LA Times: Loki Developing PC Game for Linux | Linux Today

LA Times: Loki Developing PC Game for Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 19, 1999

“While computer giants such as Intel Corp. and IBM are looking
into commercial applications for the Linux operating system, a
Tustin start-up sees a new entertainment opportunity: making games
for true gearheads.”

“Launched last summer, the three-person company works with
computer game publishers to translate big-name computer games and
make them work on a Linux system. The company, which pays the
publishers a licensing fee for the rights to work on the game,
already is working on its first product.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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