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Mac Game Store Changelog

What's new in Mac Game Store 5.1.9

Mar 29, 2024
  • Made a security fix to the MacGameStore Helper app.

New in Mac Game Store 5.1.8 (Feb 1, 2024)

  • Just a few minor tweaks to start off the New Year.

New in Mac Game Store 5.1.7 (Nov 7, 2023)

  • Just a few minor under-the-hood tweaks.
  • Updated the MSAppCenter framework to the latest release version.

New in Mac Game Store 5.1.6 (Aug 8, 2023)

  • Bug fixes, stability improvements, and repairs to the space-time continuum.

New in Mac Game Store 5.1.5 (Apr 28, 2023)

  • Modified several URL-based API calls in order to optimize disk performance.
  • Updated the MSAppCenter framework to the latest release version.

New in Mac Game Store 5.1.4 (Apr 19, 2023)

  • Better error information is now reported for newer games that can't be registered on older versions of macOS.
  • The Update button is no longer displayed in My Games for apps that aren't fully installed and ready to play.
  • The background color drawing at the bottom of the Preferences view has been fixed.

New in Mac Game Store 5.1.3 (Jan 30, 2023)

  • Updated the MSAppCenter frameworks
  • Updated the app's copyright info
  • Reduced several binary file sizes
  • Made a few other minor tweaks and fixes

New in Mac Game Store 5.1.2 (Oct 12, 2022)

  • Project and source files have been updated to work with Xcode 14.
  • The MSAppCenter framework has been updated to the latest version.
  • Some obsolete data files are now deleted after object migration.

New in Mac Game Store 5.1.1 (Jun 29, 2022)

  • The MacGameStore app now detects if Apple's Rosetta software is missing on Macs with Apple Silicon and offers to install it.
  • My Games will display an alert if you try to play an Intel-based game on Apple Silicon Macs that don't have Rosetta installed.

New in Mac Game Store 5.1.0 (Jun 3, 2022)

  • macOS Dock Shortcuts may now be created for purchased games and demos via the My Games "Action" menu.
  • Added a new system to ensure purchased games are registered after your Mac is updated to a new version of macOS.
  • Fixed a very rare threading issue when changing the row size in My Games.
  • Made some minor changes and fixes to the My Games "Gear" menu.
  • Incompatible games and demos may now be hidden via the "Gear" menu on macOS 10.12 thru 10.14.

New in Mac Game Store 5.0.5 (Jun 3, 2022)

  • macOS Dock Shortcuts may now be created for purchased games and demos via the My Games "Action" menu.
  • Made some minor changes and fixes to the My Games "Gear" menu.
  • Fixed a very rare threading issue when changing the row size in My Games.

New in Mac Game Store 5.0.4 (Jun 3, 2022)

  • Fixed issues with some purchased games accidentally reverting to demo mode.

New in Mac Game Store 5.0.3 (May 23, 2022)

  • Incompatible games and demos may now be updated if a new version is available.
  • Incompatible games and demos may now be removed via the drop-down menu on the Action button.
  • Fixed a startup crash in the Helper when it cannot find the MacGameStore app.
  • Updated the MSAppCenter frameworks.

New in Mac Game Store 5.0.2 (Mar 8, 2022)

  • Fixed a rare crash in the game registration system.
  • Fixed the re-appearance of the "Install" button while a game is being registered in the My Games views.
  • Added the ability to Show/Hide Key-Only (eg, Steam) games in the My Games views.
  • Made several optimizations to the low-level 'game' object.

New in Mac Game Store 5.0.1 (Feb 16, 2022)

  • Hotfix for background software update crash.
  • Hotfix for Apple Silicon software update bug.

New in Mac Game Store 5.0.0 (Feb 16, 2022)

  • Added native support for Apple Silicon Macs. Note: Apple Silicon support is for the MacGameStore.com app only; individual Demos and Games are not affected by this change.
  • Fixed many graphics glitches in the app’s Titlebar, Sidebar, Preferences, and various My Games lists.
  • Games & Demos now remain in the Downloads list until they’re manually cleared (via the main menu) or the app is Quit.
  • Improved the response speed when searching the Store.
  • The app now has a more robust software update check at launch time.
  • Removed several old and/or unused systems from the codebase.
  • Updated critical 3rd-party libraries.
  • Made several improvements to the MacGameStore Helper app.

