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Transgaming Releases WineX 3.2
Beolach writes "Transgaming today released WineX 3.2, their subscription-download tool which 'brings the hottest Windows titles to devoted Linux gamers', now including support for Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne and Homeworld 2, among others. The release announcement also quotes Markus Maki, Development Director of Remedy Entertainment as saying: "TransGaming's unique ability to enable Max Payne 2 to run on Linux without any access to the source code is quite impressive. We're extremely pleased that TransGaming is broadening our reach to new audiences and that the Linux community continues to enjoy our products thanks to TransGaming's outstanding work." In other words, this is all Linux gets for Max Payne 2."
A game I play fairly often performs better under WineX than under M$ Windows. You may have heard of it: WarCraft III.
Under Linux/WineX I run it at 1280x1024, under Windows I can't stand the performance at any resolution higher than 1024x768.
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They've already stated, to a qualified degree. Check out.
http://www.transgaming.com/webstore.php
So far they
- Marble Blast
- The Sims
- Kohan: Immortal Sovereign (Orignial & Special award edition)
- Kohan: Ahriman's Gift
These ports work by being sold with a custom modified version of winex suitable for that game to get maximum performance for it.
While these are not native (ie, use Linux libraries over wine reimplementations) it seems a reasonable alternative to to costly sytem ports until the Linux market can be proven. Hopefully avoiding yet another Loki-like embassment for the community.
Actually, they aren't required by Wine's license. And the CVS hasn't gone anywhere, it just doesnt have the copy protection stuff needed to play these commercial games. For reasons explained here