6.1 beta* on 6/1

On June 1st Cedega Gaming Service Members will be treated to a beta* release of Cedega 6.1 code named Tovik. The beta is loaded with all of the latest features, technology and improvements we have been working on over the past several months, including making some really great games playable. With Tovik you get your first taste of our latest Shader Model 3.0 work that gets Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion , plus other games, looking better than before. With a raft of performance enhancements, mixed mode shaders and other improvements your games will be faster, smoother and play even better.

Of course we know what you really want are the games. With Tovik you will get your first crack at some top games. The Orange Box and all its glory; Episode 2, Team Fortress 2 and the award winning, genre bending, Portal. Both Command and Conquer 3 and the Civ IV expansion pack Beyond the Sword have been top voted games in our polling section and with Tovik you will get your chance to play them.

To see all that Tovik has to offer, you will have to wait until June 1st to get your hands on it!

*It is important to note that this is a beta release and thus, not all features, functionality or current game support is available. The Cedega 6.1 beta release is provided without technical support or guarantee. Cedega's fully supported 6.1 release is scheduled for Summer '08.

New Pricing, More Value

With the availability of Cedega 6.1 Beta* on June 1st the Cedega Gaming Service is adjusting its Membership model. On June 1st Cedega will re-introduce the 6 month Membership plan for only $24.95 and reduce the cost of the 12 month plan to $44.95. We're not just changing our prices, we're adding in more value. Web site updates at www.cedega.com, improved support and communication and plus three major releases through Fall '08 means you are getting more value than ever before.

Visit us today and become a Cedega Member.

The Voice of Cedega

As part of our dedicated community involvement, we are changing how we interact with the Cedega community to provide information. We have always offered our forums as a way for Members of the Cedega community to interact with each other, share tips, and discuss anything they like. Years ago, we made the decision that, in order to promote free discussion, we would not moderate the forums (limit discussion). The Cedega forums would be used to post announcements and we would rely on other channels to communicate with our Members, such as the website (including Wulfie's Den) and our monthly newsletter. Recently, we have decided that our Cedega community could benefit from our contributions to the forums and many of our Members have asked us to take a more active role. We are listening and are now taking steps to fulfill your request.

Throughout the month our lead Cedega Community Support Specialist, Angelo, will post feedback to the top support request and forum posts in the Announcements forum.

Cedega Now Available On CNR.com

We are pleased to announce Cedega's inclusion on CNR.com, a one-click software delivery service available on a wide variety of Linux distributions including Linspire, Linux Mint and Ubunut. Now anyone can visit CNR.com and get access to both free and commercial software. With CNR.com you get the most extensive free resource available anywhere for desktop Linux software. Search from tens of thousands of Linux software programs, packages and libraries by title, popularity, similar software, category, or function, and with just one click install the software on to your computer. Purchasing a Cedega Gaming Service one-year Membership is now only one-click away.

April 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 Neverwinter Nights 2

In the technology section the top places went to:

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

The May 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!

May Development Report

As mentioned in an earlier development report, we've been continuing to work on MSI (Microsoft Installer) support. We now have Command & Conquer 3 installing properly, which has been the main impediment to being able to support this game under Cedega. There is some additional work to be done on the patcher, and that is in progress. The Steam and Orange Box installers largely work, although there is a remaining stability issue being tracked down. We have also been working on fixing the installers for games we currently support but which broke once we started advertising MSI support. In particular, Command & Conquer: Generals once again installs.

Many games need to be able to time high speed events . . .

&bull Read the entire Development Report to learn about everything going on under Cedega's hood.