New in Mac Game Store 4.1 (Sep 18, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug where early releases of macOS Sierra (eg, 10.12.0) wouldn't download files when you clicked the appropriate button in the Store view.
  • Fixed some hover problems in My Games.
  • Modernized the high-level download operation object.
  • Improved the game launch operation object (ie, "Play") just a bit.
  • Activated Hardened Runtime in preparation for App Notarization.
  • Hotfix for rare crash related to downloading game boxshot data.
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when Removing an incompatible game from the My Games list.
  • Fixed a rare issue where Removing a game with a download in progress wouldn't cancel the download.
  • Improved sorting in the My Games lists.
  • Optimized the saving of internal "game" objects.
  • Removed some event notification code that's no longer needed. This code may have been causing a very rare crash in when scrolling the My Games lists via trackpad.
  • Notarized DMG.
  • My Games 'Action' column now has smarter sorting
  • Updated MSAppCenter framework to v3.0.0
  • Updated Sparkle framework to v1.2.3
  • Fixed several codesigning & notarization issues
  • Some hotfixes and framework updates.
  • Re-engineered the Gear and Action popup menus in My Games in order to improve stability

New in Mac Game Store 3.4.4 (Oct 14, 2019)

  • Updated xcode core code base.
  • Clicking the My Games Action buttons should now work reliably in Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitán.
  • Popup Help balloons no longer appear in the bottom left corner of the screen in Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitán.
  • The buttons in the Add Your Own "Link to Cloud" window now draw correctly in Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitán.
  • Pre-code for upcoming features.

New in Mac Game Store 3.3.10 Build 5072 (Oct 17, 2016)

  • Fixed issues related to cached registration data when purchased games are removed from My Games.
  • Fixed problems with the "move me to Applications" system when the app is launched on macOS 10.12 Sierra.
  • Offline Mode's "Relaunch" button now works properly under newer versions of OS X.
  • Fixed multiple displays bug with the Helper promo window.
  • The Helper promo window should no longer show expired promotions.
  • The system that detects older builds of the application now does a better job of remembering the deletion preference.
  • Fixed a very rare crash when registering and playing games.
  • Fixed random case where install fails on new downloads.
  • The My Games Action drop-down menu has been simplified for certain purchased DLC games.
  • The Client should no longer open to an empty My Games list when its started by an externally downloaded app.
  • Hopefully fixes the bugs with the new DLC system in the Action menu.
  • Fixed several issues related to installing and removing games that could prevent the games from being launched.
  • Fixed bug where panels would appear separated from the main window, if the main window was backgrounded.
  • Fixed several issues related to dynamically linking various 3rd-party Frameworks.
  • The mini Helper app is now smarter about adding itself to the User's Login Items.
  • Fixed several obscure crash bugs related to downloading, verifying, and installing Games & Demos.
  • Optimized the various progress bars in order to make the tables a bit more responsive.
  • Fixed several minor issues related to the Remove, Multiple Binary, and Link to Local panels.
  • Vital fix to the helper for OS X 10.11.

New in Mac Game Store 3.3.4 Build 5061 (Jan 18, 2016)

  • Updated xcode core code base.
  • Clicking the My Games Action buttons should now work reliably in Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitán.
  • Popup Help balloons no longer appear in the bottom left corner of the screen in Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitán.
  • The buttons in the Add Your Own "Link to Cloud" window now draw correctly in Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitán.
  • Pre-code for upcoming features.

New in Mac Game Store 3.3.3 Build 5059 (Oct 27, 2015)

  • Fixed a crash that would occur when converting certain Demos to full purchases.
  • Fixed a crash that would occasionally occur when signing in to your user account.
  • Fixed an issue related to checking for new overlay data at app startup time.
  • Fixes for crashes with OS X 10.11 beta.

New in Mac Game Store 3.3.1 Build 5057 (May 12, 2015)

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when downloading Overlay data.
  • Missing games search no longer finds apps in the Trash folder.

