Cedega Running on FreeBSD
A smart guy called Travis Poppe wrote a patch to linux_base on FreeBSD 5.3 to allow it to run Cedega, and that worked fine with some games.
Games Archive
Casinos Merge Video Games and Gambling
The latest generation of gamblers in Las Vegas don't like the high-profit-margin slot and video poker machines as much as the older crowd, so casinos are changing with the times. They're developing video game-like slot machines, and even machines that simulate table games with a virtual dealer. A Star Wars-based slot machine allows players to bet on a light saber duel between Vader and Obi-Wan.
TransGaming Announces Cedega Time Limited Demo
Linuxlookup.com is reporting on how Transgaming released a time limited demo of its flagship Linux product, Cedega. The Cedega Time Limited Demo will be available only for a two week period, from November 2nd to November 15th and can be downloaded at www.transgaming.com. Cedega allows hundreds of the top triple ‘A’ PC titles to run on the Linux operating system, seamlessly, transparently, and out-of-the-box with equivalent game-play and performance as the original PC version.
OpenGL per OS Performance: Doom3 Linux & Windows Battlegrounds
To answer the question of which OS runs Doom3 faster - unfortunately, there really was not the type of contest that AnandTech had anticipated. Yes, Doom3 for Linux stays competitive with Doom3 for Windows, but in several instances, it falls more than 25% behind on NVIDIA graphics cards. If and when ATI cards start working for Doom3, we are likely to see even larger differences.
Building a Small Game Using Windows Graphics Programming
Learn the basics of Windows graphics programming as you build a lightweight game. Between the use of software patterns and the graphics techniques, you'll polish your fundamental programming skills while having a bit of fun.
Challenges and Opportunities in Mobile Games
The Austin Game Conference has emerged as one of the primary conferences for game designers, developers, and entrepreneurs in North America. This year, more than 1400 professionals from over 350 companies attended the conference to discuss the technical and business challenges that face today's game industry.
Opinion: Regarding the Linux Gaming
Linux gaming. Let's face it - it's terrible. Tux Racer? Please. Quake III, okay, I'll give you that. NeverWinter Nights? If you can get it to work. WINE? If you have enough hair left to pull out, WINE is a good choice.
Where are the Good Open Source Games?
Despite the impressive list of achievements of open source software, it can be argued that there have not been any world-class games created under the open source banner. Sure, several old games like Doom and Quake have been gifted to the open source community, but there are no comparable original creations in this area. One should not expect this situation to change anytime soon, because the open source development model does not make sense for game development.
Why Games Matter
Nowadays most kids are introduced to computers at quite a young age and understand that their future careers and lives are going to involve using them substantially. For many of them, computer games are an important part of their learning computer skills and can lead to an interest in finding out more about computers, operating systems, software and so on.
In the background, a man at the forefront of ‘Doom 3’
It has taken four years, but the creators of the "Doom" video game series have finally reached the next level. Read the interview with Carmack here.
Cedega Review: A Whole New Way to Play Games on Linux
One glaring issue I've had since my transition to Linux is video games. Being a Nintendo (consoles) and Sierra (PC) kid, I've gravitated to consoles more lately, but the occasional PC game has kept my interest solidly enough to keep Windows around on a spare drive. I tried WineX (CVS) in the past, and had great success with Diablo II, but didn't bother to try any 'new' games with it.
DesktopOS.com Interviews TransGaming Technologies
The following is an interview that was conducted over e-mail during the past week or so. Questions come from Tim Mullins & Jason Prince of DesktopOS.com the answers are by Vikas Gupta, TransGaming Co-CEO, President & COO, Gavriel State, Co-CEO & CTO, and Peter Hunnisett, Linux Development Team Manager. MyLinuxNews.Com is reporting that WineX has released version 4.0 of their product and changed their name to Cedega and now include support for DirectX 9 and several new games.
Ryan Gordon on the Mac, OS X, UT2004 and more
"Epic Programmer Ryan Gordon burst onto the Mac scene last year with the successful port of Unreal Tournament 2003 to the Mac. A man with many talents, Gordon then went on to port America's Army to the Mac and has just completed work on the Mac version of Unreal Tournament 2004. IMG recently spoke with Gordon to get his thoughts on UT 2004, the Mac, Mac OS X, and more.
XBox 2 SDK for Apple G5’s with cutom NT kernel
The Inquirer reports that Microsoft released the Xbox 2 SDK for the Apple Power Mac G5s, but no one knows as of yet if it runs natively or via VirtualPC or if it is 64bit or not.
Torque Turbo Gets Blender Support for Multiplatform Game Creation
GarageGames announced the availability of an exporter tool that allows Blender, the Open Source 3D content creation suite, to be used with GarageGames' flagship Torque Game Engine technology (the power behind Tribes2). The Blender exporter and Torque runs on the Mac OS X, Linux and Windows platforms. The Torque Game Engine (TGE) is a fully featured AAA game engine with a multi-player network code, seamless indoor/outdoor rendering engines, skeletal animation, DnD GUI creation, a built-in world editor, and a C-like scripting language. Unlike most commercial game engines, as part of the low cost license ($100), you receive all C++ source code to the multi-platform gaming engine.
Will We See New Game Consoles in the Spring?
An article at the register speculates that new consoles from Sony and Microsoft will be announced in Spring 2004. The speculation is that Microsoft may be planning on giving some details about its new console at the Game Developers Conference in March, but that Sony may try to steal their thunder by also giving details on the upcoming PS3.
X-Box 2 to use PowerPC CPUs?
According to the Financial Times, Microsoft will be switching to the PowerPC architecture for its next X-Box. If this is true, it could mean that they are planning on porting parts of windows to PPC as well (such as the elements of DirectX used in the X-Box.
Xbox in Japanese Train Wreck
There is an interesting article on Gamespy about sales of console game units. This is relevant to an OS oriented forum because of the underlying struggle for real estate. Both Sony and Microsoft covet the space on top of your TV. The so-called "set top box" is seen by both as the key to dominating the converging worlds of entertainment, communication and computing.
Xbox Update Squeezes Out Linux
Internet-connected Xbox units are phoning home to Microsoft and downloading a patch that closes the loophole that the Xbox Linux Project was exploiting to get Linux running on the Microsoft-built game machine. The patch may also delete "foreign" files that the Xbox Linux users install on the machine. There is some evidence that even if Xbox users don't enable the "Xbox Live" settings, some games also can connect to the internet and transmit information back to Microsoft.
Commodore Lives?
Tulip Computers, which bought the rights to the Commodore name in 1997, is "taking over" the main C64 web portal and will be making a vast library of old programs and games available, legally, for download.There are still a lot of C64 enthusiasts out there, some using old hardware, but probably many more using emulators to relive their youth. The downside: Tulip is planning on defending its trademarks, which may mean that fan sites might be getting harrassed. More at PC World.