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[Paulyboy]

I didn't see anybody mention it but Darkest Dungeon 2 is now available for the Mac.

Save 50% on Darkest Dungeon® II on Steam

Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...

store.steampowered.com

 

[Homy]

Arcane Blast is out for Mac/Apple Silicon.

Save 30% on Arcane Blast on Steam

Arcane Blast is a fast-paced, action-packed roguelike brimming with sorcery. Master the seven elements, combine them to achieve powerful reactions and face swarms of enemies to help feline Mage Adrian find his way home from a time dungeon.

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[Homy]

Honor of Kings: World comes to iPhone next year. Honor of Kings is currently playable on Mac despite being a mobile game so perhaps so will the new game be, who knows.

 

[diamond.g]

Honor of Kings: World comes to iPhone next year. Honor of Kings is currently playable on Mac despite being a mobile game so perhaps so will the new game be, who knows.

Cool, looks like a FF game (character model wise). Wonder if they are still using Unity Engine.

 

[Homy]

Mirage 7 is coming to Mac.

Mirage 7 on Steam

Mirage 7 is a dark fairytale, a third-person adventure with a unique blend of fantasy and sci-fi. The young Nadira travels the desert with her pet lizard companion Jiji, searching for a lost oasis - where she hopes to find a way to save her sister.

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Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition will be released on Oct 22. Perhaps that's the date we get the Mac port too.

 

[Homy]

Parallels Desktop 20 is out with no DX12 support. Crossover with GPTK 2, DX12 and AVX2 FTW!

https://www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/1fdjldy

 

[JaraCz]

Mirage 7 is coming to Mac.

Mirage 7 on Steam

Mirage 7 is a dark fairytale, a third-person adventure with a unique blend of fantasy and sci-fi. The young Nadira travels the desert with her pet lizard companion Jiji, searching for a lost oasis - where she hopes to find a way to save her sister.

store.steampowered.com

Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition will be released on Oct 22. Perhaps that's the date we get the Mac port too.

I am looking forward to it. Is this supoposed to be on iPad as well?

 

[Exclave]

Blizzard have updated Diablo 3 for Apple Silicon compatibility. Weird but hopefully a good sign for the future.

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo3/24135096/diablo-iii-ptr-2-7-8-preview

t.co

 

[Homy]

Blizzard have updated Diablo 3 for Apple Silicon compatibility. Weird but hopefully a good sign for the future.

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo3/24135096/diablo-iii-ptr-2-7-8-preview

t.co

Sounds promising: "While the focal point of the 2.7.8 PTR is to test technical updates for Mac.."

 

[Homy]

Nov 15 on a Mac near you.

 

[Homy]

Pre-orders for Frostpunk 2 will be available on Sep 17 already. To celebrate the release Frostpunk is 90% off for just 2.99. On MAS it still costs 29.99.

Steam :: Frostpunk 2 :: Frostpunk 2 | Advanced Access Global Timings

Frostpunk 2 | Advanced Access Global Timings Map

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Save 85% on Frostpunk on Steam

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

store.steampowered.com

 

[JaraCz]

what is MAS?

 

[thenewperson]

what is MAS?

Mac App Store

 

[dmccloud]

what is MAS?

Mac App Store

 

[Homy]

Robot Rumble 2 is released for Mac now.

Robot Rumble 2 on Steam

Build your robot. Battle your robot. Robot Rumble 2 is the premier robot combat building simulator, where you create your robot from real-world inspired parts, then drive it in the arena to defeat other robots.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Homy]

Toem for Mac is free on EGS.

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/toem

 

[Homy]

Myst IV: Revelation, Myst V: End of Ages and URU: Complete Chronicles have been updated to 64-bit. Myst IV and V run natively on Apple Silicon but URU is supported only on Intel Macs. Unclear if URU can run via Rosetta on Apple Silicon or not at all.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1252280491/myst-25th-anniversary-collection/posts/4201576

Save 60% on Myst IV: Revelation on Steam

In Myst IV: Revelation, the next chapter in the greatest adventure saga of all time, you'll travel through environments pulsing with life to unearth a treacherous scheme involving two of Myst's most sinister villains.

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Save 60% on Myst V: End of Ages on Steam

The Grand Finale of the greatest adventure! Decide the fate of a civilization in this triumphant final chapter to the Myst saga. Embark on an epic journey into the heart of a shattered empire as the only explorer who can still save it— or destroy it with the wrong choices.

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Save 60% on URU: Complete Chronicles on Steam

The critically acclaimed adventure of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst returns with this special collection that contains more Uru than ever before. Already the deepest Myst adventure to date, Uru is significantly expanded with the addition of To D'ni™ and The Path of the Shell, expansion packs that will...

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[Homy]

Star wars: The Old Republic is coming to Apple Silicon:

Executive Producer Letter - Q3 2024

A quarterly letter from Executive Producer, Keith Kanneg, detailing what’s been happening in Star Wars: The Old Republic for the third quarter of 2024.

www.swtor.com

"Last up, to close out this quarterly letter I have something really exciting to announce on the tech front. We are working on a native Mac launcher for SWTOR! We have been doing extensive internal testing for some time now on late model Mac computers and we are getting close to being ready to roll out that testing externally soon. Keep your eyes peeled to the forums in the next couple weeks as we will be posting more details on the technical requirements and testing plans for exactly how everything will work. And the cool thing about the Mac Client is it is the same game, on the same servers as the live game is now, so all of your existing data will be available!"

 

[dmccloud]

Star wars: The Old Republic is coming to Apple Silicon:

Executive Producer Letter - Q3 2024

A quarterly letter from Executive Producer, Keith Kanneg, detailing what’s been happening in Star Wars: The Old Republic for the third quarter of 2024.

www.swtor.com

"Last up, to close out this quarterly letter I have something really exciting to announce on the tech front. We are working on a native Mac launcher for SWTOR! We have been doing extensive internal testing for some time now on late model Mac computers and we are getting close to being ready to roll out that testing externally soon. Keep your eyes peeled to the forums in the next couple weeks as we will be posting more details on the technical requirements and testing plans for exactly how everything will work. And the cool thing about the Mac Client is it is the same game, on the same servers as the live game is now, so all of your existing data will be available!"

This feels like a "too little, too late" scenario...

 

[goro123]

Hello, does Sequoia bring notifiable gaming improvement? Seems like Apple advertised personalised Spatial Audio and "smoother" game mode (a looooong time ago I could rely on barefeats.com for such type of analysis). Not sure if games need to be updated for that.

Did anyone do a gaming review of Sequoia?

 

[Homy]

Unity 6 looks Unreal and it runs on Mac/ARM64 too.

 

[Homy]

AC Shadows will be released on Feb 14 instead.

Ubisoft delays Assassin’s Creed Shadows to February 2025

The delay will see Shadows also launch on Steam day one.

www.theverge.com

 

[diamond.g]

AC Shadows will be released on Feb 14 instead.

Ubisoft delays Assassin’s Creed Shadows to February 2025

The delay will see Shadows also launch on Steam day one.

www.theverge.com

Well that is an interesting twist.

 

[ProQuiz]

@Homy

If you don't mind, I added you on Steam. I am Kain on Steam.

 

[Exclave]

I just learned today that Nat Brown left Apple. He was one of the main people pushing for gaming improvements on Apple’s platforms. For example GPTK, Game Mode, controller improvements.

Not gonna lie, it’s left me feeling a little concerned and sad, especially given his message that he was “pushing this particular rock”.