To put it simply, 2010 was awesome for us at Aspyr.  We’ve already recounted some of the things that went down this past year, but we just want to make the celebration a little more… official!

That’s why we’re taking all of the games we launched in 2010 and making them a part of our latest promotion, aptly titled “The Games of 2010!”  We’ve got six games on sale RIGHT NOW that you can grab at an awesome 20.10% discount!  Which games, you ask?  How about:

• The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (Mac)
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition (Mac)
• Civilization IV: Gold (Mac)
• Civilization IV: Colonization (Mac)
• RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum (Mac)
• and Civilization V (Mac)!

Each of these games will be on sale at the special 20.10% discount until 11:59pm CST, Sunday, January 16.  If you missed any of these games the past year, now’s the time to act–don’t miss out on them again!

Maybe you heard, but there’s a new Call of Duty game hitting the market today, and they’re calling it Call of Duty: Black Ops.  We didn’t think Activision put enough marketing dollars behind the game, so we thought we would help them by hyping the release in our own special way.  It just so happens that “our own special way” benefits Mac gamers as well!

From now through next Monday, November 15, we’re discounting ALL of our Call of Duty titles by 25%!  These include Call of Duty: Deluxe (Mac), Call of Duty 2 (Mac), and the modern classic Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Mac).  Show Activision that Mac gamers want more Call of Duty and purchase your favorite Call of Duty title from GameAgent today!

Okay, so maybe you heard that Civilization V is coming to the Mac.  Maybe you even heard it from us.  But hey, we just can’t help it–we’re just SO EXCITED!  So excited, in fact, that we’re launching a totally unprovoked, special–nay, EPIC–Deal of the Week Month!

Between now and the end of the day (11:59pm CDT) Tuesday, November 2, we’re cutting the prices of ALL of our strategy games by 40%!  Furthermore, these deals are good for ALL supported locales–if you can buy the game from us, then you can take advantage of the sale!  Is this a strategically sound move for us?  Who cares!  We’ll just blame it on our excitement over Civ V.  Hit the jump to see the totally expansive list of strategy titles NOW ON SALE!

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GameAgent Labor Day Sale

Hello, GameAgent fans, and welcome to the official unofficial end of summer!  It was a fun (and HOT) summer, but with Labor Day coming up on Monday, it’s time to move on to better and newer things–like new games!

In celebration of hard-working individuals everywhere, GameAgent has put together a fantastic BLOWOUT sale to put a cap on Summer 2010.  Between now and the end of the day (11:59pm CDT) Labor Day Monday, you’ll be able to get ALL of your favorite Mac and PC titles by Aspyr for 15% off at GameAgent.com!  This includes favorites like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Mac), The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (Mac), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Mac), and Civilization IV (Mac)!

But the best part of this deal?  It’s open to EVERYONE that can shop at GameAgent.com!  Just because Labor Day is a US holiday doesn’t mean everyone else can’t enjoy the discount love.

Facebook and Twitter Exclusives

Finally, in addition to the store-wide discount, we’ll also be giving out some exclusive coupon codes to our Facebook fans and Twitter followers all weekend long!  The coupon offers will be exclusive to each platform, meaning the coupons given out on Facebook will not be the same as those given out on Twitter; however, the coupons will be stackable (assuming you can use them before someone else does!), so be sure to follow GameAgent on both!  Here’s what you can expect:

• Facebook: We’ll be giving out 5 coupons per day, starting Friday and running through Monday.  Four coupons each day will be for HALF OFF shipping costs.  The fifth coupon will grant shoppers FREE SHIPPING.  However, these are one-time use coupons, so stay alert and use the coupon before anyone else!
• Twitter: Like Facebook, we’ll be giving out 5 coupons per day, starting Friday and running through Monday.  Each coupon will be good for $5 off your total order!  These coupons, too, are one-use only, so be quick to use them before they expire!

Fan us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to keep up with these deals and more!  Also, don’t forget to come back tomorrow to check out the opening match-up of our new “College Football Game of the Week” feature–we’ve got a great game picked out and some killer deals that could be yours!

