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I thought with a Linux box and a Macbook I would never really play games on a computer again, minus the odd casual flash/javascript game.

Then I got the SC2 Beta from a friend. Oh man, so awesome.

(Not addicted .. but oh so fun. Love Blizzard)

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I'm also extremely happy that it will be released on OSX too. I hope this is part of a new trend now that Macs are selling better than a few years ago (and the Intel hardware can't hurt).

That trend may or may not be happening, but Blizzard has always released their games on Mac, so I wouldn't use this for evidence one way or the other.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_(content_delivery)#Mac_OS...

"With its release, Valve will include native Mac OS X, OpenGL versions of Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Portal, and the entire Half-Life series. Portal 2, due by the end of 2010, will be simultaneously released on both the Windows and Mac versions of Steam."

May 12th! Between steam for OS X, SC2, and eventually WoW: Cataclysm, I'm not going to be getting anything done this summer. =(

That is a pretty awesome development. Hopefully other steam developers will jump on board.

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