Who doesn’t remember PC games such as Maniac Mansion, the King’s Quest series and the dubious adventures of Leisure Suit Larry or software such as Microsoft Works and Lotus Smart Suite? These titles ...

Michelle Ehrhardt is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor. She has a bachelor's degree in history from Earlham College, where she also double majored in theatre. She also holds an MFA in game design ...

There are all kinds of reasons to prefer Macs over Windows-based PCs. Gaming isn't one of them. That isn't to say that you can't game on a Mac—modern Apple Silicon computers are fairly powerful. The ...