csmonitor.com: Valve announced today that Steam is now available for the open-source operating system Linux. To celebrate the release, Valve kicked off a week-long sale on 50 available Linux games.

pcauthority.com.au: Could Linux end up the default OS for gaming on the PC - it's more possible than you think...

• Carmack: Supporting Linux isn't worth the hassle
• Gemini Rue developer seeking Linux beta testers
• Carmack would be stunned by mainstream Linux gaming support
• Counter-Strike: Source Is Now Available on Steam
• Shank 2 and Psychonauts Available on Steam
• See you soon Cyber-Cowboy…

• id Software Hits Linux Gamers with a Wine Bat
• Steam games in Slackware
• Behold! The Game-Make-inator!
• Unvanquished Alpha 12 Brings Lots Of Churn
• Wargame: European Escalation Coming Soon
• Hairy Tales may be ported to Linux

techgage.com: Though still in beta, Valve’s Steam client for Linux is stable, fast, and from what we can tell, matches the feature-set of the Windows and OS X clients 1:1. That being the case, there felt like no better time than the present to dive in, give a tour and relay our experiences with both the client and a slew of games.

linux.com: Linux has not received much attention from the major gaming houses, even though it seems a natural fit as a robust gaming platform, so the announcement of the Steam for Linux beta last December generated a lot of interest.

worldofgnome.org: One of the most successful open source projects ever existed is about to release another major version, and as the release candidates were made available, I thought it would be a good time to take a look on what’s coming.

geek.com: In order for Steam to be a success on Linux it needs lots of games, and it needs games from all the major publishers going forward. But because this is Steam, Valve has a back catalog of games to call upon that everyone still wants to play. One of those games is Half-Life, and Valve has now made it available on Steam for Linux.

pcworld.com: So, you want to play games on your Linux machine. Oh, boy. Batten down the hatches, because we're about to show you how to do some real computing. You ever compiled something, kid?

• Stunt Rally 1.9 brings more realism
• Linux Tycoon – Top 10 Indie Strategy Game. Also New Beta.
• Thanks Valve, Another Game Comes To Linux
• Sega to Release 'The Cave' on Linux

• Duo Of Peculiar Games Being Ported To Linux
• Gaming Like It's 1993
• Minecraft on Ubuntu: Part 1 - Installation and Setup
• Frozen Nightmare Unity game coming to Linux
• PC gaming tablet wins CES Best of Show
• GCompris release 12.11
• ascii-invaders: Chaos at the console
• Oceania: A New MMORPG Powered By Unigine
• GCW Zero: Another Linux Game Console Attempt
• 'Not Pacman' Released for Linux

worldofgnome.org: Cube was one of the very few FPS games available for linux many years ago. Although it had an active community around it, things didn’t go well and Cube was never seriously developed and updated. Things have now changed. Is it good enough?

• Doom 3 BFG On Linux Gets In A Better State
• Sauerbraten 2013 Released, Brings Many Features

• Steam Box To Run On Linux, 2013 Launch Confirmed
• Blizzard Entertainment Planning A Linux Game For 2013

• Linux based Steam console confirmed for this year
• Steam users ditch Windows 7, Vista, and XP for Windows 8, OS X, and Ubuntu
• First Statistics On Steam Linux Usage
• Steam Extends Holiday Games Sale
• First Person Platformer 'Deadlock' Coming to Linux