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Valve Titles Coming to Mac, Cross-Platform Play With PC


Erik Johnson

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If you haven’t heard Valve has announced its expansion of the Steam platform to Mac. Pretty big deal as with it, comes a sack full of good games that should benefit from the new audience. Games including the likes of the Half-Life franchise, Portal, Left 4 Dead*, L4D2, Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike, with Portal 2 marked as the first dual release for both computer platforms.

All that said, the best part of the announcement is the reveal that all these games will support cross-platform play between PC and Mac gamers. Thanks for sharing the love Valve.

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Civilization IV: Colonization Released Onto Mac


Erik Johnson

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While Mac gaming is still in its infancy compared to PC and consoles, some big name titles are still willing to take the plunge. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization joins the ranks as Firaxis Games has announced the release of the title for Mac via publisher Aspyr.

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Dr. House Brings Genius, Snark to PC, Mac, DS


Meredith Sweet

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If USA’s weekend and holiday marathons featuring Dr. Gregory House simply aren’t enough for you, you’ll be pleased to know that Legacy Interactive, makers of a number of titles based off of popular TV shows, are releasing a game for the PC, Mac and (later) the Nintendo DS, featuring the chronically-snarky doctor and his team.

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Warhammer Online Free Trial Goes Endless, Now Available on Mac


Erik Johnson

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Mythic has announced their MMORPG Warhammer Online has been given a game client release for Mac. Additionally, the dev has revealed that they will be lifting the 10-day limit on the trial version of the game, letting players try the game without having to worry about an impending deadline.

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