Valve announced few days back that Steam for Linux beta testing will start in October. Since then, many new Linux games have been added to Steam database, including Team Fortress 2.
Now official Steam for Linux community group has been launched, indicating that Steam Linux Beta release is imminent.
Steam Linux Beta and L4D2 game will most likely come to Linux next month.
In a recent post on Left 4 Dead 2 blog, Valve announced that Steam Workshop is coming to Left 4 Dead 2 along with Linux support.
All of this will also be available not just on the PC and Mac, but also for Linux users as well starting in the middle of next month and rolling out from there.
CroTeam has posted a status on Facebook confirming that Linux version of Serious Sam 3: BFE will be included with Portal and Team Fortress 2 in upcoming beta launch of Steam for Linux.
Its not clear if they meant public beta launch or the closed beta testing which will start soon for 1,000 lucky users.
Steam Linux Beta is now live with first set of beta invitation emails sent to 1,000 users.
"This is a huge milestone in the development of PC gaming. Steam users have been asking us to support gaming on Linux.
Steam for Linux is entering the final stages before the official launch and Valve has just opened the Beta program for everyone. Valve has finally managed to release Steam for Linux Beta to the public and not a moment too soon. We have it on good authority the Steam Winter Sale will also begin today. Linux users will thus get a chance t... (read more)
As things continue to heat up on the open source gaming front, Valve is preparing for a beta test of the Linux version of its popular Steam service, which Valve has promised to deliver by the end of this year. Many Linux gamers are watching this closely, especially after the popularity of Steam for the Mac.
Steam Beta Linux client will enter in closed beta testing this month. About 1,000 users will have access to Steam client and one Linux game.
Though a date for full public release is yet to be announced, Valve is already adding new Linux games to its database.
Gaming on Linux is getting more interesting by the day. Valve has updated its Steam December Survey to include Linux statistics. This is Valve’s first month with Linux and even though the Steam for Linux system is still in a beta stage, Linux users already account for 0.8% of total Steam users.
Steam for Linux was finally launched by Valve, although for now it’s just the Beta client and only a handful of people have access to it. When Valve first announced that its Steam client will be available for Linux, a lot of users have asked themselves if there will be any significant differences between this version and the other ones released ... (read more)
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