In Real Life

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

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.


September 17, 2011
PC

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Headed To Mac Later This Year

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.


September 5, 2011
News

League Of Legends Shutting Down Mac Support

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


March 23, 2011
PC

Boxer Makes Playing Old PC Games On Macs A Snap

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.”)


January 7, 2011
PC

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

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?


September 25, 2009
News

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

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?”