The internet is a vast wealth of information. Sometimes the information we’re looking for can feel lost amongst an information overload. It’s hard to check in every possible place for answers. When questions come up fairly frequently or cause a stir in the community, we’d like to address  those here so that you get access to the help and information you need. 

Controllers are an important aspect of playing many games. Across companies and titles, it seems like every game has its own preference for setting up controller usage. Some require 3rd party drivers, while many games from Aspyr Media and Feral Interactive do not, with drivers built into the game.

It can be hard to keep up with which ones do and do not need drivers, so we wanted to clear the air a little by detailing which Aspyr games have built-in controller drivers and what to do if you have problems connecting your controller to a game. The following is an excerpt from the Knowledge Base on Aspyr’s Support site, courtesy of Jason, one of Aspyr’s support leads:

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Apple’s Mac App Store is home to some of the absolute finest games to be released on the Mac and a popular platform for grabbing those games. As another year draws to a close, the Editorial Staff look back all the best games and apps that were released on the Mac App Store this year. Check out what they thought was the cream of the crop.

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The 16th Annual QuakeCon starts today! In celebration Aspyr is giving you 25% off ALL of their id Software releases.

         

Sales prices apply to both the GameAgent Store and the Mac App Store. Act fast, because this sale is only until 11:59pm CST on Wednesday, August 8!

But that’s not all! Civilization V: Campaign Edition is on sale 25% off in Mac App Store. Get this expansive and award winning title for only $29.99!

Here we are at another weekday that starts with ‘T’ that’s not Thursday. By process of elimination, that means it’s time for Tuesday’s 20%! Battle your way through post-apocalyptic wastelands in RAGE: Campaign Edition. From the creators of Doom and Quake, RAGE is a game with varied gameplay and jaw-dropping graphics thanks to the impressive new id Tech® 5 engine. Frag mutants, jockey across the sands dunes and wield double barrel shotguns all for the discounted price of $23.99!

Features:

• Visceral 1st-person gunplay and exploration: Take on bandit gangs and hordes of mutants using an arsenal of exotic weapons and special items, such as Wingsticks, personal turrets, sentry bots, and remote-controlled bomb cars.
• Frenetic 3rd-person vehicular mayhem: Burn rubber across the wasteland in your very own super buggy! Upgrade and customize your car with special parts, paint jobs and weapons, then test your skills as you battle four-wheeling bandit clans and participate in deadly races.
• An expansive experience: Beyond the first-person action and vehicle combat, RAGE offers a world open to explore, with unique characters, side quests, and a compelling storyline.

*Bonus Content*: The Wasteland Sewer Missions and Anarchy Edition content (Double Barrel Shotgun, Rat Rod Buggy, Fist of RAGE and Crimson Elite Armor) are included in the Mac release!

Don’t forget, this deal will end at midnight tonight June 12, 2012.

Check back again next week for another sweet deal to expand your Mac gaming library!

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IT’S TUUUUUUUEEEEESSSSDAYYYYYYY!!! Get ready for another Tuesday 20% off on a select GameAgent Store game. This week’s Tuesday 20% is for RAGE: Campaign Edition for the Mac. For today only, you’ll be able to explore the Wastelands to your hearts content for $23.99!

Included with RAGE: Campaign Edition is bonus equipment formerly exclusive to the Anarchy Edition, which entitles you to the Double Barrel Shotgun, Rat Rod Buggy, Fists of RAGE, and Crimson Elite Armor, as well as access to the bonus Wasteland Sewers Missions which feature additional mutant blasting gameplay and looting opportunities.

Never a better time to go and frag some mutants and take on the Authority than now!

As per usual, this deal will end at midnight tonight May 8th, 2012.

Check back again next week for another sweet deal to expand your Mac gaming library!

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If you’ve been RAGING-out over some of the bugs that RAGE: Campaign Edition has, then respite has come today  in the form of a patch released by Aspyr Media’s awesome support team. This patch works with the Mac App Store version and any digital or retail version of RAGE: Campaign Edition.

If you have the a version not from the Mac App Store then head on over to Aspyr’s RAGE support page to get the patch. Also, don’t forget that the GameAgent Store has dropped the price of RAGE to $29.99 so now’s a great time to download a copy today! Curious to know more about what issues this patch addresses? Read the changes and fixes included in the patch below. (more…)

The Strogg are back on the Mac!

Aspyr Media has brought back Quake 4 for the Mac and made it available for digital download. Quake 4 is now available at the Mac App Store, the GameAgent Store, and various other online retailers.

Also, if you’ve already finished the fight on Stroggos then travel to the Wastelands of Earth in RAGE: Campaign Edition for Mac as Aspyr Media has now dropped the price to $29.99!

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Attention, lovers of physical media! Aspyr Media now has the game boxes of RAGE: Campaign Edition and Company of Heroes Complete: Campaign Edition available for everyone to purchase. You can now add these games to the shelves of your ever increasing game library to be prominently shown off to all your friends!

So if you’ve held out for this long from purchasing these stellar Aspyr Media games digitally, now’s a great time to buy if you prefer having something real to hold in your hands.

You can order these games from dozens of online merchants such as Amazon, Fry’s, Target, Newegg, and Microcenter.

UK’s best selling Mac magazine, MacFormat, has released an absolutely glowing 5-out-of-5 review for RAGE (Mac): Campaign Edition and to spread the awesomeness of wasting bandits and mutants in the wastelands, MacFormat is offering a promo code to get £5.00 off at Application Systems London. To redeem this offer, go to Application Systems London’s MacFormat promo page and type in the code MFRAGE and follow through with the rest of the instructions. After the discount is applied, you’ll get RAGE: Campaign Edition for £22.99. No better time to “RAGE” out than now!

This offer isn’t just open to our friends across the pond but to everyone! They’ll take orders from, and I quote, “anyone who wants Rage no matter the nationality, creed, colo(u)r, or dress size!” So, don’t let the foreign currency scare you off! Converting £22.99 into dollars means American customers can get Rage (Mac): Campaign Edition for $36.42. MacFormat’s promo for RAGE: Campaign Edition will go on through May 20th.

Id Software has always had a history with sneaking easter eggs into all their games and RAGE was no exception. RAGE: Campaign Edition for the Mac is chock full of easter eggs from previous games id Software had a hand in, plus a few tips-of-the-hat to some other gaming franchises. In addition to all that there were even couple of pop culture references. Some of these are pretty easy to spot through just regular play but some require a bit more hunting. (more…)