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Big news for Mac users who like to game and gamers who like to Mac: Valve Software‘s game platform Steam has gone live for Mac users. But perhaps the biggest news is that until May 24th, Portal is a free download for Steam users. Originally released as part of Valve’s excellent Orange Box, Portal made waves in the game industry for its innovative first-person puzzle gaming. Gamers will eat it up and people who game less frequently should check it out too.

Other games available at launch include Civilization IV, the time-bending innovative platformer Braid, World of Goo (a favorite of this author), and a bunch of others. Valve has also promised a new “set of games” every Wednesday for the next several weeks. All of a sudden Mac gamers have reason to feel significantly less neglected!