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Games, iOS, iPad, iPhone »

[10 May 2012 | 3 Comments | 659 views]

The future of gaming isn’t in doubt, though your console will probably get a bit dustier after trying Gameloft’s highly anticipated (clip below the fold) third generation and, so far, very well received third-installment of its first person shooter, N.O.V.A. …

Games, Mac »

[9 May 2012 | No Comment | 328 views]

For Mac gamers, Marathon and its two sequels were the gateway drugs. However, the PC/DOS crowd generally looks back to Wolfenstein 3D as the original first person shooter and this year marks that title’s 20th anniversary. In celebration thereof, iD …

Games, Mac »

[1 May 2012 | No Comment | 519 views]

Classic games have die-hard fans. Over the years, these folks have revived a range of game franchises, like Marathon and Doom, just for the joy of it. Although the D2X-XL Project, which has created an OpenGL port of Descent 2, …

Games, iOS, iPad, iPhone »

[26 Apr 2012 | One Comment | 440 views]

The good people at Chillingo have updated Cut the Rope with the new DJ Box level pack, which adds 25 new puzzles. Feed your wee green beastie while spinning tunes old school on a series of turntables — this is …

Games, iPad, iPhone »

[25 Apr 2012 | 2 Comments | 402 views]

And, 10 new levels in an all-new scenario, Fly Me to the Moon. What’s interesting here is that Rovio’s introduced a new to the game physics concept, centripetal forces — bodies, often pigs in orbit around objects that you must …

Deals, Games, Mac »

[8 Apr 2012 | No Comment | 423 views]

Reviewers and players agree — Amnesia: Dark Descent is the scariest, most terrifying game ever. However, until midnight on Monday, April 9, its price is all Springtime and puppies — $4.99, which is 75 percent off the suggested retail price …

Games, Mac »

[30 Mar 2012 | No Comment | 552 views]

Finally. It took two years to come to the fairer platform, but the rest of us are patient lot. The wait is nonetheless over and BioShock 2 for Mac is available here and now (clip below the fold), but not …

Games, Mac »

[20 Feb 2012 | No Comment | 566 views]

A golden oldie or just moldy? Whatever your take, Quake is now 64-bit native and your grandpa’s PowerPC Mac will no longer cut the realistic 3D mustard. Plus there’s a whole lotta new love for Xbox and Sony DaulShock …

Apple luv, Games, iOS, iPad, iPhone »

[31 Jan 2012 | No Comment | 588 views]

You can’t game all the time. Well, maybe, but going outside and mingling in meatspace is often a necessity. That doesn’t mean you need to be out of touch with your people in Steam. Granted, you can’t play Half-Life on …

Games, iPad, iPhone, Mac »

[28 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 694 views]

The auto racing gold standard on the iPhone and iPad is Eletronic Arts Real Racing and, now, it’s available on the fairer platform and for sale on the mothership’s benchmark software marketplace for the Macintosh, though I think they might …