In a recent press release from EA Games, the company has decided to bring it's line up of hit titles to the Mac OS X platform.
Electronic Arts has a reputation for being the biggest third party publisher/developer in gaming for quite some time now. With franchises that are guaranteed million+ sellers, and some heavy hitting PC titles, EA has proven their dominance in the gaming industry.
Willing to spread the love to as many people as possible (and perhaps their wallets) EA has announced a deal with Apple to develop and port many of its best PC games to Apple's Mac OS X.
For years, if you wanted to play PC games, you got a Windows-based operating system. Leading the way as the de-facto standard in the computing industry, and with millions of installed base, developing with Windows as the lead platform just made sense. With PC gaming on the rise, more attention is being turned to converting the slapstick industry into a serious competitor for your gaming time and the same analogous relationship could be applied to Apple products.
With mainstream successes such as the iPod, and the hotly anticipated iPhone, Macintosh products are on the rise, and now coming soon to an OS X based system near you will be a few new EA titles:
- Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
- Battlefield 2142
- Need for Speed Carbon
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix
- Madden '08
- Tiger Wood's PGA Tour '08
The Press Release
Redwood Shores, Calif., – June 11, 2007 – Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced a commitment to bring its portfolio of hit games to Mac OS X. The first EA Mac titles slated to ship this summer include the wizarding adventure Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™, racing sensation Need for Speed™ Carbon, military action thriller Battlefield 2142 and the real-time strategy hit Command &Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™. Being the first Mac OS X games published by EA, these blockbuster titles are being ported to take advantage of the Mac’s performance to run with stunning visuals and signature gameplay at blistering speeds. Later this year, EA will ship Madden NFL 08 and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08 in sync with their worldwide launches.
Frank Gibeau, EA’s Executive Vice President of Publishing commented, “These four games are just the beginning. We’re excited to deliver key EA franchises such as Harry Potter, Madden Football and Need for Speed to Mac gamers.”
"We're thrilled that the world's number one games company is making this major commitment to the Mac," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "Game fans are going to love playing these new EA titles on a Mac."
