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Jon & Casper chat about the latest M3 MacBookAir, multiple monitors with Mac gaming, performance preferences & how popular exactly is mobile and handheld gaming?+ A few new games including a digital adapatation of a Dune Boardgame. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Gang is back! Sorry for the long delay. Jon, Casper, Sam & Lily gather to discuss the AVP, what impacts, positive and negative AR & VR could have on life as well as chatting about some hot new games and Death Stranding. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hello! Just a quick note from Casper and Jon, rest of the team was unfortunately unavailable over the holidays. But we'll be back in February with more fun shows! Thanks everyone. :) * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon, Ted & Casper are back for a round table on Apple Silicon M3 performance, a variety of Apple Tech talks, some new Mac games coming soon and we all comment on the still-growing potential of Mac gaming and various storefronts. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon & Sam tackle reviewing the behemoth new RPG, Baldurs Gate 3! Recently released with Mac support added, find out if this RPG of the decade is for you! Story spoilers start at 1 Hour, 20 minutes for those concerned. (Also, Feral is still alive!) * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon, Casper & Sam discuss the latest and greatest games, like Lies of P, Baldurs Gate 3 and AC: Mirate. And we discuss the iPhone 15 Pro as a potential gaming device. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Casper & Jon for a fun chat about upcoming Mac games (finally a good soulslike!) and a lengthy discussion around AAA game quality, standards, and gamers' expectations. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
New podcast arc! We will cover the team's best/favorite games of all time for the next several episodes! These are the ones that are the most memorable or impactful in our gaming lives for various reasons. Perhaps it got us started in a genre or told an epic story that stuck with us. Maybe it was the best of times with a group of friends in multiplayer. Lily regales us with some of her favorite games! What does this intrepid soldier enjoy? Listen to find out! * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lily Returns! And we all yak about CRPG's and Tabletop RPG's and videogame systems that use DnD Rulesets. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon & Casper discuss the Mac Pro in more detail, then deep dive Apple's Game Porting Toolkit! Casper tested tons of games and we find out many amazing possibilities. The GPT appears to be a literal game-changer for Mac gaming! What could this mean for current devs and the future? * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon, Sam and Ted Deep dive WWDC and sequentially examine the announcements, what stands out and what's important for Mac gaming. Plus, is Vision Pro a new frontier for computing and entertainment? * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon & Casper have a WWDC pre-show, discussing our hopes and expectations for the event, any rumors + go over a host of new games announced with incoming Mac support. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
New podcast arc! We will cover the team's best/favorite games of all time for the next several episodes! These are the ones that are the most memorable or impactful in our gaming lives for various reasons. Perhaps it got us started in a genre or told an epic story that stuck with us. Maybe it was the best of times with a group of friends in multiplayer. Casper joins up again for Part 3 and share our love of a favorite, the first crossover on the list! Plus more goodness. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
New podcast arc! We will cover the team's best/favorite games of all time for the next several episodes! These are the ones that are the most memorable or impactful in our gaming lives for various reasons. Perhaps it got us started in a genre or told an epic story that stuck with us. Maybe it was the best of times with a group of friends in multiplayer. Jon & Ted take this next one, with Ted regaling us with many early and interesting games in the hobby. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
New podcast arc! We will cover the team's best/favorite games of all time for the next several episodes! These are the ones that are the most memorable or impactful in our gaming lives for various reasons. Perhaps it got us started in a genre or told an epic story that stuck with us. Maybe it was the best of times with a group of friends in multiplayer. Jon & Casper kick off the discussion with three games each. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
The MGC Gang is back! There's lots of fun things to talk about in this show: Apple's latest hardware rumors, numerous signs showing Apple is taking gaming a little bit more seriously as well as Mac games coming out this year. GeForceNow gets a big streaming deal and the team catches up with each other. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon, Lily, Ted & Casper gather for the final show of the year! We catch up, talk about our current gaming, hopes and dreams for next year and more. Note: We will be on hiatus until February 2023 due to travel! Happy Holidays! * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sorry we're late peeps! Jon & Casper talk about RE8 Village arriving on Mac, plus we deep dive the hit show Edgerunners. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon, Casper and Ted are back! New recording software and a new release schedule planned. Also let your ears enjoy our talk about Google Stadia closing down, games like Stray now work in CrossOver and Ted regales us with his adventures in No Man's Sky. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
Casper, Ted & Jon discuss the new M2 Air, is it good or bad? Jon then details the indie hit Citizen Sleeper and whether or not it's worth a trip to space. Finally we try and find out if Aspyr Media is in trouble over the cancellation of KOTOR. Lastly, watch out for Mass Effect ramblings! * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jon, Casper & Ted cover all things revealed at WWDC. What kind of impact might all these juicy announcements have on Mac Gaming? * See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The gang talks some games to TV shows in Halo & The Witcher! Are they are good for fans or newcomers? We round out at the end with various wishes on what wed like to see about WWDC this year.
Is the new Studio Mac good? We think so! But that $1600 display is pretty suspect. Ted thinks its because they discontinued the 27" iMac. Theory, or reality? You decide! And what could any of this mean or do for Mac gaming?
Inspired by Jeff Vogels blog post of the same name, the gang tackles the interesting question - are there really too many games? Discussed from a player/consumer point of view. We also touch on innovation vs yearly cycles and general Mac gaming Journalism.
Microsoft has purchased Activision-Blizzard and now Sony has bought Bungie. What does all this consolidation mean for the gaming industry? How might it affect gaming consumers? Sam, Ted & Jon discuss the pros and cons of these developments.
The MGC Team is back in action! Jon, Ted & Casper discuss Microsofts big purchase of Activision-Blizzard and how it might affect Mac gaming. Casper has some PS3 emulation adventures on his M1 Max and we highlight some notable Mac ports/releases happening in 2022.
Jon chimes in with a few notes about the holidays, upcoming content and a brief shot hiatus. Will be back end of January/early February!
Lily & Jon chat about their favorite games and moments from 2021 and what the titles they are most excited about for 2022.
Jon & Ted team up to chat about MMO’s, Elderscrolls games, Mac porting/publishing history and some 2021/2022 tidbits.
The gang’s all here for the monumental episode 20! We continue the conversation around problems in game studios, Blizzard, Riot, Ubisoft and more. And don’t miss Caspers WINE adventures with his shiny new 24-core M1 Max. Finally, we review the excellent new Arcane on Netflix.
