Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Major gaming news at WWDC: Metal and New games
- Thread starter Homy
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
The all-new EA app for Mac
The all-new EA app for Mac replaces Origin as our primary Mac platform.www.ea.com
We are thrilled to share that over the next few weeks, the EA app will officially replace Origin as our primary Mac platform. A faster, more reliable, and more streamlined experience – it’s the best place for you to experience EA’s incredible games, services and content.
With the new streamlined design you will easily find the games and content you’re looking for and discover your new favorite games. With automatic game downloads and background updates you can ensure that your games are ready to play when you are.
Good news! Remains to see if they have anything more than The Sims 4 to offer.
Uncharted Waters Origin, a new game in the series is out for Apple Silicon. Free to play with In-App purchases.
apps.apple.com
Uncharted Waters Origin
Series Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the ‘Uncharted Waters’ series Enter into the Endless Possibility, ‘Uncharted Waters Origin’ A story that unfolds in the 16th century, a time that was still shrouded in mystery. Now, it is time to set sail into an open world with excitement you've...
apps.apple.com
I'm not sure how I feel about the MTX in this game being more than just cosmetics. Especially if this is a MMO and has PVP.Uncharted Waters Origin, a new game in the series is out for Apple Silicon. Free to play with In-App purchases.
Uncharted Waters Origin
Series Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the ‘Uncharted Waters’ series Enter into the Endless Possibility, ‘Uncharted Waters Origin’ A story that unfolds in the 16th century, a time that was still shrouded in mystery. Now, it is time to set sail into an open world with excitement you've...
Counter-Strike 2 x 4 Macs = Gr8 CrossOver content | CodeWeavers Blog
By Meredith Johnson | Mac Madness: Testing Counter-Strike 2 on 4 different Macs...the results were clear...
www.codeweavers.com
Geneforge 2 - Infestation is out for Apple Silicon.
store.steampowered.com
Geneforge 2 - Infestation on Steam
Wildly open-ended adventure in a unique fantasy world. Use battle or diplomacy and trickery to change the world, served by an army of custom-made mutant monsters. Almost 90 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Enormous range of abilities, factions, quests, and paths to victory.
The French indie studio PUNKCAKE Délicieux has released Mac and Linux versions of their library, 18 games.
Their most noteable game is...
Shotgun King The Final Checkmate
Their most noteable game is...
Shotgun King The Final Checkmate
Stunt Paradise is out for Apple Silicon. Appears to be their first Mac release.
store.steampowered.com
Save 50% on Stunt Paradise on Steam
Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled ride in Stunt Paradise! Take on epic challenges, perform insane stunts, and experience extreme driving. Buckle up and play now!
Square Enix drops support for Intel Macs but still will use Rosetta for Apple Silicon? Final Fantasy XIV Online: Dawntrail will be released July 2.
na.finalfantasyxiv.com
FINAL FANTASY XIV: System Requirements
System requirements to play FINAL FANTASY XIV.
Last edited:
Right, missed the text at the bottom. Very weird that it won't support Intel but still needs Rosetta and x86 code!
There's a difference between not supporting Intel-based Macs and completely rewriting the base code from x86 to ARM. The former could be due to the age of the Intel CPUs that were used in the Mac as well as graphics limitations.
ruby: Add Metal display backend by jcm93 · Pull Request #1431 · ares-emulator/ares
This PR adds a Metal display backend to ares. ares N64 core on a 60Hz P3 display. Shader: "crt-maximus-royale". Context With ares's recent introduction of librashader, ares users hav...
github.com
A detailed overview of the Ares emulator going from OpenGL to Metal. Quite interesting to see, with some strengths and weaknesses being shown.
Available space 140GB ? What ????Square Enix drops support for Intel Macs but still will use Rosetta for Apple Silicon? Final Fantasy XIV Online: Dawntrail will be released July 2.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: System Requirements
System requirements to play FINAL FANTASY XIV.
View attachment 2363546
View attachment 2363584
What happened to compression ? Must every audio be lossless and every texture 4k quality?
Or is that not a monopolistic strategy to fill the whole disk drive and prevent installation of competing games?
Or maybe we are downloading the whole photo library from an exhibitionist developer at Square Enix ?
Let's keep calm and appreciate how they keep the standard table for requirements when it could be summarised as :
- Minimum : M1, M2, M3
- Recommended : M1 Pro, M2 Pro, M3 Pro or above
- And let's not forget : 140 GB of drive… OR MORE 😱
I finally got my hands on a M3 Pro and tried playing Death Stranding. I was very surprised by:
- This game is visually incredible, and it runs very well. I think this probably has the best graphics on Mac.
- There are sooooo many cut scenes 😩 feels like 80% of the time I spent "playing" was actually watching cut scenes. I usually like those, but here it ends up being frustrating.
Guess you don't normally play Hideo Kojima games? MGS4 has a cutscene longer than some literal movies. Kinda his thing at this point.
Nugat Trailers: Are you sure? The Steam link you provided only shows a Windows compatibility.
Counter-Strike 2 x 4 Macs = Gr8 CrossOver content | CodeWeavers Blog
By Meredith Johnson | Mac Madness: Testing Counter-Strike 2 on 4 different Macs...the results were clear...
I found out that - even after updating to Catalina - and still on my old late 2012 21" iMac, I can play bot matches in CS:GO.
Yes, the last EA game I actually purchased for Mac was in 2009 for an early Intel MacBook with GeForce 6100 integrated graphics hardware. It was one of the Dragon Age games. Most of the current offerings aren't interesting to me, even less than Ubisoft is interesting. If they'd bring back Pinball Construction Set by Bill Budge, I'd be more interested.
Oh, my "platform upgrade is just days away."