Filed under: Gaming, Software, Odds and ends, Developer, Snow Leopard
CrossOver Games releases version 8.1.0
In case you don't have the app yet, CodeWeavers also let us know that they're giving away a Linux rig that's the "ultimate" in... wait for it... gaming. Yes, putting together a Linux rig for gaming is like putting a UFC fighter on a dance show, but we guess stranger things have happened. Anyway, CrossOver Games will definitely help you play at least a few games on the decked-out rig, if you want a shot at winning the thing, all you have to do is pick up the software before December 1st. They'll pick a name out of a hat, and if it's yours, there'll be an awesome 'nix box headed your way. Good luck with getting smooth fullscreen Flash video to work. We kid! You Linux guys make it so easy.
Oh wait, what's that? Flash on the iPhone? I have no idea what you're talking about.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Steven Rushing said 1:21PM on 11-20-2009
Crossover Games on a Mac, on SUPPORTED games = 2 thumbs up
Crossover Games on a Hackintosh = 1 thumb up
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Aerospeed said 1:45PM on 11-20-2009
If you're REALLY serious about gaming on your Mac, you need to just get it over with and BootCamp. I tried CrossOver Games and it frankly does not deliver the same kind of performance. In fact, I thought my MBP was pretty sucky at games until I installed Windows. Huge difference.
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mikehild said 3:14PM on 11-20-2009
The big difference is that with Crossover you do not have to go out and buy a full Windows license like you do if you want to take the Bootcamp or virtualization routes.
ViRGE said 8:31AM on 11-21-2009
I agree.
I give major kudos to Codeweavers for trying, but even on a good day on Linux, gaming under Wine is a mess. Meanwhile the Mac versions of Wine get the indignity of being even slower and buggier. It's not really practical to use Wine to play new games - at best it becomes a viable option when you're looking at games 4 years old and older, as by that time the Wine devs tend to have worked out all the kinks for that specific game.
Wine just isn't a reasonable replacement for Windows when it comes to gaming.
Quine said 1:59PM on 11-20-2009
CG 8.1 still has a fair amount of issues with L4D2, but it looks like [based on their forum activity] they are working really hard to get it working. I urge everyone who wants to run games pseudo-natively to try CrossOver and support it if you like it, the guys who make it are really devoted.
As soon as L4D support reaches Silver (and works consistently for me, even if performance is worse) I'll be purchasing it.
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Willson Smith said 2:34PM on 11-20-2009
L4D2 still doesn't work, despite what their update says.
It doesn't decrypt the files,
I did some hackjobs to work around this
And actual gameplay doesn't work, it gets about 90% loading and then quits.
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Andy said 4:36PM on 11-20-2009
" version 8.1.0 of their software has come out "
what? is it gay? learn how to write for chrissakes.
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markg90 said 2:04AM on 11-21-2009
No need to get feisty, Andy. We know you're anxiously awaiting for your 12th birthday party this Sunday but you just have to learn to patiently wait it out.
dagamer43 said 9:04AM on 11-21-2009
It rendered everything but the actual world when I tried to play TF2. The on screen GUI was nice though. =/
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