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This week’s game picks are up: mac games. Below are some new releases:

WatermarQue 1.0 - Lay a watermark on multiple graphic files. (Free)
JES Movie Tools 1.0 – Analyze movie files. (Free)
SnapImage 1.0 – Modify a screeshots extension. (Free)
Bevy 1.0 – Application launcher shows you all apps in one window. (Demo)
Twin 1.0.1 – Online storage solution. (Commercial)
SharewarePublisher 1.0 – Software submission tool and assistant. (Shareware)
Sac4Mac 1.0 – Brings the savings of SteepAndCheap.com to your Mac desktop. (Free)
MonitorMyMac 1.1 – Takes timed screenshots and/or snapshots from your iSight/webcam. (Demo)
TurboMCS Controller 1.0 – Interface with high speed time resolved pulse counters. (Free)
Aperture2Twitter 1.0.1 – Send photos to Twitter from within Aperture. (Shareware)
Listomator 1.0 – A free application that loads a list of words from a text file and allows you to perform various tasks on that list. You may use it to permanently change the file, or just open it and apply a filter to quickly see all the words that match your criteria. (Freeware)
punkt 1.0 – punkt is an iTunes visualizer built with Quartz Composer. (Freeware)
Aperture2Twitter 1.0.1 – Lets you send tweets and images to Twitter and TwitPic from within Aperture. (Shareware)
NimbleKit 1.2 – Develop apps for iPhone and iPod touch. (Shareware)
Snowtape 1.0 – Record internet radio stations. (Commercial)

Here’s the third installation of a very popular tycoon game for mac. When I first played Build a Lot , I thought it was a pretty ok game but realized that I couldn’t put it down, which was a sure indication that I was addicted. It snuck up on me! Build a Lot 2 was a welcome sequel, and now here’s part 3, which takes you all the way to the old world restoring rundown houses, developing friendly services and beautifying neighborhoods with postcard perfect landmarks. Keep up with the changing needs of the neighborhood and the variable weather conditions. Persevere and you will be well on your way to becoming the next successful real estate tycoon in Europe.

Play Build a Lot 1 and Build a Lot 2.

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Hi and Happy Memorial Day! Before or After the BBQ how about checking out this week’s mac game picks? Here they are: mac games. Below are the new releases from the week:

MacFix Widget 1.0 – Widget to search on www.macfix.de (German Mac forum). (Free)
Wings 3D 1.0 – Polygon mesh modeler. (Free)
QuartzBuilder 1.0 – Turns Quartz Compositions into stand-alone apps. (Demo)
One Man Band Essentials 1.0 – Creates auto-accompaniment based on the played chords. (Demo)
iSchedule 1.0 – Schedule and create tasks using AppleSctipt. (Shareware)
DominoCreator 1.0 – Widget creates a domino track w/o the stress of tipping over blocks. (Free)
Cloak 1.0 – Hide and unhide invisible files. (Free)
Mail Stationery 1.0 – Enhance letters with 100 creative designs. (Commercial)
CoolTerm 1.0 – Serial port terminal app for hobbyists and professionals. (Free)
RapidCart 1.0.10 – RapidWeaver plugin for creating your own e-commerce website. (Shareware)
The Merge 1.0 – Wavy blocks screen saver. (Free)
MonitorMyMac 1.0.2 – Takes timed screenshots and/or snapshots from your iSight/webcam. (Demo)
Plexoo 1.0b4 – Versatile image resizing tool. (Demo)
Somatic Rebirth Extras 1.0 – 60 fun icons. (Freeware)
Spells 1.0.2 – AD&D Spell lister/generator. (Shareware)
PunkTrader 1.0 – A stock trading game that will allow you to test your trading skills on real historical stock market price movements. PunkTrader will randomly pick one of the 20 most actively traded stocks and take you to 9:30 am Wall-Street time at the beginning of a random trading day within the last 5 years.
MatrixWorld 3D Screensaver 1.0 – Matrix effects directly on your desktop. (Shareware)
Tcal 1.3.1 – Mac/PC shared calendar. (Demo)
Amnesia 1.0.6 – Universal uninstaller; delete apps and all associated files. (Shareware)

Have a good week!

Part three of the Dream Chronicles series continues with The Chosen Child. In this highly anticipated, award-winning installation, discover hidden clues and solve challenging seek and find puzzles while you join Faye on her quest to save her daughter from the clutches of the Fairy Queen, Lilith, and reveal the secret prophecy of The Chosen Child.

Play Dream Chronicles 1, Dream Chronicles 2 and other hidden object games for mac.

