Aspyr announced today that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition for Mac is now available on both the Mac App and Steam Stores!

This compelling entry in the Star Wars lore takes place between Episodes III and IV and has players taking on the role of Darth Vader’s secret apprentice, Galen “Starkiller” Marek. The true power of the Force is at players’ fingertips as they battle through legions of Storm Troopers, go head to head with dangerous Rancor beasts, and even face down an entire Star Destroyer! The Ultimate Sith Edition includes all of the original missions found in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed as well as three new levels set in iconic Star Wars locales and a host of new costumes and character models.

In celebration, Aspyr is hosting a Force Unleashed Mac App Sweepstakes on their Facebook page. They’ll be giving away five (5) Mac App codes redeemable for The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition on Friday, August 17. All you have to do to enter is Like Aspyr on Facebook and enter your email address on the entry page. Bonus entries will be awarded for Liking Aspyr’s GameAgent Store on Facebook as well as getting your friends to sign up.

All of the excitement about a galaxy far, far away didn’t stop there, Aspyr discounted some of its other Star Wars titles on both the Mac App and GameAgent Stores! From now through Wednesday, August 15, Star Wars fans will be able to get Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Empire at War, and Knights of the Old Republic all at 25% off!

It’s never been a better time to be a Star Wars fan on the Mac!

In celebration of the release of Gods & Kings this week, GameAgent and Aspyr are offering different ways to get discounts on Apsyr titles and win FREE games! Here’s the offers we have going currently:

Aspyr’s Civilization Sweepstakes

Excited about the launch of Gods & Kings? Would you like to get a copy for FREE? How about a huge Civilization game prize pack? Head over to Aspyr’s Facebook page and click on the giveaway link which should bring you to an image like this:

 

* Remember, you have to let the Sweepstakes app connect to your account so make sure you click the “Log In with Facebook” button when it pops up. You will then be taken to a confirmation page once completed.

Hurry, time’s running out!

Winners are announced on Friday so hurry and get your name in to win some great games.

GameAgent 20% Off Coupon Code

You like GameAgent, right? Of course you do, that’s why you’re here. Well now you can be rewarded with a sweet 20% off discount (good for any game in the GameAgent store) just for liking us! Here’s how:

• Head over to the GameAgent Facebook page and “Like” us.
• Click on the “Exclusive Offer” button
• Enter your email address and click submit
• A window will pop up asking you to allow the discount app to connect to your FB account. Click it to connect
• Success!

You should see a victory message that looks like this:

 

See how me we love you guys? Now get out there get your hands on some winnings and savings!

Have you heard?  Aspyr Media recently launched their brand new website and are offering a chance to win an iPad 2 to those that take the time to browse around the new site! That’s not all, though.  To help celebrate, we’re offering all of the Aspyr titles at the GameAgent Store for 25% off!  The deal is good through Sunday, October 23 (11:59pm CST).  Act now before the deal expires!

What’s up, Mac gamers?  Good news for people who like Aspyr Media, Mac games, and/or Apple iPads (and not necessarily in that order)!

First off, Aspyr has recently re-designed their website from the ground up, and we have to say, it looks better than ever.  A new clean, crisp look, as well as tons of large icons and easier navigation, really make the site worthy of a Mac game publisher.

The game pages have also all received updates.  Information for each game is now easier than ever to find, and screens, art, and other media are all up front.  You’ll also be able to find all sorts of news and other updates for Aspyr’s games and the company itself with just a few clicks of the mouse (or with a swipe of the finger for the mobile and tablet users!).

Speaking of tablet users, Aspyr has also launched a new contest to help drive attention and traffic to the new site.  The prize?  Why, nothing less than a brand new iPad 2!

The key to winning is in the various screenshots for all of Aspyr’s listed games.  There are a total of 5 specially-altered screens that contain the face of Aspyr president and CEO, Michael Rogers (an image of which we have graciously provided).  To successfully enter the contest, you must find each of these screens and note the game page for each.  Then, simply list each of the five games that feature a screen or image with Mr. Rogers’ face via an official submission form over at Aspyr.com.

