Running Windows games on Linux gets easier
- TAGS:CodeWeavers, CrossOver, desktop linux, games, Linux, Steam, Windows
- IT TOPICS:Applications, Desktop Apps, Linux & Unix, Open Source, Operating Systems, Windows
One constant complaint about the Linux desktop is that it doesn't have enough games. That's actually not true. Linux has plenty of games. What these people usually mean is that it doesn't have their favorite Windows games. Now that's changing.
Granted, Linux has never been a big gaming platform. Some have suggested that it might be a good idea for vendors to work on making Linux a gaming platform for its own high-end games, but little has come of this idea. Of course, it's always been possible to run many popular Windows games on Linux. I play Guild Wars, a Windows-based MMORPG (Massively multi-player online role-playing game), competitively in player vs. player mode on Linux all the time. If it didn't work great on Linux, I'd be running it on a Windows 7 PC.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/16108/running_windows_games_on_linux_gets_easier
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