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Inside Mac Games
URL	http://www.insidemacgames.com
Commercial?	Yes
Type of site	Mac gaming news site
Registration	Optional
Owner	Tuncer Deniz
Created by	Tuncer Deniz
Launched	1993 (as a magazine)

InsideMacGames.com, or IMG for short, is a website dedicated to Apple Macintosh computer gaming. Founded in 1993, Inside Mac Games has transitioned from an electronic magazine into a web-only publication. As such, it is the largest and oldest Macintosh gaming publication, and is still operated by its founder, Tuncer Deniz.

[edit] History

The website began as a downloadable magazine at AOL, with authors from AOL's Mac Games forum. The first issue was published February 1993, featuring a preview of Graphic Simulations' F/A-18 Hornet 1.0. The newsletter soon turned to distribution via floppy disk, and in 1995 via CD-ROM, which enabled on-disc extras.

In 1996, Deniz left IMG to work for Bungie Software for nearly four years as a producer for titles such as Marathon 2: Durandal for Windows, Abuse, Weekend Warrior, and Marathon Infinity, and a project leader for Myth II: Soulblighter. In 1999, Deniz returned to take the helm of IMG, which was now a website. In 2000, the CD-ROM distribution of the newsletter was dropped, although an occasional games CD-ROM is distributed to subscribers.

[edit] About IMG

IMG is generally acknowledged by various game publishers to be the leader in Macintosh press specific to gaming. Deniz's relationships in the gaming business garners frequent and detailed interview articles with industry insiders, such as a long-running interview series with Glenda Adams, director of development at Aspyr. The front portal page is a news site with good traffic, and the user forums are active with nearly 7000 members and over 100,000 posts as of January 2006.

IMG's sibling sites are MacGameFiles (MGF), a game-related download site, MacGameStore, an online store for Macintosh games, and Macologist, which specializes in Macintosh game mods.

Inside Mac Games was included as one Safari's default bookmarks, but was dropped from the release of Safari 3.