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Kairosoft's Hot Springs Story and Pocket Academy Now $1.99

News By Anthony Usher, 12 years, 4 months ago
Kairosoft's Hot Springs Story and Pocket Academy Now $1.99

If you're a frequent user of the App Store, you'll have noticed that it only takes a sniff of a special occasion for iPhone publishers to start slashing prices. With Thanksgiving quickly approaching in the US, Japanese developers Kairosoft have decided to offer both Hot Springs Story and Pocket Academy at the discounted price of $1.99. The latter of these titles tasks you with taking over a floundering school and turning it around by constructing new classrooms, forming extracurricular clubs, and attracting eager students to your revamped institute. Hot Springs Story, on the other hand, charges you with creating a relaxing spa, where teachers can come and unwind after a long day teach…

Angry Birds Rio Gets 15 New Levels In Smugglers' Plane Update

News By Anthony Usher, 12 years, 4 months ago
Angry Birds Rio Gets 15 New Levels In Smugglers' Plane Update

Throughout the course of Rovio's Angry Birds Rio, we've followed the franchise's famous birds through jungles, across beaches, and over airfields. Thanks to another update to this bestselling game, the fiery's fowls' journey has been extended by another 15 levels. This new epsiode - which is entitled Smugglers' Plane - also features a fresh selection of golden fruit to seek out and collect. And if you're at all familiar with the physics-based title, you'll know that these are rarely found in plain sight. You can, of course, still use the Mighty Eagle to easily blast through any levels that prove to be a tad tricky, providing you've splashed out on the 99c in-app purchase. You can grab R…

Colourful Endless Flyer Whale Trail Getting Challenge Chapters and Additional Levels In Update

News By Anthony Usher, 12 years, 4 months ago
Colourful Endless Flyer Whale Trail Getting Challenge Chapters and Additional Levels In Update

Popular iPhone infinite flyer Whale Trail will recieve a 'major' update in around ten days' time, which will - among other things - introduce all-new challenge chapters to supplement the game's Endless mode. The planned upgrade will also mark the arrival of an additional 32 unlockable levels. And if you're feeling rather lazy or your skills simply aren't good up to the task, you'll be able to grab some of them by splashing the cash on in-app purchases. Whale Trail floated into the App Store back in October and earned a respectable 4/5 at review. We noted that its 'stellar level of presentation; clever level layout variation; and simple controls' make it worth checking out. You can pick…