Valve seeking beta testers for long-awaited Linux version of Steam

Linux gamers are used to being afterthoughts when it comes to most major game releases, but Valve seems set to change that soon. The company announced a pending beta test for a long-awaited Linux version of its popular Steam distribution service. Valve is seeking to fill 1, 000 spots for the closed beta through a Web survey for existing Steam users, asking them to detail their gaming system and experience with Linux. The Steam for Linux build is being targeted at Ubuntu 12. 04 distribution, as Valve announced back in July. The initiative will include 2009's Left 4 Dead 2 as the first game ported to the system. Developer Croteam also let slip on its Facebook page that its Serious Sam 3 would be available during the Linux beta, alongside Valve games like Portal and Team Fortress 2. Further announcements regarding Steam on Linux are expected during the Ubuntu Develop Summit this week. Valve's support for the free operating system has come a long way since 2010, when the company said it had no plans to port the service to Linux. In August, Valve boasted the Linux port of Left 4 Dead 2 actually outperformed the Windows version, reaching 315 frames per second on a high-end testing rig. Aside from any performance improvements, Valve head Gabe Newell said he sees the Linux version of Steam as a hedge against the coming of Windows 8. Newell notably called the OS a "catastrophe" for the PC gaming space. On the other end of the spectrum, GNU founder Richard Stallman said the introduction of a closed-source system like Steam into the open-source world of Linux is "unethical. " Even if those two aren't completely happy with the state of things, Linux gamers should be glad to get some more access to top tier games on their platform. source: arstechnica Guild Wars 2 CD Key, cdkeybox. com is a professional game cd key service provider. Our 24/7 service covers Diablo III cd key, Guild Wars 2 Key and so on. http: //blog. cnfol. com/terakdgj/article/1351582135-83372849. html.

MechWarrior Online open beta starts Monday, for real this time

Stompy multiplayer robo-tactical shooter MechWarrior Online has been flip-flopping over its pending open beta for a good few weeks now. First it was kicking off on October 16th, then it was delayed, and then it didn’t like the look of those teenagers so it decided to keep its giant feet indoors. Thankfully, those teenagers have now wandered off – MWO will begin its open beta (for realsies) on October 29th, or this coming Monday. While we figure out the best method of inserting the pun ‘mecha bingo’ into all future coverage of MechWarrior Online, your homework for Monday is to reserve your pilot name, preferably assuming the mantle of someone from the movies. Mech Wahlberg, for example, or – my favourite – Robo with a Shotgun. Get fast and cheap Guild Wars 2 CD Key at cdkeybox. com now. Buy Guild Wars 2 Key with fast delivery, huge stock & cheap price! 100% safe! http: //chaungjinbin. jigsy. com/entries/general/microsoft-relaxes-windows-8-store-policy-on-18-rated-games.

What GW1 profession do you miss the most in GW2?

which profession from GW1 do you miss, and for some reason don't think the current 8 professions don't offer a good alternative to fulfill that hole. And why? And as a bonus, how could they fix that? My pick is the ritualist. I find the engineer to be the closest fit, but you can't output as many turrets, and you can't really play a healer with summons, or have your own blend of turrets and necro summons (yes, secondary profession counts). At least, you can do all these things, but not to the same extent. I really don't mind the tech aspect. I think they could fix that by adding in a kit that lets you summon more turrets as well as automatons (like necro summons but they can move), but those "summons" would be on a shorter timer. And then you could trigger special abilities from those "summons" to control them. I would be very happy to bring that kit along with the elixir gun, that would give me all that I need to be happy. Get fast and cheap Guild Wars 2 CD Key and Guild Wars 2 Key at cdkeybox.com now. Buy Guild Wars 2 CD Key with fast delivery, huge stock & cheap price! 100% safe! http: //chaungjinbin. jigsy. com/entries/general/which-is-your-favorite-profession-in-guild-wars-2-.

