Valve Pushes Out Half-Life For Linux

[Spectre]

I have the big box GOTY edition. Can you only play it if you bought it digitally?

[tkmorris]

Since I got the Valve Pack I was wondering where it would take me (with GNU/Linux). Reading forums made me a little sad, as most people believed only Source games were worth the effort for Valve. I hope now we can get to play Half Life series beginning to end (my fear was that we would not). Great news!

[Gps4l]

I have the big box GOTY edition. Can you only play it if you bought it digitally?

I don't think so. but you can simply find out, install it, and see what steam does.

Add game to library I believe, its called.

It then asks for the cd / dvd key of your game.

[liamdawe]

Ok that came unexpected, I honestly expected to see their Source titles out first...

Edit: it's not listed in the Linux games and the Store page claims it's Windows-only... Where did you get this from Micheal?

Michael doesn't like to post his sources so other sites don't use them

Source is Here: http://cdr.xpaw.ru/linux/

Also Counter Strike 1.6 is coming with instructions: http://www.gamingonlinux.com/article...-to-linux.1668

I have the big box GOTY edition. Can you only play it if you bought it digitally?

It should have a cd key to redeem on Steam if not you didn't get a legit copy (all Valve games have cd keys for redeeming on Steam).

[RoboJ1M]

So... it's happening...

Not that it's that important, the old GoldSrc games run pretty well under Wine. But native Linux games are always Good News... still waiting for L4D2, though.

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[NomadDemon]

I hope this means there will be the original Counter-Strike on linux, too.
Im still playing it sometimes.

Btw: I just testet it
when i changed the sound volume it snapped to 0 and i cant change it back
also i cant look up or down with the mouse
but still pretty awsome

i have same problem with mouse ; p

[entropy]

I hope this means there will be the original Counter-Strike on linux, too.
Im still playing it sometimes.

Apparently, CS 1.6 is also available on Linux as of now:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/0/864957912687423427

Hadn't time to test it, though.

[ronybeck]

Holy cow! How great is that?

They release a game on Linux 15 years after it was released on windows. I would say that is piss poor. Where are the all the games based on the source engine? We have been hearing about them for a while now but Team Fortress is all I have seen. *yawn* 2013 better be the year of Linux games. Windows is wasting a perfectly good disk for the sake of games.

[entropy]

They release a game on Linux 15 years after it was released on windows. I would say that is piss poor. Where are the all the games based on the source engine? We have been hearing about them for a while now but Team Fortress is all I have seen. *yawn* 2013 better be the year of Linux games. Windows is wasting a perfectly good disk for the sake of games.

Thanks for your input.
Really!

[Tinuva]

Thanks for your input.
Really!

Indeed, that fella's got a piss poor attitude.