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Poker Night At The Inventory gets November 22 release date

Posted Nov 18th 2010 10:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Mac, Casual

Telltale Games' quirky crossover game Pokter Night At The Inventory now has a firm release date. The casual poker title that features characters from four different game and game-related universes (The Heavy (Team Fortress 2), Tycho (Penny Arcade), Max (Sam and Max), and Strong Bad (Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People) is now due for release via Steam on Monday. November 22.

The game, which will available for both PC and Mac platforms, is already priced to be super cheap at $4.99 but you can pre-order it before it comes out for $4.49. Don't forget that by purchasing the game you will also get some unique in-game items for Valve's shooter Team Fortress 2.

Borderlands Game Of The Year Edition comes to the Mac December 3

Posted Nov 18th 2010 5:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Mac, FPS

Borderlands has been a big hit for the PC platform since its release in October 2009 but Gearbox Software's first person shooter-RPG hybrid will soon be heading to Mac hard drive. Publisher Feral Interactive has announced plans to release a native Mac port of the game for a December 3 release date.

The Mac version is actually a port of the Game of the Year Edition which means Mac gamers will get access to the main game plus all four of Borderlands' downloadable mini-expansion packs (he Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx and Claptrap's New Robot Revolution). The game is priced at $49.95.

Gallery: Borderlands Screenshots

Grand Theft Auto III game trilogy finally shows up for Mac users

Posted Nov 12th 2010 5:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Mac, Action

While Mac gamers have seen their prospects improve somewhat in 2010, the fact is that getting a native Mac port of a game previously released for other platforms can still take years to happen Case in point it the news today that over nine years after Grand Theft Auto III was first released the open world action-game is finally making its native Mac debut, along with its two immediate follow ups Grand Theft Auto Vice City and Grand Theft Auto San Andreas.

All three games, which were ported by TransGaming using its Cider technology, are now available to purchase and download at GameTreeMac.com exclusively for the next 30 days with all three games costing $14.99 each.

Lego Star Wars heads to the Mac later this week

Posted Nov 9th 2010 3:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Mac, Action

Mac owners have missed out on getting a native version of the great Lego Star Wars games, which is kind of odd since you would think that this family friendly action game based on the Star Wars franchise would be perfect for a Mac port. Finally Feral Interactive has announced that they will release a Mac port of Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga in both stores and via download on Friday. November 12.

This port of the TT Games-developed title adapts all six movies in the Star Wars saga with those cool Lego bricks taking the form of various Star Wars characters, along with 36 levels, co-op support and more. The game will sell for the fairly high price of $39.95.

Aeria Games to publish Unity Engine-based free-to-play FPS MMO in 2011

Posted Nov 9th 2010 9:00AM by John Callaham
Filed under: Mac, FPS, MMO

The growing first person shooter MMO genre is going to get a new entry next year. Publisher Aeria Games has just announced plans to release a new free-to-play FPS MMO that will be set in the "modern warfare genre" with a closed beta test scheduled for the first quarter of 2011.

The unnamed game is being developed by Aquiris Game Studio and will use Unity Engine 3 as its graphical basis. Details of the game are sparse but the press release stated that it will have "multiple game modes and an extensive arsenal of realistic military weapons." The game will be released for both the PC and Mac platforms. After the game is launched a browser version will also be released.

Civilization V for the Mac to be released November 23

Posted Nov 2nd 2010 9:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Mac, Strategy, Sid Meier’s Civilization V

The Civilization series has always been a big favorite for Mac gamers and today it was announced that the latest game in the series, Civilization V, will be making its Mac debut on November 23. Aspyr Media is handling the publishing and development of the Mac port of Firaxis Games' turn-based strategy title. The system requirements for the Mac port include installing the Steam client which would suggest the Mac port will be made available on Steam at some point.

You can go ahead and pre-order the Mac port on Aspyr's GameAgent.com web site for both the download and box copy versions. And if you pre-order the game you will be put into a special drawing to receive a boxed Mac version of the game's Special Edition that's signed by Mr. Civilization himself Sid Meier. Also, all of the previous Civilization games for the Mac are currently being sold on GameAgent.com for 50 percent off.

Gallery: Sid Meier's Civilization V Screenshots

Left 4 Dead released for the Mac; 50 percent sale for Left 4 Dead 1 and 2

Posted Oct 27th 2010 11:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Mac, FPS, Multiplayer, Left 4 Dead Series

As promised a few weeks ago when the Mac version of Left 4 Dead 2 was released, Valve has now finally given Mac owners a port of the original Left 4 Dead via Steam. Now Mac owners can check out the zombie co-op themed shooter series began and yes, Mac owners can play with their PC counterparts.

In order to celebrate, Valve has put both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 on sale once again for 50 percent off their normal prices. You can get Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 for $9.99 each or get both games in a bundle for $14.99. In addition there's been some other bug fixes and changes for Left 4 Dead and a Halloween-themed community map added in Valve's servers called the Haunted Forest for Left 4 Dead 2. Finally Valve will be holding a Left 4 Dead panel at the first annual ZomBCon this weekend in Seattle.

