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• Aspyr Media informed us that the the Mac version of SimCity 4: Rush Hour has hit beta status and is expected to ship September, 2004. The game requires SimCity 4 to play, Mac OSX (version 10.2.3 or later), Power Mac G3/G4, iMac G4/eMac, PowerBook G4 (DVI model or later), iBook (32 MB VRAM model only), processor speed 500 MHz or faster, 256 MB RAM, 1 GB of free hard disk space available, and hardware 3D acceleration required: ATI Radeon or nVidia GeForce card. It is available for preorder at here, for $29.99.
• Gizmondo Europe Ltd announced the signing of two Letters of Intent covering sales, account management and distribution of the Gizmondo device in USA, Canada and Mexico. The two sales agencies are Redline Marketing, based in Minnesota, and Tartan Sales in Texas. The two groups will co-ordinate and apportion the agreements on a geographic and account basis. The Gizmondo device is powered by Microsoft Windows CE.net platform, boasts a 2.8-inch TFT color screen with a Samsung ARM900 400MHz processor and incorporates 64-bit graphics accelerator. It provides cutting-edge gaming, multimedia messaging, a MP3 music player, Mpeg4 movie playing capability, a digital camera, and a GRPS network link to allow wide-area network gaming. It also contains a GPS chip for location based services and it is equipped with Bluetooth for use in multi-player gaming.
• ELSPA (Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) informed us that due to 200 raids across the UK £2.5 million worth of fake games were seized in the last 6 months.
• Aspyr Media also announced the Mac version of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has reached beta status and will be released in September. The game requires Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later, PowerPC G4/G5, 1GHz or faster, 256MB RAM, 4GB free disk space, 3D Graphic Acceleration required (ATI Radeon 7500/nVidia GeForce 2 or better, 32MB of VRAM, and DVD drive to install and play. It is available for preorder at here for $49.88.

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