The developer’s of iMoki Blast, a very cool physics puzzle game, are holding a level creating contest. The ten best levels will be selected and will be included “in their own dedicated world with new graphics for the next iBlast Moki update.” The winners will also receive a iTunes gift card. Below is more info […]
Ok, we have been doing this TomTom Car Kit thing for almost two months now, but it seems that they might finally be getting down to business… sort of. The TomTom Car Kit is now displayed on both the Apple Store and TomTom’s website however, there are a few catches. First, the price now seems […]
Ground Effect, developed by Glenn Corpes, has been in development for a few months now. Posting as “GlennX” on our forums, Corpes has posted constant updates since May of this year, along with utilizing the Touch Arcade community as a beta testing pool. It’s always great to see projects like this with so much involvement […]
Namco has unveiled new details about their upcoming action adventure game Garters & Ghouls. Unearth the strange and undying world of Garters & Ghouls! Control and command the newly-dead Marie Dupois as she battles the minions of The Thrum and horrors beyond description! With over 25 levels, randomized level generation and downloadable content, the action […]
So, Ghosts ‘n Goblins it is. Exactly which historic name Capcom would finally adopt for the iPhone version of their upcoming sidescroller has finally been revealed. IGN has scored some of the first screenshots for the iPhone version of Ghosts ‘n Goblins. We had first heard of the port back in September at the Tokyo […]
Crescent Moon Games’ upcoming Ravensword game has received a lot of attention from our readers since its original announcement. It is certainly one of the most ambitious iPhone games we’ve seen coming out of such a small studio. Ravensword is an open-envirornment 3D RPG that sports some impressive graphics. The one potential hurdle that we […]
Bryan Mitchell’s Geared is an excellent puzzle game that revolves around a very simple gameplay mechanic: Arranging gears on screen to make a working set of gears that connects from the yellow gear to the blue gear(s). Geared starts simple and quickly progresses to levels that require pixel perfect accuracy to complete. We greatly enjoyed […]
Rake in Grass recently released their latest iPhone game Undercroft, an old-school styled turn based RPG. The game has been receiving only positive comments in the release thread. The developer describes the game: Undercroft is a dazzling, epic adventure set in a fantasy world full of magic and monsters. It combines the atmosphere of classic […]
Gameloft recently released this new gameplay video for their upcoming racer Asphalt 5 – Check it out below
News that Apple will now let free iPhone apps use in-app payments has been broadly welcomed by games firms. “This announcement changes the landscape of the App Store as we know it,” said Colin Smith of Freeverse. SGN boss Shervin Pishevar said “This is one of the most important announcements to come out of Apple […]
The news Apple is allowing developers to charge for in-game items and downloadable content in free apps – the so-called free-plus-paid model – has shaken up the way many studios are thinking about the future. Yet there’s also some confusion about how this will change the way the App Store operates in terms of the […]
It was less than two weeks ago since EA announced it was bringing the mega-popular Rock Band franchise to the App Store, so it was a bit of a surprise to see it land over the weekend. Rock Band takes the ‘tap-along’ music/rhythm gameplay to a new level not only because of the long list […]
Ngmoco has announced that their much anticipated first person shooter Eliminate will be free in light of Apple’s announcement that free apps can now offer in-app purchases. More details are said to be following, but Ngmoco has long announced that Eliminate would carry in-app purchases for energy that allows players to earn additional credits. Every […]
Ngmoco is wasting absolutely no time in taking advantage of the new policy allowing developers to release free apps with in-app purchases. Aside from announcing that their Eliminate game will be free, they have also released Rolando 2: Chapter 1 into the App Store for free. The free version of the game offers the entire […]
There was never any particularly clear reason that Apple wasn’t allowing free games and apps to make use of the important micro-transaction feature added to the 3.0 software, but that restriction has now been lifted. Available immediately, developers can now release free games and applications and make use of in-game purchases and micro-transactions. This apparently […]
Before developers started to give out Lite versions of their apps, App Store browsers had to rely solely on a handful of screenshots, a brief sales pitch description, and comments from unknown sources. But even with more and more Lite apps, app buyers have always been stuck with their purchases after clicking the green ‘Install’ […]
In Germany, a research team demonstrated an iPhone application that could control a mini-van. This app isn’t like the other car-controling apps before it; it doesn’t just unlock and lock your doors, you can do much more than pop your trunk and set the alarm off with it, and starting the engine isn’t even the […]
At EA’s Naughty or Nice press event this afternoon in the heart of New York City we were able to get our hands on NBA Live, the first fully licensed complete 5 on 5 basketball game available for the iPhone. My time with the game was somewhat limited, but I walked away impressed with what […]
Today, Directed Electronics released an iPhone app that replaces your keys and allows you to remote start your car with an iPhone or iPod Touch. The app is called Viper SmartStart, and expounds on the recently released app from Zipcar. Zipcar’s app allows Zipcar vehicle renters to lock and unlock their borrowed car doors. Viper […]
Google wave can be accessed from the Safari browser on your iPhone or iPod touch, as a web based application. To try it, you obviously would need to have a Google Wave account, and an iPhone or iPod touch. Open Safari, type in wave.google.com which will show you an error message, stating your browser is […]