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This may be your most favorite tycoon game out there. There are no people to please; there is no money to gain; there are only animals. Packs of hungry lions, flocks of devious vultures, epic herds of wildebeests and more fill ecosystems that players create and control. Discover hidden content as you embark on becoming a Wildlife Tycoon.

If you enjoy games like this you will probably also like Plant Tycoon, Fish Tycoon, Virtual Villagers, and Strategy Games.

Check it out and download it below to try it out for free.

tags: mac games, tycoon games, mac, wildlife tycoon venture africa, apple, africa

Games are up for this week: mac games. And below are new mac software releases:

Mamadupe 1.0 – Find duplicate photos in your Aperture library. (Free)
CSoM Remind Me 1.0 – Reminds you of appointments, birthdays and anniversaries. (Shareware)
Cronette 1.0 – Specifies tasks to be launched automatically by the Mac. (Shareware)
A New Theory of Harmony 1.0 – Suggests all future possibilities in the 12-tone system. (Free)
Stumbi 1.0 – A StumbleUpon plugin for Safari. A solution to the oldest problem in existance.
DJ Puzzles Electrofunk 1.0 – This set of loops, midis, and samples has something for every producer of Electro Funk music.
MeshWrite 1.0 – Productivity tool to help you get your ideas down on paper. (Shareware)
EncodingSleuth 1.0 – Examines streams of bytes, determine whether they represent encoded text. (Shareware)
iPhoto2Gmail 1.0 – iPhoto plugin to send photos via Gmail, Aperture version available. (Free)
Civics Flash Cards 1.0 – Study for the new U.S. naturalization test. (Free)
Treasured 1.0 – Helps you recover corrupt movie files. (Free)
Spoof 1.0 – Programs to help you spoof your AirPort card’s MAC address. (Free)
Isis Locus 1.0 – Turns photos into duotones of any color. (Demo)
Shorten URL with Bit.ly 1.0 – Service makes long URL short. (Free)
Louise 1.0 – Import utility for PostgreSQL. (Demo)
iPhoto2Gmail 1.0 – quickly and easily send pictures using your Gmail account… all without installing or configuring an e-mail application.
Bundle and Distribute 1.0 – a drag-and-drop application that makes bundling files from several folders into one single folder a snap.
PDF Merge 1.0 – Concatenate multiple PDF files into one file. (Demo)

Have a great week, everyone!

When Cookie the Chef leaves Flo’s Diner to pursue a career on a popular reality cooking TV show, there is a shortage of chefs in DinerTown. Every week, Cookie invites a different chef to appear as a guest star and Flo must fill in while that Chef is away! Finally, Cookie asks Flo to guest star on the Hollywood set of Flo’s Diner, and the two of them put on one unforgettable show.

Unravel the mysteries of a society that disappeared over a thousand years ago by solving the pictographic puzzles they left behind! Solve your way through 99 puzzles in seven exotic locations around the world in story mode, or tackle over 100 additional puzzles in extra puzzle mode. Each puzzle forms a unique mosiac that is only revealed once the puzzle is solved. Your quest begins in the shadow of the majestic Parthenon, but it just may take you around the world before you are done.

You will probably like Sudoku Pagoda, Ancient Sudoku, Sudoku Latin Squares, Big Kahuna Reef, and Chuzzle.

Check it out and download it below to try it out for free.

tags: mac games, puzzle games, mac, World Mosaics, apple, geography

Sell gems and jewelry to smiling customers, but watch out–keep them waiting too long and they’ll start to grumble. You’ll need to give them a special treat to keep them happy and get the sale! Special tokens allow you to upgrade your shop with more jewelry and customer treats. Happy customers spend big bucks and keep your gem shop open for business.

You will probably like this game if you liked the Jewel Quest Series, Bejeweled, Ancient Quest of Saqqarah, Big Kahuna Reef, and Chuzzle.

Check it out and download it below to try it out for free.

tags: mac games, match games, mac, Magic Match Adventures, apple

Magic Match Adventures takes the addictive Magic Match game play and pairs it with a unique simulation where each match you create will not only give you special powers and magic spells, but will help repair the imp villages and restore peace and tranquility across the realm.

