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Macintosh and iPhone/iPod updates and announcements for June 26, 2009:

Macintosh

• Coladia has released Return to Mysterious Island for Mac OS X. In this first-person survival adventure, players will encounter recognisable locations from the famous novel by Jules Verne, including the granite house, the volcano and the Nautilus. However, Return to Mysterious Island goes beyond Verne’s storytelling, as players take on the role of Mina, a courageous young woman on a solo round-the-world sailing expedition.<
• app4mac has released the final version of Sequence 2.1 and Twin 1.1 for Mac OS X Leopard. Sequence is a quick and simple way to capture and save a screenshot or a screencast of your screen to the format of your choice. Twin is an innovative online backup solution for Mac OS X. It comes with an elegant user interface and a powerful assistant.
• Pogoplug has announced support for journaled HFS+ formatted drives. Since journaled HFS+ was the last bastion of unsupported formats, this means that Pogoplug works with any type of drive. Anybody—whether on a Mac or a PC—who has any USB drive can plug into Pogo and access their media from anywhere in the world.
• Macgamestore.com has announced the release of CLUE Accusations and Alibis for the Mac through its website and digital download service, Mac Games Arcade. The game was created and published by Real Arcade. Starting today until July 3rd, customers who order CLUE Accusations and Alibis can get the original CLUE Classic game absolutely free when they order CLUE Accusations and Alibis.

iPhone/iPod

• Chillingo’s Knights OnrushM is on sale for the next couple of days; you can get it over weekend for 99 cents This action-strategy game takes tried and true gameplay mechanics and molds them into something completely new. The game well designed, graphics are crisp, explosions make you lust for more carnage. And now, at its new price, it’s a total steal.
• The coolest new app for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch lets users perform famed magician David Blaine’s amazing card effect that astounds audiences everywhere, thanks to the skills of software engineering firm Partners 1993. The user-friendly app—Street Magic: See A Card—works on supported iPhones, including the new 3G S, and iPod touch devices, and allows users to become a magician, like Blaine, in boggling the minds of those who see the effect performed.
• SherylApps has announced a price slash its business strategy game, A Business Tycoon 1.1, their investment-based business stimulation game for iPhone and iPod touch. A Business Tycoon is simple to understand: the gamer’s sole motive is to maximize profits generated through buying and selling assets with the help of price charts and other tools. The reduced price is said to be valid for a limited time so all the business game fans should grab it right now before it’s price goes up again.