First look: Valve's Steam, Team Fortress 2 and Portal for Mac

Valve's highly anticipated release Mac OS X release of Steam, its cloud-based game store and service, is set to be released as a public beta this week. AppleInsider offers a first look at the software with hands-on impressions and screenshots, including the first available titles: Portal and Team Fortress 2.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 76

Valve accepting applications for Steam for Mac beta program

Valve Software this week quietly began accepting applications for a forthcoming beta program aimed at testing its highly-anticipated Steam for Mac online gaming service, several AppleInsider readers have discovered.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 22

Game developers eye the Mac after Steam's jump to Apple

The announcement that the Steam gaming service and Valve's line of games — including Half-Life 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 — are being ported to the Mac has convinced major developers like DICE and Gas Powered Games to consider the jump as well.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 64

Valve announces Steam for Mac, games will allow Mac-PC online play

Valve officially revealed Monday that its Steam online gaming service, along with the Source engine that powers titles such as Half-Life 2 and Left 4 Dead 2, is coming to the Mac in April.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 37

Magazine confirms Steam gaming platform coming to Mac in April [u]

Steam, the PC gaming platform from Valve Software, will be coming to Mac systems in April, while one of the company's most anticipated forthcoming titles, Portal 2, will also be available for Apple machines in the fall.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 17

Valve launches teaser campaign for new Mac version of Steam

Valve Software has all but confirmed rumors that it plans to bring its Steam gaming system to the Mac desktop in a teaser campaign that mimics generations of Apple advertisements.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 61

Valve's Steam gaming system may be headed to the Mac

Users have discovered Mac OS X specific files hidden in the latest version of Valve Software's Steam distribution engine and multiplayer platform for gaming, indicating a Mac port may be around the corner.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 54

Doom game creator suggests Apple embarrassed about iPhone gaming

John Carmack, creator of the classic PC game Doom, described working with Apple as a "rollercoaster ride," and suggested that company executives are not happy about the popularity of gaming on the iPhone and iPod touch.

Brian Garner 16 years ago 184

Rumor: Apple planning premium game section of App Store

Apple may be planning to introduce a new section of the App Store dedicated to top-notch gaming titles in an effort to further solidify its multi-touch devices as the next big thing in handheld gaming.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 23

Carmack: iPhone more powerful than Nintendo DS, PSP combined

Speaking at QuakeCon 2008 in Dallas this week, id Software co-founder Carmack praised Apple's iPhone as an emerging force in mobile gaming industry and revealed his firm to be working on two titles for the handset.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 44

Apple developing 3D gaming controller for Apple TV

Apple in a new patent filing reveals that it is conducting research on a 3D remote control system for its Apple TV set-top box that would mimic the functionality of the Nintendo Wii controller and also deliver some features akin to its multi-touch technology.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 68

Apple's bionic ARM to muscle advanced gaming graphics into iPhones

The next generation of iPhone appears set to claim exclusive access to advanced graphics core and video decoding technology, thanks to a secret licensing deal between Apple, mobile graphics leader Imagination Technologies, and Samsung, the iPhone's ARM "system on a chip" manufacturer. The result may be an ideal platform for handheld gaming and high definition video playback.

Prince McLean 18 years ago 46

Apple game rentals; Safari anti-phishing; Blu-ray notebook drives

A recently published patent filing from Apple Inc. hints at the possibility of game rentals and a more advanced games management component of the iTunes Store. Meanwhile, readers question the disappearance of Safari's anti-phishing measures. And the power-draw of today's Blu-ray drives has thus far translated into slow adoption by notebook manufacturers.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 52

Magazine debunks Apple game handheld, hints iPhone games

Claims that Apple is developing a gaming system of its own are false, according to a games development magazine, but the electronics firm is also reportedly willing to bring games to the iPhone and iPod touch.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 11

Filing drops more hints at Apple gaming initiative

Rumors of an impending gaming initiative from Apple received a shot in the arm this past weekend with the company filing for an extension to its namesake trademark that would embody both handheld and console-based gaming entertainment systems.

Slash Lane 18 years ago 22

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