Ahh, it’s late August, it’s still blisteringly hot outside, and students get to trudge through the heat on their way to class.  Okay, so maybe it’s not the most glamorous time of year, but there is one benefit to heading back to school–it signifies the Back to School Sale at GameAgent!  With classes getting back into full swing, we’re offering a collection of PC games that will go perfectly with History 101.

The first special we have offers both 1701 A.D. (PC) and its expansion 1701 A.D.: The Sunken Dragon (PC) for only $15 (normally a $40 value)!  1701 A.D. (PC) is a unique empire building sim set in the period of the 17th and 18th centuries.  Players are immersed in the golden age of exploration and trade, where they set out to discover and inhabit new lands and grow their small colonies into thriving cities.  Players are tasked with establishing, expanding and maintaining a flourishing medieval metropolis while interacting with native peoples and other players through trade, diplomacy or conflict.

1701 A.D.: The Sunken Dragon (PC) adds to 1701 A.D.’s nearly limitless replayability with a new 11-mission, story-driven campaign and a new world editor that allows gamers to design and share maps for single-player or online play. New computer artificial intelligence profiles, buildings, subquests and an empire-shattering new natural disaster add even more depth to the robust 1701 A.D. experience.

As a bonus for picking up this bundle, you will also receive $4.50 off shipping for the entire order when adding these items to your cart!

The second special we have is XIII Century Gold Edition (PC) for only $15 (normally a $30 value)!  XIII Century Gold Edition delivers a massive RTS experience, combining the highly successful strategy game XIII Century: Death or Glory with the follow-up sequel Blood of Europe.  The game features large-scale battles held in the authentic heraldry of European nobility, cutting-edge gameplay technology, online multiplayer battles, and so much more making this the ultimate package for fans of strategy and war games.  Charge into the great battles of the Middle Ages alongside noble knights and ruthless nomads as they clash steel with neighboring foes and carve their names into history.

Similar to the aforementioned 1701 A.D. deal, buyers will receive $4.50 off shipping for the entire order when purchasing XIII Century Gold Edition.  That means if you purchase both, you will receive FREE standard shipping for everything in your cart!

Grab these games now before the Back to School Sale also becomes a part of history!

When most people think of GameAgent, they typically think of Mac gaming.  This is great, because Macs are awesome (it’s science), and we firmly believe PC gamers aren’t the only ones who should get to enjoy all of that gaming goodness.  That being said, PC gamers also hold a special place in our hearts.  In fact, we really love all gamers, and it’s for this reason that we’re focusing this week’s Deal of the Week on our PC titles!

Starting today and running through the end of the day (11:59pm CDT) next Tuesday, August 24, all of our PC boxed titles will be HALF OFF.  We have a great selection of PC titles to choose from, including:

Men of War (PC) — Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.

PuzzleQuest: Galactrix (PC) — Enjoy a new board, new weapons, new tactics and more in this incredibly addictive puzzle gameboard battle. Collect a fleet of customizable spaceships, which endow your player with new skills and abilities, and fight in over 150 battles.

1701 A.D. (PC) — 1701 A.D. is a unique empire building sim set in the period of the 17th and 18th centuries. In this third addition to the incredibly successful series, players are immersed in the golden age of exploration and trade, where they set out to discover and inhabit new lands and grow their small colonies into thriving cities.

Cryostasis (PC) — Alexander Nesterov is sent to investigate the ‘North Wind,’ a nuclear ice-breaker ship now trapped in the Arctic Circle with its crew frozen to death. Alexander must fight the horrors contained within the frozen vessel and use his mysterious ‘Mental Echo’ ability to reveal the final moments of the dead crew.

Necrovision (PC) — NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic.

• …and more!

Get to GameAgent.com right now and pick up your favorites!

Lasers and terrans and borgs, oh my! The new GameAgent deal of the week has made the jump from light speed and is ready to launch an all-out assault on summer-time boredom!

