Links 4/12/2013: Games News
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2013-12-04 12:59:15 UTC
- Modified: 2013-12-04 12:59:15 UTC
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SuperTuxKart 0.8.1 has been officially released. It includes many new features and contribution from many new developers, making 0.8.1 the minor release with most bugfixes.
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Previously, we wrote about the Steam Machines beating the pants off the PS4 and Xbox One in the specs and pricing department, but it was all theoretical. Now we have actual confirmation from OEM provider iBuyPower, who has announced that their first Steam Machine will be available for only $499.
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While Linux gaming is quickly gaining ground, it seems not many are interested this year in speaking about open-source game development.
Nils Kneuper sent out a notice today that the game development room for FOSDEM 2014 is still seeking speakers. The "Call for Proposals" has been out for more than the past month, but to date they've only received two proposals for the two-day event taking place the first weekend of February in Brussels.
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With the start of a new month comes some new numbers out of Valve as part of their Steam hardware/software survey.
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