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MacGameCast
by Jon Carr
Join Jon and his co-hosts as they cover all things Mac gaming! News, reviews and deep-dives into relevant topics of Mac gaming history, culture and tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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#67 - Latest Apple Event & Rumors! New Macs! + DLC Releases.
Jon & Casper talk the "Surprise and shine" event, rumors about controllers, Company of Heroes 3 and musings about the fate of Rosetta 2. Crossover is better than ever, Feral has some tasty DLC for you and has Apple forgotten about gaming (again)? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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#66 - WWDC & New Games Roundup!
Jon & Casper talk all things WWDC. It was light on any gaming news, but thankfully there is a bevy of new (and old) games released for Mac! We talk Ancestor's Legacy, Age of Empires II Definitive Edition, Civ 7 major update and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#65 - MacBook Neo, M5 Pro, Crimson Desert and More!
A tidal wave of hardware and games is upon us! Hooray! Join Jon & Casper as they discuss the merits of the new MacBook Neo, the impressive power of M5 Pro, the Studio Display XDR, AirPods Max 2 and new games like Crimson Desert as well as mini reviews of Civilization 7 and Resident Evil 9…
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#64 - New Year, New Games, New Arcade?
Jon & Casper cover the latest news and games. Apple has added a AAA game to Arcade! Will they do more? We also discuss gaming IP shows and media, such as God of War and Warhammer. Will Feral port the new games? And Casper covers RAM and hardware prices skyrocketing. Hosted on Acast. See...
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#63 - M5 Performance, Valve's New Hardware, Red Dead iOS only?
Jon & Casper cover the M5 gaming performance, Valve's shadow drop of new hardware, including Mac compatible controller. Then what's this about Red Dead Redemption just for iOS and iPad, but not Mac? Jon talks about Dispatch, and Casper muses on AC: Shadows and Frostpunk. Plus, is there any big...
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#62 - "Awe-Dropping" Apple Event Review + Dead Island 2 & BL4 Discussion
Jon & Casper review Apple's "Awe-Dropping" event with all the juicy details about the new AirPods, iPhones and iWatch. Then we do a mini review on Dead Island 2, which has a good Mac port, then end up rambling about Borderlands 4. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#61 - Cyberpunk 2077 Full Review - Ft. Lily
Jon & Lily deep dive all things Cyberpunk 2077. What is this genre and game about? Are you the kind of gamer who would enjoy it? Is the game any good? (Yes!) and more like Cyberpunk anime, books and comics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#60 - Cyberpunk 2077 out for Mac! + macOS Tahoe Beta Impressions
Jon & Casper talk all about the new Cyberpunk 2077 release for Mac. Is the performance and options for Mac users any good? And Casper regales us with his extensive testing of MacOS Tahoe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#59 - WWDC 2025 Recap - Metal 4, Game Porting Toolkit 3 + More Games!
Jon & Casper review WWDC 2025, there's lots of great software updates - including Metal 4, Game Porting Toolkit 3.0 and more games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#58 - AC Shadows, Control Ultimate, RE3 + M4 Max Performance Testing
Jon & Casper talk about Assassin's Creed Shadows, Control Ultimate Edition, Resident Evil 3 + how Caspers shiny new M4 Max plays Mac games. We finish up with upcoming Apple releases and expectations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#57 - Interview with Nat Brown (NatBro) - Deep Dive Into Mac Game Porting & Viability
Jon & Casper interview Nat Brown aka "NatBro". He has a long history at Microsoft, Valve, Apple and other companies. We deep dive together the process and challenges behind porting games to Mac as well as the "vibe" for gaming at big tech he's worked at. And we discuss the ins and outs of Game...
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#56 - Sniper Elite 4, New Games, Apple Rumors & New GPU's Are Good For Everyone
Jon & Casper talk about Sniper Elite 4, Citizen Sleeper 2 & Tails of Iron 2. Next up is the Nvidia 5x GPU series, Switch 2 chatter and finally we round out with the latest Apple rumors and news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#55 - Year in Review, Wishes For 2025, State of Mac Gaming
Jon & Casper go over 2024 in Mac Gaming, what 2025 holds, latest Apple rumors and What's Up with Apple Vision Pro anyway? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#54 - M4 Macs Arrive, Cyberpunk 2077 Mac Port & Our Apple Intelligence Experience
Jon & Casper cover the latest slew of fun Mac & Mac Gaming news such as the M4 Macs, new exciting game ports like Cyberpunk 2077 and our experience so far with Apple Intelligence. Impressive, but how useful? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#53 - News Roundup + M4 Macs Soon?
