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Linux gaming rigs? Yup, they’re happening. With Valve’s Steam on Linux and a forthcoming Valve Steambox using Steam to run Linux games, the future is looking up for gaming on Linux. You can even install Ubuntu and Steam on a computer today, plugging it into your TV and using the big picture mode interface. The missing piece of the hardware puzzle is a controller. Luckily, Microsoft’s ubiquitous Xbox 360 controller functions well with Linux.
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What are the best games to play on a Linux computer? We thought long and hard about it and finally, we decided to come up with list -- the Best Linux Games. This was a complex page to curate mainly because there are many schools of thought when it comes to games. Should we only include free games? Or list the best commercial games as well? What about popular cross-platform games? As I mentioned, we gave it a lot of thought.
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Waste your time the right way - shoot bubbles at similarly colored bubbles, in the hope of freeing the entire board of bubbles just long enough for more bubbles to show up. It's called Frozen Bubble, and it's more than a game. Actually, it's not more than a game. It's a game, and for a long time it was one of the best put together games for Linux. That's not been true for a while – the platform has grown leaps and bounds for gamers since then.
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In the last couple of months, Steam has been getting a lot of attention. Not necessarily because of the games that it's been carrying, but because of its expanding support of different operating systems. If you haven't heard already, Steam has made official plans to support Linux, and has already made substantial progress with their beta Linux client. It really won't be too long before the Steam client is stable.
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Despite advances made by other operating systems, Windows still stands as the most used operating system in the world. And, as a Linux user, I respect your decision to stick with it as it does have a large ecosystem that both businesses and consumers seem to agree on. But just because you use Windows as your daily driver does not mean that you can't experiment with other operating systems for any of your computing needs.
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Fifteen years after its initial release, the legendary first-person shooter Half-Life has been quietly released for both Mac OS X and Linux. No Official announcement has been made by Valve as of yet. The original Half-Life was released in 1998, and is a big name in the gaming world, even for non-gamers. It’s played through the eyes of Dr. Gordon Freeman, who is trying to fight his way out of secret research facility in New Mexico.
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Valve announced on Thursday that its previously invite-only Steam client for Linux is now available for all to download, test out and submit feedback. The announcement came shortly after Steam received a platform-wide update, with Valve welcoming Linux gamers to the service in what is turning out to be a very interesting year for the publisher.
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While desktop Linux may be a tempting platform, there's one thing stopping a lot of people from making the plunge: PC gaming. Like it or not, Windows is the de facto platform for PC gaming. You can't count on Linux supporting your favorite games, but you may be surprised: some Windows games work on Linux using the Wine compatability layer.
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We (as in Linux users) have all wished that some of those popular games we see in commercials would be readily available for Linux. Finding good, native games for Linux can be a bit tricky. So here are three different websites that'll make finding them a lot easier.
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Years ago, when I was in high school, I remember getting very addicted to turn-based adventure strategy games like the popular Ultima series. The allure of these games is that they draw you into the plot with an interesting and emotional plot with intrigue and adventure.
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I don’t know what it is about post-apocalyptic games, but I love them. The idea of exploring a world torn and destroyed by some violent or cataclysmic event is interesting to imagine. These are the type of games I always loved playing, like the 1997 Interplay game Fallout. The open source game called FreeDroid is [...]
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Taking much of the pain out of using Wine, PlayOnLinux is a must-have application for any Linux gamer. Providing automated installation scripts for dozens of games – and a wide variety of other software including Google Sketchup, Photoshop and AutoCAD – this program is worth checking out if you’re dependent on Windows software but prefer [...]
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The sheer amount of software you can find in your average Linux package manager is astounding. For example, Ubuntu offers 502 free game downloads, all a single click away in the software center. Other Linux distributions, including Fedora and Suse, offer just as many choices. With that many games it’s hard to know what’s worth [...]
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So you spend most of your time on the terminal? Just entered a few commands? Feeling bored? How about some command line games? Yep, there are some oldies but goldies you can delve into for a little recreation on the terminal. So, how do your play games in terminal? All you need to do is [...]
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When you think of Linux, you probably think of open source software and security, but not gaming. Most people think if you are into gaming, Windows is your only option. A few years ago this might have been the case but not anymore. So, if you are a Linux power user, or just prefer Linux, [...]
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