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Apple Arcade bundles fun, premium mobile games in one low-cost, monthly subscription. If you're ready to explore the top titles, check out these 25 games that will make you kick free-to-play cash. The game consists of multiple archery rounds. You're trying to shoot an apple off your friend's head. Every time you succeed, the distance increases. But be careful: if you shoot your friend, the game is over! Release Date March 2008, updated to HTML5 in 2016. Developer Apple Shooter is developed by Wolf Games, who have also made Gunblood. 2021-01-14 Apple might stop sideloading of iOS games (and other apps) on Apple Silicon Macs in a future version of macOS Big Sur via discord:goldmaster11 2020-12-31 MoltenVK 1.1.1 brings Vulkan support to Apple Silicon Macs via @tosh 2020-12-30 10 Best FPS Games on M1 Apple Silicon Mac via @Andytizer.
2021-04-19 Microsoft xCloud Beta for iPhone and iPad to Launch This Week via @__tosh
2021-04-04 Apple adds more games to Apple Arcade including new titles like Fantasian as well as classics like Cut the Rope, Fruit Ninja, Solitaire, Threes and Monument Valley via @__tosh
2021-01-15 Apple begins blocking M1 Mac users from side loading iPhone and iPad applications via @__tosh
2021-01-14 Dolphin (Nintendo Wii/GameCube emulator): 30-50% speedup as well as improved stability from native M1 support on Apple Silicon Macs compared to Rosetta 2 via discord:plex123,goldmaster11
2021-01-14 Apple might stop sideloading of iOS games (and other apps) on Apple Silicon Macs in a future version of macOS Big Sur via discord:goldmaster11
2020-12-31 MoltenVK 1.1.1 brings Vulkan support to Apple Silicon Macs via @__tosh
2020-12-30 10 Best FPS Games on M1 Apple Silicon Mac via @Andytizer
2020-12-26 Parallels Advanced Gaming Setup Guide for M1 Apple Silicon and Windows 10 ARM via @Andytizer
2020-12-24 The Game 'Inside' is free today in the Epic Games Store via @__tosh
2020-12-22 Apple working on 2021 Apple TV with stronger focus in gaming via @markgurman
2020-12-22 Steam Winter Sale is on until January 5th 2021 via @Andytizer
2020-12-22 JoyMapperSilicon adds support for Nintendo Joy-Con and Nintendo Pro controllers to Apple Silicon Macs via @chenqibin99
2020-12-22 Experience Report: M1 MacBook Air vs Intel MacBook Pro 16' for gaming via @__tosh
2020-12-18 Great News for Game Compatibility: Fallout 2 runs well via Parallels on Windows for ARM via @Andytizer
2020-12-16 StepMania 5.3 is one of the first native games for Apple Silicon Macs with full support for controllers and pads via @TeamRizu
2020-12-14 Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.1 adding support for CS:GO and full screen support for iPad games via @__tosh
2020-12-09 Xbox Cloud Gaming Coming to iOS in Spring 2021 via @__tosh
2020-12-08 Google Stadia arrives in eight new European countries via @__tosh
2020-12-05 EVE Online: CCP Games developing a native macOS client via @PeterBlanc11
2020-12-02 Baldur's Gate III: Patch 3 released, adds support for Rosetta 2 via @MrMacRight
2020-12-02 Apple names Disco Elysium 'Mac Game of the Year 2020' via @__tosh
2020-12-02 Mac version of Metro: Exodus in the works according to 4A Games via @Andytizer
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