Let the Linux gaming begin! #SteamOS

I’ll let the original article speak for itself (c/o Steven Vaughan-Nichols):

Valve’s Linux-based Steam Machines gaming console starts shipping today to a few beta testers. SteamOS, it’s Linux for gamers, is scheduled to be released to everyone at the same time.

If you’re very, very lucky, and live in the United States, you may be one of 300 selected beta testers who will soon receive Valve’s Steam Machine and its Linux-based SteamOS for beta testing.

Last-gen Gaming written up by @Kotaku

Last month Kotaku luminary Kirk Hamilton kicked off a whole four weeks of manic scribbling by the same front-line gaming blog/news-stand/cruft-hole with a piece entitled “The Best And Worst of the Last Generation of Gaming“.

@rockpapershot says #TheDarkMod becomes standalone

Rock, Paper, Shotgun seem to echo our sentiments around Thi4f (AKA Thief 4) that it’s not just going to be dark enough (damnit!).

#Hyperkin announces UK distribution

Yes, it’s true, the RetroN 5 is coming to the UK!…

Hyperkin Media (the producer of the above retro-only gaming system) has announced their newest product will support games from no less than 10 separate “legacy” systems, 8 of which are Nintendo’s I.P.

What exactly the big N thinks is a little irrelevant, as this is the fourth console from the irreverent manufacturer, and I believe there’s no sign of any litigation yet…

Hyperkin Announces Retron 5

Oooo!

Hyperkin has developed a reputation for modern takes on legendary game consoles that are often better than the real thing. If true, its just-unveiled Retron 5 is a nostalgia singularity.

Why Steam Box and SHIELD May Cause the Death of Consoles as We Know Them

An interesting postulate, if initially reaching far too far, but well-worded!

“The more I think about it, the more I think that NVIDIA and Valve may be attempting to deliver a two-punch knockout that could clean the clocks of Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo.“