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Steam for Mac goes live ( Valve's game download service, Steam, is now available to Apple users )
Telegraph (UK) ^ | 2:37PM BST 12 May 2010

Posted on 05/13/2010 7:53:50 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Mac users will be able to download Portal, Football Manager 2010 and Torchlight at launch, with more titles added every Wednesday.

"We're very excited to be bringing Torchlight to the Mac," said Max Schaefer, co-founder of Runic Games, the company behind the title. "Having Steam for the Mac solves so many problems for us as a developer."

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: gaming; linux; macs
Valve has also confirmed that it will make Steam available to Linux users in the coming months.
1 posted on 05/13/2010 7:53:50 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Swordmaker

ping


2 posted on 05/13/2010 7:54:47 AM PDT by LearnsFromMistakes (Yes, I am happy to see you. But that IS a gun in my pocket.)
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To: ShadowAce; Swordmaker
Phoronix :

It's Official: Valve Releasing Steam, Source Engine For Linux!

3 posted on 05/13/2010 7:55:30 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: All
from Anandtech:

Quick Look: Mac OS X Portal Performance

4 posted on 05/13/2010 7:58:33 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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5 posted on 05/13/2010 8:39:24 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Only for Intel-based MACs. Phooey.


6 posted on 05/13/2010 9:36:25 AM PDT by paulcissa (The first requirement of Liberalism is to stand on your head and tell the world they're upside down)
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To: paulcissa

It’s still not a compelling reason to dump my G5.


7 posted on 05/13/2010 9:48:54 AM PDT by Gomez (killer of threads)
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To: Gomez; paulcissa
It’s still not a compelling reason to dump my G5.
I had to bite the bullet and buy an Intel iMac in order to get Leopard since my G4 was too slow. So now I have decent hardware . . . for yet a little longer.

8 posted on 05/13/2010 10:45:56 AM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion ( DRAFT PALIN)
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To: conservatism_IS_compassion

Wouldn’t worry about it. Portal runs like crap on my Mac. Most people are reporting if they boot into windows with boot camp it runs great, but sucks on OSX.


9 posted on 05/14/2010 9:21:32 AM PDT by klystron
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Steam for Mac goes Live... PING!


Mac Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

10 posted on 05/15/2010 2:30:48 AM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE isAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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To: Swordmaker
Steam for Mac goes live

Finally, software that supports the hardware on my iSteam Flying V!

11 posted on 05/15/2010 6:50:48 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Valve has also confirmed that it will make Steam available to Linux users in the coming months.

I read about this somewhere else. All I can say is W00t!!!!!!!!!!! Bring it on Steam! (and of course, Thank you!).

12 posted on 05/17/2010 12:22:00 AM PDT by altair (Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent - Salvor Hardin)
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