With the year quickly coming to an end, Apple has released the list their favorite games and apps on the Mac App Store for 2011. The Mac App Store has blown up since its launch earlier this year and has made it easier than ever to purchase games and apps for Apple devices.

Among the games featured in the Best of Mac App Store 2011, Aspyr Media, Inc. and Feral Interactive led the pack with an array of strategy, puzzler and first-person shooter titles including the Mac App Game of the Year 2011 going to Aspyr Media’s empire-conquring Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Campaign Edition!

Aspyr Media is also the proud publisher of other games that made the list:

• Call of Duty 4—Get your best killing streak while experiencing intense cinematic scenes of this well-loved game.
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic—Play as your favorite Star Wars character as you lead a gang of rebel freedom fighters to save the galaxy from the dark side.
•  The Secret of Monkey Island—Re-mastered with new music and hand-drawn animations, this classic puzzle game takes you through the Caribbean to find the secrets of Monkey Island.

Not to go under the radar, Feral Interactive ranked an impressive number of titles on the Best of Mac App Store 2011 list, including the mutant-battling Bioshock, the role-playing shooter Borderlands, the off-road racing Colin McRae: Dirt 2 and the wizardly LEGO Harry Potter.

As the days barrel on into the New Year, Mac App Store is an easy way to finish your holiday shopping. With a wide selection of games, this year’s Best Mac App list is sure to have something for everyone. Head on over to the Mac App Store and check out the favorites today!

Dust off your lightsabers because Star War: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is now available on the Mac App Store!  Plus, we’re discounting the price through the first week of its release, so get your copy today!

In the tradition of the highly acclaimed Star Wars: Jedi Knight series, Star Wars®: Jedi Knight® II: Jedi Outcast™ features rebel agent Kyle Katarn in exhilarating first-person action. Several years have passed since Kyle avenged his father’s death and saved the Valley of the Jedi from Jerec and his band of Dark Jedi. Allowing his Force powers to languish for fear of falling to the dark side, Kyle entrusted his lightsaber to Luke Skywalker, vowing never to use it again. But when a new and menacing threat to the galaxy emerges, Kyle knows he must reclaim his past in order to save his future.

Explore breathtaking Star Wars locales such as Cloud City, the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4, Nar Shaddaa, and the smugglers’ moon. Multiplayer options include deathmatch, saber-only deathmatch, and team capture the flag.

Features:

• Expanded and enhanced use of the lightsaber features a slew of attack and defense moves
• Tap into the powers of the Force including Jump, Push, Jedi Mind Tricks and more
• Employ combat or stealth, depending on the situation. When a fight is necessary, be at the ready with an arsenal of weapons: stun baton, Bryar blast pistol and blaster rifle to name but a few
• Two multiplayer modes: Jedi training and team-based play

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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?

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With Snowmageddon/Blizzaster/Choose-Your-Own-Wintery-Apocalypse hitting the US hard, many of you are holed up in your homes with little or nothing to keep you entertained.  If you’re like us, you’ve already blitzed through your Christmas gaming haul and are now looking back through your catalog of games, trying to determine which one will offer the most replay value.

That’s where we come in!  We’ve put together several new gaming bundles that are sure to keep you entertained not only through the current slate of winter weather, but potentially all the way through next winter!

From now through this Sunday, February 6 (11:59pm CST), we’re offering three amazing bundles that are sure to warm your spirits:

1. In one bundle, we’re offering ALL of our digital Call of Duty titles at 36% off the sticker price–that’s $40 in savings! This bundle includes
   • Call of Duty: Deluxe Edition (Mac)
   • Call of Duty 2 (Mac)
   • and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Mac)
2. In another bundle, we’re offering ALL of our digital Star Wars titles, also at 36% off the sticker price–that’s $47 in savings! This bundle includes
   • Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (Mac)
   • Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (Mac)
   • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Mac)
   • Star Wars: Empire at War (Mac)
   • and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition (Mac)
3. Finally, we’re offering an absolutely HUGE bundle that includes every single one of our digital PC titles, all at a blizzard-busting 75% off–that’s 14 games for only $71 and $214 in savings! The bundle includes
   • 1701 A.D. (PC)
   • 1701 A.D.: The Sunken Dragon (PC)
   • 4×4: Hummer (PC)
   • Cryostasis (PC)
   • Death to Spies: Moment of Truth (PC)
   • Death Track: Resurrection (PC)
   • Defense Grid: The Awakening (PC)
   • FutureU: The SAT Prep Game (PC)
   • Made Man (PC)
   • Men of War (PC)
   • Men of War: Red Tide (PC)
   • NecroVision (PC)
   • Puzzle Quest: Galactrix (PC)
   • and XIII Century: Gold Edition (PC)

Are you snowed in?  What do you think of the bundled offerings?  Let us know in the comments!

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Note: This deal is active for North America only. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Super exciting games this past weekend as well as some real clunkers (*cough* Texas *cough*).  Regardless, we had one game that meant more than the others, and the outcome means it’s time for discounts!

