Freeverse today released Big Bang Board Games 2.5.8, the latest iteration of the popular Mac games suite featuring Chess, Backgammon, Checkers, Reversi, Tic-Tac-Toe, Mancala, and 4-In-A-Row. The games now feature new 3D game pieces and animations. A new video chat mode also allows you to see your opponent’s face as you play. Sol and Luna are back as well to taunt and tease you while try and concentrate.

What’s New (from version 2.3.4):

• New 3D Models of all game pieces and boards
• Play online with streaming video of your opponent
• New Chess Artificial Intelligence
• Fully Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard) compatible
• Now fully Universal, with native support of Intel Macs
• Multiple stability and performance improvements

All of the games also feature a tight integration with Apple’s iApps giving you quite a neat experience…

Some of these features include:

• iTunes - Play and manage your iTunes songs within the games.
• Mail & Address Book - The games talk to your Mac’s email program making it simple to send game turns to friends.
• iChat - Your Buddy List appears in the game so its easy to invite a Buddy to a match.
• iSight - Share pictures with your buddies from within the game!
• GameSmith - Meet other players on the free GameSmith matching service.

You can download a free demo, or buy the whole package for $24.95 USD. This new version is a free update for existing owners of the game.

written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: Big Bang Board Games, Freeverse