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13:45 - Microsoft Evolved
http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,65027,00.html
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Kris sends this: apparently Microsoft is going to be putting its weight behind developing the Mac gaming platform in Japan, where it's even less existent than it is here.
I thought this was a pretty meaty testimonial:
Although the launch was held on the same weekend as a national holiday, more than 60 people gathered at the Ginza [Apple] store and dozens in Osaka.
In Tokyo, gamers were joined by Asia's No. 1 Halo player, who is known only as Siguma. Many of the guests attended just to play him or see him fight.
While Siguma battled all comers, he lectured about the game. And although he discussed all the features and controls of the game in detail, he battled about 20 opponents without getting killed once.
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During the games, Siguma was asked how he found the Mac version of Halo. "The performance is good," he said. "And the graphics are good too. The controls are the same, so if you have ever played the PC version, it is easy to play the Mac version."
So the Mac is apparently a good enough gaming platform to be the weapon of choice of Asia's top Halo player? Boy, I didn't see that coming.
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Brian Tiemann