Jon & Casper tackle the latest Mac gaming news, such as GPT2, Mac App Store improvements, M4 Macs imminently arriving and the sad demise of Ryujinx emulator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#52 - Gamescon Review + Fun Apple Rumors
Jon & Casper cover the most exciting announcements at Gamescon such as Civ 7, Borderlands 4 and more as well as some fun Apple rumors and possibilities that caught our attention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#51 - WWDC 2024 Part Two - (Guest Starring Andrew Tsai)
Casper takes on hosting this episode and brings along Ted and guest star Andrew Tsai aka Andytizer! They have a roundtable on various tech talks from WWDC + opine on viability and future of Mac gaming with all the recent news and updates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#50 - WWDC 2024 Part One - 14+ New Games + Game Porting Kit 2.0
Jon & Casper tackle all the gaming news out of WWDC in Part One of our recap of Apple's big 2024 event. 14+ new games announced is a huge shot in the heart of Mac gaming. We go through each game in the list and what it is and how it's good. We will do a Part Two (Maybe even Three) where we deep...
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#49 - M4 iPad Update + Assassins Creed: Shadows Announced For Mac!
Jon & Casper give you the lowdown on the latest iPad M4 updates + a big discussion on the latest AC game Shadows! It's been announced for a same-day Mac release which is great news for Mac gaming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#48 - WWDC Rumors, Accessibility in Gaming + Is DLC Always Good?
Jon, Casper & Ted chat about possible WWDC rumors, announced for June 10th. Hear a little about some indie games like Slice & Dice and then about Accessiblity in gaming and is DLC always good? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#47 - New M3 MBA, Monitor Preferences + Mobile/Handheld Gaming Discussion
Jon & Casper chat about the latest M3 MacBookAir, multiple monitors with Mac gaming, performance preferences & how popular exactly is mobile and handheld gaming?+ A few new games including a digital adapatation of a Dune Boardgame. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#46 - Apple Vision Pro Discussion & The Future of AR/VR + Death Stranding.
The Gang is back! Sorry for the long delay. Jon, Casper, Sam & Lily gather to discuss the AVP, what impacts, positive and negative AR & VR could have on life as well as chatting about some hot new games and Death Stranding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Interlude - 2024 Note/PSA!
Hello! Just a quick note from Casper and Jon, rest of the team was unfortunately unavailable over the holidays. But we'll be back in February with more fun shows! Thanks everyone. :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#45 - M3 Gaming Performance, Apple Tech Talks & New Mac Games
Jon, Ted & Casper are back for a round table on Apple Silicon M3 performance, a variety of Apple Tech talks, some new Mac games coming soon and we all comment on the still-growing potential of Mac gaming and various storefronts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#44 - Baldurs Gate 3 Review (In Depth)
Jon & Sam tackle reviewing the behemoth new RPG, Baldurs Gate 3! Recently released with Mac support added, find out if this RPG of the decade is for you! Story spoilers start at 1 Hour, 20 minutes for those concerned. (Also, Feral is still alive!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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#43 - Mac Games On The Rise + iPhone 15 Pro Gaming?
Jon, Casper & Sam discuss the latest and greatest games, like Lies of P, Baldurs Gate 3 and AC: Mirate. And we discuss the iPhone 15 Pro as a potential gaming device. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#42 - The Great AAA Quality Debate - What Should Gamers Accept?
Join Casper & Jon for a fun chat about upcoming Mac games (finally a good soulslike!) and a lengthy discussion around AAA game quality, standards, and gamers' expectations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#41 - Our Best Game's of All Time - Part 4 (Lily Edition)
New podcast arc! We will cover the team's best/favorite games of all time for the next several episodes! These are the ones that are the most memorable or impactful in our gaming lives for various reasons. Perhaps it got us started in a genre or told an epic story that stuck with us. Maybe it was...
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#40 - The Great CRPG/DND Discussion!
Lily Returns! And we all yak about CRPG's and Tabletop RPG's and videogame systems that use DnD Rulesets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#39 - Mac Pro & Apple Game Porting Toolkit Deep Dive!
Jon & Casper discuss the Mac Pro in more detail, then deep dive Apple's Game Porting Toolkit! Casper tested tons of games and we find out many amazing possibilities. The GPT appears to be a literal game-changer for Mac gaming! What could this mean for current devs and the future? Hosted on Acast....
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#38 - WWDC Deep Dive! New Macs, New Software, Amazing Mac Game News + Vision Pro
Jon, Sam and Ted Deep dive WWDC and sequentially examine the announcements, what stands out and what's important for Mac gaming. Plus, is Vision Pro a new frontier for computing and entertainment? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#37 - WWDC Pre-Show, Rumors, New Games, Marathon Remake??
Jon & Casper have a WWDC pre-show, discussing our hopes and expectations for the event, any rumors + go over a host of new games announced with incoming Mac support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#36 - Our Best Games Of All Time - Part 3
New podcast arc! We will cover the team's best/favorite games of all time for the next several episodes! These are the ones that are the most memorable or impactful in our gaming lives for various reasons. Perhaps it got us started in a genre or told an epic story that stuck with us. Maybe it was...
