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Ngmoco and GDC Running $10,000 ‘Best iPhone Game’ Contest

Date October 6, 2008


Are you in the midst of creating an iPhone game? If so, you just may be entitled to enter this contest and have a chance at winning an extra $10,000 on top of the earnings you would make from your games sales on the App Store.
Finger Gaming has it that ngmoco and GDC are teaming [...]

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ZodTTD Updates: psx4iPhone, and (wait for it) MAME4iPhone

Date October 1, 2008


Owing to how busy we’ve been around here working on various projects — including Frapstr’s site — I’m afraid I’ve been a bit out of touch with the jailbreak scene the last week and change.  I am now here to remedy that, and I’m going to start with where the biggest news is: ZodTTD.
Yeah, you [...]

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Sneak Peek: iDefend (Full)

Date September 29, 2008


Those of you playing along at home will recall the small piece I did on iDefend Lite, wherein I pronounced it good but not perfect.  Well, I like Tower Defence games, and Landolphia liked my review, so after exchanging some pleasantries and Q&A, he tossed over a full version of the game that has just [...]

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The Free App Store Review XIX: Lost in the Parking Lot of Life

Date September 27, 2008


Yep. We’re back again. Frapstr celebrated its 18th by getting smashed off its face and ending up two miles out in the Nevada desert with no memory of the preceeding events, and the only clues being an empty bottle of MD 20/20 in one hand, a rider’s crop in the other, and the [...]

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Press Release: Imagine Poker Touch: a Creative Twist on iPhone Texas Hold ‘Em

Date September 24, 2008


Candywriter has announced the release of Imagine Poker 1.2 for iPhone/iPod Touch. Imagine Poker is your ticket to a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament with 21 characters from history whose exaggerated playing styles mimic their personalities. With 21 unique opponents in all, Imagine Poker Touch is designed to pack hours of entertainment in your pocket.

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Atari Forces the Removal of Breakout / Arknoid Clones | Days Later, Releases ‘Super Breakout’

Date September 23, 2008


The developers of BreakClassic and BreakTouch 3D posted on the TouchArcade forums on September 17th that Atari insisted they remove their game from the App Store.
Usually when this happens, the company asking for the removal has plans to release a port of their licensed game to the iPhone App Store in the coming weeks. So [...]

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iPhysics Full / Lite Submitted to the App Store for Approval

Date September 23, 2008


You read that right ladies and gents. iPhysics is finally making its way to the iPhone App Store, after over 5 months of not being updated. r4m0n informs that he submited iPhysics Lite to Apple on September 16th, which means you should be seeing iPhysics within the App Store in no more than a weeks [...]

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Harvey Smith (a.k.a. ‘Witchboy’); Lead Designer / Project Director of Deus Ex & Theif, Developing iPhone Game

Date September 23, 2008


According to Gamasutra, Harvey Smith; independent videogame designer, writer and creative director, is working on an iPhone game to be released sometime in the future. There is no additional information in regards to the game — just the fact that there is a game coming from the Witchboy himself.
It has been mentioned that this game [...]

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Press Release: Tilt Me v1.2 Available Immediately

Date September 23, 2008


Ian of oeFun, Inc. has it that an update of their Tilt Me game has been published to the App Store, and is available immediately. Along side the update, those who haven’t purchased the game yet, the price has been dropped.
Have a read at the full press release below:
oeFun, Inc. Announces a new version of [...]

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Rock’n'Roll Game Has Nothing to do with Music

Date September 21, 2008


Rock’n’Roll is an accelerometer-based puzzle game, which you are controlling a living ball of sorts, attempting to get to the end of the stage, whilst on your way, collecting power-ups and items for bonus points.
Have a closer look at the game via the video provided below. Before watching, however, do yourself a favor and pull [...]

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Line Rider iRide Review!

Date September 21, 2008


Following the recent release of the ever anticipated Line Rider for iPhone/Touch, I seemed to got my hands on a copy and it’s a doozie. First off if you don’t know what or how Line Rider is, it’s pretty easy to learn. This sledder kid named Bosh rides lines; simple enough! But you create the [...]

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The Free App Store Review XVIII: Frapstr Becomes a Man

Date September 19, 2008


Welcome to another edition of the Free App Store Review, the free app roundup that features the latest, the greatest, the worst, and the indifferent of the freebies that can be yours from Apple’s fine online marketplace, served with a side of accolades and lashings of spicy snark sauce.  Today, the Free App Store Review [...]

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Press Release: Nuclear Nova introduces GL Golf 1.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch

Date September 19, 2008


Nuclear Nova Software is proud to introduce GL Golf 1.0, their award winning 3D golfing game for iPhone and iPod Touch. By leveraging the iPhone’s unique abilities and interface, GL Golf 1.0 offers a realistic physics system and graphics. Up to four players can golf five unique courses. Everything in a real game of golf is included, such as water hazards, sand traps, trees, bushes, wind, four seasons, different times to play, and much more.

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Press Release: The Escapers release first iPhone/iPod Touch game

Date September 17, 2008


The Escapers are proud to announce Super Chimp Surprise!, their addictive new puzzle game for iPhone/iPod Touch. Super Chimp Surprise! leverages many features of the iPhone to make the best gaming experience possible, and unlike some iPhone games, your progress is saved if you switch applications. Super Chimp Surprise! uses cool sound effects and funky graphics to make journeys to work a little less boring.

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