Mac Gaming News
- Valve quietly released the original Half Life on Steam for Mac earlier this week with zero press. Regardless, we’re very excited!
- DICE is building Mac compatibility into the next build of its Frostbite engine. Expect native ports of Battlefield, Mass Effect and Dragon Age titles in the future.
- Steam Mobile adds iPad support.
- Enjoy League of Legends Mac Beta download right now.
- Classic Amiga game Archipelagos appears for iPhone/iPad.
- A video from the new Sim City reveals 3 cityscapes exclusive to the deluxe edition of the game.
- Stoic posted an interested blog about sound design in The Banner Saga.
- American McGee’s action RPG Akaneiro: Demon Hunters is now available for download. Help out their Kickstarter here!
- Project Eternity has posted a new update on the game, including pantheon design.
- Vendetta Online updates their Kickstarter with 2 new videos, other details.
- IGN posted a feature story on the challenges of Mac gaming.
- The Unofficial Apple Weblog has an interview with Aspyr Media from Macworld/iWorld.
Apple News
- iOS 6.1 was released this week with Siri and iTunes Music Match updates.
- Apple will sell a 128GB iPad.
- Happy 3rd Birthday to the iPad!
- A judge rejected Apple’s request to make Samsung pay more than the $1.05 billion already agreed upon.
- Taking trademark too far? Apple trademarks its Apple Store design.
- There’s a new Apple TV but don’t get excited: it’s just a slight hardware bump.
- HBO GO will have an app for Apple TV later this year.
- Microsoft CEO has “nothing to say” about MS Office for iPad, casting doubt on the prospect.
- Apple has 3 of the top 5 selling phones in the US.
- Samsung and Apple take 92% of all smart phone sales.
- Android is steadily chipping away at Apple’s lead on college campuses.
- Take a look at this interesting chart mapping Apple computer sales over the past decade.
- Macworld/iWorld is under way, here’s a look at the ‘Best in Show’ winners.
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