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MacBook Pro use abounds on Steam game service
Valve Software publishes monthly statistical information gathered by its Steam gaming service. Now that Steam has been on the Mac for a few months, information on Steam’s use by Mac gamers is beginning to provide a clearer picture about who’s using the popular service. This is no surprise given the trends in Apple hardware sales, [...]
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1Valve: Snow Leopard graphics update boosts game frame rates from 15-120 percent
Earlier this week Apple released Snow Leopard Graphics Update 1.0, a driver update for Mac OS X 10.6 that improved performance in some games. Game developer Valve – the company that makes Portal and Team Fortress 2, two games affected by the update – has posted a blog entry explaining how the update affects its [...]
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4Snow Leopard graphics update fixes game, Aperture problems
Apple has released an update for Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” which is available for download through the Software Update system preference and through the Apple Web site.
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1Apple in talks to buy Chinese gaming company
Apple is looking to expand its reach into China and the gaming market with the purchase of another company.
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2THQ releases Star Wars: Battle for Hoth for iPhone
THQ Wireless on Thursday announced the release of Star Wars: Battle for Hoth for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $2.99.
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Disney acquires Tapulous
Big news today in iPhone gaming — reports are surfacing that Disney has purchased fan favorite Tapulous. According to the report, Tapulous founder Bart Decrem will join Disney as a vice president and continue to help them with mobile gaming. Tapulous is best known for its Tap Tap Revenge games on the iPhone and have [...]
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215 Must Have Games for the iPad
Last winter we presented 30 Must Have Games for the iPhone and iPod touch. That garnered your attention and plenty of comments, so we’re happy to present its natural sequel, 15 Must Have Games for the iPad.
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209Macgamestore offers 30% off Mac games until July 1
Long time Mac game specialist, Macgamestore, is offering users a substantial savings on Mac games for the next few days.
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0Pangea updates game catalog for iPhone 4 display
Pangea Software has announced updates to its iPhone and iPod touch games to support iPhone 4. The new updates are available for download from the App Store.
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Review: Guitar Hero for iPhone disappoints
I was amazed when I read the Guitar Hero review from our friends at 148Apps.com. Not only did the game not live up to the hype of years of great console releases, the review said the game wasn’t worth the wait and that it was just disappointing. You would think Activision would have been able [...]
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E3 Day 1: Spider-Man and Sonic 4
I’m not the biggest gamer in the world, but if you want to get my attention, just mention Spider-Man. Jeff Scott has a round-up of what happened at E3, including news of Ultimate Spider-Man: Total Mayhem, which will be released by Gameloft for the iPhone and iPod. I gurantee, this is a game that I’ll [...]
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0What iPhone 4′s gyroscope means for iOS gaming
Steve Jobs gave a quick demo on Monday of iPhone 4 to show off its new gyroscopic capabilities. These new functions will keep iPhone 4 competitive with new handheld gaming systems, along with – presumably – other iOS-enabled devices that Apple produces in the future.
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10Mac grabs more than 8 percent of Steam market in first few weeks
According to Valve Corp.’s Steam Hardware Survey, Mac computers already comprise 8.46 percent of Steam clients in the software’s first few weeks of availability.
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2EVE Online game expands with free Tyrannis update
CCP has announced the release of EVE Online: Tyrannis, the 13th consecutive free expansion for its massively multiplayer online game EVE Online. The update is available when you log on to EVE Online from your Mac or PC, and will automatically be installed.
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0Half-Life 2 comes to the Mac
The day that many Mac gamers expected never to see has come at last – Valve has released Half-Life 2, the legendary action game, for the Macintosh. It’s available through Valve’s Steam online download service, which was released for the Mac earlier this month.
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Review: Iron Man 2 for iPad
It’s funny, but I usually stay away from games that are based on movies because, like the first paragraph of this review says, they usually suck. I actually started reading the review thinking they were going to surprise me and say this app was different — it wasn’t. It’s a sad fact of video gaming [...]
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Frommer: Apple should not buy EA
CNBC’s Jim Goldman on Monday said Apple should buy gaming company Electronic Arts, but Business Insider’s Dan Frommer thinks its a bad idea. I have to agree with Frommer on this one. There was a time when people wanted Apple to purchase companies just to bring apps to the platform, but Apple is way beyond [...]
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0Steam now available for Mac
Let the gaming begin! Valve Software on Wednesday publicly released Steam for the Mac. It’s now available, and it’s free to use, though most games incur a fee to play. Valve is also giving away its popular action game Portal until May 24, 2010.
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6Chronicles of Riddick game comes to the Mac
Virtual Programming has released The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena for Mac OS X. It’s available either in a box or for download for $49.95.
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1Steam comes to Mac May 12th
In some of the biggest gaming news to break on the Mac platform in a very long time, Valve Software has announced that its Steam gaming service will be released on the Mac on May 12, 2010.
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