Savage: The Battle for Newerth will support Linux by
Jolex Del Pilar
Thursday, July 24, 2003
Game will fully support Linux when the game ships in August.
iGames Publishing and developer S2 Games today announced that the upcoming real-time-strategy-shooter, Savage: The Battle for Newerth will ship with full Linux support. The Linux version of the game will be identical to the Windows version and will install from the same retail CD-ROM when it ships on August 25th.
“We have a bunch of Linux lovers on board here at S2 so we understand the importance of having great games available for that community,” said Jesse Hayes, COO of S2 Games. “We’ve found that a great deal of gamers would like the option to play and/or set up servers on the Linux OS so we went that route with Savage.”
Savage will not only be available to Linux users upon release but is already in its beta version. The developers will take advantage of the beta period to work out any compatibility issues or bugs prior to the game shipping.
Savage will ship to retail on August 25th, but can be pre-ordered online at Electronics Boutique or Gamestop. As a bonus for their loyal fans, S2 Games has offered a guaranteed slot in the current beta test for anyone that pre-orders the game. To find out how to take advantage of this offer, gamers can visit the S2 Games site: http://www.s2games.com/savage/pre-order/index.html.
