Mac Gaming

This is just a quick note to mention that the new Diablo-style action RPG Torchlight works well on VMWare Fusion 3 using Windows 7. I’m running it at 1024×768 with Netbook setting. There are times when the frame rate dips, but it’s mostly smooth. The game didn’t work well on the Windows 7 RC I was using; instead, this is a final copy of Windows 7 Home Premium. In VMWare Fusion, I have the Windows 7 virtual machine set to use two cores and 1024MB RAM.

Tags: vmware fusion, diablo, torchlight, windows 7

Since GTA IV is currently a no go, I’ve been looking around to see what other PC games might be worth picking up for the holiday. One I never gave much thought to, because of how it crushed GPUs when it came out last year, is Crysis. I came across a pretty interesting forum post over at MacRumors showing benchmark results and in-game images of Crysis on a late ’07 model aluminum 20” iMac with the following specs:

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Tags: gta iv, crysis

So, I’m on the fence about this one. I’ve loved all the GTA games and have spent an embarrassing amount of time traversing their digital landscapes. When GTA IV came out for the consoles earlier this year, I took in the reviews, listened to the podcasts, and generally decided there and then that I’d be picking this up as soon as it came out for PC. But here’s the thing: The system requirements are HUGE — and not just the recommended specs. Here are the minimum requirements listed on Steam:

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Tags: gta iv, ati, yougamers, fallout 3, far cry 2, gta san andreas, rps