Eve Online for Mac and Linux operating systems
Today CCP Games and TransGaming Partner announce to Bring EVE Online to new platforms, being Linux and Mac. By the end of this year it should be possible to play Eve on a Mac, finally!
On linux it was already possible through Cedega or a well configured WINE, but now nothing extra will be needed.
The press release:
Reykjavík, Iceland, Toronto, Canada – September 11, 2007 – CCP Games, one of the world’s largest independent game developers, today announced a partnership with TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V: TNG) , a leading developer of software portability products for the electronic entertainment industry. The strategic relationship will enable CCP to deliver its popular massively multiplayer online game (MMOG), EVE Online, with Linux and Macintosh platforms later this year.
TransGaming provides technology and expertise to deploy games across a range of platforms without the need for redevelopment and still maintaining the high quality of gameplay and allowing users of different platforms to play in the same perpetual online universe. As a result of this partnership, CCP will be able to expand the reach of its Sci-fi MMOG to new groups around the world.
As an element of the partnership, EVE Online and TransGaming will share quality assurance as well as technical support responsibilities but TransGaming will lead partnership and OEM opportunities for the Linux version of EVE Online. The two companies will work hand-in-hand to ensure all releases go smoothly, creating a transparent integration of the original EVE Online code with each platform.
TransGaming first introduced Linux users to EVE Online through Cedega, a software product that allows Windows games to run on the Linux operating system completely transparently and seamlessly. It was the popularity of this solution that indicated the strong demand for further integration between CCP Games and TransGaming. Later this year, EVE Online will be released for Linux with Cedega directly integrated into the game and on Mac through TransGaming’s Cider portability engine.
“We’re pleased to extend our relationship with TransGaming, as the company’s expertise allows us to deliver the most innovative MMOG to more platforms,” said Halldor Fannar, CTO of CCP Games. “By integrating TransGaming’s excellent technology, we are able to keep our laser-focus on evolving EVE Online, while simultaneously expanding the EVE universe to even more players.”
“EVE Online has always ranked highly with our Linux users and there is significant demand for it among other platforms, including the rapidly growing Mac base,” said Vikas Gupta, CEO of TransGaming Technologies. “As EVE takes place within a single-server persistent universe, it’s vital that the game is identical in every way across different platforms. This challenge is what makes the partnership with CCP both important and rewarding.”
EVE Online is available for download now at www.eve-online.com.
7 Responses
science ficting setting… that’s a mistake I haven’t made often. I do something new every day !
Lol, but anyway, if you decide to give the game a try, just convo me ingame: Dearaek.
Btw, this game existed 10 years ago (almost) and has been updated according to current standards. It’s not WoW, but it’s so much more. Hope to see you online.
Those CCP m*thereffers. Instead of providing a native opengl version of eve they are going to put all the lag and problems of the emulation layer on top.
More lag, CCP! Way to go.
And i don’t like lag
Dammit! I won’t be able to resist this game. It plays in a science ficting setting and the user has lots of freedom to develop their own business.
Dang. How can you do this to me? I’ve got stuff to do. I was so looking forward to this kind of game 10 years ago.
I’m going to have to take a look once it’s out.