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Entries from June 2007

Texas Hold’Em Confirmed for the iPhone

June 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Be careful what you wish for Mr. O’Grady…you just might get it.
I guess Jason D. O’Grady over at The Apple Core blog underestimated his own powers of prediction when he listed his wishlist for the final four buttons on the iPhone interface, which included Texas Hold’Em.
Fast forward to today, and it has now been confirmed […]

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Interview with Vikas Gupta of Transgaming Technologies

June 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Inside Mac Games has posted a podcast interview with Transgaming Technologies exec Vikas Gupta. They discussed his company’s plans to port the newly announced EA games to Macs using their Cider technology.
Take a bigger bite of this apple…[link: Inside Mac Games podcast download page]

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Racing Game to be on the iPhone?

June 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

With the launch of the iPhone 4 days away and the hysteria mounting and rumors flying (Nintendo or EA, anyone?), one big question that still remains is, “What kind of games can and will we see on the iPhone?”
Although Apple has not given any firm answer, much less any clue as to the possibility of […]

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Nintendo Partners With Apple For iPhone Games

June 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Could it be? Mario warping to the iPhone?

This may be wishful thinking or rumor but nonetheless Noheat reports that Nintendo has begun licensing some of their game content for Apple’s forthcoming iPhone.
“These exclusive games will be released on the iTunes Store at a $29.00 price point a few months after the iPhone launches. No […]

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‘World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade 2.0′ Awarded Best Mac OS X Game

June 25th, 2007 · No Comments

The WWDC 2007 announced the winners of their annual Apple Design Awards and World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade 2.0, the world’s #1 Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) with over eight and a half million current subscribers, took top honors for “Best Mac OS X Game.” Coming in at second place was Wacky Mini […]

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iPod Games Can Help You Get into Harvard*

June 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Complete this analogy:
Kaplan’s SAT Workbook 2007:paper :: Kaplan’s SAT Prep 2008:________

(a) digital download
(b) affordable
(c) mobile
(d) fun!
(e) all of the above

If you chose “e” congratulations, you’re a nerd (in the best way)!
When I was in high school, all you had to do to score a 1500 on the SATs was to “ditch” school on the […]

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Verdict on Parallels 3.0: Okay for Gaming, Great for Everything Else

June 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

The folks over at Macworld took the liberty of reviewing the new edition of Parallels, strictly from a gamer’s point of view.
For those unfamiliar with Parallels, it’s a program similar to Boot Camp that enables Intel-based Macs to run Mac OS X and Windows simultaneously, with no reboot required.
The reviewer ran a handful of older […]

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Daily Demo Downloads

June 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Some recent downloads:
The Gnome Herder 1.0

Capture the naughty flying Gnome men to return them to their lonely wives in this challenging 3D game. (Freeware)
The Snowmen and the Crown 1.0

Free the Kingdom of the Snowmen from enchantment by restoring their Lost Crown in this non-violent 3D adventure game. A first person explorer game for children. […]

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Developers: “Once You Go Mac, You Never Go Back”

June 14th, 2007 · No Comments

With a recent vote of confidence at WWDC this week from both EA and id Software, it looks like everything is turning up Mac these days. And it looks like the campaign to bring higher end gaming titles to the Mac was led by who else but those who’ll be making the games: the developers.
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iPhone Launch Time: 6PM on June 29

June 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Set your clocks, Steve Jobs closed his keynote address at WWDC by announcing that the iPhone will be released at 6PM on June 29.  Whether that’s Pacific, Central, or Eastern, he didn’t say.
This latest development puts to rest the previous rumor that it would launch in the early morning hours at Apple Stores and AT&T […]

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