GameTap's Myst Online: URU Live available on Mac OS X
by Christopher Grant 
{ Mar 20th 2007 at 5:17PM }
GameTap announced today that the Mac OS X port of Myst Online: URU Live -- built using Transgaming's Cider technology -- is available for download. Rand Miller, CEO of Cyan Worlds and creator of Myst Online, offered this heartfelt sentiment: "Many of the original Myst fans were Mac users, so for GameTap to reopen the door to this audience really means a lot to Cyan on a personal level."Though we're sure there's lots of hugging going on in the Cyan Worlds offices this morning, we're just excited to test the Cider-built version and see how it compares to the existing PC client. A reminder: while your $10 monthly GameTap subscription buys you full access to the GameTap service, Mac users should know that Myst Online is the only GameTap offering that will work natively on your computer. Our recommendation for Intel Mac users: play URU Live natively, Boot Camp the rest.
Already a GameTap subscriber and want to take the Mac version of URU Live online for a spin? Head on over to this login page, enter your GameTap login information and get downloading!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Aaron @ Mar 20th 2007 5:47PM
This is good news. Uru is a great game, puzzles worthy of the Myst name. The ability to group up with friends and figure them out together is great.
And the main storyline is very interesting, with NPCs all played by real people. They're doing a good job building out a believable world.
samfish @ Mar 20th 2007 11:24PM
As a Mac user, I say.....
...ok. Thanks.
ill trooper @ Mar 21st 2007 12:07AM
I am a long-time Mac user who spent a few days back in the early 90's playing Myst... But I think the subset in the Venn diagram showing the a) people who would want to play this, and b) the people who read this website would be very sliver-like.
SeriousKriss @ Mar 21st 2007 4:57AM
Still waiting for Gametap to launch in Europe... Come on guys, it's a bigger market for PC gaming than the US!
Twist @ Mar 21st 2007 6:34AM
Doesn't using Cider mean that people still using PPC based Mac's need not apply? What is the point? If you have an Intel Mac already might as well boot into XP for games and get the performance boost.