IGN just started a new subsite... IGN Mac, dedicated to gaming news/reviews/releases for Macintoshes. Now, I am a huge Mac fan. Always have been. Nothing in the Windows world matches the elegance, efficiency and ease of the Mac OS. But I have serious problems with anybody who tries to tell me it's a gaming machine. It's just not. At least, it can't compete on that level and expect to win, or expect to be respected for trying and coming in eighth place with a bloody nose, torn tank top and a back covered in footprints from the Wonderswan team.
So I can't imagine what sorts of daily newsbites will appear on IGN Mac. Or can I? Here, using OSX's new "Connect To... THE FUTURE" command, is a list of upcoming features and news articles, covering the very latest in the Macintosh gaming scene.
- "The first games for iPod: Tetris, Solitaire, Bowling, and Mac-Man."
- "Tomb Raider 4 goes gold."
- "OSX version of latest Sims expansion due by end of year."
- "Sign up! Petition to re-instate the old Puzzle DA."
- "Xserve now able to run network Bolo."
- "OSX Explorer releases patch; Flash web games optimized 50%"
- "Steve Jobs character skin for Sims now available."
- "Beat the Editors: Live Cro-Mag Rally tourney this weekend."
- "Tech Support: Getting HyperCard stack games to run in OSX."
- "SuperPaint Workshop: Making your own icon for your 'Gamez' folder."
- "Make Your Own Game: How to use ResEdit to swap in different pics in your favorite game's resource fork."
- "Release Date Formula: Take our PC list, delete every five titles, and add 6 months to the remaining games. Then change every other game to "cancelled"."
- "Entire Reader Rabbit series Reviewed."
- "Please welcome our newest MacGaming editor authority: Mavis Beacon."
- "Gaming Grudge Match: Pajama Sam vs Putt-Putt."
- "Tweaking your Dual Processor to get the best performance out of SuperCalc+."
- "Finally! Developer announces NinjaBoy 2K2! Screenshots inside."
- "Kaboom: How to get your Mac to play the Star Trek transporter sound on Restart."
- "E3: Berkeley reveals After Dark X."
- "Free Download: Starcraft maps."
- "Pathways Into Darkness: How Macs invented the FPS, and No, We're Not Bitter."
- "Researching the Boulder Dash clones: First up, Infotron."
- "Maniac Mansion Walkthrough"
- "Reviewed: 7 Different Games That Are Just Fine With a One Button Mouse."
- "Consumer Comparison: Which Casino Game is Right for You?"
- "Games That Kinda Look Like Halo If You Tilt Your Flat-Panel Off At A Weird Angle."
- "Developer announces new PC game, Mac version implied."
- "32 Bit Color Version of Pararena Released." (new!)
- "Using MacPaint to Create Glider Mods." (new!)
