| TransGaming unleashes WineX 2.0 and over 80 Linux games |
Apr. 18, 2002
Toronto/Ottawa, Canada -- (press release excerpt) -- TransGaming Technologies unleashed its enhanced WineX technology - the much-anticipated WineX 2.0.
The implementation of DirectX 8 support on Linux is the most significant and highest demand milestone for WineX 2.0. DirectX 8 is the de facto standard for PC game development and is used in almost every PC and Xbox game shipping today. TransGaming's support for DirectX 8 means that more and more PC games are now playable on other platforms. For example, Remedy Entertainment's Max Payne - one of the world's top selling action games - now runs right out of the box on WineX 2.0.
WineX 2.0 allows over 80 Windows games to run on the Linux operating system, seamlessly, transparently, and right out of the box. "This is another breakthrough for TransGaming. No other company can do what we do. In February we brought DirectX 8 capabilities to the Linux platform demonstrating how quickly and effectively our technology can keep pace with Microsoft development," remarks company CEO & CTO Gavriel State. "And today, WineX 2.0 opens the door for the latest 'high twitch' PC games to run on Linux. Our subscribers have been eagerly anticipating this release and we're confident it will meet their high expectations."
The software is available to those who sign up for TransGaming's subscription service at $5 a month.
A contest to name the company's logo is running through the end of June.
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