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Espgaluda II iPhone App Review – Brilliant Madness

Seeing as I recommended you check out CAVE’s bullet-hell shooters late last week, it seems appropriate to review their games too; starting out with Espgaluda II.  Originally an arcade game and latterly on the Xbox 360, this vertically scrolling bullet-hell shooter was released for iOS last year; but could this difficult [...]

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Case-Mate Offer Official Nine Inch Nails iPhone Cases

Case-Mate have unveiled their range of officially sanctioned Nine Inch Nails iPhone 4 cases, all based on artwork from the band’s albums.  The first set of three are very flash, taking their inspiration from Pretty Hate Machine and the single, Sin. Like the recently featured Royal Wedding cases, they use the Barely There design, making them [...]

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Will Steve Jobs: The Book Sit on Your iBooks Shelf?

The news that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is the subject of an officially recognized biography should come as a surprise to no-one, given that there’s already an unofficial version, plus the fact he has become a household name over the last couple of years. Named iSteve: The Book of Jobs (a presumably biblical-reference, however we’d be [...]

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Piolo, An iPhone Stand Which Fits on Your Keyring

Here’s a handy little accessory for your iPhone 4!  Called the Piolo, it’s a very simple stand which can be stored on your keyring until it’s needed.  It’s made from thermoplastic and comes in five different bright colors, and will suit anyone who never has a iPhone 4 stand when they need it! The cutout clips [...]

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Bing for iPad App Surprises All by Being Great!

On Friday, Microsoft released Bing for iPad, telling us we should prepare to ‘experience search truly designed for the iPad’.  So, preparing myself, I downloaded the free app, started it up on my iPad and you know what, it really is surprisingly good. I say surprisingly as it could easily have been a carbon copy of [...]

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Death Rally iPhone/iPad App Review – Racing for Glory

Death Rally is a conversion of an old PC game, but rather than being a straight port it has been treated to an almost complete overhaul.  The game is a top-down racer with added weaponry and violence; and as you’d expect, the idea is to win races and take out your competition. The app is a [...]

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PopCap Launches 4th and Battery Spin-Off, First Game Rejected from App Store

PopCap Games, who have been responsible for a wide variety of great games from Plants vs. Zombies to one of our personal favorites, Peggle; have announced the launch of a sister label called 4th & Battery.  Described as a ‘purely experimental, creative label’, the new team won’t be sticking to the family friendly themes we’ve [...]

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New iPhone and iPad Apps in the App Store This Week…

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, here are ten applications released recently.  Enjoy! Atari Greatest Hits. One hundred retro-gaming classics from Atari, however to get them all you’ll need to make a fair few in-app purchases.  You do get Pong for free, though.  Free. Planny. An organizer which uses a visual mapping system to plan events, tasks [...]

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Another iOS 4.3 Revision Expected in Next Two Weeks

We’ve had iOS 4.3.1 for a couple of weeks now, and according to Boy Genius Report – who leaked the news of iOS 4.3.1 – Apple are working on 4.3.2 and are expecting it to launch in the next two weeks. With a firmware number like that, it’s clear it’ll be another bug fix update and [...]

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CAVE’s iPhone Bullet-Hell Shooters on Sale This Weekend

We recently hinted that you should vote for CAVE’s Espgaluda II to be included in OpenFeint’s fire sale, and we’ve received word that the game has reached the minimum threshold; so it’s being reduced in price this weekend. It’s not only Espgaluda either, as CAVE will celebrate their one-year anniversary this coming week and therefore will [...]

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