Heads up that we’ve got an abbreviated Roundup this week (namely, no general Apple news), but we’ll be back with a full slate next week!

Mac Gaming News

• Rome: Total War – Gold Edition Receives Long-Awaited Patch
• Mac Gamer HQ picks their 2012 Game of the Year: Borderlands 2
• Feral Games and the Mac Game Store tease a $20 6-game bundle
• MacLife looks at the 10 Best iPhone Tower Defense Games
• VG 24/7 takes a look and learns more about the upcoming Shadowrun Returns
• Is this Game of Thrones or Sims 3? EA launching Sims 3: Dragon Valley on May 30

Our Posts

• Music Monday: Borderlands 2
• Borderlands 2’s Krieg the Psycho Goes on a Mac Rampage

Roll Call: New on GameAgent

Borderlands 2 – Psycho Pack

What slices, dices, breathes fire and blows himself up? Introducing the newest Vault Hunter and 6th character class in Borderlands 2, Krieg!  Take a peek at Pandora from behind the menacing eyes of Krieg, the Psycho Bandit, an all-new character and the 6th playable class in Borderlands 2.  You’ve fought against them as enemies, now use that aggressive energy on the vault hunter’s side.  Slice, dice, light yourself on fire and blow things up – taking damage was never so rewarding – or so much fun!

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Ravensword: Shadowlands

Ravensword brings unprecedented visuals to the role playing and adventure genre. Explore a vast and richly detailed world, gather powerful weapons, collect hundreds of items, increase your skills, and follow a deep storyline to solve the mysteries of the Kingdom of Tyreas.

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Quicksave

Holy Mac discounts, Batman! There are many top-tier games on sale this week at can’t miss prices. See below for our top picks, but be sure to check out the Best Mac Deals page on GameAgent.com for the full list!

Borderlands 2 $39.99 $13.60

Civilization V $29.99 $19.99

Arkham City $39.99 $19.99

Sims 3: University $39.99 $19.99

Assassin’s Creed $29.99 $7.49

Tomb Raider $24.99 $12.49

The Walking Dead $24.99 $9.99

LEGO Batman 2 $29.99 $14.99

Mac Gaming News

• EA announces ‘The Sims 4′ coming to Macs in 2014.
• In other EA news, they now have the exclusive rights to make Star Wars games. How this impacts Mac gamers is uncertain at this time.
• ‘The Showdown’ have released new FREE DLC for the game. Here’s a trailer detailing it.
• Want a first-person horror game for the Mac where you play through the eyes of a child? Support ‘Among the Sleep’ on Kickstarter!
• ‘The Banner Saga’ now has its own Wiki, so never let any question go unanswered.
• ‘Plants vs. Zombies 2′ gets a teaser trailer and summer launch, with a PvZ FPS in the works too?!
• TechnologyTell discusses Mac games at E3. (more…)

Mac Gaming News

• You wanted to play cards with Claptrap right? Telltale’s ‘Poker Night 2′ is now available. Check out the launch trailer here.
• Apple was recently granted a patent for multiplayer gaming with chat capabilities. 
• If you love the EVE series, rejoice! There’s a massive box set coming out called ‘EVE: The Second Decade – Collector’s Edition.’
• Leviathan: Warships has what might be the GREATEST VIDEO GAME TRAILER EVAR.
• Anomaly 2 is now available for pre-order with some sweet discounts.
• Guns of Icarus Online releases free 1.2 update. (more…)

Mac Gaming News

• XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Elite Edition, the highly regarded strategy game, is now available for the Mac.
• Grab this exclusive coupon code from 9to5toys for 75% off RCT3 Platinum on GameAgent.
• Looks like Apple is researching game controllers for AppleTV.
• Game Informer’s preview of Civ V expansion ‘Brave New World’ promises a quintessential Civ experience.  (more…)

Mac Gaming News

• Little Inferno is now available for the the Mac, so get to burning things!
• Machines at War 3 is now available for the Mac. Read up on requirements or grab a demo here.
• Ever wanted to play a survival game as an animal protecting her children? ‘Shelter’ is coming soon for Mac. Interested? Help it on Steam Greenlight!
• Rolomotion wants to bring Wii-style motion control gaming to Apple TV and iPhone.
• Post-apocalyptic RPG/Shooter MMO ‘Grimlands’ will now have a Mac version. If it sounds cool, support their Kickstarter!
• Project Eternity has released an updated FAQ.
• Mods are now available for Drox Operative, so get your creative on.
• Frayed Knights 2 gets a title that any Trekkie would love, posts an FAQ.
• The Sims 3 expansion ‘Island Paradise’ will be available in June, now available for pre-order.
• ‘Infinite Space 3: Sea of Stars’ posted concept art, added stretch goals to their Kickstarter campaign.
• Want a game controller case for your iPad mini? Check out Techdy.