New in Mac Game Store 3.3.0 Build 5056 Beta (May 8, 2015)

  • Added Wishlist button to the Titlebar.
  • Added Wishlist "On Sale" Titlebar notification.
  • Added Wishlist sales badge to the Sidebar.
  • Added Wishlist overlay at startup.
  • Added "MacGameStore Support" item to "Help" in the main menu bar.
  • Mac OS X Dock icon now shows download progress & ready games.
  • Tweaked the Sidebar's "Store" list.
  • Steam & Origin games that are "On Hold" now retrieve their registration details the first time the user tries to play them.
  • Games and demos may no longer be updated with the Client is offline.
  • Fixed a rare crash in the My Games table.
  • Fixed a rare crash in the Self Installer locateInstalledGame method.
  • Fixed a rare crash when editing Sidebar custom categories.
  • Updated French, German, Italian, and Spanish localizations.
  • Added startup warning when MenuAndDockless SIMBL plugin is detected.
  • Updated 3rd-party copyright notices.
  • The "On Hold" button for purchased demos now provides feedback when clicked.
  • Removed the "Buy Now" tag for on hold purchased demos.
  • Fixed a very rare crash when the app starts up in Offline mode.

New in Mac Game Store 3.2.1 Build 5051 (Mar 4, 2015)

  • Fixed issue with the main window growing taller with each launch of the app.
  • Games that come with a special Installer program can now sometimes be found quicker after the install has completed.
  • The built-in installer system is now a bit smarter about finding the correct game app in instances where the downloaded file contains multiple apps.
  • The "Add Your Own" system is now a bit smarter about checking to make sure the game being added isn't already in My Games.
  • Added ability to "repair" registration on demo-enabled games while launching with the Option key held down. Note that the game must already be properly installed and the Client must already have the game's registration information.
  • The MacGameStore app may no longer be selected as part of a custom game installation's "Find" step.

New in Mac Game Store 3.2.0 Build 5050 (Feb 24, 2015)

  • Application converted to run 64-bit native!

New in Mac Game Store 3.1.2 Build 5048 (Feb 19, 2015)

  • Changes Notes:
  • Startup crash fix.
  • Fix for startup to allow of updating without having to revisit the website.

New in Mac Game Store 3.1.0 Build 5045 (Jan 24, 2015)

  • Organize all your games by creating up to 14 custom categories in the Sidebar.
  • Search now smartly toggles between the Store and My Games.
  • Newly translated into the German, French, Italian, and Spanish languages.
  • Several bugs have been fixed.
  • The My Games "Install" Action menu item should no longer appear at inappropriate times.
  • The "Apply Purchase" system now works for more game types with demos.

New in Mac Game Store 3.1.0 Build 5043 Beta (Jan 21, 2015)

  • Organize your game collection by creating up to 14 custom categories in the Sidebar.
  • Search smarter! Search now automatically toggles between the Store and My Games.
  • Newly translated into the German, French, Italian, and Spanish languages.
  • Several bugs have been fixed.

New in Mac Game Store 3.0.5 Build 5037 (Dec 16, 2014)

  • The app now remembers the last email address used to to Sign In to your MacGameStore account.
  • Fixed a crash that would occur when using the My Games "Gear" tool while viewing Downloads.
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when installing games that come with their own special installer programs.

New in Mac Game Store 3.0.4 Build 5036 (Dec 9, 2014)

  • Fixed a problem where some DLC purchases could not be installed after download.
  • Fixed a rare crash when switching to the downloads list in My Games.
  • Fixed several crashes related to re-ordering items in the My Games "Downloads" and "Show Me" lists.
  • Added a new dynamic "Cart" button to the app's Titlebar.

New in Mac Game Store 3.0.2 Build 5031 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • Hotfix: Fixed a crash on Mac OS X 10.6.8 when resuming downloads on Macs with low hard disk space.
  • Hotfix: FIxed a crash when trying to Install a purchased game while the app is in "Offline" mode.
  • Hotfix: Fixed a very rare crash that could occur when trying to "Find" a game after running its special installer.
  • Doing a "Find" for a game after running its special installer no longer opens into the wrong folder.
  • MacGameStore no longer opens to an empty My Games window when it's launched by another app (such as the MGS Helper or a MGS mini-Downloader).

New in Mac Game Store 3.0.1 Build 5030 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • Hotfix: Fixed a crash on Mac OS X 10.6.8 when resuming downloads on Macs with low hard disk space.
  • Hotfix: FIxed a crash when trying to Install a purchased game while the app is in "Offline" mode.
  • Hotfix: Fixed a very rare crash that could occur when trying to "Find" a game after running its special installer.
  • Doing a "Find" for a game after running its special installer no longer opens into the wrong folder.
  • MacGameStore no longer opens to an empty My Games window when it's launched by another app (such as the MGS Helper or a MGS mini-Downloader).