You will probably like this game if you liked the Jewel Quest Series, Bejeweled, Ancient Quest of Saqqarah, Big Kahuna Reef, and Chuzzle.

tags: mac games, match games, mac, Magic Match Adventures, apple

Check out this week’s mac games. Other new software releases are below:

Speaker Mute 1.0 – Automatically mutes the Mac’s volume when no headphones are connected. (Free)
pwrWndws 1.0 – Move files and folders via 2 symmetrical Finder windows. (Demo)
CogTool 1.0 – Cognitive performance modeling. (Free)
PhotoCopy 1.0 – Lets you combine iPhoto’s ease of use with the great sharing features of Flickr.
Sunset at the Ligurian Sea 1.0 – Sunset at the Ligurian Sea, a free screensaver for Mac
servebox 1.0 – Controls Apache, PHP, MySQL, and Subversion all from one window. (Free)
3D Desktop Zombies Screen Saver 1.0 – Watch as the undead come back to life and roam your desktop, fighting, crawling, and leaving messy footprints, blood and gore, all over the screen you were just working on, or any other image
Full Rune 1.0 – Lets you play RuneScape fullscreen. (Free)
Backboard 1.0 – Bulletin board for collecting notes and tasks. (Free)
Hello 1.0 – Learn a language the easy, fun and fast way. (Demo)
UserMatic 1.0 – Utility for managing Final Cut Pro preferences. (Demo)
Loader 1.0 – Streamlines importing media into Final Cut Pro. (Demo)
Mickey Mouse Widget 1.0 – Makes Mickey Mouse appear on your Dashboard. (Free)
Cross Weight 1.0 – Calculates weight distribution, weight bias, and cross weight. (Commercial)
Somersault 1.0 – Combines aspects of classic platform games with new gameplay elements. (Shareware)
kello 1.0 – A clock. With a retro look!
X-Trafik 1.0 – Widget for public transportation info in Gävleborg, Sweden. (Free)
Upplands Lokaltrafik 1.0 – Widget for public transportation info in Uppland, Sweden. (Free)
WiFi Radar 1.0 – Displays information about wireless networks. (Free)
FireWire Saver 1.0 – For fans of the FireWire port, 2 wallpapers also included. (Free)

If you were as addicted to Build-a-Lot 1 as much as I was, you’ll be happy to know you can now play Build-a-Lot 2! It’s just one of those games you can’t stop playing. Luckily, it’s a weekend.

About Build a Lot 2 Town of the Year
It’s time to get busy again building, buying and selling houses in this excellent sequel. There are new towns to explore, new Mayors to meet and lots of money to be made. Use your keen eye to pick the right locations to build parks and shops. Pick your paint colors, upgrades and landscaping to create the ultimate curb appeal and earn outstanding profits. How about a latte from the new coffee shop? Some new flower boxes from the garden center? Check it out and download it for free to try out.

tags: mac games, build a lot 2, mac, real estate games, apple

Play more games like this: Build in Time , Real Estate Empire, Virtual Villagers

From gizmodo:

“Steve Jobs is leaving Apple. Not tomorrow, but probably very soon. That’s why he started to say good bye today, doing something more important than just presenting new MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and an updated MacBook Air. Today’s event was a play in which he clearly told everyone that the company is more than himself. Since the very first minute, when he immediately sat down to let Tim Cook talk, he was saying: “Hey, look, Apple is more than Steve. These are The Guys, the Goodfellas, the A-Team. They share the same vision I have. And they are going to push the company forward when I change my office chair for a hammock and caipirinhas on my private beach in Hawaii”…..

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Work with Sally to beautify everyone from little old ladies to punk rockers in 10 unique salon locations. Wash, dye, cut, style and more in 50 levels of frantic, but fashionable, fun. Use your earnings to hire helpful employees and purchase salon upgrades to keep your clients looking and feeling their best! Only the stylist with the happiest (and best-looking!) customers will make the cut in this frenzy of family fun. Download it below to try it out for free.

tags: mac games, mac, dash games

Play more games like this: Diner Dash , Burger Shop, Fashion Dash

Find out more about the new MacBooks (13 inch and 15 inch) here.

Search for objects and design scrapbook pages for customers in this upbeat hidden object game. Use your keen eye for detail, or the excellent magnifying glass tool to find items in many different themed drawers such as holiday, vintage, baby and more. There are also stampers, stickers and other shop areas to search in as well. Play speed rounds for extra points and view your completed pages in the gallery.

tags: mac games, mac, hidden objects

Play more hidden objects games: Agatha Christie’s Peril at End House, Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile, Escape the Museum

Picks are up, so please find them here: mac games. Hope you like ‘em. Otherwise, here are new mac software releases:

