LGP Opens Beta Test for X2

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 2, 2005 @09:57AM from the gaming-driving-the-platform-wars dept.

zborgerd writes "Linux Game Publishing has announced the opening of their beta test for X2: The Threat. X2 was featured on Slashdot last month in LGP's mystery game contest. Linux gamers can apply for the beta at LGP's beta testing site. Per their usual policy, everyone who pre-orders the game from one of their resellers is automatically qualified to enter the beta test. X2: The Threat is Egosoft's epic space simulation that is often said to be greatly influenced by the the classic games of the Elite series. A third game in the series, X3: Reunion, will soon be available for Windows (and hopefully Linux and OS X as well, if the X2 ports attract a reasonable number of fans on these platforms)."

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Future Versions... by Nuclear+Elephant · 2005-10-02 10:16 · Score: -1, Troll

X4: A new hope
X5: The elite strikes back
X6: Return of DirectX
Re:What technologies do these games use? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-02 10:37 · Score: 0, Troll

More importantly, will users actually want to pay for something on Linux? Most Linux users have been trained to believe everything should just fall into their laps for free.
Re:What technologies do these games use? by IntergalacticWalrus · 2005-10-02 10:42 · Score: 0, Troll

Yes, and Windows users all pay for their software.

Moron.
Re:Using DirectX from Wine? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-02 10:59 · Score: -1, Troll

Is your coding ability better than your ability to spell in posts hyping your company?