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   Even though it utterly defeats the whole purpose of free quality gaming on Linux, Cedega does have the merit of being (one of) the most accessible software solution for playing Windows games on Linux. So it's with some pleasure that we received today's communique from TransGaming, in which they announce the immediate availability of Cedega 6.0, almost a year and a half after the release of Cedega 5.0. The new version boasts various features and functionality, ranging from improved graphics and performance, to support for many new games.

   I'm sure you're wondering by now what are some of the recent games supported in this version, so I won't prolong the suspense any longer: "Triple-A video games such as Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Battlefield 2142, World of WarCraft, Madden 2007, Civilization IV and many more, can be played on Linux using Cedega [6.0]", according to the Cedega website.

   TransGaming's Cedega product manager, Lucas Smithen was kind enough to explain the changes in a bit more detail:
"We've completed some very significant development with Cedega 6.0, introducing new technology and improvements to the existing engine. The addition of Shader Model 2.0 support enables recent games to be played at the highest detail settings; a superior FBO implementation provides better overall graphics performance and compatibility with DirectX 9; improvements to the ALSA support provide a better audio experience in the game and allows users to listen to their own music while in-game; and a new memory allocator, coupled with other enhancements, has improved the performance of games", said Lucas Smithen.    The graphics enhancements may be the best news in this release for most users, but I for one am really glad to hear about the audio upgrades, since so far I was finding it impossible to play World of Warcraft and listen to some music at the same time. And there's no way I'm playing WoW without listening to some ganking music!