You can play retro games on macOS with an emulator. An emulator imitates a console gaming system, allowing you to play console games on your Mac. With the instructions below, you can play retro games on macOS from NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, and a ton more. 1. Get a Console Emulator Emulating a […]
Connect Your Xbox One Controller to Your Mac
The Xbox One controller is one of the finest handheld controllers on the market. It’s a case study in usability and ergonomics. The total lack of major changes over the years is a testament of just how “right” Microsoft made the Xbox controller. No hard edges, everything is in easy rich, comfortable with any hand […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Mac Gaming
Gaming on macOS has never been a huge selling point. And considering how small the Mac market is in comparison to the PC market, few developers have provided native support for macOS. But macOS has more power as a gaming platform than its reputation would suggest. There are six major ways you can game on […]
Gaming Comes to macOS with GeForce Now, for Free
A few weeks ago, we published a post about the state of Mac gaming, analyzing why macOS gaming has been so anemic. Because Macs are so different from their Windows counterparts, and because the market is so small in comparison, few developers have felt pressure to bring their games to the platform. The lack of […]
What Happened to Mac Gaming?
On the surface, Mac gaming should be easy. The graphical hardware inside of most Macs should be up to the task, especially on higher-level models. But that’s not all we need to run games successfully. We also need compatible software, which isn’t easy to make. Let’s consider the issues holding back Mac gaming. Expensive and Difficult […]
iPad Gaming Accessories That Are Worth The Price Tag
The days of Mac being synonymous with no-good computer games are long over. With the evolution of the iPad and the serious advances in app games, everybody is playing something. From Fruit Ninja to first person-shooters to Little Digits (an app that teaches toddlers to count), there’s something for everybody. iPad gaming accessories have become […]
Mac Gaming: How Apple is Catching Up
For years, PC users have poked fun at Mac enthusiasts about the lack of gaming capabilities on Apple computers. Up until just recently, it was the major differences in PC and Mac operating systems and graphics card specifications that kept large game publishers from spending the time or money to provide Mac compatible versions of […]
MOGA Ace Power iOS 7 Game Controller at 20% Off
Has your iPhone (or iPod Touch) become your primary gaming device? If so, then you probably want a game controller not unlike those that accompany consoles such as the Xbox and PlayStation. Of course, the gaming experience is still totally different, but a controller does elevate the gaming experience, especially for specific games. Here’s some […]
Apple Not Keen on Getting into Gaming Consoles
The video game industry is a lucrative business niche and has actually overtaken films as a major player in entertainment. Having said that, getting into video games is an expensive proposition for any company, even something as huge as Microsoft. The company may be selling millions of Xbox 360s now, but it took billions of […]
Apple Removes Subscription-Based Game App
A couple of days ago we reported about Apple opening the doors of its subscription service to games. Big Fish Games, a Seattle, Washington-based gaming developer, earned the distinction as the first gaming developer to come out with an app and offer a monthly subscription that will give subscribers access to games in Big Fish […]
