September 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009

BioShock for Mac announced

Ken Levine’s 2007 classic BioShock has been announced for Mac by London based developer Feral Interactive, with release likely scheduled for the end of the month: On October 7th, prepare to descend to the depths of the undersea city of … Continue reading

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Free plants and zombies at PopCap

PopCap have announced a free flash version of Plants vs. Zombies, playable via their website: PopCap Games…announced that it has launched a free Flash-based online version of Plants vs. Zombies™ on www.popcap.com. Available exclusively on PopCap’s website, the new Flash-based Plants … Continue reading

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

What do I gain by gaming on a Mac?

Every now and then I look at the range of Macs you can buy. I weigh up the pros and cons of owning a laptop on a stand iMac. I look at the laptops, usually reasonably priced, but I don’t … Continue reading

Sunday, September 20, 2009

HD4870 for Mac

In the UK the HD4870 from AMD is the most powerful officially supported GPU for Mac OS X. The GTX285 from EVGA, while comparable, is currently only available in the US (for benchmarks head to BareFeats).

EFiX: illegal?

I tried EFiX earlier this year, a boot loader by Art Studios Entertainment that allows the install of Mac OS X on generic PC hardware, and it worked largely as advertised. Many users have reported serious problems with the company’s practices … Continue reading