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The Witcher 2 Lands On Steam For Linux, Is A ‘Windows Wrapper’ Port

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Andrew Powell
May 23, 2014

There was much rejoicing and fanfare earlier today among Linux gamers eagerly awaiting the Linux release of The Witcher 2 – Assassins of Kings, which has landed on Steam For Linux.

However, some of the rejoicing was short-lived. It didn’t take long for Linux users to dig deeper into the downloaded game files and find out the true nature of the Linux port

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Andrew Powell

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