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Street Fighter IV Set to Hit the AppStore
Capcom have announced the release of one of the most popular Arcade Fighters ever, Street Fighter IV, will soon be on its way to the iPhone and Capcom promises a feature-packed conversion of the hit fighter. Some of the old characters such as Ryu and Ken return, along with some new characters to be announced. The gameplay will feature classic 2D perspective with characters and environments rendered in stylized 3D. Other features for the new handheld version includes 2-player Bluetooth multiplayer combat as well as configurable controls and a Dojo Mode for training.Release is currently scheduled for next month…
Bruce Lee: Dragon Warrior Announced
It's been a big week for fighting announcements! Street Fighter IV and now Bruce Lee: Dragon Warrior due for an upcoming release. Developers Digital Legends, will be releasing the game in complete 3D. It's looking like another great addition to the genre. I was able to find the Trailer on YouTube, check it out:…
Zombie Wonderland Coming Soon
Xoobis and Chillingo have signed an agreement to publish the upcoming indie game Zombie Wonderland. Get ready! Grab your weapons because they are coming! When the pesky undead come out at night to haunt Niceville, there is only one person who knows how to clean up the mess: You! Hold the fort until dawn and you're good to cash in on the fame and fortune of a Zombie Cleaner! Zombie Wonderland is a fun, fast and engaging variation of tower defense in 3D for the iPhone, with strong elements of time management and survival horror. Well, without the horror part. And you can cut a little slack on the time management too. It's about shooting zombies, actually. The cute kind, as there is n…
Chillingo's Clickgamer Launches Angry Birds Lite
Over 40 stunning new levels were added to the full version of Angry Birds, the hit iPhone and iPod touch game last week. Now, Chillingo's Clickgamer have announce that a new Lite version of the game that is now available for free download via iTunes. The full version has dropped in price to $0.99 and now offers over 100 levels of physics puzzles and Crystal social gaming features including achievements and leaderboards Watch our Angry Birds Review: Checkout the YouTube Trailer:…
Video Reviews Delayed for Today. Technology Fails Again!
After the issues with YouTube last week, we are now having a little fail with our camera and will be delaying today's video reviews. We will have them up as soon as possible. In the meantime, we will have the written reviews posted for Plants vs. Zombies, Rise of the Triad, Blue Skies 3GS, and Vanquish: The Oath of Brothers . Stay tuned!…
Plants vs. Zombies now out!
It's here! The highly anticipated PopCap classic Plants vs. Zombies has been released in the EU, AUS and NZ AppStores and the user reviews are raving! From first looks, I can see that the game has been able to keep a lot of its visual integrity and functionality. We will have a review up shortly, in the meantime, check out this YouTube preview!!…
Two Great Games Now Free!
Two great Games just became free, but hurry up, it could only last for a short while! Monster Kill and Low Grav Racer 2! Check out the Video Reviews:…
Doom II RPG Available Now
id Software have released the sequel to their hit mobile game Doom RPG. A first person shooter, sort of a Wolfenstein RPG facelift. We will have a review out shortly, but in the meantime here is the go down from the iTunes Store... The forces of Hell have invaded our dimension once again, and only you can stop them from their ultimate goal-conquering Earth! A mysterious distress signal calls your team-two hardened Marines and a rookie scientist-to a Union Aerospace Corporation research facility on Earth's Moon, but you were unprepared for what awaits you. The forces of Hell itself have taken hold of the station and its inhabitants! Zombies and demonic monsters roam the halls, killing al…
Plants v's Zombies has a release date
PopCap Games have announced the release date for Plants v's Zombies for iPhone and iPod Touch via Twitter. The game will be launching on February 15. Checkout the trailer:…
Gameloft Releases GT Racing Motor Academy
Gameloft have announced the launch of their newest racing game; GT Racing Motor Academy on the AppStore which they claim to be the most 'comprehensive and realistic racing simulator' for the iPod Touch and iPhone. There are 24 manufacturers and more than 100 licensed cars to buy, drive and upgrade, from the Nissan GT-R and Audi R8 to the greatest Ferrari models. 14 tracks, including the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, urban and rally tracks. Choose from either a large Career mode with several driving tests, challenges and money rewards, or an Arcade mode with online competitions. Players can optimize their car's performance and race with 6 different driving sensations, including an exclusiv…
Gameloft Releases Pocket Chef
Gameloft has just released Pocket Chef, getting your fingers to work in the kitchen! Follow up to 25 yummy recipes step by step and put your precision & speed to the test in 19 fun mini-games! Bake, boil and blend your way to become a Culinary Master! Put on your chef's hat and prepare for gourmet fun! The need for precision makes Pocket Chef loads of fun! Thanks to the accelerometer, you'll play by making the same movements as if you were really cooking. Soon you will become obsessed with flipping steaks before they burn, or breaking an egg without smashing it! Plus, the game doubles as a recipe book available to you 24/7! You'll find great recipes for gazpacho, tropica…
Price Drop and Chance to Win a $100 iTunes Voucher with Flick Kick Field Goal!
PikPokTM today announced that it is lowering the price of its newest title, Flick KickTM Field Goal, for iPhone and iPod Touch to $0.99 USD for a limited time. To celebrate the professional football season coming to an end and the championship game on February 7th, 2010, Pik Pok is making sure Flick KickTM Field Goal has the opportunity to be a part of every great party this Sunday. The price promotion begins today and will run until Monday, February 8th, 2010. Pik Pok has also announced a competition to find the best Flick Kicker in the world, in its "Football Championship Competition", which takes place from now until Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at 10:30 P.M. EST. The OpenFeint register…
Angry Birds to Get Another 40 levels
It was released this morning that Chillingos' next update for Angry Birds is going to feature an additional 40 levels, two new environments plus online leader board and achievement features. Angry Birds is the kind of physics sim come castle demolisher that follows on from games like Crush the Castle. They also released a great looking trailer for the upcoming update. Watch our Review of Angry Birds…
Apple Announces iPad
Apple Announces iPad Today Apple announced one of their most highly anticipated devices, the iPad. Kind of like a giant iPhone (say 300% scale), the iPad features familiar controls such as the central home button, volume and power on/off, plus it runs off the new iPhone 3.2 OS, not yet to be released on the phone. The touch pads keyboard is a standard QWERTY, for easy laptop typing, no more sore thumbs. There is even word of flash support. There will be an App Store launched for the iPad, beginning with 140,000 pre existing iPhone apps which have compatibility. Apple has also announced an SDK to get the ball rolling on further app development. The device comes with the usual lineup of apps…
Flight Control soars to 2 million sales
Firemint are celebrating as their game Flight Control surpasses 2 million sales in the App Store. "Today we’re proud to announce that after 324 days, on 23 January 2010, Flight Control sold the 2 millionth download – that’s over 6,000 sales per day on average! We had particularly big days on 28 and 29 March 2009 when Flight Control suddenly exploded up the charts, with over 30,000 copies sold each day. Even 9 months after release, Christmas Day 2009 was also a great day with over 20,000 copies sold – many probably going to happy new owners of an iPhone or iPod touch!" Flight Control has held a high position in the top 100 paid apps in over 20 countries, and was feat…
