TOKYO (MacHouse) – Two weeks ago, VideoLAN released VLC Media Player 0.9.2, making a number of significant improvements. Just several hours ago, the organization updated its open-source, cross-platform media player to 0.9.3. with bug fixes. Details of the upgrade are not known.
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Pure is the latest game published by Disney Interactive Studios. It’s hard to imagine what kind of game it is from this title. And I can tell you that it’s an off-road racing game. If you are a Mac user, good news is that this game is playable on the Windows partition through Boot Camp.
When you first start off, you will realize that you cannot use your Mouse to play the game. The game control must all be all done from the keyboard. There are many buttons to control. You have to use both hands on the keyboard. Inevitably, the learning curve is a little higher compared with other racing games. You can perform tricks after you jump off. And you then have to move the weight center of the game character for a safe landing. That’s the tough part for beginners. But I got to used to shifting weight just after playing 20 minutes or so. Continue reading
The following QuickTime movie is a game play video of Electronic Arts‘ latest game Crysis Warhead. The game was released in September 16. Crysis Warhead is a stand-alone sequel to 2007 Crysis, which was developed by Crytek Studios. So you need not have the original game to play this sequel.
Okay. I admit that I screwed up in the first game play video. There was no way I could destroy the machine gun vehicle parked at the top of the hill. In the second game video, I first go back to the last battleground to get additional weapons. I need a bazooka or something to destroy that vehicle, right? Or land mines? Continue reading
The following QuickTime movie is a game play video of Electronic Arts‘ latest game Crysis Warhead. The game was released in September 16. Crysis Warhead is a stand-alone sequel to 2007 Crysis, which was developed by Crytek Studios. So you need not have the original game to play this sequel.
This game play video shows about 24 minutes of an entire game play including all non-cut cinematic scenes. There is no guarantee that Crysis Warhead is fully playable on the Windows partition. But so far we have encountered no problem playing this game on iMac 2.8 GHz with Windows XP SP3 through Boot Camp. Is it a fun game to play? We have no idea. Continue reading
Electronic Arts published evolution & simulation game SPORE for Mac and Windows in September 7. SPORE uses Toronto/Canada-based TransGaming‘s Cider Portability Engine to wrap game files created for Windows platform and make it playable by Intel Mac users.
 Screenshot 01 – Source: Apple Discussions |
 Screenshot 02 – Source: Apple Discussions |
 Screenshot 03 – Source: Apple Discussions |
Meanwhile, there is one topic posted at Apple Discussions that has been viewed 1,200 times or more. (See Screenshot 01.) It’s posted under the categories of MacBook > Using your MacBook, but this post concerns the EA game. The topic was initially posted in September 8, one sharing his or her difficulty in playing SPORE with MacBook that runs OS X 10.5.4. (See Screenshot 02.) Another user says that he or she encountered an error while the game shifts from Civilization Stage (4th stage) to Space Stage (5th stage). Continue reading