Aspyr Media

Aspyr's current logo. (2001-present)

Aspyr Media, Inc. ( /əˈspaɪər/) is an Austin, Texas based company that specializes in porting Windows games to Mac OS. Aspyr Media, Inc. is the leading publisher of Mac games, bringing blockbuster gaming franchises including Call of Duty®, Sid Meier’s Civilization®, Star Wars®, and DOOM® to Mac computers around the world. Headquartered in Austin, TX, Aspyr develops, markets and sells games for the Mac which are delivered through physical retail and digital download services. Aspyr has been in business since 1996, and as of 2003 owns 60 percent of the Mac entertainment market. Aspyr has worked with partners like Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros., LucasArts, Electronic Arts, Activision, Eidos and ZeniMax Media.

Aspyr's old logo. (1996-2001)

In recent years, it has begun porting console games to Windows and Game Boy Advance and publishing games, such as Wideload's Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse", for Mac OS, Windows, and the Xbox. In addition, Aspyr has produced and distributes several albums and documentaries.

Copy protection

Aspyr used SecuROM copy protection on PC game discs, such as in Stubbs the Zombie and Dreamfall.

Copy Protection-Free Era

As of the year 2010, Aspyr has published DRM-free games which include:

• Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition
• Call of Duty 2
• Call of Duty 4
• Call of Duty (video game)
• Civilization IV: Colonization
• Civilization IV
• Civilization IV: Warlords
• Civilization V
• Defense Grid: The Awakening
• 4x4: Hummer
• Cryostasis
• Death to Spies: Moment of Truth
• Death Track: Resurrection
• futureU
• Hotel for Dogs
• Made Man
• Men of War
• Men of War: Red Tide
• NecroVision
• Paraworld
• Puzzle Quest: Galactrix
• XIII Century Gold Edition

See also

• Aspyr Game Agent
• List of games ported by Aspyr media

References

http://www.aspyr.com/

External links

• Official Page
• Aspyr's profile from MobyGames