Yesterday, Feral Interactive announced another port of a popular game – Tomb Raider: Underworld will be avaialble for Mac gamers later this month (May 31st) for $25. The hardware requirements are not too bad, and she fights tigers and shards. What else needs to be said?
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Bastion, Angry Birds Space, Botanicula Updated
Three high-profile games that have launched on Mac OS X recently have all received updates, and news of upcoming updates. Angry Birds Space, Bastion, and Botanicula all received bug fixes, with Angry Birds Space receiving new content. These all apply to the Mac App Store versions.
Space Quest Creators’ SpaceVenture Kickstarter
In case you missed it, the official SpaceVenture Kickstarter project page is alive. The Kickstarter project for SpaceVenture, a collaboration between the original Space Quest creators in the same vein as the original Space Quest series, aims to secure enough funding to get the project going. If it succeeds, there will be a Mac version!
Al Lowe is Working on Leisure Suit Larry Remake
Last month, the Leisure Suit Larry remake met its Kickstarter goals for funding. Al Lowe, the original LSL creator, spoke with Gamasutra, and indicated he would be supervising/directing the remake, which will be available for Mac gamers.
PC Gamer Takes a Look at Salem
PC Gamer has posted a brief preview of Salem, an upcoming massively multiplayer online (MMO) roleplaying gaming set in New England in the 1600s. It’s billed as a “Free to Play” open-world or “sandbox” style MMORPG, which happens to be my favorite kind, and it runs on Macs, PCs, and Linux (no idea of browser-based or native).
Blizzard is Preparing for Diablo III Launch
We are just a week away from the Diablo III launch, and Blizzard is preparing in several ways. In addition to setting up Midnight Launch Events, they are preparing players and telling them what they need to know, such as regional launch times, BattleTag information, and providing pre-sale download and early install times.