That’s right folks, the leading online game distribution service on the PC just got a lot more flexible.  Valve software Steam and Source are heading to the Mac platform this April.  Once labelled the most convienent PC gaming software, will now share the same task along side a Mac.  To go with this monumental announcement for Mac users, the supported list of games that will be available in April are;  Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal, and the Half-Life series.  And best news of all, through “Steam Play” if you purchased the game through PC you’ll be able to play it on your Mac for FREE.

“Our Steam partners, who are delivering over a thousand games to 25 million Steam clients, are very excited about adding support for the Mac,” said Jason Holtman, Director of Business Development at Valve. “Steamworks for the Mac supports all of the Steamworks APIs, and we have added a new feature, called Steam Play, which allows customers who purchase the product for the Mac or Windows to play on the other platform free of charge. For example, Steam Play, in combination with the Steam Cloud, allows a gamer playing on their work PC to go home and pick up playing the same game at the same point on their home Mac. We expect most developers and publishers to take advantage of Steam Play.”

Joining the list of games as well as simultaneous releases on both the PC and Mac will be Portal 2.   President of Valve, Gabe Newell said ”As we transition from entertainment as a product to entertainment as a service, customers and developers need open, high-quality Internet clients.  The Mac is a great platform for entertainment services.”
 

About Steam
The leading online service for games and digital entertainment, Steam delivers new releases and online services to over 25 million gamers around the world. For more information, please visit www.steampowered.com
 
About Steamworks
The Steamworks suite of publishing and development tools include product key authentication, copy protection, auto-updating, social networking, matchmaking, anti-cheat technology, and more. The features and services available in Steamworks are offered free of charge and may be used for both electronic and tangible versions of games. For more information, please visit www.steampowered.com/steamworks

Related posts:

1. LucasArts Heading to Steam; “Loom”, “The Dig” and “Indiana Jones Fate of Atlantis” coming July 8th Breaking News: The LucasArts classic PC titles will be...
2. Valve Receives Community Backlash On Left 4 Dead 2 In case you missed it, last week during E3,...
3. Sierra Adventure Games Available on Steam, Heir Today! For those of you who lived on adventure titles...

For days Apple-maniacs have speculated what Apple’s newest tablet device would be called.  And today that speculation ends.  The very sleek and thin tablet is going to be called the ‘iPad’.  Larger than the iPhone, Apple CEO Steve Jobs claims the iPad will be like “holding the Internet in your hands.”

Equipped with a touch screen and a new feature patented by Apple called the proximity screen, user’s will be able to control the iPad before the user’s actually touch the screen. The iPad will be available with 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB of Flash storage. It will also include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a speaker, microphone, compass and 30-pin connector to plug into iPod accessories.

More news as we get it…

source

Related posts:

1. Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Touch-n-Drag Away on iPhone The iPhone is just another example of a gaming...
2. HOT: PSP Go Details Leaked; 16GB Flash Storage and Bluetooth [UPDATE] – With Video from Core from the PlayStation...
3. Cole Goes Through A “Power Trip” In Latest inFamous Trailer With inFamous being released in less than a month,...

In Canabalt, there is a “jump button.” A jump button to jump over obstacles, across ledges, and for breaking through windows. And…that’s about it for a game that has you making a daring escape away from unknown danger and traversing over randomly-generated building tops.

The jump, much like Mario’s, is pitch perfect and makes each one feel as rewarding and responsive as the first time you smash out to prolong your survival.

The game’s monochromatic art style and simple animations work well enough to make it re-playable as a high-scores arcade experience. Your character runs, rolls, and jumps to his untimely death when he hits something however many meters out you can take him.

There’s no hit points or power-ups. Besides jumping, you manage your avatar’s velocity by avoiding/crashing into boxes strewn about the environments. And most importantly — Canabalt’s creators kindly nudge you towards this as the game loads — make sure to wear headphones to listen in on and ward off incoming missiles.

Canabalt started out as an exciting, free web application, but the fact that you can now take this tiny glory on the road makes it even better. There’s no weakly implemented motion gimmicks or shake functions; just a pure, addictive platformer taken off your computer monitor and made portable.

The few faults are its lacking pause button, no way to navigate back to main screen from in-game, and the absence of online leaderboards. Albeit for that last one, there’s a fan-made leaderboard to use if you’re hooked on to the Twitter-nation. No need to wait for the, as all iPhone apps do, inevitable price drop. Canabalt is worth the full price of admission — $3 last time I checked.

I ran 12,084 meters before turning into a fine mist…how far can you go?

9/10

Related posts:

1. Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Touch-n-Drag Away on iPhone The iPhone is just another example of a gaming...
2. id Software Reveals Doom Resurrection for iPhone Do you own an iPhone and are looking for...
3. iWet T-shirt App on iPhone is iTease Yes, we will continue to see all forms of Apple...

