Dopo un lungo periodo in cui il sistema è stato disponibile in versione beta, Valve ha finalmente annunciato ufficialmente l'edizione per Linux del suo Steam: il nuovo client, indispensabile per accedere ai servizi di Steam per Linux, è disponibile presso l'Ubuntu Software Center.

Valve, con l'ausilio del comunicato stampa che vi presentiamo di seguito, ha anche reso noto che, al fine di celebrare l'arrivo della edizione per Linux di Steam, oltre 50 game per Linux, già commercializzati attraverso Steam, sono acquistabili con uno sconto che va dal 50% al 75% fino al prossimo 21 febbraio.

Nel catalogo di Steam per Linux sono presenti giochi molto noti agli utenti Windows, come Postal 2 Complete, Serious Sam 3: BFE, Half-Life, World of Goo, FTL, Trine 2, Bastion, Amnesia: The Dark Descent e Counter-Strike: Source.

David Pitkin, numero uno nel settore delle applicazioni consumer in Canonical, l'organizzazione che si occupa dello sviluppo della distribuzione Ubuntu, osserva che, anche in virtù dell'arrivo di Steam per Linux, "è lecito attendersi un numero crescente di sviluppatori di giochi che scelgono Ubuntu come una delle piattaforme target per il proprio lavoro".

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Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the release of its Steam for Linux client. In celebration of the release, over 50 Linux titles are now 50-75% off until Thursday, February 21st at 10 AM PST.

The Steam client is now available to download for free from the Ubuntu Software Center. Ubuntu is the most popular distribution of Linux used by millions of people globally and known for its well-designed, easy-to-use customer experience.

"The introduction of Steam to Ubuntu demonstrates growing demand for open systems from gamers and game developers," said David Pitkin, Director of Consumer Applications at Canonical. "We expect a growing number of game developers to include Ubuntu among their target platforms. We’re looking forward to seeing AAA games developed with Ubuntu in mind as part of a multi-platform day and date release on Steam."

"We’re huge fans of Linux. It’s like the indie OS–a perfect home for our indie game," said Alen Ladavac, CTO of Croteam, creator of the Serious Sam franchise of games. "And who better to lead the charge into Linux gaming than Valve? With Steam distribution on Windows, Mac OS, and now Linux, plus the buy-once, play-anywhere promise of Steam Play, our games are available to everyone, regardless what type of computer they’re running. That’s huge."

Team Fortress 2, the Free to Play game, is also now available on Steam for Linux. For a limited time, Steam users who play the game on Linux will automatically receive a free, exclusive in-game item: Tux, the Linux mascot, can be carried by any of the game’s classes and traded between players. Additional Valve titles available on Steam for Linux include Half-Life, Counter-Strike 1.6, and Counter-Strike: Source.

In addition to games, the Steam for Linux client includes Big Picture, the new mode of Steam designed for use with a TV and game controller. With Steam for Linux and Big Picture mode, Valve anticipates a growing number of gamers will use Steam in the living room.

Steam is a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC and Mac games with over 50 million accounts around the world and over 2,000 titles offered. More details regarding Steam for Linux, including community discussion, official announcements and syndicated news can all be tracked on the Steam for Linux Community Hub at http://steamcommunity.com/linux.

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