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Casual gamers who can’t get enough of gem matching games like Jewel Quest, Big Kahuna Reef and Bejeweled will be happy that Age of Japan was just released for Mac, and just in time for the weekend. Age of Japan will take you through all the seasons in Japan giving you a colorful and calm backdrop while you play. 12 different bonuses, some very different from other jewel games.

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This week’s mac game picks are up! Please click here to see them: mac games. Below are the new releases of the week.

CallitADay 1.0.1 – Create and elegant diary for home or work. (Shareware)
Bugz 1.1.1 – Manage bugs and feature request for your products. (Shareware)
ScreenSequence 1.0.3 – Create slideshows with QuickTime effects. (Free)
iTiny URL 1.0 – Create a tiny url from a big url. (Free widget)
AudioBook Converter 1.0.5 – Convert audio books to MP3 or AAC. (Shareware)
myWeblog 1.0 – Weblog editor for WordPress and MetaWeblog. (Shareware)
FlamingoHD 1.0 – Puts you in charge of your HD video library. (Shareware)
Vehicle Maintenance Tracker 1.0 – Collects vehicle maintenance data. (Shareware)
Cleopatra- A Queen’s Destiny 1.0 – History adventure game. (Demo)
Elements SBM 1.1 - CRM hybrid web application for small to medium-sized enterprises. (Demo)
Hello Kitty 1.0 – Nine icons based the mega hit from Japan. (Free)
PHP Console 1.0 – Helps in writing PHP scripts. (Free)
Paperless 1.0 – Digital documents manager (formerly ReceiptWallet). (Demo)
Compass 1.0pb10 – Engineering tool for hardware, software, and more. (was Rhapsody) (Demo)
Lyrics Via LyricWiki 1.1 – Adds lyrics from LyricWiki to iTunes tracks. (Free)
ScreenEdit 1.0 – Compress, edit, split, and save QuickTime movies. (Free)
iCleanLanguage 1.0 – Removes unwanted language files. (Free)
Resort Rental Tracker Plus 1.0 – Rental property manager. (Shareware)
Student Picker 1.0 – Randomly assign students to desks. (Free)
Monet’s Art Slide Show 1.0 – More than 100 images of Monet’s works.  (Shareware)
Mariner Paperless 1.0 – Scan receipts, warranties, deposit slips and other paperwork. The Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in Paperless automatically recognizes and helps categorize documents. (Shareware)
Sofortbild 1.0 – Allows you to control any Nikon D3x, D3, D700, D300, D200, D90, D80, D60, D40x and D40 remotely from your Mac via USB or through wired or wireless LAN using a wireless transmitter (on selected models).  (Shareware)
Simple Cypher 1.0 – Basic text encryption based on Thomas Jefferson’s system. (Shareware)
Screen Shot Changer 1.0 – Change screen shot file format. (Free)
Flatten Movies 1.1 – Automator action to flatten every movie Quicktime is able to open. (Free)
ReelNQ 1.0 – Batch video converter allowing you to convert a list of videos automatically without having to manually process each file. Supports iPhone, iPod, Apple TV and more. Simple drag and drop support for adding movies to the batch queue. (Shareware)
Loader 1.1 - Copy and import music, sound effects, graphics and movies into Final Cut Pro. Simply drag items from iTunes or the Finder onto the Loader tab and it slides out to reveal a list of currently open Final Cut Pro projects. Drop the items onto the desired project and Loader handles the rest. (Shareware)
PoolStars 1.3 – 3D multi-player online pool and snooker. (Free)
Dictate 1.5 – Speech recognition software (will update itself automatically). (Commercial)
Twin 1.0 – Online storage solution. (Commercial)
Times 1.1.2 – New type of RSS newsreader. (Shareware)
MedsLog 1.0 – Keep track of medications to take. (Shareware)
Scale Speed Calculator 1.0 – Scales up the speed of a model train to the speed of that train in real life. (Free)

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Curses! Magic Dragons have been chained to earth by an evil, dark force and only you and Mila can save them. Dragons are set free through the dragon portals, which can be opened with the dragon orbs. Break through the orbs and you open the portals to set the dragons free. This is an unusual and fun twist on match three and orb shooter games. Features 70 levels and 15 different power ups.

Similar games: Luxor 3, Sparkle, Stoneloops of Jurassica, Zuma and Pirate Poppers.

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In a teeny tiny village called Tribesville, meet a group of creatures called Wobblies. As pacifistics, they’ve lived in peace for thousands of years living their own quiet lives hanging out at the beach and catching vital rays from the everpresent sun. Unfortunately, their lives were turned upside down and their cute, shiny village started to show signs of darkness as imminent danger approached. The food and water supplies ran low and hyenas began depleting their resources. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to help evolve the Wobblies into a strong, productive, and self-sufficient tribe of doctors, builders, foragers and guards…before it’s too late.

