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Half-Life Coming to the Mac!
Yesterday, MacAddict unveiled in an exclusive that Half-Life is indeed coming to the Mac. Today, we have some answers to questions you may have about Half-Life.

Half-Life is the uber-game that took home Game Of The Year awards from approximately EVERY gaming rag in existence, and you need to visit http://www.sierrastudios.com/games/half-life/bot.html and see what it's all about.

Q. When's it going to be released already?
A. The golden master is due at Sierra on November 15 to be in your hands in time for Christmas. I'm going for a somewhat accelerated development schedule, though, so hopefully I'll be done by mid-September.

Q. Why so long?
A. For various contractual reasons work on the port did not begin until April 1. Also, consider the pedigree of Valve -- most of their engineers came from Microsoft, and consequently their code is very Windows-centric. Significant sections of the code are so closely tied to Windows (and MFC) that it's easier to rewrite them from scratch than attempt to convert them over to another OS. Once I'm over that hurdle, things should go much faster since I'll be working with id's Quake engine code which has already been ported to everything in existence.

Q. Who's behind all of this?
A. Valve is the original PC developer. Sierra, the original publisher of Half-Life for PC, is also publishing the Mac version. I've seen in the press, but not heard directly from them, that they're getting back into the Mac market in a big way. The port itself is being handled through Logicware, my new employer. Internally, I'm basically the man on this one -- no one else is working on Half-Life and I'm not working on anything else.

Q. Can I be a beta tester?
A. I believe Sierra will be handling the QA internally.

Q. Where and how can I get the latest updates?
A. There is a one-way announcement list that'll probably get at most one or two posts a week. To subscribe, point your browser at http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/hl-mac-news.

Q. What machines will be supported?
A. Everything with a G3 (including the iMacs) will be supported one way or another. Earlier G3 machines with with Rage II chips will probably have to use the software renderer. Faster 603- and 604-based PowerMacs will probably be OK, and almost certainly if they have a Rage Pro or better 3D card, but I can't say what the final performance will be until the game is final.

Clan Lord v73 released
The latest weekly update of Delta Tao's online role playing game, Clan Lord, was released late last night. You can download the latest update from here.

Clan Lord is an online role playing game which is now shipping at a cost of $49.95 for the required CD (which includes free months of play time), and later a cost of $9.95 a month for unlimited play.

Clan Lord v73 Scheduled for release tonight
The latest weekly update of Delta Tao's online role playing game, Clan Lord, is scheduled to be release tonight. You will be able to download the update, or the full version from here later tonight.

Clan Lord is an online role playing game which is now shipping at a cost of $49.95 for the required CD (which includes free months of play time), and later a cost of $9.95 a month for unlimited play.

The MGA's Big Move
The move should be complete in the next couple of days. Parts of the move have already been completed and some things like the Forum will not work properly until the move is finished. Also, when the move is completed, my e-mail address will change to jddreyer@mac-gaming.com. The MGA will be at http://www.mac-gaming.com/ but will still be accessible at it's current address for at least another couple of months.

Note: The new URL doesn't work yet, I will let everyone know when to start using it...

Star Trek Sale at Mac-O-Rama
Captain, these prices are highly illogical... Mac-O-Rama is celebrating their nerdiness with Star Trek week. Win cool STAR TREK stuff! Prizes include games, t-shirts, candy and more! There is a different giveaway each day starting Tuesday, April 20, 1999! Plus, they've got great games at awesome prices, check them out...

• 25th Anniversary $10
• Borg $37
• Captain's Chair $38
• Deep Space Nine- Harbinger $10
• Judgment Rites Collector's Edition $12
• Klingon $38
• Klingon Honor Guard $43
• Starship Creator $27
• The Game Show $27
• The Next Generation- A Final Unity $10

Latinum or brains... there are two easy ways to win! Any purchase made from April 19 through April 25 will automatically be entered in the daily drawing. Or if you are a little short of cash after filing your Federation taxes, a correct answer to their daily STAR TREK trivia question earns an entry. Trivia contest drawings start Tuesday, April 20, 1999. Just visit MAC-O-RAMA at http://www.mac-o-rama.com and good luck!

The MGA is Moving!
You read right, we are moving! To our very own domain name. The move will probably take place by the end of the week, but don't worry, because you will still be able to access us from our current address for at least another month. Tomorrow I will tell the domain that we are moving to (It's still a secret...).