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Multiball Pinball HD Review for iPad
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 27, 2010 | Comments 0
In Multiball Pinball HD for the Apple iPad, the age-old game of pinball and the latest customer technology make some harmonious love to product a high-octane ADD pinball heaven. With very easy-to-use controls, and plenty of colorful eye candy to look at, Multiball Pinball HD is a top-notch an inexpensive iPad app to check out.Read More
Zombie Invasion 2 HD Review for iPad
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 25, 2010 | Comments 0
Gearing up for the zombie apocalypse? Well, Zombie Invasion 2 HD could be the app to give you practice slaying the walking dead in this game where you, the human, are stationary as zombies rush to eat you and your only defense is a tap-to-shoot move as you pick them off at a distance. Can you handle the rush while you keep your head on a swivel??Read More
Lite Brite Review for iPhone and iPod Touch
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 24, 2010 | Comments 0
Remember Lite Brite from when you were a little kid? That black plastic pegboard that you stuck clear colored plastic pegs into and when you plugged the pegboard into the wall, your strategically placed pegs would illuminate, making your amateur artwork light the pathway to the bathroom in the night? Well, EA Mobile is here to deliver the nostalgia with the new app for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch called Lite Brite! Bring your A-game as you plow through previously made templates to follow, free-form creations, and even time challenges where you have to perfectly color over Lite Brite’s templates within a given amount of time to earn a medal.Read More
ngmoco Brings We City to the App Store for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 23, 2010 | Comments 1
In the apparent result of We Rule and Sim City bring thrown together in a blender, We City is now available on the Apple App Store. ngmoco, the developer behind We Rule, has delivered a new server-based FarmVille-like game where you lord over an urban domain. You will raise this city from a little town to a bustling metropolis in no time.Read More
Free VLC Player App Now Available for iPad
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 20, 2010 | Comments 0
Finally! All you torrenteers and AVI video watchers out there can rejoice and throw their video files on their iPad, instead of leaving them relegated to the home computer. VLC Player has launched on the Apple App Store for use on the iPad! Ever since Apple loosened its tight grip on app restrictions, more sexy apps, VLC Player, have hit the App Store. Best of all, the app is free!Read More
Gameloft Passes the 20 Million App Download Mark
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 20, 2010 | Comments 0
Gameloft, top-shelf mobile game developer, has official exceeded the 20 million download mark on the Apple App Store. The developer has launched 47 titles on the App Store, and a remarkable 42 of those titles have spent time on the Top 5 Games list for Apple. What more is there to say?Read More
Finger Physics HD Now Available for iPad
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 19, 2010 | Comments 0
PressOK Entertainment, an established iOS developer, is proud to announce the release of their first iPad app called Finger Physics HD. After the success of the Finger Physics: Finger Fun, Press OK prioritized the iPad iteration, and now it graces the Apple App Store for our ravenous consumption.Read More
EA Mobile Games Headed to Android
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 18, 2010 | Comments 0
With all the reports of Android’s rapidly gaining marketshare in the U.S., many benefits come along with that. For example, the massive app and game developers, like EA Mobile, will start throwing resources into the Android OS and users everywhere will rejoice.Read More
The Sims 3: Ambitions Review for iPhone and iPod Touch
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 18, 2010 | Comments 501
EA Mobile is back with a new expansion for their mobile version of The Sims 3 called Amibitions. In Ambitions, it is your job to lead your sim on a career path and down the road to success. Along the way, you must cater to your sim’s desires to create short-term and long-term goals, ultimately building up a successful life for them.Read More
Rumor: Newspaper Subscriptions for Apple Devices Coming Soon
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 15, 2010 | Comments 0
San Jose Mercury News is reporting, through an unnamed source, that newspaper subscriptions will soon be made available through Apple. These subscriptions will apparently service iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches alike, though iPad is clearly the ideal form factor for such a function.Read More
Chillingo’s ‘Pirate’s Treasure’ is Updated & Discounted
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 15, 2010 | Comments 0
Announced just today, the popular iOS game ‘Pirate’s Treasure’ has gotten a new saucy update along with a new attractive price ($0.99).Read More
OpenFeint Lands on Select Android Games Starting This Week
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 15, 2010 | Comments 0
As announced several months ago, OpenFeint — a cross-OS social gaming platform — is finally available for Android games starting this week! OpenFeint supports many games across iOS and Palm platforms and now can add the fast-growing Android catalog to their portfolio.Read More
Unreal Engine 3 Dev Kits Coming Soon for iOS & Android Developers
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 14, 2010 | Comments 0
If you’ve paid any attention to Apple new recently, you have probably read about or experienced the ‘Epic Citadel‘ app for yourself. In fact, over one million people have downloaded the ‘Epic Citadel’ app, as Epic reached this milestone in just two weeks.Read More
Moto Racing GP Review for iPhone and iPod Touch
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 13, 2010 | Comments 0
Developed by Darxun Games, Moto Racing GP is an accelerometer-based motorcycle grand prix game for the iPhone and iPod Touch that will test your racing skills and reflexes. Much like “Real Racing”, Moto Racing GP relies on tilting your iDevice from side to side in order to steer your motorcycle to the checkered flag. The game features four nice bikes and four 3D racing circuits and packs quite a punch for the price.Read More
EA Mobile Announces Three New Games for iOS
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 10, 2010 | Comments 0
Holy crap-load of game titles, Batman! In addition to launching two new titles today, EA Mobile announced three upcoming titles for iOS: MMA (EA’s mixed martial arts-based competitor to UFC’s game — in accordance with the console release), FIFA 11, and The Sims 3: Amibitions.Read More
EA Mobile Launches Two Classic Hasbro Titles for iOS, Yahtzee and Lite Brite
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 10, 2010 | Comments 0
The ever-busy EA Mobile, fine provider of many mobile games, has launched two new iOS titles today: Yahtzee HD for iPad and Lite Brite for iPhone and iPod Touch.Read More
Chillingo to Develop Arcade-Style Surfer Game, ‘Billabong Surf Trip’, for iOS
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 07, 2010 | Comments 0
Announced today, Chillingo, one of the leading mobile game publishers, has made an agreement with developer Biodroid to develop an arcade-style surfing game for the iOS platform. The game will be called Billabong Surf Trip, and will feature many of the world’s top surfing spots as well as the top professional surfers today.Read More
New Game, ‘Bye Bye Brain’, Unveiled for Windows Phone 7
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 07, 2010 | Comments 0
Just yesterday, Recombu.com showed off a new game unveiled by independent developer Ricardo Acosta called Bye Bye Brain. The game is a zombie-filled tower defense-style game that spotlights the functionality of Windows Phone 7 and looks great so far! With basic tower defense gameplay, Bye Bye Brain also features many mini-games that keep the ADD entertainment level high!Read More
Research in Motion Acquires DataViz, Makers of Documents To Go
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 07, 2010 | Comments 0
According to the folks over at Crackberry.com, Research in Motion, makers of Blackberry phones and OS, looks to have acquired DataViz, the company that made Documents To Go. For those of you unfamiliar with Documents To Go, the application is a mobile document reader and editor that is compatible with Microsoft Office programs.Read More
Mirror’s Edge Review for iPhone and iPod Touch
Posted by Paul Balsom | Sep 07, 2010 | Comments 1
Electronic Arts (EA), one of the most prolific developers in console, PC-based, and mobile gaming, has brought its parkour-centric action-packed title Mirror’s Edge to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Instead of a first-person point of view, like in the console-based iterations, the iOS version features a side-to-side view and very simple finger slide controls to move your character.Read More
