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Macgamestore.com has announced the addition of BitBarons' Astroslugs to its list of digital download titles. The brain teaser challenges players to help the slimy Astroslugs in their sinister plan to rule the galaxy. The game features 44 challenging puzzle levels of fitting shapes into the space alloted on each board.

Join slimy soldiers in conquering their universe with Astroslugs for Mac, a hilarious and challenging brain teaser.

An army of Astroslugs is on their way to conquer the galaxy when they are forced to crash land. They are out of energy to jumpstart their space craft so they have turned to you, their fearless leader, to fix this problem and get them on their way to the stars.

Get these sinister, yet slightly incompetent, Astroslugs back on track to fulfill their devious plan. Collect energy for the ship by solving 44 levels of brain busting fun. To do so, you will have to fit all of the given shapes onto the board successfully. By flipping, mirroring, or rotating them with simple controls, it can prove a rewarding endeavor. If you fail however, you can click the Reset button and start again.

Features:

• Help the Astroslugs rule their galaxy in this addictive Puzzle adventure.
  
• Collect energy for their ship by solving 44 levels of brain busting challenges.
  
• Flip, mirror, or rotate the given shapes and place them to collect energy.
  
• Start anew with the Reset button if you fail to clear the level.

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Macgamestore.com has added MumboJumbo's Glowfish to the list of game titles available for purchase from the webstore. The arcade game follows the adventures of Glowfish as he fights to free his friends from the clutches of the evil Dr. Urchin. The game features 50 levels and 25 achievements.

The evil Dr. Urchin has kidnapped Coralline! It’s up to Glowfish to free his lady friend and sea pals everywhere from his clutches in this underwater platform adventure.
50 vibrant, colorful ocean landscapes await in this arcade style underwater adventure game. Filled with charming sea creatures, you must navigate your way through the twists and turns of each maze level with a fluid joystick control system.

Beware—while you scour the ocean floor in search of lost friends waiting for rescue, a host of enemies is lurking! Each level takes you deeper in the unique ocean world with new challenges and enemies at every turn. Gather your friends to make Glowfish bigger and better at challenging the boss on each level. Set the captive friends free by surrounding Glowfish with a powerful circle of friends, or circle the enemy to fire your blasting bubbles and win the battle.

Add to your team by collecting powerful Super Chums to help you along the way, and upgrade them by collecting coins to give you even more of an edge in each boss battle! Dive in and be prepared to be dazzled in Glowfish.

Features:

• 50 A-Maze-ing platform adventure levels
  
• Unlock all 8 Super Chums
  
• Collect coins to upgrade your Super Chums to prepare for each Boss Battle!
  
• Get 4 Stars on each level
  
• 25 Achievements
  
• Hours of family-friendly entertainment

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Planewalker Games has officially abandoned development of the fantasy RPG, The Broken Hourglass. The game code and materials created for the now defunct title may be released as open source content at some future date. The Broken Hourglass would have offered a new CRPG engine, a 2D isometric viewpoint, and a mod friendly design.

Planewalker Games LLC is formally abandoning development of The Broken Hourglass as a commercial product. I have concluded that it is infeasible for PWG to deliver the game promised, and unacceptable to try to market a product that would not meet expectations. I take full responsibility for this decision and the factors leading to the conclusion.

It is my intention to release the game materials for TBH and the underlying WeiNGINE game code in some open source/open content license model which will permit the ongoing exploration and development of the game as a non-commercial, community project. The exact licenses and scope of this public release have not yet been determined, and there is no specific timetable for this public release to happen. The intention will be to give the greater community the best chance possible to explore the potential of TBH and to honor the efforts of the dozens of people who have been involved with TBH's development over the years.

Support from RPG players and press has been overwhelmingly positive and constant during the long development cycle of TBH and I am extremely grateful. It remains to be seen if PWG will attempt a commercial project of more manageable scope in the future. Until that day, please accept my apologies for coming short of the mark, and my thanks for your interest.

The Broken Hourglass

Silverlode Interactive has announced Warspire, the follow-up to its flagship MMORTS, SAGA. Warspire is a collectible fantasy RTS featuring head-to-head realtime strategy action with units and heroes available from all six factions in the SAGA universe.

“With SAGA, the focus is on nation-building and completing quests,” stated Silverlode president Jason Faller. “We wanted the follow-up to be centered on players competing against one another in an intense strategy setting while maintaining the persistency that made SAGA such an innovative game.”

In keeping with this persistency theme, players can select heroes for their army which can level up, gaining greater power and new abilities. This progress is maintained from match to match. In addition, players can purchase new troops with in-game or real life currency to bolster the forces of their armies. This dynamic will allow Warspire to be released free to play.

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