Games: Box86 and Box64, Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw, OS/2 (UPDATED)
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New version of Box86 and Box64 unlocks Steam Big Picture Mode and Heroic Games Launcher on ARM
There’s a new version of Box86 and Box64 out - the amazing piece of software from PtitSeb that can make your ARM Linux PC or SoC run x86 and x86_64 code with great performance.
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Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo Works Well on Linux with Proton
The Resident Evil 4 chainsaw demo just landed ahead of the game that’s releasing later this March 2023.
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New product: OS/2 Video Poker 2.0™
From Reed Software, Arca Noae is proud to announce the availability of OS/2 Video Poker 2.0! OS/2 Video Poker 2.0 plays the fast action game of video poker found in casinos world wide. Enjoy a real video poker game experience right on your home or work computer.
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More coverage of the release:
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Efficient X86_64 Emulation With Box86
Running applications on a different architecture than the one for which they were compiled is a common occurrence, not in the least with Apple’s architectural migration every decade or so. It’s also commonly used with for example ARM, OpenRISC, and RISC-V systems to run applications that are only available for x86 or x86_64. While QEMU and kin are often used here, they’re pretty resource heavy, which is where an option like Box86 and its 64-bit sibling Box64 are attractive options. Unlike QEMU, both offer dynamic recompilation and redirection of dynamic library calls to native libraries, including those for SDL and OpenGL.