TORONTO, ONTARIO – October 4th, 2007 - TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V: TNG) , a leading developer of software portability products for the electronic entertainment industry, announced today the renewal of the OEM and distribution agreement with Mandriva, the leading retail distribution for the Linux operating system. Under this agreement, MandrivaLinux 2008 customers will receive access to TransGaming’s Cedega product that will allow them to play hundreds of PC games out-of-the-box. The ability to play blockbuster games rounds out the capabilities of MandrivaLinux 2008 making it a leading desktop of choice for both productivity applications as well as electronic entertainment.
Cedega is the world’s only commercial gaming solution for the Linux operating system. Cedega allows users to run PC games on their Linux operating system seamlessly, transparently, and with equivalent performance and game play. The ability to play games today ranks as the second highest usage of a desktop, after surfing the web. This makes Cedega an extremely vital application for the Linux desktop.
“We are extremely pleased to be partnering with Mandriva once again to bring accessibility to many of the world’s most popular PC games on MandrivaLinux 2008”, commented Vikas Gupta, CEO & President of TransGaming. “Video games are more mainstream than ever before and the ability to play top games on traditionally underserved platforms is made possible through innovative products like Cedega.”
“We are pleased to expand our long-standing relationship with TransGaming. Mandriva Powerpack and Cedega enhance the user experience of Linux gamers. This combined offering provides a turnkey platform for video game editors willing to enter the Linux desktop market,” added David Barth CTO & Vice President of the Consumer Business Unit for Mandriva.
Mandriva Linux Powerpack 2008 unifies the former Discovery and Powerpack+ editions. The installation process and initial desktop experience have been optimized to be accessible for first time users. Experienced users will enjoy advanced installation options and new innovative technologies, integrated to work “out of the box”. Mandriva Linux Powerpack 2008 also features all required server and middleware components for developers and for small enterprise usage, like SQL databases or Web frameworks.
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October 4th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
So i have to purchase a game, then pay a 3rd party so that I can run it on my OS of choice?
No thanks, call me when games are native to Linux…or even OS X.
October 5th, 2007 at 9:17 am
Sorry, but I don’t see this as progress. Cedega is only aligning itself unnecessarily with a linux distribution that’s simply not that popular. Given Madriva’s political reputation, this may come back to bite Cedega in the end. It would have been better to stay distro-neutral.
October 5th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Terrible news, in general. Terrible reporting - well, it’s just a cut-and-paste from the press release, of course. Even still, the fact that you let the words “the world’s only commercial gaming solution for the Linux operating system” be presented on your site is awful.
There are commercial developers trying to create a market for video games on Linux, and this product and this astroturf of an article just helps promote and support the Windows developers, at the cost of the Linux developer’s market share.
October 5th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
To the negatives:
1) “So you have to purchase a game and pay a third party” - hell of a lot cheaper than paying for Vista now, isn’t it? (Not to mention, optional)
2) Cedega aligning itself unnecessarily - I didn’t hear that this was an exclusive - did you?
3) Mr. Terrible New - If you think Linux games are going to happen overnight without some crossover, keep dreaming. Lets move the XP users to Linux - so they aren’t on Vista - THEN you’ll get lots of native Linux games!
October 7th, 2007 at 11:35 am
Great news!!!! i’m a die hard Mandriva fan and think any progress is good.
there simply isn’t any other distribution that will auto configure all my hardware
as well as Mandriva. Period. Some gaming compatibility software will only
enhance the chances that other graphics software will be ported to linux.
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October 8th, 2007 at 8:44 am
Cool…. Mandriva is the best Linux distribution for newcomers and experts. And the addition of Cedega will make it a superb OS.
February 18th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Good stuff, looking forward to sticking around.