'Call of Duty 4' and 'Civilization IV: Colonization' Hit the Mac App Store

[katz]

Firstly, look at it this way, a kid tells his parents he wants a new video game for his PC/Mac. The parent agrees and drives to the store and buys it and or picks it up while they happen to be out in the streets shopping. That's the real world. The parent is not going to go online searching for websites that host online game downloads for a better price such as Steam, that's just not realistic.

Secondly, just what proof do have that COD4 is "widely known" to be 1/10th of the price? If it was so "widely known" the retailers wouldn't be trying to get a much higher price for it. Just remember, you as well as me as well as everyone else have been a "sucker" as you call it at one time or another when making purchases.

herpaderp. Read my comments. I was talking about Civ 4. It was widely known on the internet, the same place where you would have heard about the game initially. You don't have to search. It's the same amount of "searching" as finding out the game exists. The internet is just as much "the real world" as stores are. There's nothing unreal about it. It's just another facet of it.

Retailers don't care. Valve sets their low prices because they can. Retailers don't lower them because they rely on suckers to buy their products. They can't let their products be marked down that low because they have to have a profit margin. They rely on suckers. Me? I don't buy crap usually. When I do, I'm very methodical. Sorry.

 

[Matthew9559]

Yeah, I will stick with Steam. Not pleased to see CoD 4 still isn't on Steam for Mac. Lame.

 

[ILOVEMYMBP2.2g]

I need some help!! Every time I try to get on the multiplayer it just says that it needs an internet connection for a one-time multiplayer authentication and I HAVE a perfect internet connection. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? Is anyone else having this issue or is everyone else gaming it up online right without me?

 

[brop52]

I bought Civ IV, Warlords, Colonization, and Beyond the Sword from Steam a few weeks ago for $5 for all of them.

 

[odinsride]

$50 for a 3+ year old game? No thanks!

 

[Mal67]

How are patches/updates handled?
Would the entire 6GB app need downloading again?

Not such a worry with small normal apps on the store but a 6GB app is fairly hefty!

Good news either way, but ill stick to Steam for big games, even if I have to go into Windows for some of them. More Mac games for Steam!

It took long enough to download 10.6.6 I shudder to think how long it would take to download 6gb. Probably two days!

 

[ILOVEMYMBP2.2g]

It took long enough to download 10.6.6 I shudder to think how long it would take to download 6gb. Probably two days!

It actually only took me about 3 hours and i have just an ok dsl connection

 

[Sambo110]

It actually only took me about 3 hours and i have just an ok dsl connection

It took me 15 minutes, and I have a pretty slow 1.5 mb/s connection :s

 

[Reach9]

i want to see Halo back.

 

[cocky jeremy]

Where is Black Ops?

In the trash, where it belongs. Why did they start with COD4? #1, the hardware specs are probably lower (Requirements) and #2, it's the best COD of all-time. Easily!

 

[DELTAsnake]

Buy them on Steam, you get the Mac and Windows version for the price of one and Steam has great sales every week.

 

[Mackilroy]

Steam is a great concept but the implementation sucks. I will never, ever, buy another STEAM required game again.

I bought Just Cause 2 for Windows. Tell's me I must have Steam, not wants, MUST have it. No where on the box did it say I had to have Steam.

So I build my Hack Pro and now it recognizes my version of Windows as a different machine, old machine is gone. I cannot reinstall Just Cause 2 until I write a code they sent me on the back of the instruction manual where the CD key is, scan it, and send it back to them.

You're wrong, by the way. I have Just Cause 2 and it says right on the back of the box that it requires Steam.

Also, with Steam, even if your Windows install changes that doesn't matter, you can download the game as many times as you like. I've done it a couple of times.

 

[blackberrypilot]

Good looking graphics, but blah I'll save my money

 

[nelmat]

A bit random with Call of Duty 4.... Surely they'd want their most recent title Modern Warfare 2 on there first? And then add the older games.

I'm pretty sure it was easier to make the modifications to this game and that file sizes were smaller - baby steps. The App Store is hardly a proven way to download the latest games, why make a massive investment in time if yr not sure of the market. If this proves the market, then it opens the floodgates.

Its scary how many readers here can't see the big picture.

You're wrong, by the way. I have Just Cause 2 and it says right on the back of the box that it requires Steam.

