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Half-Life 2 Games Available For Linux (Steam)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g4btjIb2fHg/UYy8g51e5lI/AAAAAAAAPJ4/eZcu1sjwCxY/s1600/half-life-2-episode-two-linux.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Half-Life 2: Episode Two Ubuntu" border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g4btjIb2fHg/UYy8g51e5lI/AAAAAAAAPJ4/eZcu1sjwCxY/s320/half-life-2-episode-two-linux.png" title="Half-Life 2: Episode Two Ubuntu" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Quick update:<b> Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Half-Life 2: LostCoast are now available in Steam for Linux. </b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Like the other two titles Valve has made available for Linux last week: Left 4 Dead 2 and Portal, the Half-Life 2 games are in beta for now and they don't show up in the Linux section on Steam but if you didn't purchase them already, you can simply search for them in the <i>All Items</i> section and they should install on Linux. Or you can click the links below:</div><br /><ul><li><a href="steam://install/220">Half-Life 2</a></li><li><a href="steam://install/380">Half-Life 2: Episode One</a></li><li><a href="steam://install/420">Half-Life Episode Two</a></li><li><a href="steam://install/340">Half-Life 2: LostCoast</a></li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Remaining Source engine games that still need to be ported to Linux include popular titles like Portal 2, Left 4 Dead, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and of course, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/dota-2-game-to-be-available-natively-on.html">Dota 2</a>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/games/220/announcements/detail/1729658462273384426">Steam</a>, <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/">Reddit</a></i></div>

Half-Life 2 Games Available For Linux (Steam)

Quick update: Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Half-Life 2: LostCoast are now available in Steam for Lin...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tRu45354hgE/UQP_KUHscqI/AAAAAAAAM9w/T9Su8mIRkTQ/s1600/counter-strike-linux.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="counter strike linux" border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tRu45354hgE/UQP_KUHscqI/AAAAAAAAM9w/T9Su8mIRkTQ/s320/counter-strike-linux.png" title="counter strike linux" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Valve has released the original <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/70/">Half Life</a> 1 and <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/10/">Counter Strike</a> 1.6 games for Linux (and OS X). </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Both Half Life and Counter Strike are currently in beta and even though Linux is not yet displayed as a supported platform for these two games, you can download, install and play them on Linux, using the native Steam for Linux beta client.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gTdDENY98p4/UQP_SbYiVyI/AAAAAAAAM94/sAc0f2ku-Ls/s1600/steam-counter-strike-hl.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gTdDENY98p4/UQP_SbYiVyI/AAAAAAAAM94/sAc0f2ku-Ls/s320/steam-counter-strike-hl.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Half-Life and Counter-Strike are first-person shooter games developed by Valve and Counter-Strike actually has its origins in a Half-Life modification. You can find out more on Wikipedia: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life_%28video_game%29">Half-Life</a> | <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike">Counter-Strike</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The games can be installed directly through the Steam for Linux client but remember not to select "Linux" when searching for them because they only show up for Windows right now. <br /><br />In my short test, both games seem to work ok. However, Half-Life and Counter Strike for Linux are currently in beta so you may encounter issues or they might not work at all for you!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/steam-for-linux-now-available-to-all.html">Steam For Linux Now Available To All Users</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>more info @ Steam Linux Beta Access <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/games/221410/announcements">announcements</a>. </i></div>

Half-Life And Counter-Strike Games Now Available Natively For Linux [Steam]

Valve has released the original Half Life 1 and Counter Strike 1.6 games for Linux (and OS X). Both Half Life and Counter Strike are curre...

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