Mac Gaming News

• NASA is using Angry Birds Space to educate children about physics. Never thought I’d say the day that Angry Birds would be an educational product.
• Your next gaming machine might not be the next-gen consoles. Revenue predictions you’ll probably get an iPad long before you get a console.
• The Mac version of Diablo III may not have all the languages available that its PC counterpart has.
• Fans of The Darkness should rejoice for TransGaming has partnered with 2K Games to bring The Darkness 2 to Mac!
• Jujubee Game Studios announces two new games for iOS and Mac.  One of which is a 3D game!
• Need a bit of a gamer’s perspective on the iPad? Look no further for here’s the gamer’s guide to the iPad.
• A comparison of the new iPad capabilities vs. its Android counterparts‘ capabilities including who can game better.
• Apparently, paying $0.99 is still too much for a game and freemium is the way to go. It’s a bit risky but can potentially make more money!
•  iPad vs. PS Vita. The PS Vita might actually be a bit more of a competitor for the Apple iPad and vice versa.

Apple News

• With their huge cash reserves, Apple finally made a decision on what to do with it and they are back to paying dividends! Good news for Apple stockholders.
• Apple stocks experienced a flash crash of 9% today. Someone must be freaking out at the NYSE.
• Only 10% of all iPad owners are paying for 3G or 4G data plans.
• Strangely enough Priceline.com might beat Apple in breaking the $1000 stock barrier. How weird is that?
• Uh Oh. Reports of overheating iPads have come in. Wonder how Apple will respond to this?
• New iPad is now launching in 25 more countries today! iPads, iPad everywhere!
• The top 3 issues with the iPad that may cause Apple some problems down the line.
• Tablets are well on their way to outpacing PC sales. Tim Cook believes that tablet sales can surpass PC sales in 3 year or possibly less!

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Mac Gaming News

• Anyone think Mac and jump right back into the gaming world?
• Inside Mac Games reviews LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean. Game received a 6.5.
• Apple needs gaming just as much as gaming needs Apple.
• With all their extra cash on hand this guy thinks they should repurpose that money towards a legitimate Apple console. Think it might happen?

Apple News

• Apple invades the business world with a whooping increase of 51% in sales on the enterprise side of things.
• A new audio format may be on its way as Apple develops it for use in iCloud.
• Apple allows Siri’s rival, Evi, to stay on the Mac App Store on the condition that it gets a facelift.
• Apple now joins the $500 billion club in terms of how much the company is worth. Holy Cow!
• With all the Apple legal showdowns going down, they win a bit of a reprieve against Motorola.
• Speaking of legal troubles, Proview is upping the ante in their campaign over the iPad now.
• Apple buys out Chomp Inc., a provider for tools that search out apps in today’s cluttered apps world.
• Apple’s big event is just next week! We’re most likely seeing an iPad 3 launch so get ready!
• Here’s the rumors round-up for what may be included in in the iPad 3.

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Mac Gaming News

• EverQuest for Mac nearly met its end earlier this week, but John Smedley, President of Sony Online Entertainment, saves the day and now it’s free to play!
• Apple games converge with Android by using HTML 5 Code.
• What the new Game Center for Mac means for you!
• Some big name video game devs like Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series, are planning some big projects for iOS.
• Sony’s PlayStation Vita is taking Apple head on. Wonder how the Vita will fair against the iPad, iPhone, and iTouch?
• A global rating initiative is reexamining games on Apple and Android games similar to the ESRB. Not sure I like this.
• Amnesia fans rejoice as the new game Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs will be available on Mac too!
• Angry Birds….IN SPACE. Nasa inspired Angry Birds Space will be launching March 22 and Nasa is onboard!
• Fake Pokemon Yellow game makes its way into the number 3 spot on the iTunes app charts. Nintendo is not pleased.

Apple News

• Shareholders of Apple are seeing a new era in how Apple
• Guess who the top mobile PC shipper is? Apple, of course!
• Apple’s North Carolina data center is now has the largest end-user-owned solar array in the country. That’s some green thinking!
• Looks like we might be seeing an overhaul of iTunes this year.
• Apple’s legal battles with Proview over the iPad name moved to Shanghai earlier this week but in the end Apple prevails!
• An article detailing how Mountain Lion is moving towards digital unity!
• A study shows that the Apple iPad will take 60% of the tablet computer market this year. Domination!
• Here’s some finance advice to short some of these stocks and due to Apple influence.
• Reasons as to why you should stick with OS X on a Mac and not install Windows!

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Apple computing ruled the headlines this week, and for good reason–they’re amazing!

Apple and Apple-Related Gaming News

• Transgaming sat down with Inside Mac Games to discuss some upcoming projects.
• Shooters aren’t just for the mouse and keyboard! GamePro looks at the 10 Best iPhone Shooters.
• Surprise! Apple stock is UP since Steve Jobs retired!
• People are really satisfied with their Apple computers.  Well, duh.
• Inside Mac Games reviews some great new releases, including DiRT 2! (*cough* available at the GameAgent Store *cough*)
• iTunes has come a long way–check out the visual history from the beginning to now!

Gaming Stories in General

• User reviews gone wild! Giant Bomb looks at a recent phenomenon that has some publishers worried about sales.
• RAGE looks amazing. That is all.
• Get your Diablo III Beta impressions here!
• Star Wars: The Old Republic may be slipping to 2012.
• Social games curtailing spending on console gaming? Oh, the humanity!

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• Quicksave: YOUR Votes Determine the Price of Your Favorite Game!

Sure, hindsight is 20/20, but when you sit down and really see where the money most of us on this site have contributed to Apple’s growth over the last 7 years it’s a shocking discovery.  With this week’s news coverage that for the first time Apple is leading Microsoft in terms of market capitalization with a value of $222 billion on Wednesday, about $3 billion more than Microsoft, Apple certainly has transformed from the company we saw struggling in the 90′s.  Below I’ve highlighted some of my personal Apple purchases and what that market value, had it been invested in Apple stock instead, would be today.

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