Gallery: Left 4 Dead

Trine heading to the Mac in November

Posted Oct 26th 2010 3:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Mac, Action

Developer Frozenbyte's action-puzzle game Trine has sold very well in its PC incarnation. Now comes word that the title will be making its long awaited debut on the Mac. Frozenbyte has announced that the Mac port of Trine will be released sometime in November.

The Mac port will be released at first via Steam and because of that Trine will also support SteamPlay, meaning that people who purchase the PC port will get the Mac version for free and vise-versa. The Mac port will appear on other download services later. Frozenbyte also hints that if the Mac port of Trine does well a Mac version of the upcoming sequel Trine 2 could be released in 2011.

[Via email press release]

Gallery: Trine

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Back to the Future due in December for PC and Mac; now available for pre-order

Posted Oct 25th 2010 5:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Mac, Adventure

The wait is getting close to being over for Telltale Games' next episodic adventure game. Today the developer announced that its five part Back to the Future series will be released sometime in December for both the PC and Mac. You can also pre-order the entire five part "season" right now for $24.95.

The pre-order comes with a couple of extras. First you get a free copy of the one-shot Telltale Games title Puzzle Agent (worth $9.95). You also get access to a pre-release message board forum where you can chat with the Telltate team before the game is released. Finally if you pre-order the game directly from Telltale's web site, the company will donate $1 to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

Apple to launch Mac App Store; rival for Valve's Steam for Mac?

Posted Oct 21st 2010 12:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Mac, Tools

Earlier this year Valve launched a Mac version of its Steam game download service. So far the evidence says that moving to the Mac platform has been successful for Valve. However it looks like Apple is looking to offer a software download service of its own for its Mac desktops and laptops.

This week Apple announced plans to launch the Mac App Store which expands on the App Store features found in its iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad products. Users will be able to download games and other software programs for Macs and the store will keep those downloads up to date with the latest versions. It's not yet clear what games will be available on the Mac App Store and Apple announced no deals with game publishers. However Apple will start taking submissions for apps to be included in the store next month. The Mac App Store is scheduled to launch within the next 90 days.

[Via Engadget]

GameRanger multiplayer server software hits 1 million player mark

Posted Oct 11th 2010 6:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Mac, Tools

A free multiplayer server software product and service that many PC gamers might not even know exists is celebrating its 1 million player this week. Australia-based GameRanger announced today that its 1 millionth player signed up to use the software on Sunday morning.

Originally launched in 1999 as an Mac gaming alternative to server browser software products like GameSpy, GameRanger expanded to include support for PC games in 2008. Today GameRanger supports over 600 PC games, close to 200 Mac games and 29 games that are cross-platform compatible. Last month over 3.2 million online games were player via the GameRanger client.

Rumor: Mirror's Edge finally coming to the Mac this year?

Posted Oct 11th 2010 11:00AM by John Callaham
Filed under: Mac, Action

Is the parkour-themed sci-fi action game Mirror's Edge due out for the Mac platform? That seems to be the case based on a recent legal document. In a dispute concerning a man who claimed he owns the rights to the name "Edge" in games, publisher Electronic Arts revealed plans for such a port in a recent court filing.

The note, as discovered by iGame Radio, states, "a Mac version of the original "Mirror's Edge" video game is currently under development and is slated for release later this year." The game from developer Digital Illusions was first released for consoles in late 2008 and came out for the PC in early 2009. Aside from the court filing EA has yet to confirm such a port is being made.

Gallery: Mirror's Edge

Bejeweled 2 available for free today only for PC and Mac

Posted Oct 10th 2010 5:15PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Mac, Puzzle

Want to get a game that normally cost $20 for free? Of course you do. In celebration of the fact that today is October 10, 2010 (or 10-10-10) casual game developer PopCap Games is offering folks a chance to get its classic puzzle game Bejeweled 2 for free for the PC and Mac.

Yep, all you have to do is head to the game's official web site by 10 pm Pacific time tonight (that's 1 am Eastern time). hit the "Get it Free" button and then hit checkout. The site will fill in the coupon code you need to get the free game automatically and then you fill in a little personal info before you get access to the download. And then get ready to become addicted to matching jewels and blowing them up. However be prepared for some slow server action; it looks like a bunch of folks are trying to get in on this 'free game" thing. Who would have thought that?

Lego Universe available to play for pre-orders via Lego retail outlets

Posted Oct 8th 2010 5:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Mac, MMO

Over two weeks before the game officially ships to stores, the long awaited family friendly MMO game Lego Universe is now available to play for a select group of gamers. These are the folks who pre-ordered the game via Lego-specific outlets such as the game's official web site, Lego stores and the Legoland amusement park.

Originally the plan was for those specific pre-orders to have access to the game's servers on October 12 but those plans have now been moved up by a few days. The NetDevil-developed game will be made available for everyone else when it ships to "regular" retail stores on October 26.

Gallery: Lego Universe Screenshots

Free Realms to release for Mac OS this fall

Posted Oct 6th 2010 12:30PM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Biz, Mac, MMO, RPG

Today, Sony Online Entertainment announced that it was working alongside TransGaming Inc. to bring its popular family-friendly MMO, Free Realms, to the Mac platform this fall. With over 14 million registered players, Free Realms is an online adventure role-playing game where players can go on quests and connect with friends in a safe environment. No specific date was mentioned in the announcement, but Mac gamers can expect their chance to enter Free Realms later this fall.