Crysis 3, Need for Speed Most Wanted and Armoured Kill feature in latest PWNED

EA has released a new spisode of its web series PWNED, with the team visiting gamescom to take in Crysis 3, Need for Speed Most Wanted and Battlefield 3 Armoured Kill. The video mainly reprises information covered in EA’s gamesom press conference. The best bit is probably the first major segment, in which Crytek’s Rasmus Hojengaard chats about Crysis 3′s new multiplayer mode, Hunter. SimCity producer Jason Haber also makes an appearance, along with Need for Speed creative director Alex Ward to talk about multiplayer modes. Battlefield 3: Armored Kill drops in September. Need for Speed Most Wanted arrives at the end of October in the us and in early November in Europe. Crysis 3 and SimCity are due in February 2013. Guild Wars 2, the amazing magic MMORPG is coming. Cheapest Guild Wars 2 CD Key is HOT, Guild Wars 2 Key fast delivered in cdkeybox.com http: //blogs. rediff. com/edclin/2012/10/23/ea-wii-u-games-require-origin-and-nintendo-network-id/.

Sony Releases Another Mysterious Playstation Teaser Ad: The Arrival

Back on Thursday, we showed you a brief Playstation teaser video that Sony released with little explanation. The short ad -- which spanned only 15 seconds -- showed a woman at a desk with some PlayStation-themed items around her. At the end of the ad, someone walks in, electrical noises rage, and the woman looks up, seemingly disappointed. This new ad, seen below, is similar in length, and similar in vagueness, too. Like in the original video, called The Reload, this video -- called The Arrival -- has some interesting and tantalizing PlayStation-centric clues in it. The woman from the previous video is seen at her desk typing on a typewriter, but the typewriter's keys are all strange symbols. The symbols have been identified by IGN reader StargamerX, who claims they're the alphabet from Ratchet & Clank. Thus, the letter she's typing reads: Dear Copernicus we have received your letter and regret to inform you captain... Copernicus L. Quark is a character in the Ratchet & Clank series; the letter appears to be addressed to him. The next major clue is the jeep that pulls up, which is almost certainly alluding to the Uncharted series (what with its very Uncharted-like explosive barrel in the back). The license plate on the back of the truck represents another Naughty Dog series -- Jak & Daxter -- and, in the language of that series, says "Morgan", a reference to Naughty Dog's co-founder's old dog (thanks to StargamerX once again for the translation). Better yet, the silhouette of the driver (and his reflection in the window) in the next few frames almost certainly shows Nathan Drake from Uncharted. Otherwise, much of the setting -- including the woman, her desk and some of her surroundings, like the Ape Escape reference -- remain the same as in the previous video from Thursday. The date at the end of both videos -- October 23 -- had us thinking that this may have something to do with the Playstation Store update. But that date is only for North america, and the Stateside rollout has since been delayed. Other speculation from the first ad included the possible announcement of Infamous 3. But taken together with this ad, everything now seems to be pointing to Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale. All of the videos' references -- Ape Escape, Uncharted, Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, et cetera -- are included in the game. Cheap Prices- Guild Wars 2 CD Key - Buy Guild Wars 2 Key from cdkeybox.com ! http: //www. gather. com/viewArticle. action? articleId=281474981715898.

Guild Wars 2: Mac Version Enters Beta

The Guild Wars 2 team has announced that the Mac version of the game is now ready for beta testing. Anyone who purchases the game will be included in the beta. The beta, however, unlike most testing phases, will connect Mac users to the live servers to interact with PC users. From today, Guild Wars 2 will be available for Mac in a beta version to anyone who purchases Guild Wars 2. The Mac beta version of Guild Wars 2 is still being optimised and, unlike other betas, is connected to the live servers allowing everyone to play together on both Mac and Windows based computers. Users will be able to access the Mac beta client through the Guild Wars 2 account management website after activating their game code. Guild Wars 2 CD Key - guild wars 2 key - Cheap Prices - Buy Guild Wars 2 CD Key from cdkeybox.com ! http://blogs.rediff.com/edclin/2012/10/09/guild-wars-2-latest-patch-notes-published/