Mac Gaming News

• With the new iPad 3 slated to come out on March 16th, the features it boasts raises a few new gaming possibilities.
• For those of you real excited about cross platform play in Counter-Strike GO. You’re in for a bit of a disappointment because it has been removed.
• Another win for Apple as iOS can run HTML5 games 3 times faster than Android!
• Inside Mac Games reviews Airport Madness 4. Check it out if you’re interested in getting the game.
• Electronic Arts fumbles again as they pull their new Simpsons game, The Simpsons: Tapped Out. The reason? It was too popular and overloaded their servers.
• An article from the future! Not, really but a speculative article of how the iPhone 5 might stack up against the Galaxy S3 for gaming.

Apple News

• CNN’s review of the New iPad. According to those guys it’s a ‘meh’ device. Neither a dud or a revolutionary product.
• A close up look at the new iPad in slideshow format!
• Netflix expands it’s Apple TV alliance with an iTunes billing partnership. Basically you can sign up for Netflix directly and pay through your iTunes account.
• Earlier this week during the Apple keynote, Apple finally reveals the new iPad!
• The Mac App Store has hit a new milestone as it crosses the 25 billion download mark.
• Apple wins the right to Android development details in a patent lawsuit. That’s like being able to look at your enemy’s battle plan before you duke it out.
• Apple and Google are to meet with Senator Charles E. Schumer to discuss the privacy loopholes on smartphones that apparently give them unfettered acces to people’s personal data.
• In the heat of legal battles over the iPad trademark, Proview is discovered to be facing a possible liquidation. Wonder if that’s the reason they are pursing this lawsuit so aggressively?
• According to Apple, they’ve created 514,000 domestic jobs.

Our Posts

Quicksave: Great Deals on Civilization IV: Complete Mac and Poker Pals iOS

Latest Update for Civilization V: Campaign Edition Includes Free DLC

Duke Nukem Forever DLCs Now Available for the Mac on Steam

Company of Heroes Complete: Campaign Edition (Mac) Tips and Tricks

The worst game in the world, Dragon Age II for Mac, and the winner of the WGA Video Game Writing Award, all in this Week in Review!

Apple Computing and Gaming

While AppleTV may be challenging Xbox Live, Bioware has announced that they will be releasing Dragon Age II for Mac the same day as other consoles. A recent game cloning case in the Mac App Store and troubling information about iPhone hacking has led to doubts in Apple security. Aspyr also announced Sid Meier’s Civilization® V DLC for Mac.

More Gaming Stories

According to Fox News, Bulletstorm may be the “worst video game in the world,” a claim that was later refuted by G4. Activision announced that they are discontinuing the Guitar and DJ Hero brands. Clint Mansell, the composer for Requiem for a Dream and Moon says he’s writing the score for Mass Effect 3. Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood wins the WGA Video Game Writing Award, and the next Fable team is looking for fan commentary to build their next game.

Our Posts

Why Are Macs Not Considered Gaming Computers: A Different Look Civilization V Mac FAQs: DLC Edition From Barbies to Borderlands: What Women Want