Apple showing off for games developers
Apple has announced that it will showing of the iMac at E3 in an attempt to gain game developers for the Macintosh platform (yes,the words Apple, games and Macintosh were used in close approximation without a fou-letter word). It seems Steve Jobs is really willing to "Think Different" and now understands the need for good quality and, above all, current games on the Mac platform. Lets face it, he seems to have bundled all the productive software a normal home user is ever going to need with the iMac already. Most buyers of the iMac are going to be buying only games for a good few years, so Apple probably needs game makers support. Apple also plans to show off Quicktime as well to game makers during E3.
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) will be held in Atlanta from May 27 to 30. It features displays from all the main players in the electronics entertainment industry with all the major (and minor) platforms represented. This makes it a good place to meet the mover and shakers of the industry (something both Mac Gamer's Ledge and Tikkabik Mac Games plan to do to find the lowdown on what's happening in the Mac games industry.)
On the topic of Mac games.
Bungie have announced a special deal whereby you can receive Marathon 2 : Durandal as well as other freebies (like shipment) when you buy Myth from Bungie using their online store, check it out if you haven't already bought the Marathon Trilogy. If you have, check out the Myth overkill pack which, unfortunately, does not include the game, but lots of cool stuff anyway.
The Mac Gamer's Ledge has posted a review of Blizzard's role playing game, Diablo, the Mac version of which has recently been released on a Hybrid (Mac and PC version in one) CD-Rom.
Late news: There is now a Mac demo of Diablo available!
For those of you who wish to get into Mac programming, I recently found the MACINTOSH C: A Hobbyist's Guide to Programming the Mac OS in C and MACINTOSH PASCAL: A Hobbyist's Guide to Programming the Mac OS in Pascal, both good resources to help you through the mire of programming for the Mac.
Stay tuned for more news. By the end of this week, and E3, we should know a lot more about the Mac as a gaming platform and whether the iMac can cause as great a change in the hearts of game developers, as it did to Quicken. Now if Steve Job could just get the movers and shakers of EA Sports in the same room as himself, maybe we could see some new converts (and great games) care of his "Reality Distortion Field."
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