Thursday, November 9, 2006 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM Austin based Aspyr Media was founded in 1996 by loyal Apple fans who decided to do something about the dearth of quality games for the Macintosh. Ten years later Aspyr has set itself apart as the world leader in Mac game publishing, owning over 60 percent of the Macintosh entertainment market. Karri Scott, Andrew Brazell and Dustan Coleman of Aspyr will return for a fourth straight year to show us the latest top games for the Mac, and may even provide a sneak preview of what's coming in the near future. Plus, the generous folks from Aspyr will once again sell a special selection of their current games at our meeting at prices you can't beat anywhere else, so don't forget your allowance! It will be a great time to pick up awesome gifts for friends, family, or yourself at prices you won't believe! Aspyr enters Fall with a newly redesigned web site and a 2006 Apple Design Award for Best Mac OS X game, for The Sims 2. While many of their most recent releases for Macintosh have been updates to existing games for universal binary compatibility, Aspyr announced on Sept. 28 they will be publishing The Sims 2: Pets expansion pack, with release expected in November. This follows up their recent release of The Sims 2: Open For Business expansion pack, and a recent newsletter from Aspyr promised "we have several exciting Mac titles in the works for Christmas 2006 and early 2007." Maybe we'll have luck getting the inside scoop during Q&A at our meeting! We'll be treated to special demonstrations of these awesome new games: Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Warlords Sims 2: Pets Sims 2: Open For Business Call of Duty 2 Aspyr has also been hard at work developing a new application called The Gamerhood that will allow Mac users to purchase and download a game directly to their Macintosh using a standard Internet connection. Scheduled for release this fall, it will allow Mac users to compare their machine's hardware against a game's minimum system requirements before purchase, play games without physical CD/DVD media, allow parents to restrict game play and online game store material based on ESRB ratings, and more. We hope to see you at our November 9 meeting for a special demonstration of the magic Aspyr brings to the Macintosh, and share our pride in this Austin company which has grown to become a leader in the world of computer gaming. Bring a friend! Join the over 40,000 gamers who get first notice of new and upcoming releases from Aspyr by subscribing to their email newsletter. Wonder what's in the pipeline? Check out Aspyr's Project Status page. Scenes from Sims 2: Open For Business Helpful Links Inside Mac Games Preview of Civilization IV: Warlords Civilization IV Demo Download (451.6 MB) apple.com feature about Call of Duty 2 apple.com feature about Sims 2: Open for Business Call of Duty 2 Demo Download (665 MB) Quake 4 Demo Download (536 MB) The Sims2: Open For Business Trailer Aspyr Game Agent download (2.3 MB) Inside Mac Games: One on One with Aspyr's Glenda Adams (Episode 30, September 22) The Sims2 Create-A-Pet

Officer elections for 2007 will be held at this meeting. The following candidates were nominated at our October meeting. Additional nominations from the floor will be accepted before the election is held:

We will also be announcing the winners of our 2006 Membership Recruiting Contest. If you joined or renewed your membership during the contest your name will be entered in a drawing for some very cool prizes!

Plus, questions and answers, our monthly raffle, the nicest Mac friends you could ever hope to meet, and more!

Members and non-members alike are welcome to attend.
Don't miss it!

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
UT Pharmacy Bldg, Room 3.106
University Avenue, between 24th & Dean Keeton (view map)
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Location: The CapMac General Meeting is generally held on the second Thursday of every month. We are fortunate to have an excellent meeting space in the "new" UT Pharmacy Building in a tiered auditorium style classroom equipped with state of the art audio and video projection and internet access. There's even power outlets for your PowerBook or iBook!

Getting there: The UT Pharmacy Building is located on University Avenue near the intersection of West 26th Street (which becomes Dean Keeton St. as it passes by the UT Law School). View a map of the vicinity and get driving directions here. The white square in the graphic below shows the location of the Pharmacy Building.

Ample parking is now available just two blocks away in a new multilevel garage (PG4) recently constructed by the University. The garage is located at the corner of 27th Street and University Avenue, with the entrance on 27th Street. Cost is 3.00 for the whole evening.

Get driving directions to the garage and learn about their payment process. Other parking options are available around campus.

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