Warhammer Online has officially been released for Mac computer systems. WAR on Mac is available to current subscribers for free and can be downloaded by new users and Mac gamers for $19.95 at Gametreeonline.com. The releases follows the recent 1.3.2 patch which has introduced a redesigned user experience which helps better guide and teach new players how to play and get the most out of their Warhammer experience.
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Warhammer Online Mac Beta opens
Mythic Entertainment today announced that MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will be released for the Mac on October 28, 2009. WAR on Mac will be available to new subscribers via digital download at Gametreeonline.com for $19.95 and includes 30 days of game time. Current subscribers will be able to download the Mac client at no charge for use with existing accounts.
The Mac version of WAR is currently being offered for beta testing and allows existing players to download the beta client to their Mac computers and play with their live game accounts. Players who do not have an existing live account, but are interested in playing WAR on the Mac, are able to participate in the beta by downloading a 10-day Mac beta trial. Players who participate in the WAR Mac beta test will receive an exclusive title and trophy reward for their characters within the game.
To download the beta version of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning for Mac or the 10-day beta trial, visit www.warhammeronline.com/mac.
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Plants vs. Zombies confirmed for iPhone
Some great news for iPhone users from PopCap Games today: the wonderful Plants Vs. Zombies is coming to iPhone and iPod Touch by the end of the year. I have said in the past that this game would work on any platform, so i’m glad to see it making its way to the app store later this year.
If you don’t know what it is, Plants vs. Zombies is a unique take on the tower defense genre where players use a variety of plants and specialty units and objects to keep a never-ending onslaught of zombies from getting into your house. The game was originally released for PC and Mac to much acclaim.
The original game included a survival mode, a puzzle mode, and a set of PopCap game-themed mini-games. We do not know at this time if the iPhone version of the game will feature everything from the original, but we hope that it does. More on Plants vs. Zombies when it becomes available. Oh and PopCap - please bring it to PSN and XBLA sooner rather than later. Thank you.
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Indie Flavored: Tasty Static
Described by its creator as a game where players go “really fast and jump a lot,” Tasty Static is actually a clone – an homage, if you will - to the classic Skyroads game created by BlueMoon Interactive. Oh and the author also wants players to know that “you’ll probably get really annoyed along the way too” in addition to the speeding and the jumping. Grab the game directly from www.tastystatic.com.
The game comes in three flavors: Windows, Mac and Linux. There is also a level editor, though it is only available for Windows. Sorry Mac and Linux users.
Tasty Static is freeware, but if you enjoy with the author probably wouldn’t mind getting a check in the mail or even a thank-you card. Consider making a donation to help pay for web hosting and bandwidth costs. Check out the video below to get an idea of what you are in for.
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Warhammer Online coming to Mac this fall
EA and Mythic Entertainment announced that Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will be coming to the Mac in the fall of 2009. Warhammer Online is currently available now for Beta testing to all current subscribers and to all new Mac users through a 10-day Mac beta trial account. Nifty. Players from both PC and Mac platforms will be able to battle and quest together simultaneously on the same servers by using TransGaming’s Cider technology.
If you are a Mac owner and want some fun in this Games Workshop inspired virtual worl, then check out www.warhammeronline.com
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Avernum 6 Announced
Avernum 6, the final game in Jeff Vogel’s and Spiderweb Software’s popular and long-running Avernum series, has been announced, though no release date was revealed at the time of this writing. Obviously, the game will be released well after Avernum 5, which will be out for Macintosh in late 2009 and Windows in early 2010.
the final game in the series is set in the caves far below the surface of the world of Avernum. Players will travel into the strange subterranean land full of dungeons, labyrinths, and constant warfare. Avernum is a nation of people living in an enormous warren of tunnels and caverns, far below the surface of the world that once served as a prison colony for rebels and thugs; now this underworld is a wild frontier, full of adventurous souls looking for wealth, fame, and magical power.
But all that adventure was put to rest with the coming of “the Blight.” Overnight, the mushrooms Avernum needed to feed itself withered and died, the savage beasts of the low tunnels, reptilian Slithzerikai, emerged, sensing weakness. They struck destroying many of the weakened citizens and created waves of hungry, desperate refugees.
In Avernum 6 this final set of disasters threatens to destroy your homeland in a wave of famine and warfare. Only you can help your people to get to safety before everything falls apart and everyone is lost forever.
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GamersGate scores Iceberg Interactive titles
Digital distribution platform GamersGate has inked a deal with European game publisher Iceberg Interactive to distribute select titles worldwide, starting with Poker Simulator for Mac and Windows. Additional titles including The Last Chariot of the Gods and Bee Smart will be available in the coming months.
Bee Smart is a brain training game for kids, developed for the PC and consoles. The game claims to improve certain brain activities, such as speed, perception, creativity and memory. The Last Chariot of the Gods, a point and click adventure game for the PC, was developed by the Austrian studio Homegrown Games.
All these games are - or will be - available for download at www.GamersGate.com.
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