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Mar 12 2010

Tony Hawk for iPhone “Real” and “Dropping Soon”

Tony Hawk for iPhone? Let’s just him do the tweeting… er… talking:

In the PR world, this is considered “going rogue,” but I’m too excited to contain it. This is real & dropping soon.

Happy?
Tony [...]


Mar 12 2010

TiPb Apps 4.5: Pool Pro Online 3 for iPhone (GDC 2010)

Live from GDC 2010, Rene talks with Jonathan Kromrey, General Manager of Apple Games at Namco about Pool Pro Online 3 [$4.99 - iTunes link] for iPhone and iPod touch… and coming to the iPad [...]


Mar 10 2010

TiPb Apps 4.3: Street Fighter IV for iPhone (GDC 2010)

Live from GDC 2010 Rene talks to Tezuka-san, Street Fighter IV [$9.99 - iTunes link] iPhone producer for Capcom (via translator) about making Street Fighter for the iPhone and iPod touch, getting the controls right, [...]


Mar 8 2010

iPhone No Longer “Mobile”, Big Enough to be Own Gaming Platform Now

I already mentioned I’m on my way to GDC 2010 to cover the iPhone panel, and that iPhone gaming is getting big, so it’s interesting to see CNET reenforce just how big it’s getting:

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Mar 8 2010

Zombie Castle Defender ‘ZombieSmash!’ Coming to iPhone and iPod touch

Whether you are a fan of the Castle Defender genre or Zombies, you are sure to love the soon to be released ZombieSmash! for iPhone and iPod touch.

In similar fashion to the very popular Plants [...]


Mar 8 2010

iPhone Games Can be Ported to Palm webOS PDK in “Days”? — The Competition

It seems like Palm’s new webOS PDK (plug-in development kit) can be used to port over iPhone games in a matter of days — or even hours. Given how fast some iPhone games have turned [...]


Mar 8 2010

TiPb at Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2010

Tuesday and Wednesday TiPb is going to be at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) San Francisco 2010 to find out what’s new and notable in the world of iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad gaming. Scuttlebutt [...]


Mar 4 2010

Games Way More Popular on iPhone than Other Smartphones

Anyone surprised that games are way more popular on the iPhone than on competing plaforms? Mplayit has put out some interesting stats, not only on what apps are popular with their Facebook sharing users, but [...]


Mar 3 2010

TiPb Give Away: Slide-a-ma-jig Game for Kids

Slide-a-ma-jig [$0.99 - iTunes Link] is a game for the newest of iPhone users — the kids. You can slide your finger on the screen to switch between 30 different creature body parts as [...]


Mar 1 2010

Rayman 2: The Great Escape now in App Store!

For those of us with fond memories of the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn comes Rayman 2. Yes, one of our favorite Mario 64 clones has made it to the iPhone [$6.99 - iTunes link].

Rayman [...]


Feb 27 2010

ngmoco’s We Rule for iPhone hits Canadian App Store

Once again, a new ngmoco’s game has hit the Canadian App Store first — this time it’s kingdom-builder We Rule [Free with in-app purchases - iTunes link]. Hey, there’s no Hulu or Google Voice in [...]


Feb 25 2010

Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II for iPhone and iPod touch Now Available in App Store

They are finally here RPG fans, Final Fantasy [$8.99 - iTunes link] and Final Fantasy II [$8.99 - iTunes link] were released earlier today in the App Store for your iPhone or iPod touch. Each [...]


Feb 24 2010

Mega Man 2, Earthworm Jim, Myst, Golden Axe, Secret of Monkey Island — TiPb’s Top 5 Retro Games!

Today’s TiPb Top 5 will be directed towards our iPhone and iPod touch wielding readers who love their classic, retro games. Just like our other TiPb’s top 5 must-have posts, all of these applications are [...]


Feb 22 2010

Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front now in App Store!

Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front has is now available in the App store [$7.99 - iTunes link]. This is the sequel to 2008’s Brothers in Arms: Hour of Heroes, one of the first 3D shooters [...]


Feb 19 2010

TiPb Apps #2.1 — Farm Frenzy 2 for iPhone (Macworld 2010)

Live from Macworld 2010, Leanna and Rene of TiPb talk to Hilary Wall and Maren Faulkender of Appency about Farm Frenzy 2 [$2.99 - iTunes link] for the iPhone, and the future of games on [...]


Feb 18 2010

Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies: Verrückt

Activision’s first person shooter hit, Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies is taking advantage of in-app purchasing with a new map – Verrückt (Zombie Asylum).

This new map will run you an additional $4.99, [...]


Feb 17 2010

Plants vs. Zombies for iPhone and iPod touch

The popular PopCap Mac tower defense title, Plants vs. Zombies, [iTunes Link - $2.99] has finally arrived on the iPhone and iPod touch!

The premise is simple, defend your home from invading zombies with an [...]


Feb 16 2010

iPhone Apps and Games for Kids

From learning ABCs to counting 123s, going back in time to looking to the stars, the iTunes App Store has something for pretty much everyone. Here’s a sampling of great iPhone and iPod touch apps [...]


Feb 15 2010

Capcom Announces Street Fighter IV for iPhone!

Capcom has just announced Street Fighter IV for iPhone, and it should be coming to the iPhone this March! IGN has the details:

Capcom is not accepting any loss of the console game’s beloved [...]


Feb 13 2010

First Official Final Fantasy Trailer Makes its Debut

If you did not already know, Final Fantasy 1 and 2 coming to an iPhone/iPod touch near you and on Friday, Square Enix decided to tease us all with the first official trailer.

We are [...]