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  Aspyr Media - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aspyr Media, Inc. is an Austin, Texas based company that specializes in porting Windows games to the Mac OS platform.
It has been in business since 1996, and as of 2003 owns 60 percent of the Mac entertainment market.
In addition, Aspyr has produced and distributes several albums and documentaries.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aspyr   (131 words)

  
 Aspyr's Universal Binary Experience: Bringing Games to Intel-based Macs
Aspyr's products include many of the most popular in the Mac game market, and their large library of games—each with its own, often fanatical, user base—has been built over several years of Mac software and hardware releases.
Aspyr is the leading Mac game publisher and they are responsible for bringing some of the most popular games to the platform, including The Sims series, Call of Duty, Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf 2005, Doom 3, and many others.
Aspyr even releases occasional updates for older games, much to the delight of diehard fans, just because they can—and because their fans are grateful.
developer.apple.com /business/macmarket/aspyr.html   (1478 words)

  
 Interactive Ensemble: Aspyr
Based in the Silicon Hills of Austin, TX, Aspyr Media was founded in 1996 by a group of dreamers, who are children at heart and committed to producing high quality, high entertainment games.
Aspyr is constantly searching for and bringing you the greatest games available for your Mac or PC As the gaming industry has continued to expand, Aspyr has led the pack -- growing more quickly than anyone could have anticipated.
Aspyr needed a truly dynamic site that could handle all kinds of multimedia and content that changed every day.
www.iensemble.com /browse.php/cs_aspyr   (217 words)

  
 Aspyr ships Stubbs the Zombie for Mac (MacCentral) - Ferrago News Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Aspyr Media and Wideload Games today announced that the Xbox version of Stubbs the Zombie will begin shipping to retailers nationwide next week and will be available on October 17 for the Xbox.
Aspyr announces that the release of the PC edition of Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without A Clue is due next week: PC gamers get ready to lose your head this month, or at least your brains, on both the...
Aspyr Media and Wideload Games send word that their wacky little action adventure, Stubbs the Zombie, a brainchild (pun intended) of one of the guys behind the original Halo game, Alexander Seropian, hits retail on October 17th.
www.ferrago.com /portal/cluster/613141   (758 words)

  
 Apple - Games - Aspyr Gets Aggressive
Aspyr will be publishing Tomb Raider: Chronicles, the most recent chapter in the Lara Croft adventure game series from Eidos Interactive, as well as Sim Theme Park.
Aspyr will be working with their exclusive developer Westlake Interactive to publish a Macintosh version of Escape from Monkey Island.
Aspyr has built a solid reputation as a leading publisher of Macintosh games, and with these new products, have assured themselves an even larger role in the year to come.
www.apple.com /games/articles/2000/10/aspyr   (404 words)

  
 Aspyr announcements - Mac User's Forum
So today Inside Mac Games has an article on Aspyr's announcement that the company will be publishing the Mac version of Men of Valor, an upcoming first-person shooter set in the Vietnam War.
Aspyr Media's project status web page has been updated with news that the Mac port of the Secret Weapons of WWII expansion pack for Digital Illusions' extremely popular online shooter Battlefield 1942 is at Final Candidate, and is one step closer to being in avid gamers' hands.
In an announcement this morning, Aspyr also announced that it begin shipping to online and retail stores on Monday, October 18th and should be available nationwide by October 23rd.
macusersforum.com /index.php?showtopic=1698   (847 words)

  
 Aspyr Media - Reviews and free downloads at Download.com
Aspyr Media is a premier entertainment publisher of PC and Mac games, Game Boy Advance, independent films, and music.
Aspyr has worked closely with partners like Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros, LucasArts, Electronic Arts, Activision and Eidos, to bring brands like Harry Potter, The Sims, Madden NFL Football, Star Wars, Tony Hawk and Tomb Raider to Macintosh platform, expanding each products’ worldwide consumer base by more than 20 million.
Aspyr Media has grown beyond Mac gaming, with three DVD film releases — The Journey, Live From Shiva’s Dance Floor, and Growing A Beard, an expanding list of PC and Game Boy Advance titles and five music CDs by two great bands, Knife In The Water and Milton Mapes.
www.download.com /Aspyr-Media/3260-20_4-56330.html   (337 words)

  
 Aspyr February 2006 Newsletter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
This year, the folks at Aspyr will be celebrating their 10th year of operation as the coolest media company on earth.
In the end, you are the key to victory as your squad-mates disable the Strogg defensive systems, and you bring "The Nexus" offline, and ultimately destroy the Makron.
Quake 4 will be the first Aspyr game to ship as Universal in the box- the game will run natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs.
www.aspyr.com /htmlnewsletter.php?p_newsletter_id=147   (1200 words)

  
 Macworld: News: Aspyr: BloodRayne shipping, Spearhead done, more
Aspyr also confirmed that the Mac version of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault's Spearhead expansion pack is now in duplication, and should be on store shelves soon.
Aspyr is also publishing both the Mac and PC versions of this game, and expects it to go into duplication dangerously soon.
Aspyr said that the game is expected to be released in May. SimCity 4 features more detailed simulations, better graphics, new "regional" game play and the ability to track the lives of individual Sims as they go about life in your pretend city.
www.macworld.com /news/2003/05/02/aspyr   (849 words)

