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Aspyr Media
Aspyr Media, Inc. (pronounced /əˈspaɪər/) is an Austin, Texas based company that specializes in porting Windows games to Mac OS. It has been in business since 1996, and as of 2003 owns 60 percent of the Mac entertainment market. Aspyr has worked with partners like Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros....
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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (sometimes abbreviated to SMAC or Alpha Centauri) is a 4X turn-based strategic computer game created by Brian Reynolds and Sid Meier under the auspices of Firaxis Games in 1998. It is based on a fictional attempt by human...
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- 1999
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War
Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a first person shooter video game published by Activision and originally released on November 19, 2001 for Windows. The single player game was developed by Gray Matter Interactive and Nerve Software developed its...
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- May 6, 2003
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, often abbreviated JK2 or JO, is a first- and third-person action game developed by Raven Software and published by LucasArts and Activision. The PC version was released in early 2002 and the Mac OS X, Xbox and...
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- Nov 19, 2002
SimCity 4
SimCity 4 (SC4) is a city-building simulation computer game developed by Maxis, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts. It was released on January 14, 2003. It is the fourth installment in the SimCity series. SimCity 4 has a single expansion pack known as...
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- Jan 10, 2003
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is a critically acclaimed 3D action-adventure stealth video game, developed by Ubisoft Montreal and built on the Unreal Engine 2. It is the first Splinter Cell game in the series endorsed (but not created) by author Tom...
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- Nov 18, 2002
Doom 3
Doom 3 is a science fiction horror video game developed by id Software and published by Activision. An example of the first-person shooter genre, Doom 3 was first released for Microsoft Windows on August 3, 2004. The game was later adapted for Linux...
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Civilization III
Sid Meier's Civilization III is a turn-based strategy computer game by Firaxis Games, the successor of Sid Meier's Civilization II and followed by Sid Meier's Civilization IV. Also called Civ 3 or Civ III for short, the game is the third generation...
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- Oct 30, 2001
Quake 4
Quake 4 is the fourth title in the series of Quake first-person shooter computer games. The game was developed by Raven Software and distributed by Activision. Raven Software has collaborated with id Software, the creators and historical developers...
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- Oct 18, 2005
The Sims 2
The Sims 2 is a 2004 strategic life simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims, which debuted on February 4, 2000. It was first released on September 14,...
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- Oct 24, 2005
Call of Duty: United Offensive
Call of Duty: United Offensive is an expansion pack for the popular first-person shooter computer game, Call of Duty. It was developed by Gray Matter Interactive, with contributions from Pi Studios, and published by Activision. It was released for...
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Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (Norwegian: Drømmefall: Den lengste reisen) is an adventure video game with elements of action-adventure. It was released for the Windows and Xbox platforms on 17 April 2006 by Norwegian developer Funcom. On 1 March...
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, often abbreviated as THPS2, is the second game in the Tony Hawk's series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in 2000. It was first released for the PlayStation, with subsequent ports to the Nintendo...
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- 2000
Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire
Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire, published in September 1999, is an expansion pack for Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, a turn-based strategic 4X computer game. It was designed by Timothy Train and other members of Firaxis Games. Alien Crossfire features...
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Civilization IV
Sid Meier's Civilization IV (Civilization 4 or Civ4) is a strategy computer game released in 2005 and developed by lead designer Soren Johnson under the direction of Sid Meier and Meier's studio Firaxis Games. It is the fourth installment of the...
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The Sims: Livin' Large
The Sims: Livin' Large (known as The Sims: Livin' It Up in the UK and FI) is the first expansion pack released for the computer simulation game, The Sims. The pack includes new characters, careers, items, and features.
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- Aug 27, 2000
The Sims 2: University
The Sims 2: University is the first expansion pack for the strategic life simulation computer game The Sims 2 developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It was released on March 1, 2005 to mixed reception. The expansion pack allows the...
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Law & Order: Dead on the Money
Law & Order: Dead on the Money is the first in a series of computer games based on the television series Law & Order by Legacy Interactive. The game was first published near in September 2002.
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Clive Barker's Undying
Clive Barker's Undying is a horror-themed first-person shooter video game based on the Unreal Tournament game engine. It was developed by DreamWorks Interactive, and released in 2001 by Electronic Arts. Noted horror author Clive Barker was consulted...
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Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, abbreviated to THAW, is a video game that was released for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC on October 18, 2005. Part of the Tony Hawk series, the game was developed by Neversoft and published by...
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- Oct 18, 2005
Dark Sector
Dark Sector is a third-person shooter video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows developed by Digital Extremes. The game was released on March 25, 2008, in North America, March 27, 2008, in Japan and April 4, 2008, in Europe....
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The Sims 2: Nightlife
The Sims 2: Nightlife is the second expansion pack for The Sims 2, which was released on September 13, 2005 (USA and Canada) and September 16, 2005 (European Union, Australia and New Zealand). It was released for Mac OS X on March 27, 2006. The...
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Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 2 is a historic first-person shooter video game and the second installment in the critically acclaimed Call of Duty series of games. It was developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. It was released on October 25, 2005 for...
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Supreme Commander
Supreme Commander (abbreviated SupCom) is a real-time strategy computer game designed by Chris Taylor and developed by his company, Gas Powered Games. The game is considered to be the spiritual successor to Taylor's 1997 game, Total Annihilation....
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The Sims 2: Open for Business
The Sims 2: Open for Business is the third expansion pack for The Sims 2, released on March 3, 2006, which allows Sims to run a home or community lot based business. Aspyr released a port of the game for Mac OS X on September 4, 2006.
