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Japanese Coin-op Platformer Avenging Spirit Released

Although it’s not a title which is familiar to me, Avenging Spirit was apparently something of an arcade hit in Japan during the ’90s, and it has been ported over to the iPhone by DotEmu, the team behind the awesome R-Type conversion. Jaleco’s arcade platform game has an unusual premise, where you play the spirit of [...]

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12 Days of Christmas Promotion Will Offer Free Downloads

Here’s one for the bargain hunters out there.  Beginning on the 26th December, the iTunes 12 days of Christmas promotion begins, where a daily download will be offered for free until the 6th January 2011. At this stage, you can sign up for alerts on their official site, but they also say an official ‘12 days’ [...]

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Check-in with Google Latitude on the iPhone

After a false start last week, Google Latitude is now available for the iPhone.  If you’re not familiar with it, Latitude is a location service along the lines of Foursquare and Facebook Places, and is available for most of the major mobile operating systems. The main difference with Latitude is background updating, so all your [...]

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Infinity Blade iPhone/iPad App Review – Infinity, and Beyond!

Epic Citadel, the precursor to Infinity Blade (iTunes link), was a gorgeous technical showcase that not only showed what the iPhone was capable of in terms of graphics, but also how seriously Epic Games were taking their move into the world of iPhone apps.  But this was the calm before the storm, as Infinity Blade [...]

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Hudson Soft Announce TurboGrafx-16 Gamebox for iPhone

Hudson Soft have announced they will be releasing a TurboGrafx-16 emulator for the iPhone.  The TurboGrafx-16 games console, also known as the PC Engine in Japan, was on sale during the late 80s and was the result of a joint project between Hudson and NEC.  It was never officially released in Europe, but thanks to [...]

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New In The App Store This Week…

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, here are ten applications released recently.  Enjoy! Infinity Blade. The long-awaited Epic Games/ChAIR Entertainment RPG game is here.  It’s a universal app for the iPhone and the iPad.  $5.99/£3.49. Videoscope. Create interactive video effects using either of the iPhone 4’s cameras.  Then save them and use them as wallpaper.  $0.99/£0.59. Gift [...]

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Maharishi Debut Deflector iPhone 4 Case Range

Popular UK designers Maharishi have added four iPhone 4 case designs to their range.  The company already sold iPhone 3G/3GS and iPod Touch cases, so this was a natural progression. The cases are single-piece snap-on cases and provide access to all ports and switches, plus the camera lens opening has an anti-glare surround.  There are four [...]

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Sega Cut iPhone and iPad App Prices

Although many of the following titles have been on sale over the last months, the new prices you see here are the result of permanent price cut by Sega.  Here’s the full list of games and their revised pricing, plus a handy link to the App Store to save you searching for it: ChuChu Rocket – [...]

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Does This Case Reveal the 2nd Gen iPad Design?

Rumors concerning the next generation iPad are becoming more widespread as we close in on the period when the new device is expected to be unveiled.  We don’t know anything for certain yet, but this image of a hard shell case could give us some clues as to the iPad 2’s features. The case comes from [...]

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MediCom Be@rbrick iPhone 4 Cases Coming Soon

For the uninitiated, the Be@rbrick is a small, plastic toy bear made by MediCom, the same manufacturer responsible for Kubrick figures.  It’s therefore highly collectible and there are thousands of different designs for serious – read adult – collectors to get excited about. If you’re a Be@rbrick fan, or just like bears, and own an iPhone [...]

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