#20MasenM2010-02-15 02:51This question could go several ways, but if you want to get at the new blockbuster releases as soon as they come out then no, Linux isn't your best choice.
However there are many games made for Linux, and many many more capable of running under WINE and it's many derivatives (Cedega, etc. ).
I'm not trying to be a pessimist, but if you're looking for the newest releases every month ( I haven't been for years, so it doesn't bother me). You'll likely still want to keep a Win partition or virtual machine around somewhere.
mm~
-1#19Khalid Yousif2009-08-16 04:41It depends on what you mean by popular, most of large game developing companies dismiss many platforms and focuses only on Microsoft Windows.
Some of Windows games can run in Linux by using WINE, just search for it in http://appdb.winehq.org to look for its support details.
Hopefully some games are being to GNU/Linux, the newest one is QuakeLive!
-1#18kPb2009-07-02 14:39Gaming industry now has realized the importance of Linux and Free/Open Source Software so you will definately see more and more games coming to linux
+1#15Luke2009-06-16 07:10Take a look at appdb.winehq.org/ where you can search for lots of items, including many popular games. People will have tested them using various distributions and wine versions and given comments, ratings and help. You will be suprised just how many games work really well under wine!
#14Mitchell Hale2009-06-03 07:59There's not NEARLY as many games for Linux as there are for Windows, but there are still some pretty good ones. My personal favorites are Urban Terror, a realistic 3d shooter with several game modes. All weapons are based off real life weapons and it has some things I never even see in propriety games, for example you can actually bleed to death if you don't bandage yourself after getting shot. Tremulous, ok, this one is tough to explain. There are two teams, the humans and aliens. The humans buy weapons from the armory for fighting the aliens and build structures like telenodes (spawns) with the construction kit. The aliens evolve to different classes to fight the humans and build stuff as grangers. There are many other games, but I find these two the most fun. Sometimes a game company also releases a version for linux. (I know id Software does for a lot of their games). Have fun!
+1#12AYAK2009-05-24 21:48some games working using wine and some else will not work at all specially MMORPG Games ,there is Project Called playonlinux they working to bring as much as they can games from windows to work under linux,i've been playing CS "Counter Strike",COD "Call Of Duty" , RA "Red alert" Online under Linux Using Wine
#11BigC2009-05-23 05:36Yes possibly through wine, depending on which game. Sources: www.winehq.org/
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However there are many games made for Linux, and many many more capable of running under WINE and it's many derivatives (Cedega, etc. ).
I'm not trying to be a pessimist, but if you're looking for the newest releases every month ( I haven't been for years, so it doesn't bother me). You'll likely still want to keep a Win partition or virtual machine around somewhere.
mm~
Some of Windows games can run in Linux by using WINE, just search for it in http://appdb.winehq.org to look for its support details.
Hopefully some games are being to GNU/Linux, the newest one is QuakeLive!
an other way is through Virtualbox. The newest Version has better 3D Supprot. www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
Urban Terror, a realistic 3d shooter with several game modes. All weapons are based off real life weapons and it has some things I never even see in propriety games, for example you can actually bleed to death if you don't bandage yourself after getting shot.
Tremulous, ok, this one is tough to explain. There are two teams, the humans and aliens. The humans buy weapons from the armory for fighting the aliens and build structures like telenodes (spawns) with the construction kit. The aliens evolve to different classes to fight the humans and build stuff as grangers.
There are many other games, but I find these two the most fun. Sometimes a game company also releases a version for linux. (I know id Software does for a lot of their games).
Have fun!
Sources: www.winehq.org/