EA Ships Four Games for Mac, Two to Come
As originally noted on Page 2, Electronic Arts games Battlefield 2142, Command and Conquer 3, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Need for Speed Carbon are all now available for order at the Apple Store.
EA has now issued an official press release (via Gizmodo) provides some more details on expected availability.
Retail stores will have Need for Speed Carbon and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on Tuesday, August 21, and Battlefield 2142 and Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars on Tuesday, August 28. Current ship times at the Apple online store range from 24 hours (Battlefield 2142) to 3-5 days (Harry Potter, Need for Speed) to 7-10 days (Command and Conquer).
EA clarifies that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 and Madden NFL 08 will not be available until "the September/October window".
EA first announced that they would be releasing these Mac titles during the WWDC keynote in June 2007.
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