Macologist
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| url = [http://www.macologist.org/ Macologist.org]
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| launch_date = June 2004
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Macologist.org was a website on gaming on the Apple Macintosh platforms. Macologist specializes in technical support issues as well as the conversion and hosting of mods for first-person shooter games such as Unreal Tournament 2004, Battlefield 1942, Call of Duty, Homeworld 2, and Doom 3. The site also has a Mac gaming news section as well as a reviews section for both retail games and mods. The site was launched in June 2004.
Currently the site appears to have gone offline as of 2010. As of March, 2018, the domain has been acquired for a site that alleges mental benefits for drug use.
Outside impact
By the end of 2005, Macologist had been cited three times in MacAddict magazine.MacAddict, October 2004 (p. 18), October 2005 (p. 11), December 2005 (p. 16). In May 2005, Macworld, the other major US Macintosh print magazine, incorporated the Macologist-developed Santaduck Toolpak,{{cite web|url=http://www.macologist.org/local_links.php?action=ratelink&linkid=192&catid=63&lpage=2|title=Links and Downloads Manager - Unreal Tournament 2004|accessdate=May 31, 2011|publisher=Macologist|year=2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312040304/http://www.macologist.org/local_links.php?action=ratelink&linkid=192&catid=63&lpage=2|archivedate=March 12, 2007}} a benchmarking utility for the game Unreal Tournament 2004, into its benchmarking suite.{{cite web|url=http://www.macworld.com/article/44720/2005/05/speedmarkblog.html|title=Speedmark Sets the Bar|accessdate=May 31, 2011|publisher=Macworld|year=2005}} In September 2004, the [http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15039/santaduck-toolpak-for-ut2004 Santaduck Toolpak] was also cited by Apple Computer upon the introduction of its first revision iMac G5,{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/imac/processor.html|title=Faster Brain: Apple - iMac - Processor|accessdate=May 31, 2011|publisher=Apple Computer|year=2004|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040902032236/http://www.apple.com/imac/processor.html|archivedate=September 2, 2004}} is also used by the benchmarking sites barefeats.com {{cite web|url=http://www.barefeats.com/tiger.html|title=Tiger versus Panther|accessdate=May 31, 2011|publisher=Barefeats.com|year=2005}}{{cite web|url=http://www.barefeats.com/harper2.html|title=GPU Shoot'em up: 2008 Mac Pros vs. Previous Mac Towers|accessdate=May 31, 2011|publisher=Barefeats.com|year=2008}} and xlr8yourmac.com,{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/Graphics/mac_X800_XT_review/index4.html|title=Review: ATI Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition|accessdate=May 31, 2011|publisher=Accelerate Your Mac|year=2005}} and received an Honorable Mention award in the NVIDIA-Epic Make Something Unreal contest.{{cite web|url=http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=398545|title=Make Something Unreal (MSU) Contest Phase 3 Finalists: Tool|accessdate=May 31, 2011|publisher=Epic Games|year=2011}} Both the tools as well as several mod download URLs are also listed at the Apple website.{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/unrealtournament2004.html|title=Unreal Tournament 2004 - Games - Demos & Updates|accessdate=May 31, 2011|publisher=Apple Computer|year=2008}} One of the hosts of the Mac Games Radio podcast is featured as a Macologist editor.{{cite web|url=http://www.macradio.com/press/igameradio/gamepr051118.php|title=iGame Radio Introduces Guest Co-Host|accessdate=May 31, 2011| year=2005|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927015238/http://www.macradio.com/press/igameradio/gamepr051118.php|archivedate=September 27, 2007}}
Macologist reviews and technical benchmarking articles have also been cited by some game developers. For example, for the game Doom 3, the Macintosh version's publisher Aspyr Media's website refers users to a link at Macologist for optimization questions,{{cite web|url=http://www.aspyr.com/games.php/mac/d3/|title=Aspyr Media: Doom 3 (click Support)|accessdate=May 31, 2011|publisher=Aspyr Media|year=2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060705152856/http://www.aspyr.com/games.php/mac/d3/|archivedate=July 5, 2006}} as does their technical support staff. The Feral Interactive website also lists several links to Macologist reviews, for example for Chessmaster 9000 .{{cite web|url=http://www.feralinteractive.com/data/games/chessmaster9k/press/macologist_review.pdf|title=Game Review: Chessmaster 9000|accessdate=May 31, 2011|publisher=Feral Interactive|year=2005}}
Macologist in London, United Kingdom (macologist.co.uk) is an independent Apple Repair and Mac Support specialist not affiliated with Apple or macologist.org.
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