Hello, All!
Several times, many things have been mentioned about the lack of games in
the linux world, which leads to less appeal of linux to the general
public.
Well, the new Quake III Arena is being put on linux, and apparenly it is
being used as a bench mark for future games... (I guess this is a step in
the right direction, but I am not much of a quake (or other fanatic
shooting game) fan...
But anyway, here's the info that I have about it from members of my LUG:
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Alan Wild says:
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LINUX USERS AND GAMERS READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH
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The Q3A release under Linux is a *BIG* deal. There are a lot of
industry bigwigs watching the numbers on this one. Carmack specifically
asked linux users to buy the linux version. If this one doesn't move
the necessary copies then future gaming under linux may be non-existent to
say the least. If numbers are good one can certainly expect a good
number of games to port. The Q3A engine and the Unreal Tournament
engine have been built to be easily ported to Linux so if any company
that in-turn licenses these engines will be able to port to Linux with
little effort. However, if management doesn't see a linux release as
financially appealing it won't happen. Put your money where your mouth
is if you are going to play Q3A under linux. It could mean a lot for
linux in the long run.
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* Scott Righthouse:
>
>> It looks like the computer gaming industry may be accepting Linux as a
>> viable platform from what I found at
>> http://www.dailyradar.com/news/game_news_803.html
> Quake III Arena for Linux will be packaged in a
> limited-edition collector's tin box, and will hit store shelves on
> Dec. 27 for a suggested retail price of $49.95. The package will
> also include the Linux operating system, SuSE Linux 6.3, so that new
> users can try Linux and the game.
>
> "Quake III Arena, soon available for the PC, Linux and
> Macintosh, delivers the most intense, heart-pounding gameplay
> and stunning technical wizardry of any game on any platform, bar
> none," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. "id Software
> went to great lengths to assure a near simultaneous
> multi-platform launch for Quake III Arena, assuring that no
> gamer will miss out on the action."
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thanks,
Natalie
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