TransGaming Technologies have announced the release of WineX
2.1, the portability layer that transparently allows Windows games
to run on Linux.
The defining enhancement of WineX 2.1 enables recently released
hit games such as Blizzard’s Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos to run
seamlessly, out of the box, on Linux.
TransGaming’s Founder Gavriel State boasts, “TransGaming
accomplished this solo–independent of the original developers and
without any access to the game’s source code, within days of
Warcraft’s July release. Our technology is keeping pace with the
hottest PC titles and broadens the game-play experience for the
growing number of Linux users internationally.”
In addition to the ability to play Warcraft III, Linux gamers
will welcome other WineX 2.1 enhancements including support for
blockbuster games such as Grand Theft Auto 3, Civilization III, and
Black and White among others; faster copy protection; better full
screen mode support; sound improvements and DirectX compatibility
refinements.
Linux gaming enthusiasts can play their favorite PC games by
subscribing to TransGaming at www.transgaming.com and downloading
WineX 2.1 which currently runs more than 150 PC games on Linux.
The release of WineX 2.0 in February 2002 introduced DirectX 8
capabilities allowing Max Payne and other real-time,
graphically-rich games to run on Linux. In Los Angeles at E3,
TransGaming announced that its technology allowed Windows-based x86
games to be simultaneously released onto multiple platforms
including the Sony PlayStation 2, Apple Mac OS X, set-top boxes,
PDAs and wireless devices.