Apple News

• Apple stocks plummet to their lowest levels since 2011.
• New rumors on iPad 5 specs are floating around.
• Apple design head Jonathan Ive named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world!
• Twitter launched a new music app for iOS.
• Long time Mac software developer Ambrosia Software has layoffs, but keeps its doors open.
• Yahoo! Mail gets an update on the iPad, while the iPhone gets a Weather update.
• Comedy website ‘Funny or Die’ have released their own Steve Jobs movie.
• Apple can’t catch a break in China, now they’re named in a ‘pornographic apps’ investigation.
• Forbes posted an article saying what needs fixing in iOS, OS X, and iCloud. Agree?
• Pundits think Apple is in trouble if US phone market follows trends in France, India.
• Apple have their own official bikes for employee use. Take a look.
• Patent troll Lodsys sues iOS app developers, despite Apple’s intervention.

Our Posts

• Aspyr Picks 7 Must Play Indie Games
• Bastion & Beyond: An Interview with Supergiant Games
• The Indie Aesthetic: Secrets to What Makes an Indie Game Great
• Music Monday: Braid

Roll Call: New on GameAgent

DeathSpank

For uncounted years, DeathSpank has been a Dispenser of Justice, a Vanquisher of Evil, and a Hero to the Downtrodden. DeathSpank has long searched for a powerful artifact called…The Artifact.

Forged by unknown hands for unknown purposes some unknown time in the past, The Artifact is now within DeathSpank’s reach. But what is The Artifact and what evil tyrant seeks to steal it and how are he and DeathSpank related?

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DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue

Join DeathSpank in the hunt for the mighty Thongs of Virtue and their incredible power! DeathSpank’s quest is to destroy the six mystical thongs which have taken over the universe by corrupting those who wear them.

Players will travel through war-torn country sides that recall World War II battlefields, the Old West, outer space and even the North Pole to fight in an epic battle against the Evil Santa.

Battle your way through new quests and challenging puzzles and meet a brand new cast of hilarious characters in the funniest game ever.

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DeahSpank: The Baconing

Prepare yourself for the ultimate sci-fi adventure by entering the hilarious and sizzling world of The Baconing created by Hothead Games.

You are DeathSpank, a hero and the ultimate Dispenser of Justice. You must defeat the Anti-Spank and his army of Cyborques, before they cast an evil shadow over Spanktopia.

Unaware of the myth of The Baconing, the hero DeathSpank, on a boring day in Spanktopia, decided to try on all of the thong undergarments at once. Much to his surprise, the result had nothing to do with chafing or wedgies, but rather the summoning of an evil incarnation of himself, the AntiSpank.

Balance can only be restored to the world by entering the Fires of Bacon and destroying five of the thongs. Now, DeathSpank travels the lands to find a sizzling solution to vanquish the AntiSpank and bring about peace once again to Spanktopia.

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Quicksave

Next week is Strategy Week on GameAgent, but why wait? Get a taste now with 50% off Feral Interactive’s Total War series, including Rome: Total War Gold and Empire: Total War Gold!

Mac Gaming News

• June 11 is now the release date for the Mac version of SimCity.
• BlizzCon 2013 on-sale details have been announced.
• QuakeCon pre-registration opens April 15. Details and purchase packages info is now available.
• Want a old school classic Mac FPS for FREE? ‘Pathways Into Darkness’ is now available in the Mac App Store. (more…)

Mac Gaming News

• Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing hit the Mac this week.
• Hot rumors of an official Apple gaming controller for iOS are being flatly denied.
• There are also rumors again of an Apple gaming console.
• Disney has shuttered legendary game studio Lucasarts and cancelled upcoming titles like 1313. RIP.
• Telltale Games, creators of The Walking Dead adventure game, have a new poker game coming out that has Claptrap, Ash (Army of Darkness), Brock (Venture Bros.), and Sam (Sam & Max). Crossover awesomeness! (more…)

Mac Gaming News

• Get in on the racing action! GRID is now available for the Mac.
• A free to play MMORPG based in the Marvel Comics universe called ‘Marvel Heroes’ is coming to Macs later this year.
• TellTale Games, makers of The Walking Dead game, have announced a new adventure based on the ‘Fables’ comics series.
  
• DoubleFine’s next game is called ‘Broken Age.’ You can now view a trailer and preorder this sure to be awesome Mac title.
• Adventure/RPG game ‘Mage’s Initiation’ successfully funded on Kickstarter. A Mac version will be available later this year.
• ‘Plants vs. Zombies 2′ has been pushed back to a Summer release.
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown is also coming to iOS.
• Blizzard announced a new game for both Macs and iPad at PAX East, titled ‘Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft.’
• ‘Anomaly 2′ headed for the Mac App Store sometime in Q2 of this year.
• Freemium puzzle/RPG game ‘NimbleQuest’ is now available for FREE download on the Mac App Store.
• EVE: Odyssey is coming to Macs June 4th.
• Multiplayer tactical turn-based game Arena of Heroes is having an open Mac beta this weekend.
• SimCity price drop on Amazon has some hopeful that the Mac release will match this cheaper price on launch.
• At least 2 of the games in The Free Bundle are Mac compatible! Get some FREE indie games!  (more…)

With the arrival of Spring, naturally Spring cleaning is sure to follow. We here at GameAgent wanted to clean up and streamline our delivery of sales and information on Fridays so we’re not bombarding you with multiple posts. Instead we will now give you the Weekly Round-Up. Here’s what it will contain:

• The Weekly Flashback feature detailing all the top Mac gaming and Apple news stories
• New games added to GameAgent in from our Roll Call feature
• A 3-day weekend sale to take the place of our Tuesday’s 20%. You will now have 3 days to get 20% off a great Mac game!