Similar sim games: Virtual Villagers, My Tribe and The Sims.

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I’ve posted this week’s game selections so try to check them out here: mac games. Below are new software, widgets, freeware and more:

Magic Tagger 1.0 – Identifies information missing from ID3 tags. (Shareware)
CompletionCM 1.0 – Contextual menu item for completing words. (Demo)
Cyclone.saver 1.0 – Screensaver displays flying particles blown up by cyclones. (Free)
Capo 1.0.2 – Slow down and learn to play your favorite songs. (Shareware)
Automaton 1.0 – Four tools for improving your workflow. (Shareware)
Willow Programmer 1.0.4 – Create shortcut for repetitive text entries. (Demo)
MeshWrite 1.1.2 – Productivity tool to help you get your ideas down on paper. (Shareware)
Iguania 1.01 – Colorize photographs. (Shareware)
ArchiveMac 1.2 – Supports archiving large files to CD, DVD, or Blu-Ray. (Shareware)
Automaton 1.0 – AutoNotes, AutoClips, AutoTyper and AutoFiler. AutoNotes is notepad unlike any other. You can activate it with a hotkey. Notes are tagged, and linked like a Wiki. A fast and powerful way of brainstorming, making knowledge databases, or simply jotting down quick notes. (Shareware)
CompletionCM 1.0 – A contextual menu item providing a series of possible character sequence completions, placing your selection on the clipboard for replacement.
SnapFlow 1.0 – Select, compare, enhance, and de-interlace video shots. (Demo)
Cartographica 1.0 – Explore and refine data, create beautiful maps, export as KML, and mor (Demo)
Clyppan 1.0 – Access your clipboard history. (Free)
iTracker 1.0 – Control your Mac’s cursor with movements from your head. (Demo)
WakeOnLan 1.0 – Wake up other computers. (Free)
Downplane 1.0 – Slow internet download speed solution. (Free)
Conquest of Phobos 1.0.8 - Destroy new and unusual robots bent on your demise. (Shareware)
Locr Uploader for iPhoto 1.0 – This new plug-in for iPhoto allows you to upload your photos to the popular Locr service directly from within iPhoto. (Freeware)
myMacTime 1.1 – Designed for anyone who wants to keep track of the time spent working on specific tasks with little effort.  (Shareware)
Plants vs Zombies 1.0 – action-strategy game (Shareware)
Search Wikipedia 1.0 – With this widget, you can type in any information that you want to search on Wikipedia and it will open the web page with the results. (Freeware)
WebGlass 1.0.1 – Turns your iSight into a live webcam. (Shareware)
GuestReel 1.0 – Interactive guestbook. (Shareware)
Convert to PDF 1.0 – Convert all of your text files to PDF. This action uses the underlying cups printing system ability to convert files, it’s a simple front end to the command line tool cupsfilter. (Freeware)
Copititolo 1.0.2 – A menu bar item which displays and copies the title of your browser’s front window to the clipboard, and provides access to bookmarks from the menu bar. (Demo)
Things 1.1.1 – Elegant personal task management. (Demo)
TubePod 1.0.5 – Download and save YouTube videos to your Mac or iPod. (Free)
SlingPlayer 1.0.8 – Stream your TV over your home network. (Updater)
MovieDek 1.0.11 – Extract frames from movies. (Demo)
iBackup for Mac 1.1.3 – Online backup service. (Commercial)
Twin 1.0b1 – Online storage solution. (Commercial)
Lightning Brain ImageHorn 1.0.1 – Plug-in enables dynamic image fitting in InDesign. (Free)
Egglomania 1.0.3 – Egg Puzzle Game. (Shareware)
Klicko 1.1.1 – Blocks clickthrough, maximizes application windows. (Free)
ScriptPal 1.0.1 – Easy access to the iTunes scripts you use. (Free)
Budget Workbook 1.5 – Track your expenses. (Shareware)
Plexoo 1.0b2 – Versatile image resizing tool. (Demo)
Read Me a Book 1.1 – Make audio clips from books to play in iTunes. (Shareware)

Have a good week.

Have you been following the Luxor series with Luxor and Luxor 2? You might know, then, that what follows involves a battle for eternal afterlife. In Luxor 3 use your match-three skills to release the essences of some of the most powerful Egyptian gods of all time, and at the same time battle against the power hungry god of Chaos. Free the spirits of other Egyptian gods by stopping the procession of approaching spheres before they reach the pyramid at the end of their path or all will be lost…forever! There are seven unique game modes and many unlockable power-ups, ball sets and shooters.