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#35 - Our Best Games Of All Time - Part 2
New podcast arc! We will cover the team's best/favorite games of all time for the next several episodes! These are the ones that are the most memorable or impactful in our gaming lives for various reasons. Perhaps it got us started in a genre or told an epic story that stuck with us. Maybe it was...
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#34 - Our Best Games Of All Time - Part 1
New podcast arc! We will cover the team's best/favorite games of all time for the next several episodes! These are the ones that are the most memorable or impactful in our gaming lives for various reasons. Perhaps it got us started in a genre or told an epic story that stuck with us. Maybe it was...
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#33 New Apple Hardware Rumors, Mac Gaming Shows Signs of Life & Nvidia's GFN Hits Big
The MGC Gang is back! There's lots of fun things to talk about in this show: Apple's latest hardware rumors, numerous signs showing Apple is taking gaming a little bit more seriously as well as Mac games coming out this year. GeForceNow gets a big streaming deal and the team catches up with each...
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#32 - Team Dreams for 2023, Current Gaming & Lily's Tank Will Crush Your PC?
Jon, Lily, Ted & Casper gather for the final show of the year! We catch up, talk about our current gaming, hopes and dreams for next year and more. Note: We will be on hiatus until February 2023 due to travel! Happy Holidays! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#31 - Resident Evil 8 Arrives on Mac + Edgerunners Review
Sorry we're late peeps! Jon & Casper talk about RE8 Village arriving on Mac, plus we deep dive the hit show Edgerunners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#30 - Stadia (Not) Surprise, More Games in Crossover & No Man's Sky Overview
Jon, Casper and Ted are back! New recording software and a new release schedule planned. Also let your ears enjoy our talk about Google Stadia closing down, games like Stray now work in CrossOver and Ted regales us with his adventures in No Man's Sky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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#29 - M2 Air, Citizen Sleeper Review, Aspyr in Trouble?
Casper, Ted & Jon discuss the new M2 Air, is it good or bad? Jon then details the indie hit Citizen Sleeper and whether or not it's worth a trip to space. Finally we try and find out if Aspyr Media is in trouble over the cancellation of KOTOR. Lastly, watch out for Mass Effect ramblings! Hosted…
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#28 - WWDC 2022 - New Games, Metal 3, M2 Chip and More
Jon, Casper & Ted cover all things revealed at WWDC. What kind of impact might all these juicy announcements have on Mac Gaming? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#27 - Game to TV, Halo & The Witcher discussion + WWDC Wishes
The gang talks some games to TV shows in Halo & The Witcher! Are they are good for fans or newcomers? We round out at the end with various wishes on what we'd like to see about WWDC this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#26 - Apple Peek Performance Event Discussion + Old Cable Club
Is the new Studio Mac good? We think so! But that $1600 display is pretty suspect. Ted thinks its because they discontinued the 27" iMac. Theory, or reality? You decide! And what could any of this mean or do for Mac gaming? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#25 - Are There Too Many Games? + Developer Innovation
Inspired by Jeff Vogel's blog post of the same name, the gang tackles the interesting question - are there really too many games? Discussed from a player/consumer point of view. We also touch on innovation vs yearly cycles and general Mac gaming Journalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
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#24 - Studio Consolidation in Gaming - Pros & Cons
Microsoft has purchased Activision-Blizzard and now Sony has bought Bungie. What does all this consolidation mean for the gaming industry? How might it affect gaming consumers? Sam, Ted & Jon discuss the pros and cons of these developments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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#23 - Microsoft Buys Activision-Blizzard, PS3 Games on Mac?! + Upcoming Games
The MGC Team is back in action! Jon, Ted & Casper discuss Microsofts big purchase of Activision-Blizzard and how it might affect Mac gaming. Casper has some PS3 emulation adventures on his M1 Max and we highlight some notable Mac ports/releases happening in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See...
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Interlude - Happy New Year! & Brief Show Hiatus
Jon chimes in with a few notes about the holidays, upcoming content and a brief shot hiatus. Will be back end of January/early February! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#22 - Best Games & Experiences of the Year (2021)
Lily & Jon chat about their favorite games and moments from 2021 and what the titles they are most excited about for 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#21 - Elderscrolls Games, State of Feral & Aspyr Media, 2021/2022 Notes
Jon & Ted team up to chat about MMO’s, Elderscrolls games, Mac porting/publishing history and some 2021/2022 tidbits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#20 - Controversies Part 2, Caspers WINE Adventures + Arcane Review
The gang’s all here for the monumental episode 20! We continue the conversation around problems in game studios, Blizzard, Riot, Ubisoft and more. And don’t miss Caspers WINE adventures with his shiny new 24-core M1 Max. Finally, we review the excellent new Arcane on Netflix. Hosted on Acast. See...
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Join Jon and his co-hosts as they cover all things Mac gaming! News, reviews and deep-dives into relevant topics of Mac gaming history, culture and tech.
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