EA coming back to Mac and nobody cares?

On 2007-06-12 14:33:08 +0100, Greg Buchner said:

> In article ,
> poldy wrote:
>
>> Is Aspyr still around?
>>
>> They did the ports of Madden and Tiger didn't they?
>>
>> Mac sales are up but will that help mac gaming, especially when people
>> can Boot Camp Windows?
>>
>> Or just get consoles?
>
> No Intel Mac, so yes, I don't care... I'm not likely going to be able
> to afford one for quite some time, so Macintel games are useless to me.
>
> Plus, I'm not really certain if I'm interested in any of the games
> they've announced so far.
>
> Greg B.

They announced games like CNC3 (which sucked) and the new Harry Potter
games are coming to the Mac. Oh and the new Madden I think. No big news
to me either.

- Edd
http://www.eddm.co.uk
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On Jun 11, 6:00 pm, poldy wrote:
> Is Aspyr still around?
>
> They did the ports of Madden and Tiger didn't they?
>
> Mac sales are up but will that help mac gaming, especially when people
> can Boot Camp Windows?
>
> Or just get consoles?

Aspyr's still around, and announced that they'd release a new Sims
expansion soon, iirc. Their website lists the following upcoming
releases:

Mac
Virtual Villagers
Travelogue 360 Paris
The Sims™ Pet Stories

There's also been a bit of rumbling that Aspyr sees themselves as the
perfect partner for Transgaming to *support* the games Transgaming
ports with Cider. Sounds like a great fit to me, and they've done it
before with Transgaming a few years back:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_Dec_3/ai_110821723

Now Aspyr hasn't done a Madden port since Madden 2000. The new one is
by Transgaming with Cider, a [gross, inaccurate oversimplification
follows!!] Windows emulator of sorts based on WINE, I think. I don't
have an Intel Mac now, but if I did, I'd likely shell out for
MacMadden if the prices are the same. If there are more Transgaming
ports, I think it bodes well for a third "golden" (gilded?) age of Mac
gaming, but less well for Aspyr on the Mac.

Ruffin
curmudgeongamer.com
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"poldy" wrote in message

> Is Aspyr still around?
>
> They did the ports of Madden and Tiger didn't they?
>
> Mac sales are up but will that help mac gaming, especially when people
> can Boot Camp Windows?
>
> Or just get consoles?
>

Depends whether or not EA bring their draconian DRM to the Mac....

RobP
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