Similar games: Sparkle, Stoneloops of Jurassica, Zuma and Pirate Poppers.

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Help a beautiful mermaid win the Royal Garden Design Competition in the Underwater Kingdom. Solve puzzles, make your sea garden perfect and work your way up to help win the competition. Click and clear your way through more than 200 levels filled with clever bonuses and power-ups in unique and gorgeous underwater locations.

Similar games: Fishdom, Azkend, Big Kahuna Reef, Bejeweled 2 Deluxe, Rainbow Mystery

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Wandering Willows whisks you to a whimsical wonderland with wonderous wildlife and welcoming wit. Sorry about that alliteration attack. In Wandering Willows, you and your hot air ballon are forced to land rather abruptly, and you find yourself in a strange place filled with quirky characters, pets, events and games. In this RPG/simulation game, you’ll be challenged with various tasks after meeting the community and your success with them will ultimately help get you back in the air and on your way. You will have help from different animals, but you have to train them so they’ll be useful to you. Consider Wandering Willows a cross between The Legend of Zelda, Nintendogs and Virtual Villagers or The Sims. 150 Quests, more than 40 different pets to collect And train.

Read a review of Wandering Willows.

Similar games: Emerald City Confidential, Virtual Villagers, Virtual Families

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Hey there! As usual I’ve posted this week’s Mac picks a day early – click here to see them: mac games. Otherwise, check out the new releases for Mac listed below:

Get 1.0 – Front-end for wget command, a download manager. (Free)
Notes 2 Stationery Pack for Mail 1.0 – Six new note themes for Mail.app. (Free)
Tweetie 1.0.2 – Sleek and streamlined Twitter client. (Shareware)
SpiralBound 1.0.3 – Stickies-like notepad with organizing and security features. (Shareware)
Prizmo 1.0.1 – Scan documents with your digital camera. (Commercial)
Secret Message 1.0 – Embed hidden messages inside regular emails (designed for kids). (Free)
Playstation 3 Icons 1.0 – Three Hi-Res Playstation 3 icons. Contains the Playstation logo, controller and PS3 console. (Freeware)
Mudbox 1.0 – Digital sculpting and texture painting software gives 3D modelers and texture artists the freedom to create without worrying about the technical details.
Kusogerine 1.0 – A 2D scrolling shooter any direction. (Freeware)
iTrain 1.0.4 – Control your model railroad on your Mac. (Demo)
Flatten Movies 1.0 – An Automator action to flatten every movie Quicktime is able to open. (Free)
Stacks 1.1.1 – New way to create pages in RapidWeaver. (Demo)
Multiplex 1.0.1 – Media manager for physical media DVDs and ripped DVDs. (Demo)
Ear Trainer 1.0 – Ear Trainer is based upon the practice in music schools of having students drill each other until they become familiar with the sounds and are able to name them. (Shareware)
Safari Next 1.0 – Many colorful icons to taste in 512×512 format. (Freeware)
Dog Training Collar 1.0 – Learn how to train your dog using the Sit Means Sit Collar. Find a local trainer or learn about franchise opportunities. Automatically updated. (Freeware Widget)
Sunless Tanning 1.0 – Search for Sunless tanning products, also links to store items relating to sunless tanning. (Freeware Widget)
TubePod 1.0.2 – Download and save YouTube videos to your Mac or iPod. (Free)
Count POPular 1.1 – Watch your email accounts and report on changes. (Demo)
WPWrite 1.0 – Simple HTML editor for WordPress users. (Free)
Floating Keys 1.0 – Displays virtual keyboard on your screen. (Free)
Unjumbler 1.0 – Shows all word possibilities for a combination of letters. (Free)
Dock Gone 1.0b1 – Hides Dock entirely until specifically requested. (Shareware)
Investoscope 1.0 – Portfolio tracker for the individual investor. (Shareware)
Heart Health 1.0 – Search for heart healthy supplements (Freeware Widget)
Currency News Widget 1.0 – If you are a currency trader or a forex futures dealer then this dashboard widget will keep you up to date with the latest news as it breaks. It provides news on all the worlds major currencies. (Freeware Widget)
ClipList 1.0.1 – Manage multiple clipboards through a menu item. (Demo)
iFlicks 1.0.5 – Easily import your video collection into iTunes. (Shareware)
ZugVoegel 1.0 – Flocking birds simulator. (Shareware)
SimpleTask 1.0 – Quick and easy to-do list app with iPhone support. (Free)

Have a good week, everyone.