Category Archives: Games for Linux
How To – Installing Black Mesa in Crossover Games / CXoffice
Sometimes, workarounds for playing native Windows games on Linux can be dodgy. Some will play well on plain WINE implementation, other times, helper software, such as Crossover, Wine-Tricks, or PlayOnLinux get you to the finish line with a feasible amount of frustration. One such game is Black Mesa, a modification on the original Half Life title, consisting of a set of modifications to the Source SDK 2007 base engine. So how do you install the title? Read on for more! Read the rest of this entry
Under The Hood – New Steam Machine Buyers Guide
There will be an ongoing Steam machine buyers guide located under the resources section of the top menu navigation of the site. I will also place a small link in the featured workarounds article. Over time I hope to keep this moving as hardware develops and changes. The formatting is a bit rought right now, but I will tidy it up over time.
The Linux Cauldron Steam machine Buyer’s Guide
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Video Reel – “Why XI3’s Piston Parted Ways With Valve”
An interesting perspective on what happend to the tiny Steam box that ran out of Gas
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Steam Arcade [beta] – A Review of Hotline Miami for Linux
This is my very first Linux game review, so be kind! I am much better at things other than games 🙂 Please leave a comment below or on the youtube video page. Any suggestions of criticisms are highly welcome.
Note: video is currently uploading to youtube, which should be done within the hour. I wanted to post this before I fell asleep 🙂
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Give AMD Some Love
I recently went through several methods to try out SteamOS. When it came to video issues, some of my test hardware still exhibited the same issues. I found either AMD or Intel was quite acceptable for a CPU but Nvidia preferred for the graphics card. Having recently acquired a low profile ATI 6670 (who would have thought those massive cards could shrink that small!), I decided to revisit my Steam gaming options apart my my more powerful desktop.
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Linux Game Review: AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome
Yes, that is the real name of this game. AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome, is literally one of the freshest games I have come across on Steam lately. I was sceptical to hit the buy button, but with a current price of 4.49 USD for the Steam Holiday Sale, I couldn’t resist. So, how did it stack up? Read on for more
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