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Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse"
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse (or simply Stubbs the Zombie) is a third-person action video game developed by Wideload Games and published by Aspyr Media, and built on the Halo engine. The title is a play on Rebel Without a Cause. It was...
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- Oct 18, 2005
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The Sims 2: Pets
The Sims 2: Pets is the fourth expansion pack in The Sims 2 series of games, as well as a stand-alone game for several consoles. It is published by Electronic Arts. The Sims 2: Pets was officially announced on July 26, 2006 and released on October...
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- Nov 28, 2006
Top Spin 2
Top Spin 2 is a 2006 tennis video game developed by Indie Built and originally published by 2K Sports. It is the sequel to Top Spin and is followed by Top Spin 3.
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Activision Anthology
Activision Anthology is a compilation of most of the Atari 2600 games by Activision for various systems. It also includes some games originally released by Absolute Entertainment and Imagic, as well as some homebrewed games. The Windows and Mac OS X...
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- Nov 25, 2002
Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars
Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars is a combination Real-time strategy and RPG game created by German game developers Phenomic as a sequel to their 2003 release Spellforce: The Order of Dawn and its two expansions (Spellforce: The Breath of Winter and...
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- May 2, 2006
Gothic 3
Gothic 3 is a fantasy-themed role-playing game for Windows from the German game developer Piranha Bytes. It is the sequel to Gothic II. Although widely available in English, the native release of the game is German. The game was released throughout...
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Paraworld
ParaWorld is a real-time strategy PC game released on September 25, 2006. It was developed by the German company SEK (Spieleentwicklungskombinat), based in Berlin. The game features more than 50 prehistoric animals, especially dinosaurs and...
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- Sep 25, 2006
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition is an action-adventure video game for the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. It was released by Activision on February 18, 2004 in North America and February 20, 2004 in the PAL region. The PC version...
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- Feb 18, 2004
Made Man
Made Man is a third-person shooter computer game developed by UK company SilverBack Studios and published by Mastertronic and Aspyr for PlayStation 2 and Windows. The game is set in the New York underworld of organized crime in the Mafia. The...
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The Sims 2: Seasons
The Sims 2: Seasons is the fifth expansion pack for The Sims 2. It was developed by Maxis, released on March 1, 2007 in North America, and was followed by the European release on March 2, 2007. Aspyr released a Mac OS X port of the game in June 2007...
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Warrior Kings
Warrior Kings is a real-time strategy video game, developed by Black Cactus and published by Microïds in 2002. The game, set in a fantasy medieval world, focuses on the concepts of pagan tribalism, renaissance enlightenment, and imperialist...
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The Sims Castaway Stories
The Sims Castaway Stories is the third and final game in the 'The Sims Stories' line of games. It was released on January 29, 2008.
The Sims Castaway Stories features the choice of either playing in a story-driven mode titled "Shipwrecked and Single...
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- Jan 29, 2008
The Sims Pet Stories
The Sims Pet Stories is the second game to be released in The Sims Stories series. Following The Sims Life Stories, The Sims Pets Stories was released on June 19th, 2007.
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Otto Matic
OttoMatic is a video game developed by Pangea Software and published by Aspyr Media. The game was released in 2001, and soon afterward bundled with certain newly-released computers. The game was the first Pangea game to be published by a company...
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SimCity 4: Rush Hour
SimCity 4: Rush Hour is the expansion pack for SimCity 4 created by EA Games and Maxis, where the player builds a city from scratch.
U-Drive-It is a new add-on to Rush Hour, a mode where players can take control of cars, planes, and many other...
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The Sims 2 Stuff packs
Stuff packs are minor expansion packs for The Sims 2 that add new items, clothing, and furniture to the game without implementing any significant changes to gameplay.
The Sims 2: Holiday Party Pack (known as The Sims 2: Christmas Party Pack in the...
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The Shield
The Shield is a video game based on the television show of the same name. The Shield is a third-person shooter where players take on the role of Vic Mackey fighting crime on the streets of Los Angeles. The game received negative reviews.
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Black College Football: BCFX: The Xperience
Black College Football Experience (BCFx) is a sports video game centered around the unique culture of black college football. BCFx was created by Nerjyzed Entertainment, Inc., of Baton Rouge, LA. It features Historically Black Colleges & University ...
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Men of War
Men of War (Russian: В тылу врага 2: Лис пустыни) is a real-time strategy video game and the sequel of the 2006 real time tactics game Faces of War, developed in partnership with Best Way by Digitalmindsoft and published by 1C Company, 505 Games and...
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Defense Grid: The Awakening
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a tower defense video game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment for Windows and Xbox Live Arcade on the Xbox 360. The game was one of the titles promoted by Microsoft during their Game Developers Conference keynote...
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Gothic II: The Night of the Raven
Gothic II: Night of the Raven (German: Die Nacht Des Raben), often abbreviated as NotR, is the official expansion pack of the German role-playing video game Gothic II. The expansion focuses on further enlarging the story already presented in the...
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Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII
Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII is the second of two expansions to the World War II first-person shooter computer game Battlefield 1942. It is developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows...
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NecroVisioN
NecroVisioN is World War I alternate history survival horror first-person shooter developed by Polish developer The Farm 51 and published by 505 Games. It was released for the Microsoft Windows platform on 20 February 2009. The game was also...
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- Feb 20, 2009
Dreamkiller
Dreamkiller is a fantasy first-person shooter where the player takes on the role of Alice Drake, a psychologist with the ability to enter the minds of her patients to fight the monsters appearing in their dreams. The game is developed by Mindware...
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