11 posts tagged ‘Game’
Microsoft Still Unhappy With iOS Cloud Gaming Rules
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Ryan Christoffel: Back in January, when Apple first shared its new App Store guidelines that allowed cloud streaming apps, it was expected that these would pave the way for services like Xbox Cloud Gaming to debut.Over half a year later, there’s been no news on Microsoft’s front about an upcoming release.A new report by Tom […]
PPSSPP Emulator Stuck in App Review
PPSSPP: PPSSPP is an open source PSP emulator, that lets you run your own PlayStation Portable games on your various devices. PPSSPP is officially available on Android through Google Play, PC, Mac, and recently iOS through the App Store. There is also a Linux flatpak build. The project is ongoing for more than 11 years […]
Unreal on Internet Archive
Timothy Geigner: But it just doesn’t have to be like this. Companies could be willing to give up their iron-fisted control over their IP for these older games they aren’t willing to support or preserve themselves and let others do it for them. And if you need a real world example of that, you need […]
Sega Delisting Classic Games From Steam
Kevin Purdy (Hacker News): Sega has put dozens of its Master System, Genesis, Saturn, and other console titles onto modern game stores over the years. But, like that Dreamcast controller stashed in your childhood garage, they’re about to disappear—and getting them back will cost you a nostalgia tax.Those who have purchased any of the more […]
TouchArcade Is Shutting Down
Jared Nelson (Hacker News): Many of you who have followed TouchArcade for a long time are well aware that we’ve had financial troubles for many years now, and to be frank I think it’s a miracle that we’ve been able to last as long as we have. The truth of the matter is that a […]
Are There Any Tetris Games for Mac?
John Gruber: Not much has changed from 2018. There is an officially licensed game in the Mac App Store now: Tetris Beat. It’s part of Apple Arcade, so most of you can probably download it and play it. It’s not just plain Tetris — and whatever it is that it wants to be, it sucks. It doesn’t […]
Doom at 30
Wouter Groeneveld: On 10 December 1993, John Carmack, John Romero, Sandy Petersen, and the rest of the id Software crew completely changed the world by releasing the most violent and satisfying DOS shooter ever created. Hundreds of so-called “DOOM clones” followed, frantically trying to join in on the cash grabbing fun. Several controversial lawsuits and […]
Apple’s Mac Gaming Push
Raymond Wong (MacRumors, Slashdot): No doubt “losing” in gaming for decades has not been fun for Apple. It’s certainly painful and disappointing for Mac users both new and old, who have to buy a separate PC or console to play AAA games. But in 2023, the winds of change began to blow.[…]Gaming on the Mac […]