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Monorace Arriving in June
Monorace is a new 2D side-scrolling fast-paced racing game from Craneballs Studios. The game will include 50 levels through 10 unlockable town boroughs, 3 characters to chose from and great online connectivity. Checkout the YouTube Preview: Monorace uses Openfeint and each level has its own leaderboard. After race you can compare result with your friends and challenge them in ghost race, Acheivements will also be included. Your goal as the monobike rider is to avoid bumping into obstacles in ever accelerating game environment, use advantage of fast lines and be first in finish.…
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction Launch Trailer Released
Gameloft has released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming iPhone and iPod touch shoot 'em-up: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction. Play as Sam Fisher, a highly skilled special forces operative and fight a corrupted secret agency to get your daughter back. Check out the Trailer on YouTube: …
Footballz! Now Out
Inlogic Software has just released their first app: Footballz! a new football arcade game, available for Free now on the AppStore. Checkout the YouTube Trailer: Features: - play as one of the 6 characters - play in 4 different terrains which influence your movement (grass, wet grass, sand, clay) - collect random bonuses, but be prepared - not every bonus can help you! - challenge your friends - global and local leaderboard via Open Feint - earn many different achievements and become a member of a fan club - simple, precise and adjustable joystick control (left or right side) - addictive gameplay - nice and smooth graphics & animations - awesome sounds effects - in-gam…
Flight Control Launches New Update
Firemint has released a new update for the iPhone and iPod Touch version of their phenomenally successful Flight Control app. The free update includes a new map, a new windy airfield feature, and refined visuals. Windy Airfield: Players will need to keep an eye on the windsock in the middle of the screen. When the wind changes, runways will close and reopen (an alarm also sounds). When a runway closes, planes that are already on approach to landing will still land there, but new planes must be directed to the alternate runway. Updated Graphics: The visuals have been improved throughout, giving a brighter, fresh look. Safe fast-forward: The popular "safe fast-forwar…
Castle of Magic Free for 2 Hours
Gameloft has announced their next free app for 2 hours. Castle of Magic is now free as a part of the Gameloft 10th Birthday App Special! Get the game on the AppStore now! This offer will expire around 05:30 on 05/12/2010 Castle of Magic is an action, platformer game for the iPhone. You play as a young boy whose sister's been kidnapped by an evil wizard, and it's your goal to rescue her. Fortunately, you are able to use a magic cape and wizard hat in order to fight your way through the different worlds and enemies in order to do so. Read the Full Review! Checkout our Video Review: Please note: these apps drop in price so quickly and for such a short time that they m…
Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain! Free for the next 2 hours!
Todays free app for 2 hours is Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain! Thanks to Gameloft's 10th Birthday. Get the game on the AppStore now! This offer will expire around 13:30 on 05/11/2010 Chuck Norris - Bring on the Pain! is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that not only allows players to control the legend himself, but also documents the real life exploits of Chuck Norris. Yes, it's all in a day's work for Chuck as he rescues POWs from Cambodia and fights off Communist invaders in the USA. The only difference being that now you've come along for the ride. Read the Full Review! Watch our Video Review: Please note: these apps drop in price so quickly and for such a short time that the…
Chronicles of Mystery: Curse of the Ancient Temple Coming Soon.
