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CrossOver Windows Apps to the Mac |
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Written by Chris Tangora
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Tuesday, 25 March 2008 |
 Take a look at this app from Code Weavers called CrossOver Games. Built on the WINE platform, it allows you to play Windows games on your Mac, no Microsoft OS needed! YES, YES, YES, YES! This is what I'm talking about. Apple, are you listening? It's only $39.95 and you can download a free demo to try. It doesn't work on all games, but they have a compatibility center for you to check out what works and what doesn't. They also offer a product "CrossOver Mac" that is made to do the same thing for more Windows applications (but cost a little more).
You have a trade-off here. While the games should run at native speeds, not all do, and not all games play. However, the fact that it will run "natively" is pretty sweet, and even sweeter is that you don't pay Microsoft a dime. I'm a little concerned about possibilities of viruses jumping over from Windows to Mac a little bit easier, but you have to take your chance somewhere. This is defenitely something to check out if you are a gamer. There is no word yet on how it runs on different Mac form factors. Naturally it will run better on a MacPro than it will on a MacMini, but you have to expect that.
- Code Weavers' CrossOver Games via MacWorld -
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