In the middle of ourrousingoffice-wide almost daily Macintosh versus PC debate, we received the following information: Mythic Entertainment’sWarhammer Onlinewas ported to the Macintosh platform. It’s like the gods knew we were buzzing about the new Macbook Pros.
Starting now, both grizzled and new players can download a Mac-specific beta client for the low, low price of free fromWAR’sofficial Web site. Anyone willing to leap platforms will receive “an exclusive title and trophy award.” Consider that icing on the superior-platform-cake. Zing!
The Macintosh version ofWAR —made possiblebyTransGaming‘s Cider Portability Engine — is slated for official release in the fall. We’re currently downloading the latest patches and such on our full beta version, but we’ll get you a report of howWARis running on the Macintosh in the near future.