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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is a Windows-only game with no native macOS port. But with CrossOver 26 and the latest D3DMetal improvements, it runs very well on Apple Silicon. I picked it up on GOG...
Square Enix shipped Final Fantasy VII Rebirth update v1.005 on June 3, 2026 and it broke FFVIIHook, the mod that gives you a dev console, INI overrides, and a bunch of other quality-of-life things....
After enjoying Final Fantasy VII Remake on my M2 Max Mac Studio, I had to try Rebirth. With CrossOver 26 and three essential mods, it runs. Here are the best settings to get 30-40+ FPS at 1080p.
Games / Guides / MacOS / Technology
by Ken Ng · Published February 1, 2026 · Last modified May 10, 2026
With CrossOver 26.0, and the continual updates to D3DMetal (GPTK), a lot of DX 11 and DX 12 games have been able to just run. My friends have all asked me to check out...
With CrossOver 26.0 Preview, and the continual updates to D3DMetal (GPTK), a lot of DX 11 and DX 12 games have been able to just run. Since Ubisoft is giving away Immortals Fenyx Rising...
2025 had been a great year for gaming on Mac, especially with the latest version of CrossOver 25.0, and D3DMetal 2.1 (GPTK). There’s been so much advancements that games like Red Dead Redemption 2...
Featured / Games / MacOS / Technology
by Ken Ng · Published December 21, 2024 · Last modified July 25, 2026
I’ve a bunch of articles that I’ve written here on how to install and play Windows games on a Mac, like this one on running Witcher 3. Most of them are examples of games...
Apple Silicon (M1/M2), CrossOver, and D3DMetal (GPTK) has made a lot of Windows games like Pharoah: A New Era playable on Macs. Here’s how I installed and played Pharaoh: A New Era on macOS...
It seems like there’s been a returning interest with Fallout 4 with the upcoming series on Amazon Prime. For Mac users, it has always been a bummer as the game was never made for...
Games today are getting very large. You can change the default CrossOver bottles location entirely. But having the option to move specific CrossOver bottles to an external drive is also great. Sometimes you will...
Apple Silicon (M1/M2), macOS Sonoma, CrossOver 23.5, and D3DMetal (GPTK) has made games like Control playable on Macs. Here’s how I installed and played Control on macOS running on a M2 Max Mac Studio....
If you use an Xbox One Wireless controller on CrossOver, you would notice that the latest version 22 have caused it not to work properly. This issue was happening on both Witcher 3 and...
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