Spore Creepy and Cute Parts PackOctober
2008
Coming Soon to GameTree Online: Your opportunity to pre-order the Creepy and Cute Parts Pack for Spore.
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones Live on GameTree OnlineOctober
2008
Ubisoft's Prince of Persia franchise has arrived for Mac with the release of The Two Thrones this month.
SPORE for Mac Goes Live!September
2008
EA's SPORE for Mac goes live on GameTree Online.
From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in your own personal universe on Mac. Be part of the experience, go to: http://gametreeonline.com/ea/spore/
TransGaming Enables BioWare's Jade Empire Special Edition for The MacAugust
2008
Jade Empire: Special Edition Now Available for Download At GameTreeOnline.com
Toronto, Canada - August 18, 2008 - TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V: TNG), today announced an agreement with leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), to enable the award-winning title, Jade Empire™ Special Edition, for the Mac. TransGaming's digital distribution portal, GameTree Online (www.gametreeonline.com), will make the title available immediately to the Mac community for purchase via direct download.
TransGaming to Bring Ubisoft Titles to MacJuly
2008
Ubisoft® Games for Mac Now Available for Purchase and Download at GameTreeOnline.com
Toronto, Canada – July 2, 2008 – TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V: TNG), has announced that video game publisher, Ubisoft (PARIS:UBI.PA), is collaborating with TransGaming to distribute video games on Mac via TransGaming's Cider™ Portability Engine. TransGaming, a leading developer of portability technologies for the electronic entertainment industry, has signed a multi-title agreement with Ubisoft that will bring titles immediately to the Mac community via gametreeonline.com, TransGaming's digital distribution portal. The partnership extends TransGaming's publisher network and offers both parties a revenue-sharing model in addition to TransGaming's Cider licensing fee.
Ubisoft's Petz® series will be available immediately for consumers to purchase and download at GameTree Online. Other Ubisoft titles that have never been available on Mac before will be deployed throughout the Summer, and simultaneously in the Fall with the Windows-PC platform releases.
Will Wright Appears at the Apple Store in San FranciscoJune
2008
Spore and Spore Creature Creator with Will Wright.
The legendary creator of The Sims, gives a sneak peek of his latest creation, Spore, at the Apple Store in San Francisco on June 21, 2008. Hundreds learned first-hand how to prepare their own creations for Spore using Spore Creature Creator... Build a Better Being!
Does Your Spore Creature Know How To Boogie?June
2008
If your Spore™ Creature knows how to Boogie, you could win a trip to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. Registration Ends August 1, 2008.
Buy Spore Creature Creator or Download the Free Demo and unleash your creativity!
Leverage iMovie and iTunes to edit, add music, and more for your submission. Create a creature and animate it with the best dance moves. Upload your video to YouTube and register your creature's dance video. Ten finalists will be choosen by August 18, 2008. The YouTube community will vote for the top videos to determine the winner and two runners up.
SPORE CREATURE CREATOR COMING SOON TO GAMETREE ONLINE!June
2008
SPORE™ Creature Creator from EA is coming soon as a Digital Download for Mac at GameTree Online!
The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes Coming to GameTree Online in JuneJune
2008
Legacy Interactive announces today that The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes, their top selling downloadable game for the PC, is now available at retail as a hybrid CD-ROM for the PC and Mac. The game will also be available as a Mac download at gametreeonline.com. TransGaming, Inc. (TSX-V: TNG) made the game Mac compatible using their Cider Portability Engine.
The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes is available for purchase across the U.S. and Canada at retailers including Best Buy, Fry's and online at Amazon.com for $1995. The Mac downloadable version of the game is available at GameTree Online.
SPORE CREATURE CREATOR JUNE 17, 2008May
2008
Electronic Arts and Maxis have announced that the complete retail version of the Spore Creature Creator will be available starting June 17, 2008. The Spore Creature Creator gives Spore fans, and those who are creatively curious, the first hands-on opportunity to design their own species and share it with their friends.
All creatures designed with the Spore Creature Creator can be imported into the full retail version of Spore for PC and Mac when it launches on September 5, 2008 in Europe and September 7, 2008 in North America.
"We are thrilled to finally be putting the creative tools of Spore into the hands of players around the world," said Will Wright, chief designer, Maxis. "The amazing creations players design this summer will help populate the game universe we all enter when Spore ships this September, so in a sense, the Spore Creature Creator is the birth of Spore."
A complete retail version of the Spore Creature Creator (PC and Mac) will also be available in North America for $999 and most European territories for €999, which gives players access to all the creature-making parts in the game.
Puzzle Quest XBLA expansionApril
2008
D3Publisher has announced the winning entry in its recent competition to name the first Puzzle Quest XBLA expansion.
More than 500 people came up with suggestions, but in the end D3 went for Revenge of the Plague Lord. Runner-ups were Sorceress of Malbec and The Scourge of Antharg.
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Apple Grows MarketMarch
2008
(Computerworld) Apple Inc.'s continued retail success translated into a boost in its share of the U.S. computer market to 14% last month, up from 9% in the same month last year, a research firm said today.
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Mac Gaming Facebook Group LiveMarch
2008
The Community is Growing
Wondering what other Mac gamers are doing, where they live, what they like? Stay in touch with other Mac users by joining the new Mac Gaming Facebook group.
- Click here to join the Mac Gaming Facebook community.
- Click here to join the Linux Gaming MySpace community.
By joining our growing Mac Gaming community you will be able to interact with other Mac gamers from around the world. Swap stories, share hints, find people to play with online and help each other out. This community will also convey interesting information about Mac games coming soon, news, and much more. This is a great way to stay connected!
Remember to spread the word, invite your friends and show everyone just what Mac Gaming is all about!
iPhone Game DemonstrationsMarch
2008
The release of the iPhone SDK enables gaming to go mobile. EA shows a demonstration of SPORE™, SEGA demonstrates Super Monkey Ball, and Gameloft confirms its intention to develop over 15 mobile games for iPhone.
TransGaming Makes Games Digital For MacMarch
2008
TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V: TNG), a leading developer of portability technologies for the electronic entertainment industry, continues to expand the Mac gaming market by announcing that consumers can now purchase and download games at GameTree Online.
For Beta launch, TransGaming has obtained exclusive rights to the Mac release of the award-winning video game Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords™, and is also offering consumers access to The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures, a Starlight Starbright Foundation project
Defining a new level of gaming experience for the Mac community, TransGaming's new consumer portal will offer award-winning titles to consumers through a simple Pick, Click and Download transaction. TransGaming has partnered with several leading publishers and developers, making it even easier for Mac consumers to enjoy the games they love.
EVE Online Puts The MMO in MacMarch
2008
EVE Online, the award-winning massively multiplayer Online (MMO) game from CCP, is available for Mac.
Every ship, station, and stargate is rendered in an amazing splendor of spacefaring sights.
Join today, and GameTree Online is pleased to offer a 14-Day trial of EVE Online
EA Reveals SPORE™ For The MacMarch
2008
TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V: TNG), a leading developer of portability technologies for the electronic entertainment industry, continues to build on its relationship with Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) with the announcement that SPORE™ will be available for the Mac later this year. From Will Wright, creator of the mega-hit The Sims™ comes Spore, the only game that allows creative personalities to explore the depths of their own personal galaxy.
Spore is your own personal universe in a box. In this universe you can create and evolve life, establish tribes, build civilizations and even sculpt entire worlds. In Spore you have a variety of creation tools at your disposal that allow you to customize nearly aspect of your universe: creatures, vehicles, buildings, and even spaceships.
Spore for the Mac will be made possible through TransGaming's Cider Portability Engine.