How gaming on the Mac is getting better with macOS Ventura

With the launch of macOS Ventura, Apple is bringing more focus to gaming on the Mac. Here are some ways that gamers will benefit with the launch of Apple's new operating system.

Andrew O'Hara 3 years ago 44

Word game 'Up Spell' might trace its origins to internal Apple testing tool

App Store word game "Up Spell" is seemingly an evolution of an internal Apple testing tool created by the lead developer of the original iPhone's software keyboard.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 0

Apple services outage impacted App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple News, iCloud for three hours

Apple suffered a sweeping services outage on Tuesday night, with major platforms like the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, iCloud and others rendered inaccessible for several hours.

AppleInsider Staff 5 years ago 3

Inside iOS 10: With Game Center app gone, invites are managed by Messages

With the release of iOS 10, Apple's Game Center service no longer has its own dedicated application. Instead, actions like adding friends or inviting them to a game are handled by individual games themselves, routed through Apple's expanded Messages app.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 35

Google Play Games cross-platform multiplayer comes to iOS, stepping up competition with Apple's Game Center

Multiplayer support in Google Play Games has gone multi-platform, with a new software development kit that allows gamers to compete with one another while playing titles on Apple's iOS, as well as Android and the Web.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 55

Microsoft working to bring Xbox Live service to iOS, taking on Apple's Game Center

Microsoft's Xbox Live social gaming service is set to go cross-platform, reaching beyond the Xbox consoles and Windows devices to Apple's iOS, and also Google's Android.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 11

Google Play game services offers cross-platform support on iOS, Android and Web

Google's response to Apple's Game Center was announced on Wednesday in the form of Google Play game services, a cross-platform series of developer tools that will support iOS as well as Android and the Web.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 22

Jony Ive expected to replace iOS, OS X textures with clean edges & flat surfaces

Software designed to look like real-life textures, such as linen or felt, is expected to become a thing of the past at Apple now that designer Jony Ive has taken over the user interfaces of iOS and OS X.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 198

Amazon GameCircle for Kindle Fire takes on Apple's Game Center

Touting it as a "new gaming experience for Kindle Fire," Amazon on Wednesday launched GameCircle, a social network for games akin to Apple's Game Center.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 23

Apple CEO Tim Cook promises more social integration

Even as he admitted that Apple may kill off its Ping social music discovery service, chief executive Tim Cook promised to add more social integration into its other products.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 10

Game Center for Mountain Lion to offer cross-platform play between Mac, iOS

With the addition of Game Center to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac users will be able to play online competitively and cooperatively against gamers who have the same title for iOS.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 14

Apple exploring photo-generated digital avatars for iOS Game Center

Apple has shown continued interest in creating digital avatars for its Game Center networking service for iOS, with a pair of new patents related to automatically generating an avatar and also updating their online status.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 11

Apple may add customized digital avatars to iOS Game Center

Apple has shown interest in allowing users of its Game Center social network for iOS to create custom, cartoon-style avatars to represent themselves in the digital world.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 15

Nintendo to slash 3DS price by $80 as Apple gains in mobile gaming

Nintendo made a surprise announcement Thursday when the Japanese game maker revealed it will cut the price of its recently released 3DS handheld by $80, as competition from Apple continues to grow, and a new handheld from Sony looms.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 61

Apple amends iOS Game Center to use real names in invites

Apple has updated its Game Center terms of service to note that gaming invites sent to friends will include the "real" name users have associated with their Apple ID, sparking a minor controversy among gamers while further aligning Apple's iOS as a family friendly platform more like Nintendo's Wii and less like the Xbox 360.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 31

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