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href="http://www.valvesoftware.com/" target="_blank">Valve Software, creators of seminal video games Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress 2 and more, also owns and operates
href="http://store.steampowered.com/" target="_blank">Steam, one of the most popular PC gaming digital distribution networks. For now that service remains accessible from Windows operating systems only, relegating would-be Mac gamers to dual-booting using
href="http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/" target="_blank">Boot Camp or dealing with unsupported access via virtualization software such as
href="http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/" target="_blank">Parallels.
Hope might be on the horizon, however, thanks to a series of
href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/03/valve-teases-apple-announcement-of-something/" target="_blank">cryptic images Valve has been sending to various gaming outlets today. Each is a clever play on
href="http://mashable.com/2010/01/19/get-a-mac/">notable Mac ads, from a Half-Life-themed tribute to the
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8" target="_blank">Apple 1984 commercial to a Portal-flavored riff on the iconic “I’m a Mac” ad series.
Of course it’s not official confirmation that Valve is developing Steam for the Mac, but it’s an awfully strong hint. Plus, with the annual
href="http://www.gdconf.com/" target="_blank">Game Developers Conference just around the corner next week, it’s also an incredibly convenient time to be building some buzz for a big announcement of this magnitude.
In other words, Mac gamers should sit tight and stay tuned: hope is definitely
href="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2007/10/15/portal-the-skinny/" target="_blank">still alive. Would you be excited about Steam (and some great titles from Valve) for the Mac?
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