Entertainment software that is designed to be fun, rather than productive or useful.
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Sudden drop in gaming performance (FPS) on a mid-2010 iMac
About two weeks ago, I had a sudden drop in gaming performance on my 27" iMac with ATI Radeon HD 5750 graphics. While before I could play games without any problems at high graphical settings, ...
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1answer
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What is the Steam gaming platform?
What is Steam?
Why should I buy the game on Steam instead from normal retailer?
Can a game bought via Steam played independently?
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432 views
Steam under Parental Controls
I need to allow Steam for someone's Parental Controls'd account, I've tried allowing steampowered.com and https://steampowered.com and allowing the copy of Steam.app in the applications folder. Also, ...
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3answers
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Can I delete an iOS game and retain my progress?
I want to delete a game from my iPhone in order to make room for other apps. If I try to do so, it warns that all of the app's data will be deleted.
This is a game which has stages that you need to ...
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1answer
35 views
Multiple games on ipad [duplicate]
we are 4 friends and all have games on their iPads that are the same games. How do I get the accounts squared away so they are no playing each others game? For example, everyone has "Clash of the ...
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2answers
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VirtualBox or Parallels: Great Visualization
I decide to choose two virtual machines. VirtualBox and Parallels.
Issue:
Which of them good enough for visualization tasks? (GPU, games)
I want to install on my Macbook Pro 2011 more RAM: 4gb -> ...
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2answers
72 views
Multiple iPads need multiple games
I have 4 kids and they all have games on their iPads that are the same games. How do I get the accounts squared away so they are no playing each others game? For example, everyone has "Clash of the ...
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1answer
745 views
Can I play Assasin's Creed II on my Macbook Pro?
I have a Macbook Pro 13" and pretty much all the requirements asked on the Mac App Store are met in order to play AC2.
It says at the top of the page though,
This app is not compatible with ...
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1answer
116 views
How can I restart an app game from the beginning
I would like to restart a game from the beginning but when I reinstall all my old data is on there and I start from the same level I left it at, I want to start all over from scratch. Is this ...
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1answer
86 views
iPod Click Wheel Games disappeared from iTunes
Is it still possible to buy iPod Click Wheel Games for the iPod Classic? I can't find them on iTunes. Is there a way to side-load them and get them from elsewhere?
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4answers
156 views
Are there any good iPad games for kids to learn numbers?
I'm looking for iPad games for my 4 year old daughter to learn numbers. I've tried many different games, like "Learn Numbers", "Counting101", "Animals Count", "Baby Phone", etc. but none of them are ...
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3answers
298 views
Using a Gamepad To Control Any iOS Device?
Gaming has taken on a whole new dimension since the introduction of the iPhone & definitely the iPad. Whilst these two Apple devices are great gaming devices, alot of games still try to emulate ...
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Any popular co-op or multiplayer games for Macbook Air w/ OSX Lion (10.7)? [closed]
As title, the game should be playable even with the modest hardware graphics support in MBA, and shouldn't require jumping through hoops to setup for everyone (that rules out stuff like Starcraft 1 ...
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3answers
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Are the Retina MacBook Pro 15" suitable for PC (Windows) gaming?
I want to buy a MacBook Pro Retina 15" and install Windows 7 or 8 (boot camp) to play games.
Obviously games aren't ready for this 2880x1800 resolution, so I hope I can set the games to run at ...
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4answers
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Full-screen games on a Retina Macbook Pro sometimes start strangely
When I start Braid on my Retina Macbook Pro, the game will sometimes start normally, and I can play it, but other times only the bottom left corner of the game is visible, and the graphics look really ...
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2answers
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Can't play an Online game that requires Java
Some games online require Java to play, however it says that I have a missing plug-in. I am worried that I might get the java-exploit if I downloaded Java, any advice ?
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1answer
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Retina Macbook Pro BootCamp vs Parallells Performance
I'm thinking of getting rid of my old gaming PC and just bootcamping / virtualizing on my Retina Macbook Pro.
I've tried using a VM (VMWare Fusion) and the performance there was pretty awful, has ...
