LinuxGameCast Weekly EP12 — Steamed Hams

Coming up on this LinuxGameCast Weekly. We show you what to do with a “hacked” Steam client. Jordan rages against Serious Sam 3 BFE, and Venn buys a fan. Oh, we also have a go at some neat KickStarter gaming projects.

Stick around for the spoiler filled aftershow where we take on Skyfall, Cloud Atlas and South Park.

Links:
https://twitter.com/icculus/status/263302735632416770
http://store.steampowered.com/app/1200/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/41070/
http://linuxgamecast.com/2012/11/steam-for-linux-limited-beta-has-arrived/
http://linuxgamecast.com/2012/11/what-can-you-do-with-a-hacked-steam-linux-beta-play-some-humble-games/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/06/nvidia_heralds_steam_for_linux/
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_r310_linux&num=2
http://linuxgamecast.com/2012/11/linux-steam-beta-installs-windows-native-game-trackmania-with-wine/
http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/35091013624/humble-bundle-vessel-and-porting
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/betadwarf/forced
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1772819261/pulp
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zeropointsoftware/interstellar-marines-prologue
http://linuxgamecast.com/about/

 

Notes:
Icculus Working Hard
https://twitter.com/icculus/status/263302735632416770

  • https://twitter.com/icculus/status/263302735632416770
  • @PyGuyLinuxFan Lots of work for the impending Steam/linux release. New games, old games, and tools to support them. Fun times!

 

Steam For Linux Limited Beta Has Arrived! …kinda
http://linuxgamecast.com/2012/11/steam-for-linux-limited-beta-has-arrived/

  • The first wave of welcome emails has been sent out!
  • We will be expanding the beta in the future with more participants from the survey.
  • Does it matter at this point?

 

STEAM – New games

 

What Can You Do With A “Hacked” Steam Linux Beta Client? Play Some Humble Games!
http://linuxgamecast.com/2012/11/what-can-you-do-with-a-hacked-steam-linux-beta-play-some-humble-games/

  • Install Humble Bundle games (show working list)
  • Everything except TF2
  • Fedora 64 bit issues.  Had to run steam as root first.   Dependency issues solved by reboot
  • thanks to spot @ redhat for providing a complete deplist

 

Nvidia debuts ‘double-speed’ drivers for Steam
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/06/nvidia_heralds_steam_for_linux/

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_r310_linux&num=2

  • The One thing phoronix is useful for.
  • It’s faster

 

Steam using WINE for some games?
http://linuxgamecast.com/2012/11/linux-steam-beta-installs-windows-native-game-trackmania-with-wine/

  • Steam will download, install, and run Trackmania Nations Forever if WINE is detected.
  • Will not automagically install WINE
  • Bug or feature?
  • Don’t like not being prompted or even asked about using WINE.


Humble Tells Us Whar ..kinda
THAR VESSEL!!
http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/35091013624/humble-bundle-vessel-and-porting
http://flibitijibibo.com/oh.html

  • We will, of course, offer refunds to any disappointed Mac and Linux customers
  • In Humble Indie Bundle 6, we wrote that Vessel was coming to Mac and Linux in 24-72 hours.
  • The port is still being developed as fast as possible
  • It’s in private beta testing
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