Windows games typically don't run on linux without some work (though some have linux ports and others may work with Wine). There are some great open source games for linux though. Multimedia works fine once you install the correct codecs. Basically any of the majors probably will work fine (Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, OpenSuse, Mandriva, PC LinuxOS, Mepis, etc).
Again, you can try downloading a live CD/DVD and just run it to see how you like it. Just keep in mind that you're probably going to have to relearn some things because linux is different than Windows.
Try taking the "Linux Distro Chooser" quiz in my signature.
Last edited by pljvaldez; 02-04-2009 at 05:42 PM.
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