How to compile the leaked CS:GO source code leak. This apparently works.

1. Install Visual Studio Community 2015 on Windows 10 64 bit 2. Create the solution with CreateSolution.bat 3. Replace any #include “../../src/public/vgui_controls/Controls.h” with #include “../../public/vgui_controls/Controls.h” 4a. Copy cryptlib.lib from hl2_src\lib\common\win32\2015\release\cryptlib.lib to cstrike15_src\lib\win32\2015\release\ (create the folders as neccessary) 4b. copy hl2_src\lib\public\libcef.lib into cstrike15_src\lib\win32\release\libcef.lib Apply the fixes: `git am < basic_fixes.patch` basic_fixes.patch1 2 3 4 5 6 ... Read more

Valve working on a new Linux based operating system for gaming. Good news overall.

Valve have announced that they are working on a new operating system specifically for their new Steambox gaming machine. This will be based on the Linux kernel; but with new components that will create a new OS for gaming. Will this make Windows obsolete? I wonder. It would be good if Valve would re-make the … Read more

Half Life 2 now available for Linux. Gaming on Linux just got even better.

This is game-play footage of Half Life 2 running on Ubuntu 13.04. There are native binaries of Half Life 2 for Linux; this means that gamers all over the world can play this game without using Windows or WINE. A good win for open source software; the Ubuntu distribution is the easiest to use Linux … Read more

Valve planning to release the Steam service on Linux. A good thing for *NIX gamers or not?

Valve are planning to release a Linux version of the online Steam service allowing users of the many disparate Linux distributions to play the many games available on the Steam service. Older games such as Doom are available for Linux, but the actual IWADs that allow you to play the original Doom, Ultimate Doom and … Read more