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Gameloft’s Asphalt 7: Heat Hits The App Store For Just $0.99 0
June 21st at 5:13am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsGameloft’s Asphalt series has been one of the most successful racing titles on iOS, and its latest addition promises to the “newest, fastest, most visually stunning” edition yet. It’s called Asphalt 7: Heat and it’s available today on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch for just $0.99. For that you get the chance to race over 60 cars — including a DeLorean! — over 15 tracks, in both single and multiplayer game modes.
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Minecraft Is Coming To The iPhone And iPad Later Today! 2
November 16th at 9:12am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsWe’re unabashed fans of Mojang’s Minecraft, and we’ve been waiting forever for the popular block-based exploration game to hit the iPad. Now it’s just twelve or so hours away from being here, but for those of us hoping for the full Minecraft experience, think again.
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Happy Shark Week: 6 Online Diversions to Sink Your Teeth Into 0
August 4th at 4:23pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsIf you've been glued to The Discovery Channel's Shark Week, but are experiencing withdrawal symptoms while away from your TV, then we have a treat for you. In honor of the...
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Mobilewalla: The Highest Rated Mobile Apps Of 2011 0
December 29th at 7:16am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsMobile analytics firm Mobilewalla has ranked the top apps across all four mobile platforms for 2011, using its own ranking system known at the “Mobilewalla Score.” Instead of looking at raw user ratings, this scoring system is an algorithm that analyzes a variety of factors in addition to ratings, including an app’s position within its own category, volume, social media sentiment and more.
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1st Look: Star Wars Arcade Falcon Gunner 0
November 18th at 9:05am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsI’ve lost count of the number of times I pretended to be a gunner on the Millennium Falcon or how many dollars I spent playing the various Star Wars games…
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Good Deal: big-name iOS apps and games on sale for Memorial Day weekend 0
May 25th at 11:26pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsJust in time for Memorial Day weekend, several iOS developers have put up big sales on popular titles. Among the two dozen or so titles on sale, we'd grab Grand Theft Auto III ($0.99), Infinity Blade II ($2.99), Real Racing HD ($1.99), NBA Jam ($1.99, iPad), FIFA Soccer 12 ($2.99), Mass Effect: Infiltrator ($2.99) and Dead Space ($1.99, iPad). Isn't it crazy to think that just ten years ago, Grand Theft Auto III retailed for $49.99? Well, maybe it's not that surprising, but if you've missed out until...
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Street Fighter, Resident Evil 4 and More Are Just $1 In the App Store 0
February 9th at 4:49pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsHot on the heels of yesterday's EA fire sale, Capcom's got some great $1 titles of its own—including Street Fighter IV (!), Resident Evil 4 (both iPhone and iPad), Phoenix Wright, and Devil May Cry 4 Refrain. No word on exactly how long the sale will last, but Touch Arcade suspects we're looking at about a week. Might want to gobble them up now, though, just in case.
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The New Essential Apps July 2012 0
July 31st at 10:00pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsiPhones. iPads. Android. We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! If you want to jump to see the best apps in a specific platform, click here: The end of the month is here, and that means it's time to do a little housekeeping on our list of the absolute best iPhone apps. Which ones were tops? Brewster: There are about a dozen ways you can get a hold of someone, which can make for...
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This Week’s Must-Have iOS Games: Crazy Taxi, Ivy The Kiwi?, E.T. & More 0
October 13th at 6:00am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsThis week’s must-have apps roundup includes two classic console games that have been reborn on iOS, including Sega’s hugely enjoyable Crazy Taxi, and Acclaim’s 1999 classic Re-Volt — both of which first made their debut on the Dreamcast. It also includes a great little action platformer called Ivy The Kiwi?, a wonderful puzzle game called Girls Like Robots, and more.
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Games for the weekend: Galaxy on Fire 2 0
November 23rd at 12:00pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsGalaxy on Fire 2 is a third-person, flight-based shooter that works well on all Apple platforms. You can save your game’s progress to iCloud so you can continue playing out the adventure from wherever you choose.
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This Week’s Must-Have iOS Games: Pudding Monsters, Last Knight HD, RAD Soldiers & More 4
December 22nd at 6:24pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsWelcome to the last must-have games roundup before Christmas. If you’re looking to treat yourself, or maybe gift a new game to a friend, check out some of the titles we have below. There’s the latest game from Cut the Rope creators ZeptoLab, a stunning endless runner from Crescent Moon Games, plus the latest edition to the Final Fantasy series, and more.
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The Week in iOS Apps: Good grief! 0
December 7th at 9:00am / Macworld / 0 opinionsYou’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll commit untold violence! This week’s roundup of iOS apps offers users the full range of human emotions....
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Games for the weekend: Slingshot Racing 0
February 2nd at 12:07am / GigaOM / 0 opinionsYou don’t steer, you don’t brake, you don’t even step on the gas to accelerate. Instead you use a cable attached to various towers situated around the race track to pull your car to victory.
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Cmune Brings Its UberStrike FPS to the iPad and Android Tablets 2
March 14th at 12:48am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsFresh off a new round of funding, game developer Cmune has released iPad and Android tablet versions of its cross-platform first-person shooter UberStrike....
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'Edugaming' Startup Brainbow Raises North Of $1M In Funding 0
April 3rd at 7:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsInvestors are apparently still eager to buy stakes in promising mobile gaming companies that aim to capitalize on the rising trend of ‘edutainment’ (a portmanteau for educational entertainment, or content designed to be both educational and fun)....
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Bad Piggies Gets 15 New Levels, Lets Players Record & Share Their Tricks 0
May 8th at 9:13am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsRovio’s Bad Piggies game for iOS has today received a brand new update that delivers 15 new levels, new gadgets, and new features. Aside from the new levels, one of the biggest additions is the ability for gamers to record their best tricks and then share them through their favorite social networks.
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic lands on the iPad for $9.99 2
May 30th at 9:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the role-playing video game originally developed by BioWare in 2003, is now available on the iPad....
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Microsoft to bring 'Age of Empires' to iOS, more titles may follow 0
June 25th at 7:31am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsMicrosoft is planning to bring a number of its PC gaming titles to Apple's iOS and Google's Android mobile platforms, with "Age of Empires" already confirmed to be the first of a possible series of ports.
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Roaming Fortress is a tower defense game with a twist 0
July 12th at 6:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsTower defense is a special genre of games: all tower defense games are essentially the same, and so those who are not particularly into the gameplay quickly find the games boring and repetitive....
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Apple's Store app now offering app freebies 1
August 3rd at 3:42am / Macworld / 0 opinionsIf you like free stuff—and who doesn’t?!—you may want to take another look at the Apple Store app for iPhone, through which the Cupertino company will treat you to a nice gift....
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Betaworks teams up with General Electric to add a Gravity Mode to its super addictive Dots game 2
September 6th at 7:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsDots is a simple, well-designed and incredibly addictive ‘match three’ (or in this case, match two or more) game designed by Betaworks for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire devices....
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8 Japanese Mobile Games You Won't Put Down 0
October 4th at 11:15pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsWesterners probably know Japan best for its anime, Pocky and strange TV shows -- and its ever-growing cellphone culture. App and mobile game developers flourish in Japan, creating amazing and beautiful games for an audience of millions. Many companies have released these games in English, giving non-Japanese smartphone users a chance to try them.