New in Mac Game Store 2.6.1 Build 4051 Beta (Oct 1, 2014)

  • Fixed a rare crash triggered by receiving malformed product data from the Server.
  • Fixed an issue with the Sidebar not highlighting when clicking the Forward and Back buttons.
  • Fixed some minor code signing issues to better support Mac OS X 10.9.5 & 10.10.

New in Mac Game Store 2.6.0 Build 4050 (Sep 18, 2014)

  • Added support for downloads within OS X Yosemite 10.10.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.17 Build 4047 (Jun 27, 2014)

  • Fix for crash when doing the "Find" step of certain game installs.
  • Internal enhancements for upcoming features.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.16 Build 4045 (Jun 21, 2014)

  • Various internal changes and adjustments.
  • Crasher fix.
  • Dead zone on click fix.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.15 Build 4040 (May 15, 2014)

  • An issue where the app would report the wrong amount of Video RAM to the store's system requirements check has been fixed.
  • Games that come with their own special installers no longer allow incorrect app selection.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.14 Build 4039 (Apr 23, 2014)

  • Hotfix: An issue related to dynamically overriding menu items in the Sidebar has been fixed.
  • Hotfix: The Mac Games Arcade to Mac Game Store migration assistant that's activated when the app is run for the first time is working again.
  • Download icon animations should be working again.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.13 Build 4036 (Apr 5, 2014)

  • Changes Notes:
  • Hotfix for a crashing bug dealing with altered system fonts.
  • Behind the scenes changes to game library system.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.12 Build 4034 (Mar 18, 2014)

  • Added a preference to choose the screen corner for News notifications.
  • Restored the "Disable Notifications" checkbox in the News window.
  • News notifications no longer appear when an application or game is running in fullscreen mode.
  • Added a button in the About box to display the EULA.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.12 Build 4033 Beta (Mar 5, 2014)

  • Added a preference to choose the screen corner for News notifications.
  • Restored the "Disable Notifications" checkbox in the News window.
  • News notifications no longer appear when an application or game is running in fullscreen mode.
  • Added a button in the About box to display the EULA.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.10 Build 4030 (Jan 29, 2014)

  • Fixed a rare crash bug that could occur when a download fails.
  • Fixed a rare bug where pausing a download caused the file to get "stuck" until the app was quit and relaunched.
  • Fixed a corruption issue that could occur when downloading and installing the Steam and/or Origin apps.
  • Added better support for 404 errors when downloading games and demos.
  • Added better error handling and reporting when a download server isn't able to perform a ranged download.
  • Added better error handling and reporting when a download server isn't able to report the size of the file.
  • Enhanced the verification system.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.10 Build 4029 Beta (Jan 25, 2014)

  • Fixed a rare crash bug that could occur when a download fails.
  • Fixed a rare bug where pausing a download caused the file to get "stuck" until the app was quit and relaunched.
  • Fixed a corruption issue that could occur when downloading and installing the Steam and/or Origin apps.
  • Added better support for 404 errors when downloading games and demos.
  • Added better error handling and reporting when a download server isn't able to perform a ranged download.
  • Added better error handling and reporting when a download server isn't able to report the size of the file.
  • Enhanced the verification system.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.9 Build 4028 (Jan 3, 2014)

  • Enhanced the launch verification checks to ensure the MacGameStore App is not corrupted or damaged after updates or install.
  • Various optimizations to timed event handling.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.8 Build 4027 (Dec 27, 2013)

  • Fixed a crash bug that sometimes occurred when the Sidebar was dynamically updated.
  • Fixed a problem where the End User License Agreement "accepted" preference sometimes wasn't saved.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.6 Build 4025 (Dec 16, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug where partial files were sometimes not removed from the hard disk when a download were Cancelled.
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur on login while downloading the user's Avatar artwork.
  • Fixed a problem where clicking the "Back Ordered" button would result in the wrong alert text being displayed.
  • Optimized some of the animation timers in order to improve battery life when running the Client on laptops with Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.5 Build 4019 (Dec 16, 2013)

  • Added new localization text for the German, French, Italian, and Spanish languages.
  • Fixed some additional issues with backordered or on hold game purchases.
  • Fixed an issue related to resetting the app at launch (ie, holding down the Option key while double-clicking).
  • Fixed a minor issue with hiding the attached windows used for Rewards, Wallet, and Help.
  • Hyperlinked URL's in the Registration Notes window now use an internal window to render (rather than bounce out to Safari).
  • Condensed the Registration Window.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.4 Build 4018 (Oct 30, 2013)