To help with the battle, we’re offering deals on both Mac and PC titles.  Running through the end of the day (11:59pm CST) August 10, and starting at $9.99, each of our featured games is half off:

Homeworld 2 (Mac) – $9.99
Homeworld 2 continues the epic struggle of the Hiigarans and their leader Karan S’jet. Many thought their hardships would end when they returned to Hiigara, yet fate has not been so kind to the Exiles. Now the Hiigarans face a new and bitter enemy, a renegade clan from the eastern fringes of the galaxy, who wield the power of the ancients. Homeworld 2 chronicles the valiant journey of the Mothership and its crew into the oldest regions of the galaxy to confront their new foe and discover the truth.

PuzzleQuest: Galactrix (PC) – $9.99
The highly-anticipated sequel is here! Enjoy a new board, new weapons, new tactics and more in this incredibly addictive puzzle gameboard battle. Collect a fleet of customizable spaceships, which endow your player with new skills and abilities, and fight in over 150 battles.

Prey (Mac) – $9.99
Tommy is a Cherokee garage mechanic, refuting his heritage and undecided about his next step in life. His world comes to a halt when an extraterrestrial crisis forces him to awaken spiritual powers from his long-forgotten birthright. Abducted with his people to a menacing mothership orbiting Earth, he sets out to save himself, his girlfriend, and eventually, the entire planet.

Star Wars: Empire at War (Mac) – $14.99
Star Wars: Empire at War puts the power to command an entire war for the Star Wars galaxy in the hands of players, giving them the freedom to determine how they play the game within completely scalable and accessible gameplay. Set a few years before the events of Episode IV A New Hope, LucasArts’ Empire at War lets players wage war on the ground and in space, as well as experience the creation of the Rebel Alliance, the strengthening of the Empire and the beginnings of the Galactic Civil War.

So, great deal?  Or greatest deal ever?  Let us know what you think in the comments!

Update [8/6/10]: Apologies for not making it clear, but the current Deal of the Week is running for North America ONLY, primarily because we’re not yet offering boxed goods to our European friends.  However, we will be selling our boxed products in Europe very soon, at which point EVERYBODY will be able to participate in and enjoy our special promotions!  Furthermore, if any of our European friends received the newsletter earlier this week, it’s likely because we don’t yet have your home country registered in our system.  You can update your information and preferences here.  As a bonus, anyone that updates their information will receive coupon codes for discounts at the GameAgent store!  Again, we do apologize for any confusion, and we want to reassure our friends in Europe that we’re working very hard to bring them the same great games and deals!

It’s a new Deal of the Week, and this time our NonBlog, Facebook, and Twitter followers (i.e. you guys!) are getting a one day jump on the newsletter subscribers!  This week we’re offering our Family Fun Bundle which comes with Lego® Star Wars™ Mac, Zoo Tycoon™ Complete Mac, and FutureU™ Mac/PC.  For TODAY, Monday, June 28, ONLY, we’re selling the bundle at an even more family-friendly price of $20!  This price will go up to the still amazing price of $30 starting tomorrow (both Lego® Star Wars™ and Zoo Tycoon™ Complete are $29.99 each at regular price!) and will run through the end of the day (11:59pm CDT) July 7.

Also, check back tomorrow for a really special announcement! (Hint: It involves the give-away of a free game of choice…)  Stay tuned!

Whoa! We’ve already blown through our current reserves of the Civilization IV Bundle for the Mac!  If you haven’t been able to participate yet, though, DON’T DESPAIR. We’ll be fulfilling the back orders as they keep pouring in, SO KEEP’EM COMING!

Also, don’t forget that tomorrow, June 19, is the LAST day you can get Sid Meier’s Civilization III: Complete for FREE when you order the Civilization IV Bundle.  Don’t get left out!

Finally, a BIG thanks to everyone that’s participated in the deal so far–we couldn’t do this kind of stuff without your support!  Continue to keep up to date with the latest game deals, reviews, and industry insights by following us on Facebook and Twitter!