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What to Expect from Steam on Linux

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http://news.softpedia.com – When Valve announced to the world that the Steam Linux client for its digital distribution service was in the works, everybody rejoiced. But what can we realistically expect from a Linux client launched so late in the game? There is no doubt that Steam is by far the largest digital distribution platform for games, so it must stand to reason that L... (read more) (General)

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