![]() The company and the Mac-port industry have fallen on hard times, and the games list at GameAgent reflects this. GameAgent is a digital distribution platform from a traditional porter of Mac games. R eported that OnLive staff have been let go, though an OnLive representative says that the service is not shutting down.] [ Editor’s note: On Friday, Mashable Entertainment ![]() If you want to play console hits on your Mac, OnLive remains your best bet. OnLive’s initial library was lacking, but now you can find a surprising number of recent/new high-end releases on the platform, including You can also easily hop in on other peoples’ games and observe them. OnLive has robust social media integration and the ability to create “brag clips” of your favorite gaming moments and share them with your friends. If you don’t, the service is practically useless. More than any of its competitors, OnLive is dependent on your Internet connection-if you have a fast one you can play dozens of recently-released games on virtually any machine. But instead of downloading the game content or having your Mac do any of the game processing, everything is done in the cloud on OnLive’s servers. OnLive is a streaming game client that you download onto your Mac. Instead, people go to Steam for its vibrant community, intuitive interface and social controls, and its growing list of indie hits like ![]() Sure, you can playĬounter-Strike: Global Offensive through Steam on the Mac, but recent blockbusters such as Max Payne 3 are nowhere to be found. After slowly releasing many Valve games, Steam on the Mac has stagnated, with few titles that are exclusive to the platform. But those who pay attention to Mac gaming know that Steam hasn’t quite lived up to its billing for Mac gamers. With over 54 million active users and 1500 games (on the PC side, at least), Steam has been top dog for a while. Steam: Valve’s digital distribution service.Valve’s Steam service is perhaps the most iconic digital distribution platform out there. Origin will be entering an already crowded field of digital game distribution platforms available for the Mac. Origin: EA’s digital distribution service.
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