Publisher City Interactive have announced the upcoming release of a new adventure game; Chronicles of Mystery: Curse of the Ancient Temple. Some info from the Publishers: DISCOVER SECRETS OF THE DARK AGES Chronicles of Mystery: Curse of the Ancient Temple combines features of classic point and click adventure, logic games and hidden object games. The game puts you in the shoes of Sylvie, a young archaeologist, who is about to begin the greatest adventure of her life. Having received an invitation to France from her uncle, a renowned historian, she arrives there only to discover he went missing. His disappearance is connected to the recent discovery of a mysterious underground c…
Free Games Every Day with Gameloft
Gameloft is turning 10, and to celebrate, the big time developers have announced a free app for 2 hours every day from 10th to 21st of May (except weekends). Yes that's right! 10 of Gamelofts great titles will be free for a very short time during the month of May! There will be no prior announcement of which games will be free or at what time, but you can find out via Gamelofts Twitter page. We'll try and get every release up ASAP as well for those frequent visitors! Happy Birthday Gameloft!…
Zombie Infection Arrives
Gameloft has just released their new non-stop survival zombie shooter Zombie Infection, boasting great looking visuals, effects and intensive gameplay. We'll have a review out as soon as Andrew gets over his cold, but in the meantime here is the trailer... App Info: Head to South America as a soldier and reporter try to uncover the origin of another zombie outbreak.12 LEVELS OF FEAR Survive 12 levels in Campaign mode as you fight your way through favelas, mines, a zoo, docks, a boat and secret lab. KILL 'EM WITH STYLE You can finish off weakened zombies with brutal and amazing fatalities by touching the action icon at just the right time. WATCH YOUR BACK Switch between 2 c…
E.A. Releases Skate It
E.A Mobile has released Skate It, their latest DS port for the iPhone and iPod Touch. App Info: SKATE IT, OWN IT, MAKE IT YOURS. Nail the kickflip, grind the rail, and lay down killer lines. The most realistic skate experience for iPhone® & iPod touch® is now in your hands. FEEL IT & PICK UP AND PLAY LIKE IT'S FOR REAL We've maxed out the potential of your accelerometer and gesture controls. Get a real feel of a true skate experience as you conquer the skater nirvana that is "San Vanelona" or roll through real-world locations. FLICK- IT & LAND YOUR TRICKS Use the revolutionary touchscreen Flick-it controls to pull off ollies, kickflips, heelflips, Pop Shuvi…
Daisy Mae’s Alien Buffet Free for Today
It's the game that caused a ruckus when Apple took it off the AppStore, only to sneak it back on (wow what publicity). Now you can see what all the fuss was about at no expense because Daisy Mae's Alien Buffet is Free for about another 8 hours as part of the freegameoftheday.com promotion. Twin stick shooters are becoming a popular genre in the appstore, but it takes something special to stand out from the crowd. IUGO have thrown out Daisy Mae's Alien Buffet onto the iphone, which is a solid entry into the genre with a grindhouse feel, fun weapons, and rapidly increating difficulty. Read the Full Review! Watch our Video Review: Get Daisy Mae's Alien Buffet on the AppStor…
New Hero of Sparta II Trailer Released
Gameloft has released the official trailer for the upcoming Hero of Sparta II. Check it out on YouTube: Read/Watch our review of the original Hero of Spata.…
AXION, a new RPG now available
ZIO Interactive Inc. has released Axion, a new hack & slash RPG for the iPhone and iPod Touch that promises some great action. Get the App for the launch price of $2.99. Checkout the YouTube Preview: App Info: Customize your combos in the step-by-step combo editor, create various pets out of equipment items, strengthen and add new capabilities to your weapons... There are countless ways to enjoy this RPG and make your character evolve. Even after choosing among the 4 available character profiles, you continue to make the fundamental choices regarding your character's evolution. Mainly, you'll have to determine whether you want to rely more on brute force or magic, ranged or…
Flick Baseball Pro Now Available
Freeverse Inc, the guys who brought us Warpgate, Skee-Ball, and Flick Bowling 2 has released Flick Baseball Pro for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The game is available on the AppStore now for $2.99. App Info: Swing for the fences with Flick Baseball Pro! This full, 3D baseball simulation game brings the excitement of America's favorite pastime to your palm or pocket for anytime fun! Choose from 34 unique teams with their own fluid stats, or create your own and customize everything from players' strengths to uniform color. Accelerometer-based aiming controls both batting and pitching while simple tap fielding means beginner players can easily feel like seasoned pros! Two difficulty modes ensu…
It’s Zombie Overkill with Chillingo
We all love zombies, wether they're in movies, video games, or just walking along the street, but Chillingo seems to really love Zombies with four gruelling new zombie titles being released by the publishers. It's a zombie extravaganza for any lover of the deadly genre! Checkout some of these newly released and upcoming titles: Monster Mayhem - Now Out!Developer: Taplay Zombies detected in large hordes near The Mystery Graveyard. Citizens are required to arm themselves and embark on a zombie-killing crusade to prevent a mass outbreak. Slash through zombies with fast finger action to defeat them in this zombie-mashing graveyard defense game. Checkout the YouTube Trailer:…
