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Nvidia and Linux to Power Namco Arcade Games

Posted by Zonk on from the arcades-and-pcs-meet-halfway dept.

jshriverWVU writes "Seems the next-gen Arcade hardware for Namco is going to be running Linux and using video hardware from NVidia. The first game to use the system will be CounterStrike Neo, a version of the popular game currently only available in Japanese arcades. The official press release is also available."

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  1. Babelfish translation of official press release by a.koepke · · Score: 3, Interesting

    http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pag econtent?url=http%3A%2F%2Frelease.nikkei.co.jp%2Fd etail.cfm%3FrelID%3D82027&lp=ja_en

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  2. Re:Good For Linux Ports? by lion2 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Only if titles are going to be Windows and Linux. I seriously doubt we will be seeing exclusive Linux titles just because there is an arcade OS based on it. I can even see companies forget about linux and actually port the product directly to windows.

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  3. GraphicsWrestlefest by Neo-Rio-101 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    In the wake of Linux gaming becoming mainstream, Things are going to start to look like a tag-team wresting match.

    Microsoft + ATi VS. Linux and Nvidia.

    I think it's safe to say that ATi is cutting back on its Linux support in the wake of Xbox2, and Nvidia will be the graphics card of choice for Linux gaming.

    At least we know where Namco stands.

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