Good news for all you virtual machine users out there. Parallels recently released an offer for any VMWare Fusion users looking to switch over to Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac. The VM software, which allows users to run Windows or other operating systems simultaneously on a Mac with OS X, normally sells for $79.99, but from now until June 15th for Fusion users, the cost is reduced to $39.99.

The deal is quite simple, go to the offer website, enter your Fusion license key to validate your ownership, and voila, you get Parallels for 40 bucks. So if you are a VMWare Fusion user and you have ever wanted to test out Parallels, this now is a good time to give it the old college try.

Yesterday MacTech published a Youtube video showing Parallels Desktop 5 whooping VMWare Fusion 3 in gaming.  They tested games such as Firefly Forest, Canyon Flight and Deep Freeze just to name a few.  Now I can game more on my Mac with Parallels.  The graphics are way better on Parallels Desktop and gaming is smoother.  After watching the video of MacTech benchmarking Parallels Desktop to Fusion, I realized that if I play games on Fusion, that I would be missing half of the graphics.  So now in combination with Valve and Parallels Desktop, I can game more.  Watch this MacTech video benchmark test comparing Parallels Desktop 5 and Fusion 3: