity
Fallout: New Vegas studio breaks away from in-house Onyx engine to open up Linux support for Kickstarter project
Read More »Valve’s Linux move labelled unethical
Mainstream exposure for open operating system a mixed bag, says GNU founder Richard Stallman
Read More »Newell skeptical of Windows 8
Valve pushing for Linux as safeguard
Read More »Valve brings Steam to Linux
Left 4 dead 2 to be first game rolled out on open operating system
Read More »Left 4 Dead 2 heading to Linux, Steam client for Ubuntu in the works
Valve has confirmed it is working on a Steam client for the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system, adding that Left 4 Dead 2 will be the debut title for it. The new team of 11 made the announcements by introducing themselves on Valve’s new Linux blog Steam’d Penguins. Currently there aim …
Read More »Steam and Source Engine Linux support ‘underway’
Valve 'porting games, tech and platforms to the open-source OS'
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