Links 20/3/2014: Games

Latest Portal 2 update makes it SELinux friendly
Ever since Valve’s announcement of the Source Engine’s Linux support back in 2012 with Team Fortress 2, gamers on the Linux platform all around the world have been asking for an ETA on a Linux version of Portal 2. Valve obliged the requests of the gamers last month by releasing a Linux port of Portal 2. The initial release of the game was plagued by an issue, wherein the game would cause a segmentation issue with Linux distributions that had SELinux enabled. But Valve has come up with a solution in the form of a fix that fixes the issue and makes the game playable on SELinux enabled platforms.
Din's Curse Demo for Linux Released
Unreal Engine 4 supports Linux and Valve’s Steam Box efforts from Day 1
Unreal Engine 4 Announced With Linux Support Including The Editor, Source Code Access & More!
So, this is massive news and yet another reason why games not having a Linux version should become a thing of the past. Epic Games has announced Unreal Engine 4 with Linux support and not just in exporting, the toolkit will be native too.

Crytek demos CryEngine for Linux at GDC
If you've been following the news lately, it'll come as no surprise that Crytek is working on a Linux port of its game engine. At GDC today, I had a first-hand look at CryEngine running on Linux, and I was able to get some extra details from the Crytek folks on the scene.

Alienware and Crytek partner to broaden Linux-based gameplay
Alienware is collaborating with leading independent game developer and publisher, Crytek, to create a more immersive gaming experience for its customers. Crytek will integrate the Alienware AlienFX lighting control software with its state-of-the-art CRYENGINE development solution. In addition, Alienware also provided Crytek with Alienware systems for the development and promotion of CRYENGINE with full native Linux support.

Retro PC-game distributor GOG.com is adding support for Linux (and potentially SteamOS)
Linux support confirmed by GOG
GOG to Launch Linux Titles This Fall
Linux To Gain More Gaming Street Cred With Support From GOG This Fall
In terms of gaming, Linux is on a roll lately. The latest company to throw its weight behind the open source platform is GOG.com, which says it's been working on bringing Linux games to its service for the past few months. There's still work to be done, buy by this fall, GOG.com plans to launch at least 100 classic titles on Linux.

Linux Games coming to GOG.com with Ubuntu and Mint Support
Linux Gamers Rejoice: GOG.com to Add Support for the OS this Fall
GOG.com "to support Linux" with Ubuntu and Mint, "not ready to launch" yet
GOG will bring classic PC games to Linux this fall
GOG.com, a site that specializes in selling classic PC games for modern computers, has decided to support Linux after all.
GOG to start releasing games for Linux this year
GOG.com, the DRM-free PC game store will begin offering games for the Linux operating system starting this fall.

GOG Linux support coming later this year
GOG releases on Linux this Autumn with the digital distributor testing a selection of their titles on Ubuntu and Linux Mint

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