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Jack Lumber now available on Steam

by Mike Schramm (Apr 30th, 2013)

Jack Lumber is an excellent game that arrived on iOS last year. It's reminiscient of Fruit Ninja, in that you drag your finger around the screen to chop through wood, though I think it's an improvement on Halfbrick's formula -- it's got a more complex meta game, and the mechanic is a little ...

Little Inferno out on Mac

by Mike Schramm (Apr 16th, 2013)

Little Inferno arrived on iOS in January. It's a wicked, little satirical adventure about burning toys that's gotten a lot of critical acclaim. Now, the game is available on the Mac. You can pick it up directly from the developer Tomorrow Corporation, or grab it on Steam or ...

Rocketcat goes deeper into the Mage Dungeon with Wayward

by Mike Schramm (Apr 1st, 2013)

Kepa Auwae's Rocketcat Games is one of my favorite iOS developers: Auwae himself is full to the brim with creative ideas about gaming, and all of Rocketcat's releases, from Hook Champ to Mage Gauntlet to Punch Quest, are extremely polished and well-designed. I got to meet with Auwae in person ...

Valve releases the original Half-Life for Mac

by Randy Nelson (Jan 25th, 2013)

Fifteen years after its release in 1998, Valve Software's groundbreaking first-person shooter Half-Life has made its Mac debut. While its sequel, Half-Life 2, and other games based on Valve's later Source engine have been available on the platform for years, the original Half-Life has remained ...

10000000 now available on Mac via Steam

by Mike Schramm (Jan 16th, 2013)

10000000 (pronounced "10 million") is a great game that arrived on iOS last year. It combines a tile-based swiping puzzle game with a fantasy-based progression system to create a very addictive mix. The game is still available on iOS for US$1.99, but Eighty-Eight Games has now made the leap ...

The Journey Down now available on iOS, on sale for launch

by Mike Schramm (Dec 19th, 2012)

The Journey Down is a fascinating little adventure game. It was created by a Swedish company named SkyGoblin, and uses a unique African look and feel to tell its story. The Journey Down is a traditional point-and-click adventure game. As you play, you explore your environment and use found ...

Steam's Big Picture mode makes playing Mac games on TV more console-like

by Randy Nelson (Dec 3rd, 2012)

Is that 27" iMac screen just not cutting it for your gaming needs? Introduced today, the new Big Picture mode available in the Steam client for Mac offers a front-end for your games that's controller- and TV-friendly. Big Picture mode can be easily navigated with a gamepad, offering access to ...

Super Hexagon now out on Steam

by Mike Schramm (Nov 28th, 2012)

Game developer Terry Cavanagh's great Super Hexagon has been tearing it up on iOS -- and your eyes have probably been tearing up if you've played it for any length of time, because it's both crazy and crazy hard. But it's also very fun, and now the game has made its way over to Steam, available ...

Sega brings Total War Battles back to the Mac

by Mike Schramm (Aug 29th, 2012)

I really liked Sega's Total War Battles when it first arrived on iOS. Classic RTS developers Creative Assembly did a lot of good thinking about how to bring that complicated genre over to the iPad's touchscreen, and they did an excellent job, keeping things simple and accessible without ...

Puzzlejuice plans a Steam release, dev goes to work for thatgamecompany

by Mike Schramm (Aug 29th, 2012)

Puzzlejuice is one of my favorite recent apps on the App Store, and it's about to get a lot more ... well, favorite-er. The app is getting a big update this Thursday taking it to version 1.5, and celebrating the fact that the game has been included in the PAX 10 at this weekend's big video game ...

Valve extends Steam store beyond games

by Michael Jones (Aug 8th, 2012)

Adding to the growing list of companies providing storefronts for selling apps, Valve Software has announced its plans to expand the Steam distribution platform beyond selling games. Starting September 5, users will be able to purchase apps from a growing selection of software titles, including ...

Weekend App Store sales: Crescent Moon, EA, King of Fighters, more

by Mike Schramm (Jul 20th, 2012)

There's no holiday this weekend, but there are some great app sales floating around. Here's some to look out for. Steam is wrapping up its annual summer sale soon, and while most of the offerings are PC only (which you can still play by Boot Camping over to Windows) there are a few titles ...

Dynamite Jack now available

by Mike Schramm (May 10th, 2012)

Phil Hassey's title Dynamite Jack, first seen by us at GDC earlier this year, is now available for purchase on Steam. It's only $4.99 usually, and it's actually on a launch sale for $3.99 right now, so if you need something to play this weekend, it would be a perfect choice. I really like the ...

Galcon's Phil Hassey plans a one-way trip to Anathema Mines

by Mike Schramm (Mar 12th, 2012)

Phil Hassey has had some success on the App Store with the popular Galcon, and last week at GDC in San Francisco, he was showing off a game that's actually been in development for quite a while. Anathema Mines, Hassey says, actually has some ideas he's been playing with for a long time, dating all ...

Valve debuts free Steam Mobile iPhone app

by Chris Rawson (Jan 26th, 2012)

Valve has released Steam Mobile for iOS, a free app for the iPhone. According to Valve, "With the free Steam app for iOS, you can participate in the Steam community wherever you go. Chat with your Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, read the latest gaming news and stay up to ...