Mac Game Store Launches with Compatibility Checker

Have you ever bought a game only to learn later on that it's not compatible with your Mac? We all have. But there’s a neat tool in the newly launched Mac Game Store, called a Compatibility Checker that has the potential to save you some serious cash.

The Mac Game Store, a new offering from the company with the same name, features a built-in Compatibility Checker that compares your Mac’s specs to the game's system requirements in real-time.

A combination of Valve’s Steam platform and Apple’s own Mac App Store, the Mac Game Store aims to become the one-stop destination for all Mac games. And it’s got a pretty good chance of getting there, thanks to the aforementioned specs checking tool, a neat interface, and the idea that it’s a store just for games on the Mac.

It also keeps your games up to date, and it has a social side too, where you can chat with fellow gamers and share impressions. The application itself is free.