"Wii Surfboarding" coming to retirement homes soon! (cane not included)

Happy Geritol Friday everyone! It’s been a while but our legendary “Caption Contest” is back. This time we have some Wolfenstein RPG (iPod game) swag to giveaway to some of you. The funniest caption wins. Only one entry per person. Please make sure to log your email address when signing up so you can be contacted for your eligible prize.  Winner will be announced on Friday September 4th.

Let ‘em roll…

Here’s some details on Wolfenstein RPG available on the iPhone and iPod touch!

All the buying information can be found here: http://bit.ly/WolfensteinEA.

Readers can try the exclusive demo of the game on the EA game page here http://www.eamobile.com/Web/lp/wolfenstein-rpg

Wolfenstein RPG for iPhone & iPod touch

From the minds who kick started the first-person shooter revolution, Id Software’s Wolfenstein RPG™ is now available for your iPhone™ and iPod® touch! LET THEBATTLE BEGIN!

You are Sergeant B.J. Blazkowicz, leader of an elite U.S. fighting unit on a Special Ops assignment. Your call to duty is to save the world from the grip of the evil Axis Army that dwells in Castle Wolfenstein. Fight your way through a freakish bestiary of zombies, mutations, elite soldiers and more. Use your boots, fists and toilets to kick, punch and pummel your enemies to a pulp. Inflict serious damage with weapons such as a flamethrower, a rocket launcher, and a Tesla! GET READY FOR ACTION IN WOLFENSTEIN RPG!

Game Features

Killer Controls

Use your iPhone and iPod touch to activate an arsenal of 16 weapons including Spiked Brass Knuckles, a Submachine Gun, and Dynamite. Tap and swipe to punch, kick, and shoot. Use the accelerometer to take down the Axis Agents from a distance with a powerful sniper rifle.

Uncover Secrets

Tap your screen to search for hidden secrets that reveal stolen treasures and more.

A Taste of the Original

Fight your way through 9 levels and 8+ hours of Wolfenstein action!

YOUR WORST ENEMIES

Face 32 enemies you’ll love to vanquish! Battle elite soldiers, zombies flaming skeletons, and other bizarre Id creations.

CHEMICAL REACTION

Sneak your way into the Mixing Stations and dip into their performance enhancing concoctions for your OWN benefit!

A KILLER LOOK

High-res graphics suspended in a 3D world immerse you in the mayhem.

BATTLE SOUNDS

Listen to your iTunes® music library during gameplay and battle to your own music!

LET IT ALL OUT

Need a break from all that ACTION? Play 2 classic mini-games: “Kick the Chicken” and “War”!

Related posts:

1. Caption Contest: 25 MAG Beta Code Giveaway…, PS3 gamers of course Now this is just getting crazy.  We’ve been having so...
2. Caption Contest: Last ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ XBLA Code Giveaway In the last of our Caption Contest for a Zombie...
3. Caption Contest: Uncharted 2 Beta Code giveaway… We were lucky enough to get an extra code for...

I feel wet, not so much here or here, right there!

Yes, we will continue to see all forms of Apple iPhone apps hit the apple store. No you can’t stop it. But why would you? For $0.99 everyone should have an application that takes a hose and can soak a hot model’s t-shirt and expose her… red bra? What the heck?

While I’m not sure what creep will find this app appealing to them, but we do know we’d like to test it just to make sure it’s as creepy as we think it is.  I mean come on, you take your nozzle and spray the chicks until their shirts are so wet their see-thru.  Who would want to do this?  It’s despicable I tell ya.  But I’m guessing the money is going towards something good like… colored v-necks or mayonnaise.

source

Related posts:

1. Japan Hardware Sales, March 16 – 22 This week’s Japanese hardware chart has the DSi on top...
2. id Software Reveals Doom Resurrection for iPhone Do you own an iPhone and are looking for...
3. Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Touch-n-Drag Away on iPhone The iPhone is just another example of a gaming...

So it’s been a while since E3 and what have we found buried in between our couches?  Receipt for Crystal Pepsi Six Pack, a left pinky toenail and a little rumor that has your favorite 1982 classic title, Choplifter, making it’s way back onto the gaming scene.  For those too young to remember, Choplifter was a game that featured..you guessed it… a chopper lifting poor civilians from the ground and transporting them to a safe zone marked with an “H” symbol and a building with an American flag.

Fun Factor for Choplifter… Were you saving these people from the Cold War?  Could it be the Korean Conflict?  No, it had to be from the poor graphics that made people scream “Wow” from the Commodore 64.  This title could very well hit the PSN, Xbox Live Arcade, WiiWare or even the iPhone.  So as long as it’s a rumor, let the comments fly.

