Diablo III is the latest action role-playing game released by Blizzard Entertainment and more importantly, it can be played on Linux, under Wine. The only problem with this solution is that it will probably get users banned. Right after the launch of Diablo III, on May 15, there were a flurry of bans involving people playing the game in L... (read more)
Holyspirit is a free and open source isometric hack'n'slash game inspired by action role playing game, Diablo.
Update: Official Blizzard Response
Blizzard has banned all Linux users who are playing Diablo III on Linux using Wine. A number of Linux users suddenly got a message from Blizzard that they can no longer use their account to play Diablo III any more.
Diablo III's cheat detection system is detecting Wine as a way to cheat.
Smasher816 wrote:I was playing Diablo 3 just fine, however I stopped around the 6/25 due to various events.Seeing the "Linux Ban Hammer" information has made me worried of opening the game again.I do have Windows installed (but rarely use is) but would prefer to not redownload the game.So I am asking here.
Amongst all the anticipation for Diablo III, it is easy to forget far back this Blizzard blockbuster franchise’s heritage reaches. Diablo II has just clicked over ten years of age.
Blizzard is still banning people running Diablo 3 on Linux, but the community is starting to take action.
We reported a few times in the past that Blizzard was banning, indiscriminately, people who were playing Diablo 3 legitimately.
The theory is that the Linux emulation done through Wine is so... (read more)
The following tutorial will teach Linux users how to install the Mass Effect 3 game on their open source operating system.
The third installment in the Mass Effect franchise, Mass Effect 3, is an action role-playing game (RPG) developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts.
For more details about Mass Effect 3, you can chec... (read more)
According to Phoronix, Blizzard - the company behind famous games like Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo .. - is set to release a game for Linux in 2013.
The wait is nearly over. Diablo III game director Jay Wilson, and Blizzard President Michael Morhaime, have both confirmed that the long-awaited title is coming soon.
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