  
 Aspyr's LEGO Star Wars Reaches Beta || The Mac Observer
Aspyr Media on Thursday announced that LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game has reached Beta and will ship in August.
Aspyr will only provide final system requirements, which will be distributed roughly four to six weeks before the game ships.
Aspyr offers a free utility, Game Agent, that provides the most current information on system requirements for games already released as well as those still in development.
www.macobserver.com /article/2005/06/23.5.shtml   (930 words)

  
 Aspyr Media To Publish Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Aspyr Media today announced it has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Funcom to publish Dreamfall: The Longest Journey in North America.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.
Aspyr Media is a leading entertainment publisher who creates, packages and delivers fun into the everyday experience of consumers around the world.
www.xbox365.com /news.cgi?id=GGPHruGGHG01041632   (922 words)

  
 Aspyr brings JoWood titles to NA - Ferrago News Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Aspyr Media announced it has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with JoWooD to publish four of JoWooD's award-winning compilation PC titles in North America.
Aspyr announces they've shipped the North American editions of four compilations of JoWooD games, though the bundles may be going out by tortoise, as they are not expected in stores for another 10...
Aspyr Media today announced it has acquired the rights from JoWood to publish and distribute Gothic III in North America.
www.ferrago.com /portal/cluster/526839   (801 words)

  
 Aspyr to Bring SimCity 4 to the Macintosh
Aspyr Media, Inc. announced that it will bring SimCity 4 to the Macintosh.
Aspyr has licensed SimCity 4 from Electronic Arts and is currently working with i5works to convert the game for the Macintosh.
SimCity 4 for the Macintosh is rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB and will be available at your favorite Mac retailer or directly from Aspyr's online store (http://www.aspyr.com).
www.gameinfowire.com /news.asp?nid=1760   (617 words)

  
 Spymac.com - Social Online Community Network :: Forums :: Hangouts :: Arcade :: Aspyr Announces Knights of the Old ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In yet another stunning announcement, Aspyr Media has announced Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR), the critically acclaimed role-playing game from last year, is coming to Mac OS X this August.
KOTOR is considered to be one of the premier RPGs to ever grace the Star Wars license.
Aspyr has also released preliminary system requirements for the game, though these could change as the game develops further:
www.spymac.com /forums/showthread.php?threadid=78434   (327 words)

  
 MacGamer - Get In The Game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Aspyr dropped MacGamer a line today and let us know that several updates and demos would be coming down the pipe this week.
the first will be the carbon installer which enables gamers to play The Sims under OS X (Aspyr recommends that you stay with the classic apps and updaters if you're not playing under OS X).
Aspyr also let us know that a demo for Escape from Monkey Island will be available next week.
www.macgamer.com /news/item.php?id=3027   (274 words)

  
 Aspyr - Press Releases - 186835 - GamersHell.com
The songs for Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack were handpicked and recorded for the game by some of today¹s most popular rock bands, as well as some great up-and-coming artists.
Being released by Aspyr Media, the soundtrack and game are a perfect example of how Aspyr merges multimedia platforms into a full entertainment experience.
Aspyr Media, Inc. is a leading entertainment publisher that delivers fun in the form of games, music and DVDs.
www.gamershell.com /companies/aspyr/186835.html   (682 words)

  
 Clan MacGaming - Aspyr Updates Ghost Recon, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds (and expansion)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Aspyr Updates Ghost Recon, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds (and expansion)
Aspyr has released updates for the following games :  Ghost Recon, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds, and Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds-Clone Campaigns Expansion Pack.
Aspyr No Longer Bringing Men of Valor to the Mac
www.clanmacgaming.com /articles.php?read=2129   (359 words)

  
 Aspyr to publish C&C Generals Zero Hour for Mac
04:20 PM Aspyr Media Inc. on Monday announced plans to publish a Macintosh conversion of Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour, an expansion pack for the real-time strategy game.
Licensed by Electronic Arts, the conversion is currently underway at i5works, a third party Mac game conversion developer frequently used by Aspyr.
Macworld UK 11/02/04 01 AM Aspyr announces Command and Conquer Generals: Zero Hour for...
mac.zicos.com /news.php/n/13694   (402 words)

  
 MacGamer - Get In The Game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
MacGamer spoke to Aspyr Media today and got a few questions answered about the status of their current Mac game projects.
Aspyr's Amity Lesko explained that the game closest to being on shelves is third-person action/adventure title Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, which is going into duplication presently and is expected to be on store shelves in about two to three weeks.
Also "real close to final candidate" is Wakeboarding Unleashed with Shaun Murray, which is currently being ported by Quebec's Beenox.
www.macgamer.com /news/item.php?id=7868   (294 words)

