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Aspyr Media has announced that Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer and the expansion pack, Zoo Tycoon Marine Mania, have gone gold. Both titles are expected to ship at the end of September. A demo of Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer will also be released shortly.

The Zoo Tycoon Marine Mania expansion pack will allow users to add marine life such as killer whales, manta rays, and other marine animals to their zoo. The expansion pack will also includes the Dinosaur Digs expansion pack.

In Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer, you get a chance to join six-time world champion surfer, Kelly Slater and eight other top pros as they travel to 13 of the most popular and recognizable surf spots in the world in search of the perfect wave. Experience an all-out adrenaline rush as they drop down huge wave faces, pull into barreling tube rides and pull off hundreds of massive trick combinations and signature pro moves.

Both titles are available for pre-order through Aspyr and the IMG Store.

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IMG's Tim Morgan has reviewed the VS4121 speakers from Altec Lansing. These remarkable looking speakers feature a number of technologies to keep the size down but the sound quality up, giving them their special appearance.

From the review:

The VS4121 is certainly a unique speaker system. Although the two satellites appear to be flat-panel at first glance, they are certainly not. The design is unique: two micro-drivers face forward, mounted on a thin panel. The midrange driver is a cylinder behind the tweeters, and faces down into the desk. The idea, according to Altec Lansing, is that the down-firing midrange driver will disperse midrange frequencies into the room, which can often be muffled as distance from the speaker increases. Nestled in the side of the panel of the right speaker is a headphone jack, and on the front are a captivating blue power LED, a satisfyingly grabbable volume control, and smaller treble and bass controls with notches in their centers.

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A recent forum thread at the messageboards of the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game (MMORPG) A Tale in the Desert seems to indicate this Windows/Linux title could still be on its way to the Mac in the coming months. A Tale in the Desert prides itself as a nonviolent game which focuses on building your character and your community. Like other MMORPG's, the game has a monthly fee, but with A Tale in the Desert, you can download the initial client for free.

IMG originally reported on the game during its launch last February, but at that point an OS X port was still being researched. It now seems they might have it in their plan to work on the port for the "2nd Telling" of the game, which would begin after the title's one-year anniversary, according to an IRC log captured in their forum:

Planning to do a Mac port though, probably for 2nd Telling.

Q. The game finishes after a year? What happens after that?

A Tale in the Desert will run for roughly a year, at least that is the length of time the developers expect it to take for the players to complete all the goals. The game will end when a major monument of each of the seven disciplines of man is completed. Then after a short break the second 'telling' will start. The game will roughly be the same, but things like charcoal and seed growing will have different formula's.

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Everquest fans in the Chicago area will be happy to here that Sony Online Entertainment is holding a FanFaire event from September 26-28th. The event will allow fans of the series to meet other players, participate in events, and get the chance to win prizes of all sorts. Here's the full info on the event:

Sony Online Entertainment is proud to announce the Fall 2003 Fan Faire! We will be hosting the Chicago Fan Faire at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers on September 26-28, 2003.

We have space at the Sheraton to make this the largest Fan Faire ever! We'll be admitting up to 2,500 to this Fan Faire, so register now to reserve your spot at the biggest Fan Faire event ever! The price for this event is the same as the Las Vegas Event, $89 for pre-registered attendees and $100 at the door.

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The IMG Store today began shipping Feral's long-awaited 3D strategy game, Warrior Kings. The game is a massive medieval-fantasy real time 3D strategy game. Seize the destiny of the young king Artos and immerse yourself into an epic adventure composed of 22 different missions with 3 different paths.

Build massive-devastating armies composed of hundreds of units chosen from over 60 different type of units. Your armies move in real military formations and take advantage of realistic 3D terrains.

Heavy Mac integration and optimization with a game based on the latest unreleased code of the original game. Multiplayer (up to 8 players) matches can be played with Game Ranger which is directly integrated in the game interface. As your system does, Warrior Kings can automatically check for updates so you always play with the latest version.

Warrior Kings is fully compatible with Mac OS 9 and X. Requirements are Mac OS 9.1 / 10.1.3, a 500mhz G3, 128 MB RAM (256 for OS X), 750 of free hard disk space and an 8 MB video card.

To place your order, head over to the IMG Store.

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