MacPlay offers updates to AvP, Giants

MacPlay recently offered new updates to two of its popular Mac game releases: Alien vs. Predator Gold Edition and Giants: Citizen Kabuto. The new patches are available from download links on MacPlay’s Web site.

Alien vs. Predator Gold Edition 1.0.3 is the newest release of the popular first-person shooter that puts you in the role of an Alien, Predator, or Colonial Marine on the surface of an alien world. Changes in Alien vs. Predator 1.0.3 include:

Fixes stuttering with rapid mouse movement and mouse buttons 4 and 5 work in OS X.

Fixes OpenGL failure.

For systems that cannot start the OpenGL renderer in OS X, the game will switch to software rendering.

Minor code optimization.

Fixes from previous versions (included in this version).

Fixes issues between Aliens vs. Predator and Mac OS X 10.1.2.

Fixes flickering of cursor.

Fixes gaming going into window mode in 10.1.

Giants: Citizen Kabuto Build 7 improves several key aspects of this game, a 3D real time strategy/action game in which you assume the role of one of three different aliens: The Meccs, Sea Reapers, or the Giant Kabuto as they vie for resources and control of an alien world. Changes in Build 7 include:

Text resizes in the game lobby when in 640×480 mode.

Skips to the main menu of Giants when launched from GameRanger.

Minor GameRanger improvements.

Multiplayer Support Added.

Mouse config stays constant after exiting on 10.1.x systems.

Powerbook G4 Titanium incompatibilities remedied.

Fixed crash on truncated sound files.