Developer InXile Entertainment filed a trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office for the title “Choplifter.” The filing locked down use of the title for “downloadable electronic games via the Internet and wireless devices,” raising the possibility of a digitally distributed version of the game for consoles, handhelds, or possibly the iPhone.

source

Related posts:

1. Mega Man 10 Screens; Coming to WiiWare, XBL and PSN It’s true, Mega Man 10 will not be exclusive...
2. PS2 and Dreamcast games coming to PSN? In a leaked document discovered on French website Objectif-sega.com...
3. Rumor: Fable III Possibly Leaked In Wedding Announcement? I’ve been covering the game industry for close to...

Do you own an iPhone and are looking for a reason to completely drain your battery during your daily commute and/or vacation?  Well, id Software has announced Doom Resurrection for the iPhone.

Doom Resurrection is a completely new Doom story that takes a lot of its influence from Doom 3, as you can tell by the screenshot above and the trailer below.  The controls for the game is said to have a mixture of touch and accelerometer inputs.  The word on the street is Doom Resurrection should be making its way to the Apple App Store some time next week, so keep a lookout if you want to frag some imps while you’re sitting on a beach somewhere in an exotic locatoin you scamp!

Related posts:

1. Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Touch-n-Drag Away on iPhone The iPhone is just another example of a gaming...
2. iWet T-shirt App on iPhone is iTease Yes, we will continue to see all forms of Apple...
3. Free SF4 Handbook Lite iPhone APP! If you are one of the many iPhone users...

The iPhone is just another example of a gaming platform with a twist for Tiger Woods PGA TOUR.  Re-enact Tiger’s performance from this past weekend while on the go. Using the touch capabilities available on the iPhone and iPod touch, you’ll be able to swing your golf club back and release with breaking a real sweat, YES! It’s called touch-n-drag and it will assist you to achieve a perfect swing. And after the ball is airborne, you can swipe the screen to manipulate the direction of the ball spin.

You can play over 120 holes holes in 7 of the most famous golf courses including; Pebble Beach, St. Andrews, and TPC Sawgrass. It’s currently available at the Apple Store for 9.99.

Game Features:

* Innovative touch controls induce realistic golf mechanics! Touch-n-drag to engage the Swing Meter and swipe your screen to activate the Ball Spin!
* Golf through 7 of the most famous courses in the world including Pebble Beach and St. Andrews!
* Play as or against Tiger Woods and challenge 4 other PGA Tour golfers including Annika and Retief Goosen!
* Enjoy amazing 3D graphics, moving environments, and realistic sounds!
* Personalize your User Profile and customize your very own golfer!
* Record game stats and monitor your progress as you golf your way across the fairway!

Related posts:

1. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 release date announced!! There’s good news and better news.  Tiger Woods announced...
2. E3 2009: Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online (No Disc) PC/Mac Well folks, remember when Michael J. Fox stepped out of...
3. id Software Reveals Doom Resurrection for iPhone Do you own an iPhone and are looking for...

If you’ve been looking for another reason to play with LEGO’s, LEGO Rock Band will be your meal ticket.  Here’s the first official trailer leaked for your viewing pleasure.  We’re still trying to figure out why this game will be huge.  We know everyone enjoys the LEGO series.  And Harmonixs’ Rock Band is already a successful title.  But can you really put Cranberry with any other juice, and will it still taste crisp and refreshing?

The video is obviously from Jeuxvideo.com, but not shareable.  If you push em enough, youtubers will make a video of “How to “borow” a video from another site”.  One that we don’t know how to do…

Related posts:

1. E3 2009: Beatles Rock Band Official Trailer, Confirmed Songs List Beatles Rock Band Release Date — 09.09.09 — don’t...
2. LEGO Rock Band Coming Holiday ‘09 From the developers who brought you, Lego Star Wars I...
3. Rumor: LEGO Rock Band Coming This Year According to this Time Line that was supposed to...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online will be browser based and can be played from anywhere you have an internet location. This is the type of news our kids will laugh about in the future, as did Elijah Wood in Back To the Future II “You have to use your hands?”  (I know, another BTTF reference)

Many features will also be flexible towards the get up and go gamer.  You’ll be able to pause the game and resume at your convenience.  Check for this title to be released this Fall.  Be sure to sign up now for Online Beta Program.

Related posts:

1. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 release date announced!! There’s good news and better news.  Tiger Woods announced...
2. Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Touch-n-Drag Away on iPhone The iPhone is just another example of a gaming...
3. Tiger Woods PGA ‘10 Demo Out Now… I’m still trying to convince myself of the title...