  • Added a system to allow users to automatically move old unsupported builds of the MacGameStore App to the Trash when they're found.
  • Fixed a bug where the state of "Don't show me this again" checkboxes would be saved even when the Cancel button was clicked.
  • A couple internal changes in sub systems handling updates and app management.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.3 Build 4016 (Oct 18, 2013)

  • Added a Release Notes button to the app's About... box. All change notes (past and future) will be found there.
  • Added ability to click on hyperlinked text in the Registration Info window for special case games that have some very unique install instructions.
  • Added a Preference to toggle crash feedback auto-submit.
  • Fixed an issue where canceling a "stuck" download would sometimes result in a crash after a period of time had elapsed.
  • Fixed a Sidebar issue where dynamic entries added and removed by the Server could result in an exception or random crash to occur.
  • Fixed issue where purchased demos are mistakenly tagged as "Apply Purchase" rather than as "On Hold".
  • Fixed an issue where where backordered and preordered games might not be tagged correctly in the My Games list.
  • Fixed a minor issue when parsing game objects during load time.
  • Games and demos must be fully installed and playable before updates can be applied to them. - - This prevents a crash when attempting to update games that are missing or in an unknown state.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.1 Build 4012 (Oct 2, 2013)

  • Fixed sorting issues with items in the All Games & Purchases lists.
  • Fixed where the Titlebar's progress indicator would spin indefinitely while on game detail pages.
  • Made some GUI changes to the Titlebar's Rewards & Wallet buttons.
  • Re-ordered a few of the items in the Sidebar and updated the GUI.
  • Fixed a rare crasher in the game object updating system that could occur while converting games that came from MacGamesArcade.
  • Fixed a bug in the MGA->MGS migration system which sometimes prevented Demos from being brought over from MGA to MGS.
  • Improved video card detection (used by the hardware requirements checks).
  • Added some cleanup code to remove leftover data after the application is updated by Sparkle.
  • Optimized the startup launch chain just a bit.
  • Updated many of the 3rd-party Frameworks and libraries.

New in Mac Game Store 2.5.0 Build 4010 Beta (Sep 19, 2013)

  • This version of the App requires Mac OS X 10.6 or later to run.
  • Fixed sorting issues with items in the All Games & Purchases lists.
  • Fixed a problem where the Titlebar's progress indicator would spin indefinitely while browsing game detail pages.
  • Made some GUI changes to the Titlebar's Rewards & Wallet buttons.
  • Improved video card detection (used by the hardware requirements checks).
  • Optimized the startup launch chain just a bit.
  • Updated many of the 3rd-party Frameworks.
  • Re-ordered a few of the items in the Sidebar and updated the GUI.
  • NOTE: DO NOT launch any older versions of the MacGameStore App after you have updated to this Beta Version. The file structures have changed, and reverting to an OLD version will cause your installed games to unlink and vanish from "My Games".

New in Mac Game Store 2.4.2 Build 4004 (Aug 13, 2013)

  • Fixed a crash that would occur during installation if valid registration information was not found.
  • Fixed an exception that could occur when reordering the columns in the My Games tables.
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur while a new download is being verified.
  • Mac OS X 10.5 Notice:
  • Users with OS X 10.5.8 will no longer receive regular updates for the App. Only security updates or stability fixes will be made for the OS X 10.5.8 version. The App will continue to run OK, as is, on OS X 10.5.8. However any brand new features will only be available in the OS X 10.6+ version of the App.

New in Mac Game Store 2.4.0 Build 140 (Jul 9, 2013)

  • Added support for the MacGameStore Rewards & Wallet!
  • Added support to view Manuals for games that have them (available through the My Games "Action" menu).
  • Improved the web caching while browsing through the Store.
  • Improved the handling of the Preferences help text.
  • Improved the handling of background software update checks.
  • Added the latest Localization data for the German, French, Italian, and Spanish languages.
  • Made some improvements to the Manual display (larger default window size; window no longer hides when app is backgrounded).
  • Fixed a bug in FeedbackReporter which was preventing it from finding crash logs on OS X 10.8 when the users had both a Logs/CrashReporter and a Logs/DiagnosticReports directory on his Mac.

New in Mac Game Store 2.3.3 Build 135 (Jul 1, 2013)

  • Fixed a crash in the download engine which could occur when the Server returned a 404 error for a temporarily missing file.
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when reporting a failed download event.
  • Fixed a rare crash at launch caused by the Cocoa NSImage API not finding resource artwork for the app.
  • Optimized the routines used to verify a downloaded file, so they finish faster than before.

