Blizzard has been one of few supporter of Mac platform their franchise games. Few big developers support Mac platform. However, Blizzard has always ported their popular games from PC to Mac on timely fashion. And, this was before the popularity of iPhone and Ipod products by Apple. Even with the popularity, Mac has seen little games developed or ported for their platform. It shouldn’t surprise anyone to see Starcraft 2 beta released for the Mac. While little late, Mac users can now enjoy the Starcraft 2 beta if you pre-order it via Amazon.com or Gamestop retailers. This quick release should be an encouraging sign for simultaneous release of Starcraft 2 for PC and Mac. Usually, Mac users had to wait some time before the release of Mac versions.

This is on the heel of news that Valve will be launching Steam client for Mac users. While the complete lists of compatible games are unknown, it is widely reported that most of the multiplayer games will be available for Mac. Better yet, PC users and Mac users will be able to play against each other over Steam. This should be a great year for Mac users.

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