Also, with Steam, even if your Windows install changes that doesn't matter, you can download the game as many times as you like. I've done it a couple of times.

Yes, and you can download from the app store as many times as you want to your machines. I guess you need the app store in order to do this. Also, very clearly states on all steam games, and i mean REALLY clearly that they require steam. What is people's next gripe - you bought a PC game, but it didn't say you had to run them on a PC?

 

[Slim02]

Buy them on Steam, you get the Mac and Windows version for the price of one and Steam has great sales every week.

As it stands Steam does not have much.. There are more games out there that is not on Steam.. I want to start buying more games for my Mac but right now Steam is not doing it for me.. There are a lot of missing games that I like or want... Until Steam add or gets all the games that are out there for the Mac.. I will keep buying games at the store or other places that have the games I want..

 

[billyjoegibsonx]

people stop complaining that cod4 is just came to the mac please? its just come to mac via the app store. its been available to buy boxed online and in the retail apple stores for a long long time.

i love my call of duty games. call of duty 4 is a classic for me. ive been wanting to buy it for a long time and now i have, i wish i bought it sooner.

i know its pricey, but it'll probably be discounted soon. i mean it came out in 2007 : /

its a great game, and i enjoy it if you enjoy cod games...download it you wont be disappointed.

runs fine on late 2008 aluminium macbooks with 2.4ghz 4gb ram and nvidia 9400 gpu

 

[mlang]

Got it in the UK too,

Does anyone know if you can plug a PS3 or Xbox controller in via USB to play?...

 

[snowleopard13]

$50 for a 3+ year old game? No thanks!

second that!

(if i had a choice - no 'big' games in the german app store)

for 50€ i'd rather get black ops on ps3 and resell it after some time...

 

[mixel]

Its great seeing real games appear in the Appstore.. I don't see it as any threat to steam, they cater to somewhat different (yet overlapping) audiences. Steam still offers a lot more advantages, especially when the games have SteamPlay so can be installed more places.

Once game centre gets integrated into osX though things will get more interesting, but it's really no different to Windows where there are multiple digital distribution channels.. Appstore will end up like GFWL but with the iPhone/iPad/ATV instead of Win Phone 7 and the Xbox360..

 

[ikir]

This is fantastic. Keep it up Apple.

Can we install on multiple macs like on iphones (you can install on a bunch of iphones as long as u use same logon) ?

Yes you have 5 license at time for every app, it is awesome.

Anyway it is not available on italian Mac App store right now.

I trying to keep my multiplayer games on Steam and casual gaming on mac App Store. Who says Steam is in trouble, keep in mind it is much different from App Store they can both coexist and have success imho.

 

[emulator]

With its current pricing, only idiots buy from the mac app store. welcome to 2006/7.

 

[karsten]

i see this targeting a more casual gamer crowd than those that would download steam, as the app store will (eventually) be installed by default on a mac. dont think it will cannibalize steam too much

 

[Mackilroy]

Yes, and you can download from the app store as many times as you want to your machines. I guess you need the app store in order to do this. Also, very clearly states on all steam games, and i mean REALLY clearly that they require steam. What is people's next gripe - you bought a PC game, but it didn't say you had to run them on a PC?

Yeah, his problem isn't that it didn't say it, it's that he didn't read. And now they can't resell the copy he made them take back because it's linked to his Steam account.

i see this targeting a more casual gamer crowd than those that would download steam, as the app store will (eventually) be installed by default on a mac. dont think it will cannibalize steam too much

It's pretty much installed by default now – you can't get it without 10.6.6, and soon all shipping Macs will have that version of OS X installed.

 

[seedster2]

Weird how Apple promote a game that was originally released in November of 2007 and we all sit here in wonder... ooooh... ahhhh.

Seriously, now that Apple has a great delivery system for games, they need to work with developers to encourage development of games for OS X.

$50 for a 3+ year old game? No thanks!

With its current pricing, only idiots buy from the mac app store. welcome to 2006/7.

Pretty much sums it up

 

[archurban]

I don't know but actually somebody really buy apps from mac app store? really? because the store looks like being back to early itunes store. it seems retarded. even there are some apps discounted. no thank you. I already have most of them. don't need to buy apps anymore. mac applications are used very limited once you purchased them. it's not like damn itunes app store you can buy whatever you want. I don't think that mac app store will be successful.