YES: Steam Games Coming to Linux

Valve has revealed that it’s working on bringing its Steam gaming system to Linux computers. It’ll hopefully mean an end to awkward attempts to run Steam games via Windows emulators.

The project is very much in the early stages and the idea will be to get it working well with one specific set-up before spreading it more widely. The initial project will be to get a Steam client on Ubuntu 12.04, the most recent stable release of arguably the most popular Linux client.

A dedicated Valve team has already ported Left For Dead 2 to Ubuntu, so this will be the first game available. Though it already works on the system, there’ll be further work before release to improve performance and have it run smoothly at a high frame rate.

The prospects of extending coverage to other flavors of Linux depend on the success of the initial project (technical and/or commercial.)

The news has been welcomed by Valve’s more dedicated followers, a good proportion of which report that gaming is the only reason they ever boot into Windows.

It’s not the only expansion of focus for Valve. The newly released Steam app for Android devices lists a range of genres other than games, ranging from Accounting to Photo Editing. How many titles will appear in these categories isn’t yet clear, but it does appear Steam could effectively become an app store in itself.

That’s particularly intriguing given the company has just launched Greenlight, a system by which users can vote on which in-development games they like the look of and the highest rated will get priority approval and promotion in Steam. Such a system could work well as a filter for the sheer number of Android applications.



Just For Ladies: New BSG Apparel from Her Universe!

Back in April, we brought you cute Viper pajamas from female-centric fashion design company Her Universe.

Now the company has done it again and provided us ladies new BSG shirts — to be worn any time of day!

I’m putting my order in right away!

[Her Universe]

Steampunk Cakes Are Dapper, Classy [Pics]

Steampunk is the new…the new…aesthetic? I don’t know. But steampunk really is everywhere.

Our friends over at Cake Wrecks even created a montage of steampunk-inspired sweets — which are anything but a wreck. (Unless you consider their yummy-ness, as in “I totally destroyed that steampunk cake. It’s now a wreck of frosting and crumbs.”)

View the rest here.

[Via Cake Wrecks]

 



Social Media Inspired Outfits

[GAS] reader Belinda just sent me these really cool social media-inspired outfits she created during the last few weeks, and I have to say, great job Belinda! Those look really great.

I used to think I would transport myself back to the 50s and 60s if I could, but then I realized that would mean voluntarily stripping myself of the internet and social media, which to me is like, slamming the car door on your own leg or poisoning yourself with syphilis.

It’s like, what did people 10 years ago do with those moments in their day when they eat/decide/see something completely irrelevant to the rest of the world? You mean they just… kept it to themselves? Well, that’s just crazy talk.

So in honor of social media, here are some outfits inspired by my favorite platforms.

[Source: B for Bel]

Punisher: Dirty Laundry [MUST WATCH]

Warning: Violence. Not suitable for kids. It’s a Punisher-themed movie after all. What do you expect? :)

Good, wasn’t it? Like, really, really good. Like better than 99.5% of everything that comes out of Hollywood right now. What do you guys think?

[Via IHC]

Bowing Down For Snack Food: Marketing Genius or Going Too Far? [Video]

Late last month, I posted about a new vending machine that makes pizza.

Now, in what could be argued as a stroke of marketing genius, Australian snack company Fantastic created the “Delite-o-matic” machine to promote its new Delites rice chips.

But in order to nom this coveted chip, you must first press the button…AND THEN BOW DOWN AND PRAISE “THE ALMIGHTY ONE” ON THE MACHINES COMMAND.

Take a look!

Those must be some tasty chips! Would you do it??

[Via Gawker]

Sassy Video Tells You All You Need to Know About “Game of Thrones”

Don’t have time to read all the books in the “Game of Thrones” series? Still trying to catch up on the HBO show?

Well, The Factuary‘s sassy bartender tells you everything you need to know in under 3 minutes to have an educated conversation with any rabid fan.

**SPOILER ALERT!**