ScreenLock 1.0 – will lock your computer but keep your files and applications running, away from prying eyes but ready for your return, keep your secrets secret with ScreenLock. (free)
Vega 1.01 – An arcade styled casual game.
antipop 1.0 – Stops your external speakers from popping when powered on/off. (Free)
TaskMagic 1.0 – Manage all the things you need to get done. (Commercial)
iWeb SEO Tool 1.0 – Optimize your iWeb based website for search engines and more. (Free)
Cubism 1.0 – Simple, colorful, fun and (slightly) useful iTunes visualizer. (Free)
ActionGear 1.0 – Task management application that lives in the menubar. (Demo)
DuckFighterI 1.0 – Battle ducks in your Dock. (Free)
VideoPier HD 1.0 – HD worklows for your MPEG video. (Demo)
DownloadMonitor 1.0 – Choose how, when, and which downloads the computer ought to react to. (Free)
Glossy 2 Iconset 1.0 – shiny icons.
Cryptomfs 1.0 – Will use a directory to store encrypted files. The mountpoint will provide access to the unencrypted data, but no data is ever written to the harddisk without encryption.
Domain Name Widget 1.0 – Checks domain availability instantly. (Free)
Orbiter 1.0 – Side addition to the Dock to launch apps quickly. (Free)
Protoplasm Flare Icon Set 1.0 – Over 30 Leopard-Ready glowing folder icons including photo folder, video folder, music folder, hot folder, plus many more.
100blocks 1.0 – For children to learn calculation using only mouse operations. (Shareware)
iBloodTracker 1.1 – Track your arterial blood pressure, heart rate and weight. (Shareware)
Show Hidden Files 1.0 – Show/hide hidden files without using Terminal. (Free)
Mini vMac Full Edition 1.0 – Popular classic emulator. (Free)
Calibrated MXF Spotlight 1.0 – Plugin extracts video, audio, timecode, metadata info from MXF files. (Free)
TV Show Tracker 1.0 – Widget lets you track all of your favorite TV shows. (Free)
3D Desktop Zombies! Screen Saver 1.0 – Watch as the undead come back to life and roam your desktop. (Shareware)

Have a great week!

Assume the role of renowned detective Hercule Poirot, seeking clues to a mysterious murder aboard a ship, cruising the River Nile. Find hidden objects, clues and the hard evidence that you’ll need to question suspects and uncover the truth behind the Death on the Nile.

tags: mac games, mac, agatha christie

More Agatha Christie Games: Peril at End House

Place shapes and decrypt ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs as you uncover the truth behind the mysterious death of King Tut. Play in Relaxed or Challenge Mode as you climb your way up through Egyptian society. Mosaic: Tomb of Mystery is a fun blend of puzzle-pieced excitement and intense game play.

tags: mac, apple, mac games

Check out the picks here: mac games.

Other new releases are:

4DockMaster 1.0 – Widget to change position, switch between 2D/3D Dock. (Free)
Mondrianum 1.0b7 – Explore and find color themes. (Free)
rubiTrack 1.0.1 – Display, analyze, organize your runs, bike rides, walks, hikes, more. (Shareware)
Halloween Sudoku 1.0 – Hauntingly fun rendition of the popular Sudoku game. (Shareware)
TimeCache Manager 1.0 – Manage an office full of TimeCache users. (Demo)
Update Engine 1.0 – Framework for developers to keep their products up-to-date. (Free)
Top Draw 1.0 – Create surprisingly complex and interesting images. (Free)
TSheets Time Tracker 1.01 – Widget for tracking time against project/job codes. (Free)
SousChef 1.0 – Helps you cook, start to finish. (Shareware)
Secret of the Lost Cavern 1.0 – Paleolithic period adventure. (Demo)
3D Desktop Kitty Cats Screen Saver 1.0 – screeensaver (free)
KryptEdit 1.0 – Text editor loaded with simple cryptography tools and more. (Free)
Transliteration 1.0 – Replaces characters of one alphabet with characters of another. (Free)
Screenium 1.0 – Advanced screen capture utility. (Demo)
Sharpshooter 1.0.2 – Rename screenshots as they are taken. (Shareware)
SlingPlayer 1.0.6 – Stream your TV over your home network. (Demo)
Ivory – mahjongg solitaire game. free
Carve-A-Pumpkin 1.0 – Get your Dashboard in the Halloween mood. (Free)
The Ultimate Guitar Practice Companion 1.0 – Get the most out of your practice sessions. (Demo)
Xplorer 1.0 – Navigate around the globe searching for hidden objects. (Demo)
GeoEdu 1.0 – Atlas and game of worldwide geography. (Free)
Scorer 1.0 – An electronic scoreboard that can be controlled via remote control.
Logbook 1.0 – Menubar app enables Backpack users to post Journal status updates. (Shareware)
Lotus 1.0 – Timer for monitoring your daily meditation excercises. (Free)
PreferenceCleaner 1.0.2 – Simplifies the task of deleting preference files. (Free)
Safari PB 1.0 – Launches Safari and enables Private Browsing. (Free)
JuicePhone 1.0 – Extracts your iTunes iPhone/iPod touch backups. (Free)

This comes in handy. Read about how to mute the startup sound on your mac: macworld. Simple and makes sense.