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Gaming on the Mac

People play lots of games on Apple products, particularly their iPhones, but serious gamers don’t use a Mac, right?

While to a great extent that still holds true, and you’re unlikely to see an esports star competing using an Apple device any time soon, the Mac is becoming a more important part of the gaming ecosystem for players who want both high-end and casual offerings.

EVE Online goes native

One good example of this is the decision by CCP Games to make their sci-fi mega-hit EVE Online available natively on Apple computers. This Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMPORG) has been played by some 24 million people since it first launched back in 2003. “Bringing EVE Online to Mac has been a core goal for us at CCP Games,” Bergur

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