For more details on the contest, head over to the new Aspyr.com now!

   

Hey, Civ fans, we’ve worked through some of the kinks and have finally come up with our Civilization V Gameplay Competition! Without further ado, here are the rules:

• The competition starts today and runs through Monday, May 30.
• All contestants must play on the Mac version and use the provided save game file as their starting point.  You can download the save game file HERE. (Update 5/18: A new save game file has been uploaded. Any played games that do not use the new save game file as a starting point will not be counted. We apologize for the initial mistake that required all DLC to be installed.)
• Here are the parameters of the game:
  • Leader/Civilization: America
  • Map: Earth
  • Map size: Small
  • Difficulty: Emperor
  • Game pace: Standard
  • Victory Conditions: Conquest only
  • Barbarians enabled
• Saving and reloading mid-game in order to try for a better outcome from a certain action is highly discouraged and not allowed.
  • However, contestants may play through a game multiple times (from start to finish) and submit multiple entries.  Only the top entry will be considered.
• Important: To submit an entry, email a copy of your completed save game file to gameagent@aspyr.com with the subject header “GOTM: Civilization V Competition Submission.”  In the email, please include your name, the number of turns you took, and your score.  You may provide a screenshot of your Hall of Fame screen if you wish, but it is not required.  It is essential that you follow these directions–any entries that are missing any piece of required information WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. (Update 5/24: Hoo, boy. It has come to our attention that the game actually does not end after capturing all cities and that a Conquest victory may actually be technically impossible. To compensate, please save your game just before the final city on the map is taken and submit that file for our review. We apologize (again) for the mix-up. We promise the next competition will run much more smoothly!).

The goal of the competition is to beat the game by conquest in as few turns as possible.  In the event of a tie, final scores will be used as a tie-breaker.  Obviously, some points of the competition (particularly whether or not you use multiple saves and reloads) cannot be monitored, so we ask all contestants to be on their best behavior and act like benevolent rulers to maintain the integrity of the competition. We will review the entries and announce the winners (plural!) on Tuesday, May 31.  The runner-up will receive a GameAgent Store coupon good for 50% off any product. The winner will receive a GameAgent Store coupon good for 50% off any product, a Civ Anonymous t-shirt, and a super secret (and SUPER AWESOME) mystery prize! If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below.  Otherwise, good luck to everyone! *Don’t forget, if you still need to pick up a copy of Civilization V, you can save 10% at GameAgent.com when you use the coupon code GOTMCivV! Update 5/31: Congratulations to Jim M. who successfully followed the guidelines of the competition and completed his global conquest in the fewest number of turns!  Jim has won a GameAgent Store coupon (good for 50% off any product), a Civ Anonymous t-shirt, and that super secret mystery prize–a Sid Meier-signed copy of the Civilization V Special Edition!  We also want to recognize both Mark G. and Pablo R., both of whom are runners-up.  Finally, a big thanks to everyone that competed and helped us putting this competition together!

Prior to implementing the Game of the Month feature here on the GameAgent Blog, we’ve been eager to set up a competition of sorts revolving around Civilization V. Now that Civilization V is our Game of the Month, we can’t think of a better time to get the competition started! Of course, one of the problems with the idea is that we’ve never hosted a gameplay competition like this before, and that’s why we’re asking for your help in getting things properly set up!  The idea is that we want to set forth some rules and other game parameters to create a standardized match, then let you guys do your best to out-perform each other.  While we’ve already got a basic setup, we wanted to get your input on how we could further refine our contest idea to ensure that the game is both fun and fair.  Here are the parameters of the game as we see them so far:

• Leader/Civilization: Any
• Map: Earth
• Map size: Small
• Difficulty: Emperor
• Game Pace: Standard
• Victory Conditions: Conquest only

The goal of the contest would be to win in as few turns as possible, using accumulated points as a tie-breaker.  To submit an entry, one would leave a comment on the contest blog post, including a screenshot of the completed match.  As we’re not utilizing any sophisticated verification or cheating-detection software, the contest would rely heavily on the honor system for all entrants. Currently the contest is scheduled to go live next Monday, May 16, and last through Sunday, May 29.  Do you guys have any other thoughts on how to improve the contest and/or its rules and parameters?  Let us know in the comments!  If we use your contribution, we’ll be sure to credit you in the final rules as well as hit you up with a GameAgent Store coupon good for 20% off any product!