Mac Gaming News

• BioShock Infinite is coming to Macs this summer courtesy of Aspyr Media.
• Duke Nukem 3D and all its add-on content is now available for Mac via Steam.
• Successful indie platformer ‘Fez’ lands on PCs soon, Mac version in the works.
• Steam now offers “Early Access” to select games for Mac gamers.
• Bloody retro game ‘Hotline Miami’ now available on OSX.
• Blizzard discusses the economy and Auction Houses of World of Warcraft.
• Double Fine released a trailer for their rhythm game ‘Dropchord.’
• ‘Bastion’ creators Supergiant Games announced sci-fi RPG ‘Transistor.’
• Apocalyptic strategy game ‘Shattered Haven’ now available for Macs, coming to Steam soon.
• Indie RPG ‘Legend of Dungeon’ is now available for Macs.
• Screenshots for ‘The Elder Scrolls Online’ have made their way online.
• Apple released a video driver update for Retina MacBooks that should make gamers happy.
• Did you catch Borderlands 2′s ‘Luck of the Zafords’ weekend in honor of St. Patty’s Day? It was pretty cool.

Apple News

• Apple hires Adobe’s Chief Technology Officer. Cue the ironic Flash jokes…
• OSX 10.8.3 is now available with bug fixes and Safari update.
• iOS upgraded to 6.1.3 with passcode bug fixes, better Japanese maps. It also broke Jailbreak.
• Speaking of Japan, Apple launched an iBookstore in Japan.
• But some feel Apple discriminates against Chinese customers.
• Apple are now in a lawsuit with THX over a sound patent.
• ‘jOBS,’ the movie about Steve Jobs starring Ashton Kutcher, has been delayed.
• Intertrust is now filing a patent lawsuit against Apple.
• Apple may also face penalties over court conduct.
• Laptop Magazine has named Apple #1 in several categories and overall winner.
• And yet, some are suing them over these laptops for poor quality.
• MacWorld gives a detailed comparison between the iPad mini and Google’s Nexus 7.

Our Posts

• Mac Gaming 101: Getting the Most Out of Steam’s Offline Mode
• BioShock Infinite is Coming to the Mac and We’re Giving Away Free Copies!
• Music Monday: The Cave

Roll Call: New On GameAgent

DLC Quest

What happens when DLC practices go too far? An indie developer makes a game that mocks the industry and its foibles, that’s what! Defeat the bad guy, save the world and get the girl! But first you’ll need to find coins to buy DLC to enable animation, sound and even pausing.

Thankfully this is just satire and all the DLC is purchased with in-game coins. But consider it a cautionary tale for the future…

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“Train your Brain” with Dr. Kawashima

If you want to stay young at heart, and sharp mentally, take a few minutes a day and train your brain!

Sly fox, studious student or brainy genius? How do you judge your „Brain Fitness“? Entertaining, yet with a scientific background “Train your Brain” with Dr. Kawashima will help you to keep your brain active or – if needed will get it moving again! Perform the “Daily Test“ and measure your “Brain Fitness”, climb to ever higher scales and eventually become a “Royal Brain”. Practice regularly and you will surely notice an increase in your “Brain Fitness”. Remember, daily commitment and continuity are key to keeping your brain active!

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 Weekends now bring big savings! For our inaugural weekend sale, we want to give Vault Hunters more opportunities to explore Pandora! From now until midnight on Sunday (3/22/13-3/24/13) ALL Borderlands 2 DLC is 20% off! This includes:

• The Mechromancer Pack
• Captain Scarlett & Her Pirate’s Booty
• Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt
• Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage

What do you think of the new Friday blog post format? Do you like weekend sales better than Tuesday sales? Let us know in the comments!

Mac Gaming News

• Aspyr confirms Civilization V: Brave New World is coming to the Mac this summer!
• A new Vault Hunter is being teased for Borderlands 2! Expect more details at PAX East.
• F1 2012 gets 33% discount to kick off new FORMULA ONE™ season. Check it out now on GameAgent!
• Feral Interactive announces new Mac racing game GRID will be available March 28. 
• Freemium games with micropayments are becoming increasingly popular. Where do you stand on the issue?
• A new Shadowrun game is in the works for the Mac! Check out the Kickstarter page to see some early in-game footage.
• StarCraft II: Heart Of The Swarm is now available on the Mac!

Apple News

• Apple patents unlikely SmartCover wireless charging system
• CBS launches an iOS app to stream full episodes of some shows
• Phil Schiller Goes on Offensive Against Android and Samsung

Our Posts

• Mac Gaming 101: How to Learn More About Your Mac and Why It’s Important
• Roll Call: New on GameAgent, March 15

• Civilization V Expansion ‘Brave New World’ Announced, Coming to Mac