'GT Racing: Motor Academy' Races Into App Store
About a week back I had a chance to visit Gameloft's Manhattan studios and have a look at their upcoming racing simulator GT Racing: Motor Academy [App Store] for iPhone. Tonight, GT Racing has gone live in the App Store and we've got a chance to take a closer look. GT Racing is a driving simulation as opposed to an arcade racer. Gameloft likens the title to Real Racing, which it consid...

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'Rise of Triad' for iPhone Becomes Official and New Video
Mobila Interactive and Apogee Software just announced that the classic first person shooter Rise of the Triad, originally released for the PC in late 1994, will soon be available on the App Store. We covered an early development video of this game, but at that time didn't know if this would ever become an official release, until now: “We are very honored to be working with industry pioneer ...

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Hudson Revives 'Military Madness: Neo Nectaris' for iPhone
Hudson Entertainment just released an iPhone version of the classic turn based strategy game Military Madness (or Nectaris). The hex map strategy game predates Advance Wars and was originally released for the TurboGrafx-16 back in 1989. The game has since seen a number of revisions including last year's revival for WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. The iPhone version ...

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'Riddim Ribbon' – Tapulous Does 'AudioSurf'
Nearly five months ago now Tapulous first announced Riddim Ribbon [App Store] on stage at an Apple keynote. Oddly enough, aside from graphical changes, the game that is available today is almost exactly what Tapulous promised at the event. Three songs from the Black Eyed Peas are included along with three additional 99¢ tracks available via in-app purchase. (Two by Tiësto and one by Benny Benass...

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An Update on Peter Hirschberg and 'Vector Tanks'
Just a quick update here on one of my favorite iPhone developers, Peter Hirschberg, author of the retro-inspired Vector Tanks and Adventure [App Store], and owner of the Luna City Arcade which is, without a doubt, the most amazing arcade ever assembled (if his office isn't cool enough for you). Peter has recently setup his own studio, BlipTime Studios, and through it has released an update ...

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Notable Game Updates – January 31-February 6
Updates are an integral part of the App Store and its economy. They allow developers to (instead of rushing out new games) draw fresh eyes to their old games by providing more content, crucial bug fixes, and general improvements. Updates are, however, as numerous as they are important, and it's sometimes difficult to find much to say about an update other than "new levels, hooray!" ...

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'Space Miner: Space Ore Bust': RPG Shooter Excellence
Every now and then a game comes along that just dazzles and blows you away by getting things exactly right. Such a game was released into the App Store yesterday by Venan Entertainment.  That game is Space Miner: Space Ore Bust [App Store].  In short, it's Asteroids meets the RPG. But that description really doesn't do the game justice. Space Miner places you in the role of the nephew ...

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Weekend Game Sales: 'Assassin's Creed II Discovery', 'Ravensword: The Fallen King' and Others
There's a bucket full of games that had their prices slashed this weekend for various reasons. As always, standard App Store disclaimer is in effect in that these prices were all current at the time of this posting. Since sales are often very limited, if you've been waiting for any of these games to see a price drop, you may not want to wait very long before picking them up.