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11-17-2008, 03:11 PM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2008/11/awi-chilly.jpgIf you're a Linux user worried whether you can play Wrath on your preferred operating system, there's some good news for you. CodeWeaver has confirmed that their CrossOver Games (http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name?app_id=1185) system-compatability product will continue to support World of Warcraft, even if your account includes Wrath of the Lich King (http://www.wowinsider.com/tag/wrath-101/). You don't even have to upgrade to a new CrossOver build. The current 7.10 version will run Wrath "just peachy," says CodeWeaver's COO John Parshall.

According to the press release we recieved from CodeWeaver, Parshall apparantly did most of the Wrath "testing" himself. "I played well into my mid-70s on several of my characters," said Parshall. Like 99% of the WoW population, the COO also played a Death Knight (http://www.wowinsider.com/category/death-knight/) to about level 60. So, you can rest confidently knowing your Death Grip is totally okay with Linux. The press release obviously didn't say whether he tanked (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/11/16/lichborne-death-knight-tanking/) or not, but I'm going to assume a Linux guru has the skills to pay the bills (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/11/13/10-easy-northrend-achievements/), as it were.

CrossOver's web site does warn that there may be a few small problems, but that the game runs smoothly and exceedingly well. It comes just shy of running "flawlessly." Given that the COO of the company seems to be a devoted fan, you can assume that any serious problems will be worked out soon enough.



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