Hi everyone,

The following installers have been updated:
- Devil May Cry 4
- FluidMark 1.3.1
- FurMark 1.9.1
- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
- Mass Effect
- Mass Effect Patch 1.02
- Mass Effect 2
- Mass Effect 2 Patch 1.02

Have fun

Good afternoon,

According to TechEye.net, AMD just hired two developers that are known for their contributions to X and the graphic stack.

This hiring, it seems, is in fact the first step toward a strategic shift of the company, leading to real official support for its free drivers. Still according to this source, one of the reasons stated is that support for Linux is very complex in a binary form due to the fast evolutions and binary compatibility issues between kernel versions. To the contrary, free development means better collaboration with upstream developers and simplifies the job... When you look at the quality and performance of Nvidia drivers, this "justification" for the mediocrity of the current ATI/AMD drivers seems reason enough to laugh (or cry).

Apparently, for AMD, support for emerging platforms like Android and other technologies based on Linux finally turned out to be worth revealing a few of their cards' secrets.

To increase their Linux support, the company therefore picked two contributors from the community. Michel Dänzer and Chistrian König now join John Bridgman and Alex Deucher, the employees currently working on ATI/AMD graphic card drivers.

Bottom line is, we can reasonably expect an improvement of these cards' performance on Wine in the coming months
GNU_Raziel

Hi everyone,

The following installers have been updated:
- Alien Breed : Impact
- Alien Breed 2 : Assault
- Alien Breed 3 : Descent
- Assassin's Creed
- Assassin's Creed Patch 1.02
- Assassin's Creed 2
- Assassin's Creed 2 Patch 1.01
- Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Patch 1.03
- Sonic And SEGA All-Stars Racing

These installers will no longer work with PoL versions prior to 3.8.12.

Have fun

Good evening,

The following installers have been updated:
- Call of Duty : Black Ops
- Counter-Strike : Source
- Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
- Dark Messiah f Might and Magic Patch 1.02
- Dungeon Siege III
- Half-Life 2
- Half-Life 2 : Episode One
- Half-Life 2 : Episode Two
- Half-Life 2 : Lost Coast
- Portal
- Team Fortress 2

These installers will no longer work with PoL versions prior to 3.8.12.

Have fun
GNU_Raziel

Lots of news for tonight. First, 4 news games and one patch are now officially supported:
- Legacy of Kain : Blood Omen
- Legacy of Kain : Blood Omen 2
- Legacy of Kain : Soul Reaver
- Legacy of Kain : Soul Reaver 2
- Legacy of Kain : Soul Reaver 2 Patch 1.02






This means the full legendary series of Legacy of Kain games is now available, pure bliss

Note: Videos don't work on Blood Omen and Soul Reaver, because of an old proprietary format.

The following installers have also been fixed and updated:
- Baldur's Gate
- Baldur's Gate Patch 1.1.4315
- Baldur's Gate : Tales of the Sword Coast
- Baldur's Gate : Tales of the Sword Coast Patch 1.3.5512
- Baldur's Gate II
- Baldur's Gate II Patch 2.5.23037
- Baldur's Gate II : Throne of Bhaal
- Baldur's Gate II : Throne of Bhaal Patch 2.5.26498
- Dragon Age : Origins
- Dragon Age : Awakening
- Dragon Age Patch 1.04
- Fable : The Lost Chapters
- Etherlord 2
- Etherlords 2 Patch 1.03
- Legacy of Kain : Defiance
- Steam

Have fun
GNU_Raziel

Good evening,

Holidays have finally begun, so I'll get back to my good habits and give you two games today: Crysis 2 and Dungeon Siege III.

Crysis 2:
New York 2023. Three years after the first events occured off the Korean coast, New York is struck by a terrible epidemic. The virus, called "Manhattan virus", was spread to the population by the CEPH, the alien entities discovered on the Lingshan isles, and brought chaos along. The player takes the role of Alcatraz, a Marine sent to the coast of New York by submarine to extract scientist Nathan Gould from the city.



For more info, visit the PlayOnLinux forum HERE.



Note: Also available is the patch 1.9 + HiRes Texture Pack.

Dungeon Siege III:
Year 1294. Thirty years after king Roland's murder, Jeyne Kassynder's armies still persecute the descendants of the 10th Legion, accused of the murder. Venerable Odo, a former legionary, strives to find and protect the heirs of the Legion, hoping they can rebuild the organization and fight Jeyne Kassynder, who is gaining more and more power over the world of Ehb.



For more info, visit the PlayOnLinux forum HERE.



One last piece of info: Super Meat Boy and Red Faction : Armageddon are available in the Testing section for the more adventurous among you.

Have fun
GNU_Raziel

Hi everyone,

For you today, we have the latest Sims game, The Sims Medieval.

This management game takes you back to the Middle Ages. You will be managing ten heroes in order to fulfill quests in a Kingdom that will evolve with your help. Each Sim's life management is pushed aside a bit to put the focus on these objectives you have to complete.



For more info, visit the PlayOnLinux forums HERE.



Also note that PoL's Steam installer has been updated to allow you to install as many Steam prefixes as you like.

Have fun
GNU_Raziel

Hi everyone,

Today, we bring you the sequel of an excellent FPS/puzzle game, Portal 2.

This game takes place a hundred years after the first Portal. Vegetation seems to have overtaken the Aperture Science complex. GLaDOS is back as the main villain. The main character is also back. Instead of being in a hibernation chamber, she will be placed in a room designed for those who took Aperture Science's test.



Here is a short preview of the game, made with the Capture plugin :


For details, visit the PlayOnLinux forums HERE.



Have fun
GNU_Raziel

Hi everyone,

On today's menu, two games and one program: Bit. Trip Runner, CreaVures and Desura.

Bit. Trip Runner:
This is a fast and crazy platform and action game. Explore the moon, kick crystal walls down, and dodge gigantic moon snails with equally huge appetites! Drop into the robots' mines and challenge their great engineer!


CreaVures:
This is a puzzle and platform game set in a mystical forest. You control five different Creavures, which are diminutive mythical creatures that each possess a unique natural power.


Desura:
This is a digital game distribution platform like Steam, but focused on community and offering games that have little fame but great design, as well as mods for mainstream games like Half-Life 2 and Crysis.


Have fun
GNU_Raziel

We are very proud to announce that a new project will soon see the light of day!

Introducing: PlayOnWindows!

Why?

We noticed that some applications work better using Wine that running them directly on Windows. Also, Microsoft no longer offer support for several of their systems (Windows 3.11, 95, 98, 2000... and soon XP). But some of these systems are still in use today (notably in several businesses).
Lastly, performances leave no doubt: applications run much faster using Wine + Windows 98, for instance, than natively under Windows Vista.

And that's why we decided to create PlayOnWindows.

This will allow you, for example, to use Internet Explorer 7 with Windows 95!

Don't believe us?

Here is visual proof!



Although we still have some details to fix, including the install manager, we are hoping to get the beta version out in the coming weeks.

Of course, PoW will be distributed with a GPLv3 license!

As for the list of supported applications, as of now, it is the same as PlayOnLinux.



The PlayOnLinux team will keep in touch very soon regarding the evolution of this new project. We firmly believe it will be the big buzz in the world of software for 2011!

By MulX