EVE Online: Quantum Rise expansion coming Nov. 11

CCP Games has announced November 11, 2008 as the release date for the latest expansion to EVE Online, its Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.

Eddy Winner: VMware Fusion 2

If you want to run Windows, Linux, or other operating systems on your Intel-powered Mac, there’s no better choice than VMware Fusion 2.

OpenCL gets touted in Texas

Attendees at the SC08 high-performance computing conference in Austin got a progress report on OpenCL, the the Apple-spearheaded parallel computing API that figures to be a prominent new feature in the upcoming Snow Leopard update to OS X.

EVE Online coming to retail stores in March

EVE Online, which has been available through online distribution only since late 2003, will soon be available at retail stores thanks to a distribution deal with Atari.

Atari 2600 controller is USB, OS X compatible

Section: Software + Apps, Games, Mac + Computers, PeripheralsHard to get more old school than this: Legacy Consumer Electronics has released an Atari 2600 joystick with a USB port.It’s compatible with OS X, Windows, and Linux, and is sure to provide hours of enjoyment until your hands get horrible, crippling cramps from the harsh plastic edges. But I ask you, who really knew about ergonomics in those days? Finally - a controller to play video games the way they should be played - OLD SCHOOL STYLE !!! Tired of trying to play video games with a keyboard/mouse? Tired of trying to use a thumbstick, flight yoke, or other thumbpad designed controllers to play video games and they just don’t work right and your game play suffers? The answer is here at long last, the classic joystick controller! Note that Legacy isn’t mentioning the name “Atari” anywhere on their store page, so hopefully this beautiful piece of nostalgia won’t run into any licensing issues. Also no word on how to configure it for use with a particular game, although they state that it should work with “almost any game that can map and use a Standard Gamepad as a controller.” The controller costs $14.99 (plus shipping, discount if you buy more than one). Product [Classic joystick controller] Full Story » | Written by Bill Stiteler for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

Parallels Desktop 4.0 boosts speed, graphics support

Parallels has officially released Parallels Desktop 4.0, the latest edition of its virtualization software for the Mac. The program lets users run operating systems such as Windows and Linux within Mac OS X, eliminating the need to dual-boot. The fourth edition is said to improve integration with operating systems, in particular Windows, as it now supports graphics technologies such as DirectX 9...