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.

Install program #828

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.

Install program #854

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.

Install program #840

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.

Install program #838

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!
Install program #836

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.
Install program #837

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.
Install program #835

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

Good evening,

For you today, two benchmarks: FluidMark 1.3.1 and FurMark 1.9.0.

FluidMark 1.3.1:
Fluid simulation benchmark based on NVIDIA PhysX, by Geek3D.
Install program #830

FurMark 1.9.0:
OpenGL test utility to stess the GPU. It allows you to push the GPU to maximum capacity to test the graphics card's stability regarding max GPU temperatures. From Geeks3D.
Install program #831

Those two sweet tools are compatible with Wine, so better make the most out of it

Have fun
GNU_Raziel

Good morning,

Enjoying a well-deserved rest in his Montereggioni villa, Ezio Auditore thought his mission was over after he obtained the Apple of Eden. But there is no rest for the Assassin, who must face the retribution of the Borgia family that was bold enough to attack his domain. It's a family of ill despots comfortably installed in Rome, which they control politically, economically and religiously. To exact vengeance, and more importantly to recover the damned apple, Ezio will have to strike back at the Borgias on their own ground and take the city back from them.



For more info, visit the PlayOnLinux forum HERE.

Install program #826

Have fun
GNU_Raziel

Hi there,

Doubt, anger, fear, guilt. All of these emotions filled Isaac Clarke before the cold emptiness of space caught him and gave him to the darkness of the Ishimura... You find yourself on Medusa Station, orbiting around Saturn, a few years later, right on time for the nightmare to resume.



For details, visit the PlayOnLinux forum HERE.

Install program #824

Have fun
GNU_Raziel

Good evening,

The following installers have been updated:
- Command And Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (Kane Edition)
- Command And Conquer 3 Patch 1.09
- Command And Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
- Command And Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Patch 1.02
- Command And Conquer: Red Alert 3
- Command And Conquer: Red Alert 3 Patch 1.12
- Command And Conquer: Red Alert 3: Uprising
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Patch 1.2

These installers will no longer work with PoL versions earlier than 3.8.12.

Have fun
GNU_Raziel

Good evening,

We bring you this day the sequel to one of the best RPGs for PC, Dragon Age 2.

It is actually a role-playing/action game. You are Hawke, a human hailing from the city of Lothering. You can choose the gender and class of you character, before setting out on a journey to the city of Kirkwall. You can always choose your way in the dialogues and the fighting system allows you to switch between strategy and real-time action.



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


For more info, check out the PlayOnLinux forums HERE.
The game: Install program #813
DLC helper: Install program #814


Have fun
By GNU_Raziel