In our featured matchup, the Missouri Tigers emerged victorious over the Oklahoma Sooners, 36-27.  It was a hard-fought game on both sides, but Missouri put it away in the 4th quarter, outscoring the Sooners 16-6.  In addition, the Tigers were able to stop Sooner QB Landry Jones with an interception to permanently swing the momentum their way in the 4th.  Alternatively, Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert looked great while throwing for 308 yards and a touchdown.  It was the first time Missouri had beaten Oklahoma since 1998.  You can catch a full recap here.

Since the Tigers won, we’re putting Star Wars: Battlefront (Mac) up for sale at a 50% discount!  In addition, the game will ship at 50% off as well.  Finally, if you buy one of our featured strategy titles at the 40% discount in addition to Battlefront, you’ll then be able to get FREE shipping!  Just use coupon code #Mizzou at checkout to take advantage of the deal!

Is it just us, or does each week of college football seem to get better and better?  There are once again a ton of great games to watch this weekend, including some battles between unbeatens.  The Mad Hatter Les Miles and his undefeated LSU team take on the surging Tigers of Auburn and star QB Cam Newton.  Wisconsin will be looking to avoid an upset themselves a week after defeating #1 Ohio State when they travel to Iowa to take on the Hawkeyes.  And Nebraska looks to bounce back against the Oklahoma State Cowboys after a tough loss to Texas last week (woot!).   However, only one game can be featured in the coveted CFB Game of the Week!

The Discounts

With what seems like nearly half of our game library on sale at 40% off through November 2 (yeah, Civ 5 Mac!), we’ve narrowed the discounts down to a few games we haven’t featured in a while.  This week we’re putting up action title Star Wars: Battlefront (Mac) against the classic action adventure Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Mac).  Both games are excellent titles and well worth a playthrough if you’ve never tried them!

• If the team representing Star Wars: Battlefront (Mac) wins, then you’ll be able to grab Battlefront at the customary 50% off!  You’ll also enjoy a customary 50% discount on shipping!
• If the team representing Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Mac) wins, then you’ll be able to pick up the Tolkien title at 50% off!  Similarly, you’ll enjoy a shipping discount of 50%!

Finally, to add a little wrinkle to the typical 50% off deal, purchasing one of our featured strategy titles at 40% off in addition to the winning game will net you FREE shipping!

The Football Game

This week we’re featuring one of the battles between two unbeatens: #1 BCS-ranked Oklahoma Sooners vs the #11 Missouri Tigers!  The Sooners can expect a tough game as they travel to Columbia, MO, for the showdown.  However, Oklahoma has won 19 of 20 against Missouri, including the last 7 in a row.  The Tigers will definitely have their hands full and will need to play excellent football if they want to achieve the upset!  Catch a full preview here.

• If the Missour Tigers win, then the Star Wars: Battlefront (Mac) deal will kick into effect Monday morning.
• If the Oklahoma Sooners win, then the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Mac) deal will kick into effect Monday morning.

The game is scheduled for an 8pm ET kickoff and will air on ABC.

Still new to the feature?  Each week we will feature a marquee match-up between two college football teams.  Each team will represent a specific game or set of games available at GameAgent.com and an associated discount for those games.  The game discount(s) associated with the winning team will then go into effect the following Monday or Tuesday after the game and last for 3 days.  In order to get the discounts, you must use the specific coupon code that is generated once the winner is decided!  Finally, commenting on the blog or our Facebook page about the marque match-up, your favorite team, or football in general is highly encouraged–participants may get special benefits!

Well, it was yet another exciting week in college football, but at this point, that’s pretty much the norm!  Three of the top 10 teams lost this weekend, including the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes.  In addition, the BCS standings were released on Sunday, proclaiming the Oklahoma Sooners to be the “true” #1 team in the land.  The top 2 teams ranked in the BCS at the end of the season will play for the national championship.  But enough of the recap, let’s get to our CFB Game of the Week!

We featured the matchup between our beloved Texas Longhorns and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.  It was tough game for the Longhorns on paper, especially after the team’s poor performances against UCLA and Oklahoma this year.  In addition, Nebraska was said to be out for redemption since losing in the last controversial second of the Big XII Championship last year.  However, Texas came out swinging, effectively neutralizing star Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez and showing that their own QB Garrett Gilbert had some moves, too.  Nebraska made it close in the end after returning a pooch punt 90+ yards for a touchdown, but the Longhorns maintained their lead and won 20-13.  Catch a full recap here.

Since the Longhorns won, we’re discounting ALL of our Jedi Knight games by 50%.  This includes Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (Mac), Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (Mac), and the Jedi Knight Gold Pack (Mac) (which comes with the two aforementioned Jedi Knight titles).  Furthermore, shipping will be discounted by HALF, should you choose to purchase the box!

But wait, there’s more!  Because we’re absolutely THRILLED with Texas’ victory, we’re going to go ahead and discount the other featured game in our CFB Game of the Week: the Star Wars Mac Pack (Mac)!  This pack includes Star Wars: Empire at War and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.  The Mac Pack will be discounted by 50% and will ship at HALF off as well!  In order to take advantage of these discounts, add any of the featured titles to your cart and use the coupon code #Hookem at checkout!  These deals are good through the end of the day Wednesday, October 20.  Be sure to check back later this week for the next installment in the CFB Game of the Week!