Steam has been making a big push for Linux especially as their SteamOS is based off it. It makes sense Firaxis would want their XCOM reboot ready for Steam Machines.
Six days ago ‘XCOM: Enemy Unknown Mac and Linux for Beta Testing’ became an entry in the Steam database, alongside ‘X-Com Combo Testing Locked’.
This anomaly was spotted by Gaming On Linux, with the following SteamDB update spotted:
Changed UFS
rootoverrides/2/os: linux
rootoverrides/2/oscompare: =
rootoverrides/2/pathtransforms/1/find: My Games/XCOM - Enemy Unknown/XComGame
rootoverrides/2/pathtransforms/1/replace: feral-interactive/XCOM/SaveData
rootoverrides/2/pathtransforms/2/find: My Games/XCOM - Enemy Within/XComGame
rootoverrides/2/pathtransforms/2/replace: feral-interactive/XCOM/XEW/SaveData
rootoverrides/2/root: WinMyDocuments
rootoverrides/2/useinstead: LinuxXdgDataHome
Firaxis are working on a new Civilization which takes to the stars, and is homage to Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri.