Steam for Linux needs beta testers, Left 4 Dead 2 Steam Workshop closed beta "this week"

Valve are seeking "experienced Linux s" to test the Linux version of Steam. This will be the test that Valve talked about back in September , which means that the Linux Steam client, one Valve game and " for Ubuntu 12.04 and above" will be extended to 1,000 lucky applicants who manage to survive this survey .

Valve have previously mentioned that they're working getting Team Fortress 2 halloween update .

A free weekend for Left 4 Dead 2 has just finished, but the promised Steam Workshop is still on the way. A post on the Left 4 Dead 2 blog mentions that a closed beta test for that will arrive this week. "We are also working on some new tools to help content creators design new experiences and push past custom Mutations," say Valve.

To find out more about Valve's plans for Linux, keep an eye on the Valve Linux blog .

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Part of the UK team, Tom was with PC Gamer at the very beginning of the website's launch—first as a news writer, and then as online editor until his departure in 2020. His specialties are strategy games, action RPGs, hack ‘n slash games, digital card games… basically anything that he can fit on a hard drive. His final boss form is Deckard Cain.