Frostbite Engine coming to the Mac
DICE, the swedish developers behind the hardcore First-Person Shooter Battlefield 3, is planing on bringing their state of the art engine to the Mac.
According to a recent job posting at their website, DICE is actively looking for a Mac OS X engineer to help take their engine to “the next level”:
Frostbite is looking for developers who want to join us in taking our engine to the next level. You will be part of a team focusing on bringing Frostbite to Mac and work closely with game team customers and the Frostbite team to deliver an engine as great on OS X as it is on Windows and traditional console platforms.
This of course is not yet a reality, as the project is barely starting. However, the possibilities are very exiting! By bringing their engine Frostbite 2 to the Mac, both DICE and EA could bring their best games to the Mac without much problems. Just imagine having Battlefield 3, Need for Speed: The Run or even Medal of Honor on the Mac…
The Run would be a great addition to Mac racing games…
This would also mean more chances to get future Frostbite-games such as Battlefield 4, Dragon Age III: Inquisition or even future Mass Effect games!
Thanks to Joystiq for the news.
Have you ever played a Frostbite 2 game? Are you exited about DICE bringing it to the Mac? Don’t forget to leave a comment!
The timing makes sense, now that they are bringing Origin to Mac.
Indeed! Some support from EA will definitely be welcomed! (even if it comes in the shape of the generally hated Origin service….).
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