MacGameCast

Lily is back for an episode, hooray! We hear from her and Ted if they consider games as art and then we dive into our backlog strategies (if any) as well as games we consider ageless. There’s some Apple and gaming tidbits sprinkled in too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gang discusses some Apple related tidbits then dives into the big question: are games art, or just entertainment? Video Mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s12Mnw9LmrA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team gets hands on with the new 14" and 16" MacBookPro's with M1Pro chips. We discuss all the lovely new design elements and its roaring performance in productivity and gaming. Sam drops some Apple related news tidbits and we end with a great Halloween game suggestion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The MGC Team deep-dives Apple's latest hardware reveals of the M1 Pro and M1 Max! Hear all our thoughts and commentary. Most of the team has ordered a new machine, so will have even more to say in the future. We wrap it up pondering about Mac gaming possibilities and some updates to GeForceNow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Casper, Sam & Jon catch up after a long hiatus from some team members. Then we have a long discussion surrounding Oct 18th's upcoming reveal, which should be the next step in Apple Silicon Tech! We cover hardware, performance, displays and some tech details. Actual Apple discussion starts about minute 37. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ted and Jon teamup to do have a “Have you played..?” episode where cover two games each! Hear about the best Tomb Raider in the series, the dark turn based action in Warhammer 40K Mechanicus, The goofy adventures in Amulet of Chaos and the heavy narrative of Crying Suns! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon & Ted dive into the details of Free to Play vs Paid games, have a long chat about DRM and then finish things off with a followup to our Metro Exodus review from a previous episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon & Casper discuss the conclusion to Epic vs Apple and the benefits of the App Store and Steam ecosystems. Next is some tech notes around Anti-Cheat and Steam starting to have some Silicon support. And we wrap up with some talk around the upcoming Gloomhaven Digital having Mac support! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ted (former) & Lily (active) lend their military expertise in a discussion around games that use war or military settings. Do they treat them too casually? Is there good sides and things to be learned from games that use war as a setting? Find out as we all opine on war and military related titles and experiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune in this wonderful episode 9 with Sam & Ted as they tell you all about Metro Exodus! Jon may or may not go on a rant about immersion and we let you know if Metro Exodus is the game for you or not. Finally, we chatter about some hot new releases and possible upcoming Mac games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for an interesting talk on native vs non native gaming! Is one better? Does the Mac need non-native games to survive? Does this deter PC devs from porting to Mac? And what's up with all this game-streaming business nowadays?  Listen and find out all our opinions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just Jon & Casper this week! With the other team members away, Casper & Jon dive deep into the madness that is Disco Elysium! What is this game? Is it one of the best RPG's ever? Listen and find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team gathers once again for another dev interview! This time it's Titus Mcnally from Rocket Adrift who joins in to be bombarded with questions. Hear about his indie team in Toronto, in-depth details on what it's like making a visual novel on Steam and his thoughts on what kind of games AAA and Indie devs should be making. Raptor Boyfriend on Steam | Rocket Adrift Homepage Also be sur...

Join us for this new episode all about the power and potential of M1 chips and the possible future. Now featuring 100% more Europeans! Andy Tsai guest stars, and we pick his brain and learn about his content around Apple Silicon, why he created gaming wiki's and more! Casper makes some brilliant points and Sam asks the right questions. Andy's Links: http://applegamingwiki.com & https...

Team MGC interviews Chris and chats all about what it's like being an indie developer. The challenges he went through to start and finish the game, as well as the games that inspired him. He also comments on what it's like having a game on Steam and pokes our brains for some thoughts on the Mac App Store in relation to AAA Mac gaming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Team MGC is growing! One old and one new face join up. Tune in to meet Ted & Lily as we roundtable talking about new Mac gaming releases of interest, then dive into the myriad of ways we connect through single player and multiplayer gaming and our own experiences in the space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gang chats about the new Steamdeck announcement from Valve, then dives into what kind of gamers we are! We cover the full spectrum from mobile, to console, to Mac and PC. Also included is discussion around the kinds of experiences we are looking for and more thoughts on the future of Apple Silicon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jon, Casper & Sam on a new Mac gaming podcast! We chat about the latest games we’ve been playing, then dive into a big subject: The current state of Mac gaming! Hear our thoughts on the past, present and promising future right here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.