In their ongoing quest to dominate the world of PC-based game distribution, powerhouse Half-Life creator and hardware developer Valve has announced that the company's popular Steam client is now available on Linux. Steam can be downloaded for free through the Ubuntu Software Center, which has proven to be the most popular distribution method for Linux users in the past.
As someone whose first major gaming experience was Myst - complete as it was with dot-matrix sheets full of scrawled notes - I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the point-and-click adventure. And while I won't rest until Tim Schafer has committed in writing to getting the band back together for another Monkey Island title, today's news of a Kickstarter for a top-notch Broken Sword sequel certainly fills the void... for now, Schafer. For now.