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From A Bit Player To A Mobile Force, Apple’s Gaming Legacy Under Steve Jobs

11:00AM October 6, 2011 | Owen Good

Popularly regarded as a distant runner-up to the Windows PC, Apple nonetheless played key and even dominant roles in shaping the history of video games over the past 35 years, emerging from an utterly marginalised brand in home computing to a force almost unilaterally shaping the course of mobile gaming today. More »


PC

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Headed To Mac Later This Year

3:00PM September 17, 2011 | Owen Good

For the six of you here who game on a Mac, and I am one, be advised that Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be ported to that platform by the end of the year or early next year. More »


News

League Of Legends Shutting Down Mac Support

6:00AM September 5, 2011 | Owen Good

After about a year of beta testing, Riot Games is cancelling Mac OS support for League of Legends at midnight on Tuesday. More »


PC

Boxer Makes Playing Old PC Games On Macs A Snap

2:40AM March 23, 2011 | Joel Johnson

Retro PC game players are surely familiar with Dosbox, the top-shelf emulator that makes playing games foam the ‘80s and ‘90s possible on modern machines. Boxer is Dosbox shined up for Apple computers. (Some call them “Macs.”) More »


PC

These Are The First Video Games In The New Mac App Store

3:00AM January 7, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

If you have a new Mac or fancy getting one that runs Mac OS X v10.6.6, you can get a free app store on it as of today. It’s got more than 1000 apps, Apple says. Which games? More »


News

Mac Users Will Get To Experience The Game Of The Year — For 2007

8:40AM September 25, 2009 | Owen Good

Porting shop Feral Interactive has announced that they’re bringing BioShock to the Mac more than two years after its original release. Mac users’ immediate response was “What’s a BioShock?” More »