Question about Intel iMacs

I'm thinking about upgrading from my 20" G5 iMac to a new 24" 2.8 iMac and was curious about a few games. I'm not a big gamer by any means, but do enjoy Call of Duty and Medal of Honor. Both of these are PowerPC based. I assume I will need to repurchase these as Universal?

As mediocre as the imac is for games, you would want an Intel version of any game for sure - at least for any demanding game. It all depends on how taxing the game is on the computer. I'd look for some forums that are specific to your games and ask other gamers with similar computers because each game is very unique in its requirements. After 200 days of accumulated WoW playing, I can say I am no longer a gamer .

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