MacGameCast

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 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 ga...

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 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 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 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 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 o...

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 r...

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 wit...

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 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 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 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 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon, Casper & Ted cover all things revealed at WWDC. What kind of impact might all these juicy announcements have on Mac Gaming? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more 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 we'd like to see about WWDC this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inspired by Jeff Vogel's 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lily & Jon chat about their favorite games and moments from 2021 and what the titles they are most excited about for 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon & Ted team up to chat about MMO’s, Elderscrolls games, Mac porting/publishing history and some 2021/2022 tidbits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ted deep dives Apple Arcade and Lily lends her insight into gaming subscriptions. Our gaming bubble walls have been broken by all the Crypto nerds and we realize that releasing game modes separately is actually great. Finally, we start to cover harassment and abuse in gaming workplaces, starting with Blizzard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.