Mac gamers should be very pleased to hear the latest news from Aspyr Media. Two highly anticipated games are now in duplication, and one just went gold. Both Star Wars: Jedi Academy and Rainbow Six 3:Raven Shield are in duplication. What's more, they're expected to ship this month, just in time for the holiday season. In an additional bit of good news, Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness has gone gold, and is expected to ship in December as well. For more information on any of the games, or to pre-order Raven Shield or Jedi Academy from the IMG Store, follow the links provided below.

Aspyr: Game Status Updates

Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield (add to watch list)

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (add to watch list)

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (add to watch list)

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Inside Mac Games has been allowed access to some brand new media from Bongfish's upcoming snowboarding game Stoked Rider featuring Tommy Brunner. We have two new shots from the game and a trailer showing off the built in Sky & Weather Editor. The video also shows some of the game's characteristic cell-shading 3D graphics in action.

The Sky & Weather editor will allow you to change things like:

time of the day

sky-turbidity (dust particles in atmosphere)

snowfall strength

wind strength

bad weather factor (shift to darker colors)

panorama cloud height (surrounding clouds)

scene cloud layer density (skydome clouds)

volumetric cloud distribution (floating clouds)

Stoked Rider is scheduled to be released some time next year for Mac, Windows and Linux. Stay tuned to IMG, as we will keep you informed as more information is revealed.

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Stoked Rider: Sky & Weather Editor

Stoked Rider Screenshot #1

Stoked Rider Screenshot #2

Stoked Rider Sky & Weather Editor Movie

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The Gamesome Mac, the Mac gaming radio program, tonight hosts the uDevGame 2003 Awards in association with iDevGames.

Hosts Sean Smith and Omaha Sternberg will be joined by iDevGames editor-in-chief Carlos Camacho in honoring the best in original, independent Macintosh game development. Forty-three games are vying for US $27,000 in prizes in uDevGame 2003.

The uDevGame Awards can be heard live on MacRadio from 6 to 8 pm Pacific Time, 9 to 11 pm Eastern (Tuesday from 0200 to 0400 UTC), and on demand thereafter. You can tune in at The Gamesome Mac's web page, where you'll also find archives of past broadcasts. QuickTime 5 or 6 and a 28 kbps or faster Internet connection are required.

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IMG: uDevGame 2003 Interview

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