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1answer
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iOS Simulator Mobile Safari
I might possibly have a html5 game project coming up, that would need to run on iOS devices. However i dont own many of them, nor do i have the money to buy them. My friend did remind me i might be ...
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1answer
107 views
How Do I use the Logitech G600 mouse with my Macbook pro?
How do I make all the buttons work, how do I configure different modes on this gaming mouse?
I've tried steermouse but that did no good for me? Any help with this will be awesome, I plan on using it ...
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1answer
89 views
Is there any way to make games smoother on Macbook Pro 13'?
I currently have Macbook pro 13' and I am trying to games like Samurai vs Zombie and Contract Killer 2. Both of these are not highend games with not so detailed textures. Yet they get stuck after ...
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1answer
187 views
Games on windows 8 in bootcamp lag even on lowest graphics
I've been playing Crysis 2 and Skyrim on my Retina MacBookPro (10,1) for months now. The two games used to run super smoothly even on nearly maxed out settings. This laptop has an Nvidia GeForce GT ...
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1answer
235 views
Game Cube Controller to USB
I just digged out my old Game Cube with a few controllers. Also, I found an adaptor on eBay which claimed to do this but is NOT Mac compatible.
Do you know how to connect them to my Mac?
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1answer
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Accessing Russian App store
My mother is Russian, she lives with me but does not speak a word of English. I'm considering buying her an iPad for her birthday, but I have concerns since Russian apps would be hard to find in US ...
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1answer
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Multiple apple products with 1 account
I started an account on Game Center when I was the only one with an iPhone. When my oldest got an iPhone, he got his own log in account to games Center. When my youngest got an iPod touch, I logged ...
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1answer
266 views
How to safely and successfully use Bootcamp?
I am currently running Parallels 7 to use windows applications, however, games do not run efficiently and I heard Bootcamp is better for gaming.
I tried installing bootcamp but soon enough I ran into ...
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1answer
204 views
Any fun baby/toddler apps for Mac?
As soon as my two-year-old notices I turn my MacBook Pro on she jumps in my lap and wants to bang on the keyboard.
I need recommendations for fun applications that would allow my toddler to play ...
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1answer
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Should I be concerned that the fan on my 11 inch Air makes a lot of noise when I play Call of Duty Black Ops?
It's a Mid 2012 version (full spec here). I play the game with the lowest graphics setting possible (with Shader Warming turned off, texture quality set to low etc.). The game runs smoothly. The fan ...
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1answer
175 views
Can I play chess on my Mac from the command line?
If I were feeling insufficiently geekish on any particular day, and thus found the GUI Chess App to lack an appropriate amount of tech credibility, is there a way to play chess on my Mac from the ...
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2answers
261 views
What iOS games use multi-touch in an innovative way?
I am looking for iOS games which use multi-touch in such a way that is not possible to emulate on other systems. This does not include games that use multi-touch to emulate a button and analog stick ...
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26answers
716 views
Great iOS Games [closed]
Community Wiki questions can be a great tool for this site, but they require active curation by the person who posted them, and the question needs to be asked in a way that makes the answers more ...
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12answers
607 views
Awesomest iPad Games [closed]
Much like Awesomest iPad apps, I thought I'd start a thread for iPad games.
Which are the must-have ones for you?
Rules
One app per answer.
Use this format for the first and second lines of your ...
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3answers
5k views
Why games claimed to be compatible with 3rd Gen iPod won't run on my 3rd Gen iPod 8GB?
I have an iPod touch 3rd Gen 8GB capacity MC086 model which was purchased from an Authorized reseller. I purchased several games from iTunes on my PC which was compatible with iOS 4.0/4.1/4.2.1 and ...
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4answers
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Is it legal to use WINE to play PC games on Mac?
I've always been a Mac fan and the way game developers treat Mac users is just sad.
No big games (with the exception of Portal 2 and Starcraft 2) have been released for Mac this far. I've always ...
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3answers
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Are there games that sync across devices through iCloud / Game Center?
