Sketchy Rumor Claims Apple Plans to Announce High-End Gaming MacBook or iMac at WWDC 2020

Apple plans to announce a high-end gaming computer at its annual WWDC developers conference in 2020, according to a questionable and as-of-yet unsubstantiated report from Taiwan's Economic Daily News.  Details are slim, but the report claims that the computer may be a large-screen laptop or all-in-one desktop with a price tag of up to $5,000, suggesting…

Apple Arcade free trial subscriptions expire soon

What Apple’s gaming service has to offer Apple plans to have 100+ games in its Arcade, though it’s a bit short of that at the moment. Still, there are already great titles like Oceanhorn 2, EarthNight, and Rayman Mini. Getting access to all of them costs $4.99 a month, but that’s all — in-app purchases…

How to connect your PS4 controller to a Mac computer wirelessly to play digitally downloaded games

A Mac computer is a powerful machine that's well up to the challenge of handling the memory and graphics associated with a PlayStation 4 game, so why not play PS4 games on your Mac?  One reason might be that you hate the idea of using the keyboard, trackpad, and a mouse to game. Well, you don't have to. It's easy to connect…

Apple Arcade’s game lineup looks surprisingly excellent

https://youtu.be/frLeePH8W9Y Apple Arcade may not have gotten off to the most promising start at Apple’s iPhone 11 keynote — the company decided to show a minutes-long demo of... Frogger in Toy Town to showcase the service — but Apple has been steadily revealing a lot more interesting titles for Arcade, which gives us a better…

Apple Arcade is already here three days early: How to sign up now

You don't need to wait till Sept. 19 to check out Apple Arcade. Apple's new gaming service is available now, three days before its official launch date, for some users who are running the iOS 13 public beta. First spotted by MacRumors, the iOS 13 public beta lets you sign up for an Arcade subscription starting…

Apple Arcade will reportedly cost $5 a month when it launches this fall

When Apple releases Apple Arcade to the public, it will likely come with a $5-a-month price tag. The price was discovered by 9to5 Mac in the APIs used by the App Store app. According to a promotional message found in that code, Apple Arcade will be $4.99 per month, after a customer completes a one-month…

The best Bluetooth gaming controllers you can buy

Ask any gamer what their most important tool is and the answer might surprise you. You'd assume the gaming console, system, or platform itself, but it's the controller that can make or break a gaming session. Wired controllers are great and have their uses — pros prefer them to cut down on latency, for instance…

Xbox Co-Creator Nat Brown Joins Apple

Following a four-year stint at Valve, Xbox co-creator Nat Brown has now taken on a role at Apple, announcing his new position on Twitter.  Brown said that he has an obsession with platform ecosystems and systems engineering, and he's looking forward to continuing his work in these areas at Apple. Brown says that he will be…