Chat with the Cedega Product Manager

You are invited to join Product Manager Lucas Smithen every Thursday from 3 to 6 pm EST until May 29th in #cedega on a Freenode IRC server to discuss Cedega and Linux gaming. He will be available to answer questions but even more importantly take your comments and feedback about the Cedega Gaming Service. This is your chance to have your voice heard by the Cedega Product Manager.

To join the channel launch your favorite IRC client (such as XChat) and join a Freenode Server (irc.freenode.net) and join #cedega (/join #cedega).

Cedega 2008

You want more, you deserve more, so we are going to provide you more. We are calling on the Linux gaming community to support Cedega and we are working very hard to earn and maintain your loyalty. We are making our plans public and are committed to becoming a more subscriber focused service. Maintaining your loyalty and growing our community is our mission. Subscriber support, new releases, actively monitored forums, new games support, and a dedicated focus on our Cedega gaming community will be our passion. Welcome to Cedega 2008.

Over the last few months we have been diligently reviewing every aspect of Cedega from the technology to the business model and everything in between. Our analysis has already led to a restructure of our internal development process, the expansion of our Beta Team and the hiring of additional Cedega developers, QA and support staff. Our response times to support requests are at their fastest times ever. The expanded Beta Team is helping us track down and resolve bugs and regressions more quickly and we are planning a number of significant releases throughout 2008. Plus, we continue to search for individuals to join the TransGaming team, and we are asking you to play a role if you know qualified candidates. All of this will lead to improved service and an improved gaming product.

So what is ahead for Cedega in 2008?

SPRING: In the next month or so we will be providing a preview release of our next major Cedega version that will give subscribers early access to some of the latest features and improvements, as well as support for some of our most requested games including The Orange Box.

SUMMER: Cedega 6.1 will arrive this summer. Cedega 6.1 will leverage a year of research and development, bringing users additional improvements and even more games.

FALL: This fall we will release Cedega 7.0, a major update of Cedega. We're not ready to reveal the exact details of what you can expect out of Cedega 7.0 but rest assured it will continue to advance the Cedega product and service.

If you are a current Cedega subscriber you will immediately benefit from our 2008 product and service focus, and if you are not a subscriber, then sign-up today and join the best Linux gaming community... the Cedega gaming community!

March Voting Report

Your Voice Matters! The results from the March polls are in and we have the winners. Without further ado the top three voted games are:

• 1st Steam
• 2nd The Orange Box
• 3rd Bioshock

In the technology section the top places went to:

• 1st Improved NVIDIA Support
• 2nd Multi-CPU Aware Scheduler
• 3rd MSI installer support

The April polls are now open. Don't miss out on your chance to direct Cedega product and service enhancements. The polls let your voice be heard by the Cedega product team, so we know what our subscribers want. Your voice aids our planning and the prioritization of our work.

Log into Cedega.com and visit the Voting Page and let your voice be heard!

Beta Team Update

For the last two months we have been expanding the Beta Team at a rapid rate and the results have already become apparent to us. The team has already helped identify and close numerous bugs in our latest development builds of Cedega, eight of them high priority regressions. They have been able to identify both improvements in upcoming driver releases and game patches so Cedega can stay ahead of the curve. The Beta Team spends their time selflessly playing their favourite games with the newest Cedega technology so that Linux gamers everywhere can have the best experience possible. Without their help we would not be able to achieve the progress we have. Its not too late for you to help out your fellow gamers by joining up to be a member of the Cedega Beta Team.

To get started, just send an email to betaleader@cedega.com with the following information:

• Your Name
• Your Cedega Account Name
• The information from the Cedega System/Hardware Information Page
  (In the Cedega GUI, go to Edit > System/Hardware Information)

Drop us an email and you could be testing the latest in Cedega technology!

Wulfie's Den - Tips 'n' Tricks #4

Depending on the game you play, your choice of distribution and window manager you may find the behavior of using alt-tab behavior to switch out of games may vary. However, alt-tab is just far too useful a feature for people to live without. How are you supposed to check the hockey scores or see whats new on Digg if you can't alt tab away from your game for a while.

In this edition of The Den I discuss some of work arounds that various TransGamer's use and introduce one I started playing with in the last few weeks.

Read the complete article for all of the tricks in this installment of The Den.

The Community is Growing

Wondering what other TransGamers have been doing, where they live, what they like? Stay in touch with other Cedega users, get the latest news as it happens and help expand Linux gaming like never before by joining the brand new Cedega groups on MySpace and Facebook.

• Click here to join Cedega's Facebook community.
• Click here to join Cedega's MySpace group.

By joining our growing Cedega community you will be able to interact with other Linux gamers from around the world. Swap stories, share hints, find people to play with online and help each other out. We'll also be using these community sites to convey interesting information about Cedega, the games we support, tournaments, and much more. This is a great way to stay connected to both TransGaming and the TransGamer community.

Remember to spread the word, invite your friends, and show everyone just what Linux can do!