  
 Aspyr Game Agent - Games - Utilities
A utility that allows you to easily match your computer hardware with the system requirements of Aspyr’s latest game titles.
Game Agent is an OS X application that automatically checks your Mac configuration — including OS version, RAM size, video card and processor speed — and then, game by game, tells the you if a game will run well, will run or will not run on your system.
Any questions, complaints or claims regarding the applications must be directed to the appropriate software vendor.
www.apple.com /downloads/macosx/games/utilities/aspyrgameagent.html   (288 words)

  
 Macworld: News: Aspyr's MTX: Mototrax hits stores Nov. 15th
Aspyr Media Inc. announced Thursday that the Macintosh and PC conversions of MTX: Mototrax has gone gold master.
Aspyr expects to ship the game on Wednesday, Nov. 10th and anticipates getting it on store shelves nationwide by the 15th.
MTX: Mototrax appeared for video game consoles this past March, published by Activision Inc. Aspyr licensed Mac and PC publishing rights and is releasing the game simultaneously for both platforms.
www.macworld.com /news/2004/11/04/mototrax/index.php/?lsrc=mcrss-1104   (480 words)

  
 Barnes & Noble.com - PC & Video Games Search: Aspyr Media
We found 4 items where the developer is "Aspyr Media." 
This item will be available on October 16.
This new item is not available at this time.
videogames.barnesandnoble.com /search/results.asp?CON=1337169&z=y   (55 words)

  
 IMG Feature: Ask Aspyr - Volume 1
Michael Rogers, the President of Aspyr Media, took the time to answer the numerous questions.
Question: Is Aspyr, as a company, only interested in porting games or do you guys have a future plan to perhaps, in partnership with new mac game developers, help publish their mac only games?
Question: I was wondering if Aspyr had a choice which would they prefer if a developer would give them code periodically and allow them to port it as the game is being developed so that it can be released sooner or if they prefer getting the code all at the end.
www.insidemacgames.com /features/view.php?ID=175   (671 words)

  
 Clan MacGaming - Elite Force and Livin' Large to Ship Soon, Other Aspyr Updates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In Mac game publisher Aspyr Media's latest newsletter, the company provided some details on the status of its current projects.
Both Star Trek: Voyager-Elite Force and The Sims: Livin' Large, ported by Westlake Interactive, have gone gold and are only a few short days away from shipping.
Aspyr also announced that Sim Theme Park, which Aspyr will be distributing in partnership with Feral Interactive, is now in duplication.
www.clanmacgaming.com /articles.php?read=744   (259 words)

  
 Aspyr's 'Aspyrations' contest ends tomorrow | MacMinute News
Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day for Aspyr's "Aspyrations" contest, originally announced May 26th in conjunction with the launch of the company's new logo.
We’ve tossed around a few ideas here - for example, we ‘Aspyr’ to entertain the world...
Lasso Summit 2007 to be held in Fort Lauderdale, FL
www.macminute.com /2005/06/09/aspyrations   (137 words)

  
 Xbox Publisher: Aspyr
Based in the Silicon Hills of Austin, TX, Aspyr Media was founded in 1996 by a group of dreamers, who are children at heart.
The days of pixilated characters were over as games became bigger and better, with developed gameplay, in-depth storyline and more realistic graphics.
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publishers.teamxbox.com /company/118/Aspyr   (203 words)

  
 IMG News: Aspyr Bringing The Sims 2: Nightlife to OS X
Aspyr Media announced this morning the next expansion pack for the incredibly popular series of Sim games, The Sims 2: Nightlife.
This second add-on pack, which Aspyr expects to be done in March, allows players to take their Sims out on the town in their own cars to do new activities like DJ'ing, Karaoke and more.
Your Sims are on the town hitting all the swanky hot spots.
www.insidemacgames.com /news/story.php?ID=12751   (319 words)

  
 MacNN | Aspyr adds features, special offer to GameAgent 1.2
Aspyr Media today updated GameAgent 1.2, its free utility that allows you to easily match your computer hardware with the system requirements of Aspyr's game titles.
Version 1.2 adds suggested retail prices for all games, allows you to track game titles (including those that have yet to ship), options for daily or weekly notification on games/updates, and more.
In addition to new features, Aspyr is offering GameAgent users a three-title bundle for $20.
www.macnn.com /articles/05/05/03/aspyr.gameagent.1.2   (387 words)

  
 MGF: Tool - Utilities - Aspyr Game Agent
Aspyr Game Agent is free utility that allows you to easily match your computer hardware with the system requirements of Aspyr’s game titles.
Game Agent will automatically identify which games will run on your current system and determine necessary system upgrades for any other Aspyr games if needed.
It also lets you see what games will run on current Mac models Apple sells, in case you are looking to buy a new computer.
www.macgamefiles.com /detail.php?item=18466   (180 words)

  
 Aspyr - Press Releases - 281698 - GamersHell.com
March 27, 2006 — On April 17th, Aspyr Media is letting North American Xbox players go on the longest journey in Funcom’s Dreamfall: The Longest Journey game.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey PC game, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.
More information about the game can be found on the official website www.dreamfall.com
www.gamershell.com /companies/aspyr/281698.html   (834 words)

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