http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26835
--- Comment #48 from koolfy koolfy@gmail.com 2011-04-19 17:45:19 CDT --- (In reply to comment #47)
(In reply to comment #12)
potentially related: verifying the game cache in steam replies that one file failed validation and will be redownloaded, despite multiple downloads and reinstalling the entire game. This particular issue doesn't seem to be unique to wine though, some windows 7/vista users are also reporting a similar issue on the steam forums.
After running the game in Wine, I found verifying the game cache gave 1 file to update. What was interesting is that I tried running it in Wine, it crashed, I copied my steamapps directory to a Windows XP steam install, tried running the game, and it crashed in the same way (at the loading screen, before showing the menu). I verified the game cache in Windows, it updated, and from then on loaded successfully.
wine-1.3.17 on Ubuntu 10.10 x86_64 set to WinXP AMD Phenom 9750 AMD HD4850 running Catalyst 11.1
If you copy back the updates steam to linux, does it work, then ?