New in Mac Game Store 2.3.2 Build 132 (Jun 4, 2013)

  • Brand new download engine built for speed, stability, and self awareness!
  • Downloads that were paused before this update will be converted on launch and resumed.
  • Initial localizations added for German, Italian, French, and Spanish!
  • Squashed various bugs and a launch crash.
  • Fixed a crash in the new download engine that could occur if the system has to abort a download.
  • Improved handling of download retry attempts by preserving partially downloaded files.

New in Mac Game Store 2.3.1 Build 131 (Jun 1, 2013)

  • Note: This fixes two crash problems in the short lived 2.3.0
  • Brand new download engine built for speed, stability, and self awareness!
  • Downloads that were paused before this update will be converted on launch and resumed.
  • Initial localizations added for German, Italian, French, and Spanish!
  • Squashed various bugs and a launch crash.

New in Mac Game Store 2.2.3 Build 122 (May 14, 2013)

  • Maintenance release on the self-updating mechanism for future App updates.

New in Mac Game Store 2.2.2 Build 118 (Apr 9, 2013)

  • Fixed text drawing issues with user names, game titles, and a few other things that contain non-ASCII characters.
  • Searching the Store now works with non-ASCII characters.
  • Added some additional download failure analysis code.
  • Made some additional fixes related to enabling and disabling news notifications in the MGS Helper (prior notification settings may be reset, so if you tried to disable them before, you may have to do that again now to make it stick - sorry).

New in Mac Game Store 2.2.1 Build 116 (Apr 3, 2013)

  • Required maintenance release.
  • Incomplete and failed downloads now expire after 2 weeks.
  • Removed all caching when downloading a file.
  • Refactored the download file overwrite logic.
  • Increased the download retry timeout and reduced the download checkpoint threshold.
  • Added a secondary MD5 verification routine.
  • Fixed a minor bug in the download progress system.

New in Mac Game Store 2.2.0 Build 114 (Mar 22, 2013)

  • The Client, Helper, and Downloader have all been prepped for future localizations (major engine change).
  • Created a CLGame object class as the basis for all future improvements to the GUI (new stuff coming soon!).
  • Fixed issues related to enabling and disabling news notifications in the MGS Helper.
  • Fixed display issues with the MGS Helper's window not aligning itself to the top right corner of the screen.
  • Fixed a bug in the Helper which randomly caused it to go "brain dead" any time the Client was launched.
  • Fixed a bug were the app would crash when OS X users with Standard access rights would try to play a Steam game.
  • Fixed several small bugs in the Steam download system and added better error reporting.
  • Fixed a bug where the Steam and Origin apps would be installed to the wrong folder for OS X users with Standard access rights.
  • Fixed two assertions related to games that have their own installers.
  • Fixed a crash bug that would occur in the download system when a game or demo's location was missing.
  • Made additional changes to the download system to prevent crashes when the file location returned by MGSAPI is missing.
  • Made some adjustments to the checksum failure error reporting.
  • My Games cloud icon is now hidden when Downloads is selected.
  • Added support for Origin games.
  • Updated all projects to use Xcode 4.6 / LLVM-GCC 4.2.

New in Mac Game Store 2.1.0 Build 109 (Jan 18, 2013)

  • Added an automated checkpointing system to improve download reliability.
  • Added a trimming system to prevent retried downloads from being too large.
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when a download finished.
  • Fixed some issues with the built-in software update system.
  • Fixed some bugs in the new checkpointing system.
  • Cloud games no longer "jump" to the top of the list when you begin installing them.
  • Added the latest build of the MGS Helper app.
  • Updated all codebases to use a newer version of the compiler.
  • Fixed some obscure syntax and logic issues found by the new compiler.
  • Extra diagnostics to help solve rare download issues.
  • Fixed a crash that would occur when trying to download a demo or game that's no longer available.
  • Fixed an exception that would occur when trying to download a purchased game that's already been Added and Linked to the Cloud.
  • Fixed several glitches in the Sidebar's badging system.

