Ambrosia Software has taken to the seas and released Aquaria for the
Mac (http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/games/aquaria). It’s a 2D,
side-scrolling underwater adventure game offering puzzles,
exploration, and combat.
Here’s how the game is described: “Aquaria is centered around Naija,
an undersea dweller seemingly alone in a vast ocean world teeming
with life — some friendly, some not.
Freeverse has released Burning Monkey Casino, a casino game for the
iPhone and iPod touch. It features seven different games in one app:
Video Poker, Slots, Blackjack, Money Wheel, Pachino, Scratch-N-Win
Lotto and 3 Card Monty.
Here’s how Burning Monkey Casino is described: “The games take full
advantage of the iPhone’s capabilities – a Money Wheel you spin with
a swipe, a Pachinko game you can influence with a tilt, and a
Scratch-N-Win lottery ticket you scratch off with your finger.
Digital Anarchy (http://www.digitalanarchy.com) has announced the
full compatibility of their popular Knoll Light Factory plugin with
Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Windows Vista 64-bit (x64). Photoshop CS4
64-bit is streamlined to take advantage of the faster performance and
better memory handling that Vista x64 supports.
Digital Anarchy’s Knoll plugin, which enhances the lighting in
Photoshop images to produce dramatic or natural effects, takes
advantage of that speed and performance increase with version 3.0.2,
says Jim Tierney, president of Digital Anarchy.
Lexmark has introduced its X658 family of monochrome laser
multifunction products (MFPs), which is targeted at the A4
letter-size (8.5 inch x 11 inch) office segment. Prices start at
US$3,7994 for the Lexmark X658de, X658dme, X658dfe, X658dte, X658dtme
and X658dtfe.
The models deliver up to 55 prints, copies or scans per minute. Some
models offer integrated finishing capabilities including a
StapleSmart II finisher model to staple multiple sets of documents up
to 50 pages each, or users can organize output with the four-bin,
illuminated mailbox configuration.
Hands-On Mobile, a developer of connected games and applications, has
announced that one of the 1980’s favorite games, Crystal Quest, is
now available for iPhone and iPod touch from the Apple App Store
(http://www.itunes.com/appstore/) for US$4.99.
Crystal Quest made its first appearance on the Mac in 1987. Here’s
how the game is described: “First created by veteran game developer
Patrick Buckland, Crystal Quest is a mega-selling classic 20 years in
the making.