In case you haven’t heard the news, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is now available on the Mac App Store! And to celebrate, we’ve put together a small sweepstakes where you can win a FREE copy to call your own.  The rules are simple:

1. Like us on our new Facebook page.
2. Check out the Discussion Board on our Facebook page and find the topic “KOTOR Giveaway.”
3. Leave a comment on the topic “KOTOR Giveaway” about anything Star Wars-related.

That’s it!  By leaving a comment under the “KOTOR Giveaway” topic, you’ll be entered into the sweepstakes.  You must leave your comment by 11:59pm CST on Tuesday, March 1.  We’ll pick one winner at random; the winner will then be announced and notified via Facebook on Wednesday, March 3.  Simple enough?  Then what are you waiting for? (more…)

First, big thanks to everyone that participated!  We got some really good entries, and we put them all through our super scientific selection process (read: a committee of interns and a few others picked their favorites) to come up with six winners.  Here are the winners and the tweets that got them to the top: Runners Up

• @pablo0208 – #GameLove “Homeworld” is want to come back! missing your warmth, homeliness and kick-ass battles with the Vaygr warlord
• @johnewarren – Dear Portal, You made me think, you made me cry. You made me laugh, you made me die. Love isn’t enough of a word to describe. #GameLove
• @tufdaawg – i really like call of duty. it is cool. death. destruction. blood. #gamelove
• @myyrdneopia – To the entire Civilization series—because you can’t have just one! #GameLove #GAV
• @SF_Steph – #gamelove Cant get enough of Civilization 5! Been playing Civ games for .. 20 years or so? Civ I on MSDOS was my first…!

Grand Prize Winner

• @goldsmithaaron – Dear #Civilizations5, you have conquered my world. #GameLove

As mentioned, all of our runners up will be getting a coupon for 30% off any game from GameAgent.com, and the grand prize winner will be receiving a FREE game of choice from GameAgent.com! We’ll be contacting all of our winners via Twitter.  Thanks again to everyone that participated!

The rules are simple:

1. Get on Twitter
2. Tweet a love note to your favorite Mac game
3. Include the hashtag #GameLove
4. Post it!

You’ve got until 11:59pm CST on Wednesday, February 16.  We’ll pick our 6 favorite notes, with 5 winners getting a GameAgent.com discount of 30% off any game and one grand prize winner getting a FREE game of choice!  We’ll announce the winners here on the NonBlog on Friday.  Hit the jump for terms and conditions. (more…)

First, a big thanks to everyone that participated in our charity event benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of America.  With your help, we were able to raise over $300.  Aspyr will be matching this contribution, making the grand total over $600! Next, we’ve got some winners to announce!  We created a list of everyone that donated to our charitable cause; multiple $5 donations were good for multiple entries.  After the list had been compiled, we randomly selected 5 names from the list.  These winners will be receiving a copy of the Civilization V Mac Special Edition signed by Sid Meier!  All of our winners were contacted via email yesterday, but we wanted to publicly congratulate them.  So, congrats to our lucky winners!

• Chad W. of Strawberry Plains, TN
• Carter C. of Castle Rock, CO
• Ed Sakabu of Santa Clarita, CA
• Todd Jordan of Saint Peters, MO
• Christian Curtis of Rockville, MD

If you’re on the list, please check your inbox for an email from us with the subject header “Aspyr Give and Get Charity Grand Prize Winner.” Thanks again to everyone that participated!