Is it possible to run popular contemporary games in any Mac?

Yah the thing is, I am going for MAC PC, at least it is in my mind but kids are very fond of latest games, windows games can't be played in mac but is there a way available?
Thank and Regards
Michael (Mike) Kossar.

The obsolete pre-2006 Mac towers this forum covers pretty much can't run any current software, games or otherwise. CellarDweller's comment about Boot Camp does not apply the the Macs in this forum either. That requires a 2006 or later Mac.
If you tell us what model Mac you are considering, we can get you moved to a forum when you can find more info on what game do and don't work.
For a start however, many popular games for the PC platform were ported to Mac and released by another company specializing in support Mac games. For a number of popular game titles available on Mac, please see:
http://www.aspyr.com/categories/mac-games
http://www.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-games/alphabetical/
I have tested a lot of games on my Macs and can give you two tips:
1) Don't get a notebook computer for gaming. They have limited room for cooling fans, often have scaled-back graphics hardware, and will run hot with a risk of premature failure.
2) Don't get an "entry-level" anything. Entry level Macs usually come with integrated graphics that may be OK for simple games but not for the big games.

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