TransGaming Releases Cedega 5.0 to Meet Global Demand for Triple-A Windows Game Titles on Linux.(Company Profile)

TORONTO -- Cedega delivers out-of-the-box playability for games such as Battlefield 2, Dungeon Siege II, City of Villains and Madden NFL 2006

TransGaming Technologies, the global leader in the development of software portability products for cross-platform gaming, today announced the immediate availability of Cedega(TM) 5.0, the industry's most comprehensive Linux gaming portability product. Cedega 5.0's broad range of new and improved features boosts game graphics and delivers greater levels of usability, specifically meeting the demands of the established gaming market, and opening doors to bring more gamers to the Linux platform.

Cedega allows games originally created for the Windows platform to run on Linux, straight out-of-the-box. Popular titles supported on Cedega 5.0 include Battlefield 2(TM), Dungeon Siege(R) II, City of Villains(TM), Madden NFL(TM) 2006, World of WarCraft(R), Half-Life(R) 2, Guild Wars(R), and many others. Cedega is available through TransGaming's online subscription service, resellers and OEM partners.

New and Improved Features Deliver Better Graphics and Usability

Cedega 5.0 boasts a broad range of new and upgraded features that improve ease of use for Linux newcomers and deliver higher performance for power users. Linux gamers will experience better graphics, a more powerful interface, and better support for a wide variety of Linux distributions. Features include:

- Tighter integration between the Cedega GUI (formerly known as Point2Play) and the core Cedega Engine, significantly improving user-friendliness

- An internal scheduler that provides superior control over processes and threads under the latest Linux kernels