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[29 May 2012 | 3 Comments | 1,776 views]

Your misbegotten youth? Live it again by playing the PC-DOS games of yesteryear with Boxer for Mac. It sounds just that easy, but the only way to find if your favorite will play is load it and give it try. …

Deals, Games, iPad, iPhone »

[25 May 2012 | 3 Comments | 1,920 views]

The smell of fresh cut grass, fatty meats on the grill and beer, lots of beer. We might even interrupt the festivities for a couple minutes to put some flowers by grampa’s headstone. It’s Memorial Day and all the kids …

Games, iOS, iPad, iPhone »

[10 May 2012 | 3 Comments | 2,455 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 | 2 Comments | 1,573 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 | 2 Comments | 1,230 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 | 1,173 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 | 1,183 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 | 1,006 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 | 1,185 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 | 834 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 …