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OS X Looking to Become a Gaming Heavyweight

When it comes to gaming, PCs blow away their Mac counterparts. There's no doubt about that. But the PC's edge could be a thing of the past if TransGaming and Nvidia have it their way. Together, they're working on a way to bring PC games to the Mac the second they're released. They reckon they can do this by creating a Mac version of Microsoft's Direct3D, which would rely on TransGaming's Cider engine and Nvidia's CgFX graphics system. So what does that mean for Mac fans? You won't have to wait half a year for your favorite PC games to be ported over to OS X (or hit up Boot Camp to run your games). If that's not a reason for fanboys to rejoice, I don't know what is. – Louis Ramirez More »

11:23 AM on Thu Feb 8 2007
By Louis Ramirez
934 views, 33 comments

Latest by Echophiliac: Thunderdome: While I can see your point, there's a disparity in your reasoning. Apparently, Microsoft "copies," while Apple actually copies. While you might have unstated reasons for making such nice distinctions, it's fair to say that both more »

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TransGaming's Cider Lets Enhanced Windows Games Run On Mac

No rebooting with Boot Camp and no Parallels software required to make these Cider-enhanced Windows games run on Mac. The only requirement is for game developers to include the Cider software in their game-builds for Windows, and Cider will handle all the translation between Windows and OS X. No major rebuild and development required on the game-developer's part. More »

4:58 PM on Fri Aug 4 2006
By Jason Chen
1,148 views, 7 comments