With iOS 5 and iCloud i was hoping that games would get synced across devices. If I'm playing a game on my iPad and then later pick up the same game on my iPhone, then i would like to be able to start ...
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0answers
308 views
Finding iPad games that can be played over the internet
What is the best way to find new iPad games that can be played over the internet? (Not splitscreen, not bluetooth, not WiFi, only the ones that can be played over larger distances)
(I know there are ...
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Is MacBook Pro warming during gaming normal?
I have a 2010 MacBook Pro MC371 (Core i5, GeForce 320M, 4Gb RAM).
When I launch a game either new one (i.e. Starcraft 2) or rather old (Unreal Tournament 2004, bootcamped) my MacBook gets rather ...
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0answers
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USB Overdrive Only Detects One Controller
I'm trying to get my Twin USB Joystick to work with some games I have. I'm using USB Overdrive, however, it doesn't seem to detect the 2nd controller. It only detects one. For example, if I configure ...
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1answer
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What screen capture apps for OS X exist as alternatives to Fraps?
What is the best alternative to Fraps for the Mac?
What should it do:
In-game screen capture.
Record audio from both microphone and system audio at the same time
Fast
(Optional) Video compression.
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3k views
What are some great OS X games? [closed]
Despite being a "subjective" question, it is a useful one for newcomers to the Apple platform, and serves to aide the lacking gaming community.
What are your favorite OS X games?
Rules:
Limit to ...
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1answer
378 views
WinOnX how to install DirectX
I want to play a cool game called Just Cause 2. I have a copy, but there is a problem because it needs DirectX 11. Anybody knows how I can install that DirectX? Because I think it's only for Windows, ...
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1answer
665 views
GPU temperature is above 70 C, and CPU fan is above 2400 rpm
I've had my iMac for two years now. I play a lot of games and watch a lot of HD videos. In the past week, the computer has gotten a lot hotter than usual and it stutters a lot, and I feel like the two ...
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7answers
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Can I run the game Civilization on mid-2011 MacBook Air?
Is there any version of the game Civilization that will run reasonably well on a mid-2011 13" MacBook Air (1.7 gHz core i5; 4GB RAM) that shipped with Lion but now runs Mountain Lion?
PowerPC ...
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2answers
314 views
What is the best phonetic app for the iPad?
I'm not a native english speaker and so I'm looking for an app to teach my 4 year old daughter with spelling and speaking. She's speaking English very well and very confident in communicating with her ...
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1answer
196 views
Play The Sims 3 on Mac with Intel HD 3000
Can I play The Sims 3 on my MacBook? It has only an Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics chip.
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0answers
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How can I install Diablo 3 while continuing to use File Vault 2?
This is a follow-up to the already answered question on Gaming SO site (How can I install Diablo 3 if I use FileVault?), which suggests that users of File Vault 2 use a non-FV2 partition to install ...
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1answer
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Battlefield 2 via CrossOver: Graphic Bug With High Terrain
I'm trying to play Battlefield 2 with CrossOver on 10.7.4 but it produces a graphic glitch:
I've already checked the software updates for new graphic-divers but can't find any anything. Is there ...
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1answer
852 views
Is there a way to force a game running in full screen to become a window?
I am playing a game called Bookworm on the Mac, and it starts as a full screen game, and the only way seems to be from its Options to choose not to run in full screen. What if a game doesn't provide ...
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2answers
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Can I play Warcraft 3 (DotA) on a Mac?
I owned a MacBook Pro. I want to play a PC game called WarCraft 3 (with the DotA mod). I have Google and done some research on how to play DotA on the Mac. I can think of three possibilities:
...
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3answers
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Is the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M on the MacBook Pro good for gaming?
I want to know what kind of games can I play with my MacBook Pro before I purchase them. Can I play something beyond Bejeweled? Type of games that I am interested in playing:
Call of Duty
Counter ...
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2answers
580 views
iMac as PS3 Screen
I was considering getting a PS3 and I'm planning to connect it to my 27" iMac (late 2009 model). What is the best way to connect the two?
UPDATE: Considering the price of all the adapters and the ...
