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Monolith Adds Games For Linux

Posted by Hemos on from the more-games-rolling-out dept.

Dave writes "Monolith Productions and Hyperion Software announced today that they have extended an existing licensing agreement to include a port of Monolith's critically acclaimed Shogo: Mobile Armor Division and LithTech 1.0 and 2.0 to the Linux operating system. The Linux port is expected to be available in the second quarter of 2000. This is a great addition for Linux gaming, and will hopefully help to influence other software companies to develop more and more games for the Linux OS. "

2 of 97 comments (clear)

  1. But is it open source? by Bryce · · Score: 4

    Okay, I'm biased since I'm working on one, but I sure would like to see Slashdot give more attention to the many free software game projects. There's a *lot* of them out there, and many are doing some very cool things. I mean, Slashdot *does* support open source software development, right? (Right???)

  2. an important point people are missing by SEAL · · Score: 4

    The Lithtech engine is the underlying layer for the games. So if it gets ported to Linux, you can expect that it will be VERY easy to port other games to Linux in the future.

    Lithtech handles more than just the graphics. There's sound and network support also. Porting this engine will be a big job, but that effort will then apply towards ALL games that use it.

    Best regards,

    SEAL