New in Mac Game Store 2.0.11 Build 107 (Dec 22, 2012)

  • Added an automated checkpointing system to improve download reliability.
  • Added a trimming system to prevent retried downloads from being too large.
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when a download finished.
  • Fixed some issues with the built-in software update system.
  • Fixed some bugs in the new checkpointing system.
  • Cloud games no longer "jump" to the top of the list when you begin installing them.
  • Added the latest build of the MGS Helper app.
  • Updated all codebases to use a newer version of the compiler.
  • Fixed some obscure syntax and logic issues found by the new compiler.
  • Extra diagnostics to help solve rare download issues.
  • Fixed a crash that would occur when trying to download a demo or game that's no longer available.
  • Fixed an exception that would occur when trying to download a purchased game that's already been Added and Linked to the Cloud.
  • Fixed several glitches in the Sidebar's badging system.

New in Mac Game Store 2.0.9 Build 104 (Dec 12, 2012)

  • Cloud games no longer "jump" to the top of the list when you begin installing them.
  • Added the latest build of the MGS Helper app.
  • Updated all codebases to use a newer version of the compiler.
  • Fixed some obscure syntax and logic issues found by the new compiler.

New in Mac Game Store 2.0.7 Build 100 (Nov 17, 2012)

  • Fixed a bug which prevented the view from switching to Downloads list when the app is started by an external process (such as the Helper).
  • Fixed a bug which caused the app to display multiple alerts when it's started by an external process (such as the Helper).
  • The Server can now remotely update elements of the app's Sidebar.
  • Made the app backwards compatible for users that have already downloaded games and demos using the older MacGameStore.com install folder.
  • Improved the text in a few of the alerts.
  • In the event a download finishes but installation cannot begin immediately, users now have the ability to complete the installation of games and demos from .dmg at a later time.
  • Added more descriptive error reporting to the installation system.
  • Some problems that occur during installation no longer cause the game to be tagged as "Install Failed" and are now recoverable.
  • Added the ability to reinstall some games and demos directly from .dmg files rather than from the cloud.
  • The default installation folder has been changed from MacGameStore.com to MacGameStore.
  • The installation folder is now created at app launch time and tested for write capabilities.
  • Notes have been added to the MacGameStore installation folders that advise against moving installed games and demos.
  • Applying a purchase to an installed demo is now much faster.
  • Fixed several problems related to video card identification.
  • Improved the accuracy of the hardware capabilities identification system.

New in Mac Game Store 2.0.6 Build 97 (Oct 31, 2012)

  • Fixed critical bugs in the software update system which would prevent the app from updating itself.
  • Added new systems to pause downloads when free space on the Mac's startup disk falls below 1 GB.
  • Added ability to remove downloaded DMGs on a game-by-game basis via the My Games Action menus.
  • Added new system to clean up downloaded DMGs (accessible via the Preferences).
  • Improved the Download verification system in order to reduce checksum failures.
  • Fixed a problem where sometimes the Resume button didn't allow its download to continue.
  • Fixed a few other minor issues with the Downloads system.
  • Fixed a crash when auto-registering some purchased games on Mac OS X volumes formatted with Case-sensitivity.
  • Fixed a problem with some games & demos not being playable on Mac OS X volumes formatted with Case-sensitivity.
  • Fixed a crash caused by OS X not being able to load certain resource files at launch.
  • Added new logic to locate games and demos tagged as Missing when the Client is first started and also when games are double-clicked to Play.

New in Mac Game Store 2.0.3 Build 91 (Oct 17, 2012)

  • Fixed issues related to the download Validation getting stuck.
  • Fixed issues related to the download Validation occasionally failing when the DMG file is good.
  • Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when attempting a Retry on a download that failed several hours earlier.
  • Fixed "Connection Error" issue when a download fails the Validation check.
  • Improved the GUI for incomplete downloads in the various My Games tables.
  • Improved the GUI for failed download Retries.
  • Store Forward/Back navigation can now be controlled from the keyboard via "CMD [" and "CMD ]".

New in Mac Game Store 2.0.2 Build 90 (Oct 6, 2012)

  • Fixed a crash that occurred when Order details could not be retrieved from the Server.
  • FIxed a crash that occurred when Download details could not be retrieved from the Server.
  • Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when trying to Play a multiple binary subgame from the Registration Details panel.
  • Fixed a crash related to receiving updated user Login information.
  • Moved the verification of downloaded DMGs to a separate thread in order to improve application responsiveness.
  • Users must be logged in before they may "Apply Purchase" to an installed Demo.
  • When the Client is launched from a read-only volume, the available choices have been changed to move to the Applications folder and Quit.