Category Archives: Mac

GameSpy has gone live with the first part of a 101 Free Games of 2012 feature. RPG, adventure and strategy games are offered in this initial round up, with puzzle and arcade due tomorrow; sidescrollers, platformers, versus battlers and WTF will follow. It’s also got links to previous year’s offerings, courtesy of recently-adopted sister site 1UP, resulting in a whopping number of freebies. Go forth and enjoy; browser, Mac, PC and even Linux titles are yours for the taking. Your productivity is sure to suffer as a result, but in the best way.

Fear not, Internet denizens; Steam’s brief failure was nothing sinister.

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Indie developer Instant Kingdom has released a demo complete with editor tools for its RPG Driftmoon. The game is described by the developers as “a deep, captivating story, and the gameplay focuses heavily on adventure and exploration; spiced up with surprising twists, a nice touch of humour, and a world filled with detail.” It is currently in a pre-order phase which will provide the player with 5 to 10 hours of game time, with the rest of the game available in the next few months. Download it through the link, and checkout a gameplay trailer below. Thanks, Indiegames.

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The Indie Royale Valentine’s Bundle has gone live, and it’s time to throw open your wallet, let the bats fly out, and drop at minimum $4.51.

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Toki Tori has been added to the Humble Bundle for Android. This brings the total to five games, including Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Osmos, and EDGE. Those who pay more than the average price, currently $6.14, the indie classic World of Goo is also yours as an extra incentive. Buying the Humble Bundle for Android also nets you with the Mac, Windows, and Linux versions of the titles, along with the soundtracks. As of post time, the bundle has moved 133,387 units and earned $818,549.78.

Community manager Bashiok caused a stir this week by announcing that Diablo III wouldn’t have in-game chat – but it will.

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In a post on the Team Fortress 2 blog, Valve has teased a number of planned updates for the coming year. The publisher plans to hold its second annual Saxxy Awards; has launched a Steam Workshop blog; and will release a new “Meet The” short for the Pyro. Most excitingly, there’s “something brand new” in the works for the game. No hints were dropped except that it’s not a hat, a map, or a hat-map hybrid. Team Fortress 2 is one of the most successful squad multiplayer shooters, and went free-to-play last year. It’s available for PC and Mac via Steam.

Thanks, Kotaku.

Id Software has released a significant patch for RAGE, right on top of its OS-X launch.

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Ubisoft is about to switch hosting on its servers, a move that will affect online play of certain games.

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With the latest offering, the Humble Bundle has expanded its cross-platform philosophy even further, opening the scheme to Android users.

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A proper modding API is high on Mojang’s priority list because modders have way more Minecraft development manpower than the tiny independent team.

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A scurrilous Minecraft user pulled a swifty on Mojang, adding a racial epithet to the game’s crowd-sourced Afrikaans translation. Lead developer Jens Bergensten apologised for not catching the user, but it should be noted that Mojang does not produce Minecraft’s translations, instead asking fans to pool their knowledge and get the job done. The slur has since been removed. If you would like to contribute to Minecraft’s translation efforts in a more positive way, check out the project page.

Thanks, Strategy Informer.

Using his blog, Markus “Notch” Persson has asked the players of Minecraft on their views on gathering minimal, anonymous data on their gaming session.

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Apple posted a record-breaking $46.33 billion in revenue for the quarter ending December 31, 2011.

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Start-up Big Robot’s released its first game, musical puzzler AVSEQ for PC and Mac. There’s a demo, too.

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Don’t waste time playing two games – combine The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with Minecraft and maximise efficiency.

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Minecraft lead Jens Bergensten tweeted a picture of a jungle biome, presumably on its way to Minecraft in a future update. A later tweet suggests unique animals may eventually appear to populate the new environment, too.

Thanks, Gamefront.

Toxic Games has said it’s currently looking at Mac and iOS versions of PC puzzler Q.U.B.E. The studio’s managing director, Daniel Da Rocha, told Joystiq it was also looking at an OnLive release for sometime in Q1. For PSN and XBLA releases, those are “dependent on how well the PC version does”; this seems hopeful, as it was downloaded 12,000 times in its first four days on sale recouping all its production costs.

Feral Interactive has announced LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 will be released for Mac February 16, and includes drop-in/drop-out co-op with split-screen. It will run you $29.99 in the US, £19.99 in the UK and €24.99 in Europe.

RPS writer Jim Rossignol has posted a video of upcoming Big Robot puzzler Avseq, as you’ll see below. It shows the game’s hardest stage, according to Rossignol. He noted it’ll be released for PC and Mac “in the next couple of weeks, with demo.”

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