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Apple updates Game Porting Toolkit beta, offers improvements in new version

With the introduction of its upcoming macOS Sonoma operating system at this year’s WWDC, Apple also debuted its new Game Porting Tool that allows developers to easily port their Windows games to the Mac with little or no effort. The tool, which is still a beta, received a significant update this week, and could potentially […]

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CrossOver 18 now available, features macOS 10.14.Mojave support, other fixes

CrossOver 18 has arrived, complete with full macOS 10.14 Mojave support as well as a number of fixes and improvements. CodeWears announced that CrossOver 18, which can be used for running Windows applications on macOS desktops without using Windows itself, is now available and ready to go. The CodeWeavers team has updated Wine, the core […]

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Presence of WINE-like wrapper hints at tools that may allow for easier porting between Steam and macOS games

This could turn into something interesting. Albeit Valve has historically loved its own way of doing things, a deep dive into Reddit’s /r/linux_gaming subreddit revealed the presence of Steam Play, which is based around a WINE-like compatibility wrapper. WINE functions as an open-source project that can cajole Windows executables into running on Unix-based systems, i.e. […]

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Apple working on upcoming OS X 10.9.1 bug fix, attaches “Syrah” code name to OS X 10.10 project

This is just how quickly software development moves. Per 9to5Mac, Apple has apparently dubbed its future OS X 10.10 operating system “Syrah” (a type of wine), which they’ve begun seeding to Apple employees for internal testing as of early September. While it’s been reported that Apple is targeting a redesign of the OS X interface […]

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CrossOver updated to 12.5

You can’t knock an appreciable update. CrossOver, the popular virtualization program from CodeWeavers, has been updated to version 12.5. The new version, an 84.9 megabyte download, is available as a demo, offers the following fix: WHAT’S NEW: – Drag and Drop. – System Tray Icons in the Mac Menu Bar. – Shaped windows and transparency. […]