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EA’s Flight Control and Mirror’s Edge™ are Free Today Only

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:32:24 UTC +00:00

iPod Touch Fans

posted by Joe Rossignol on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 2:32 pm. Today only, Electronic Arts is offering two of their popular iOS titles for absolutely free. Flight Control, regularly 99 cents, is free today for the first time since its March 2009 release on the App Store. Flight Control, in the words of EA, is a game where you must touch and drag the aircraft to their landing zones and avoid collisions. There are six airfields including the Original, Beach, Windy, Australian Outback, Aircraft Carrier and the new Storm Airfield each with unique characteristics and challenges. Over 4,000,000 copies of Flight Control have been sold since its release over two-and-a-half years ago, making it one of the more successful titles available on the App Store. Similarly, Mirror’s Edge™ is also a regularly 99 cents game that has been discounted to free as part of EA’s daily deal for December Read More

Flight Control and Flight Control HD Go Free For 24 Hours in the App Store

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:29:18 UTC +00:00

iPhone Download Blog

Flight Control was one of the original runaway successes of the iOS gaming era, and when Electronic Arts released an iPad version, its sales went crazy overnight. Releases on just about every other platform, including the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, followed. If for some reason you are one of the few that doesn’t already own Flight Control and Flight Control HD, EA has put both games on sale as part of their EA Daily Deals promotion. We haven’t even told you the best part yet! When we said the games were on sale, what we actually meant was you can now pick both Flight Control and Flight Control HD up for absolutely nothing. Free. Gratis. Etc… Now you really do have no excuse for not being addicted to landing those little planes and helicopters, whether you prefer the iPhone or iPad version. There’s just something about drawing landing paths with Read More

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Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:23:18 UTC +00:00

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Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:22:49 UTC +00:00

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Freebie Alert: 'Flight Control' and 'Flight Control HD'

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:39:28 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Now here's something I was never expecting. As part of the EA Daily Deals program this holiday season, Flight Control [Free] and Flight Control HD [Free] have had their prices slashed to zero dollars. Flight Control is about as classic as games get for iOS. It not only has won a pile full of awards since it was released, it's single handedly responsible for popularizing the whole "line drawing" and "chaos management" family of games. Everyone needs to download it while it's free, which from the looks of it, is today only. App Store Links: Flight Control, Free Flight Control HD, Free (iPad Only) iTunes Link: Doodle Jink is upgraded to v1.10 at present. Doodle Jink is a fantastic game, once tried, you are not going to stop! You will need all your concentration to avoid mass number of bullets and bombs crashing your aero-craft. While experiencing the excitement, you can share Read More

Juegos de iPhone en la vida real

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:10:00 UTC +00:00

EsferaiPhone

¿Os habéis imaginado alguna vez cómo serían algunos juegos de iPhone en la vida real? Lo más normal es que no, para que engañarnos, pero parece que hay gente que si, así que podemos divertirnos un rato con el vídeo que han creado para la canción ““. Read More

iPhone Games in Real Life [Video]

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:44:42 UTC +00:00

iPhone Download Blog

If you’re a small band looking to get some attention, what better idea than releasing a music video featuring some of the most popular games for iPhone? Australian band Hey Geronimo understands that shooting a video featuring some of our favorite games, namely Plants vs. Zombies, Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, Flight Control, and Fruit Ninja, is always a sure hit with iOS geeks like us, especially when you bring those games to life… The music is actually pretty good, too! If you like it, you can get it from iTunes here. What do you think? Read More

Firemint Gives 'Spy Mouse' A Holiday Update And 'Flight Control' New Levels

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:28:16 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Guys, Christmas is right around the corner. Real Racing creators Firemint delicately reminded us of that we're zeroing in on the holiest of holidays with one well-positioned holiday-themed update to its awesome puzzle game, [$.99 / HD]. Starting now with an update, World 1 in Spy Mouse and Spy Mouse HD have been turned into winter-y paradises, complete with snow, candy canes, and other decorations. The team has also turned the game's icon on its head with a bit of Christmas cheer and even added a new challenge to Agent Squeak's backpack. [$.99 / Lite] for the iPhone and iPod Touch have also been updated, though not with anything Christmas-related. These two versions now have a new level featuring a vicious thunderstorm with lightning that can damage your planes. The HD version [$4.99], on the other hand, now rocks a "Moon Base" map with asteroids and four new vehicles: land shuttles, Read More

Android App Tablet Review: Flight Control - Android app review - Phil Hornshaw | Appolicious ™ Android App Directory

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:46:56 UTC +00:00

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Flight Control, a touch-based game that’s all about directing aircraft to the proper runways to prevent mid-air collisions, is a lot of fun to play on a tablet device. You simply trace a line from planes and helicopters to guide them to their matching runways. In practice, it’s a hectic experience that requires players to juggle a lot of elements at once. Planes start to come faster and faster as time goes on, requiring you to not only get them to their destinations, but to keep them from crashing into each other. The more you can land before a collision, the higher your score. Flight Control comes with a number of airports to play with, but in the end, it’s pretty much the same experience. It’s a little pricey but also an addictive title that’s been extremely popular on a lot of devices. On tablets, it really hits a stride, and Read More

'Spy Mouse' Review – Firemint Does It Again

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:00:26 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Firemint’s Spy Mouse [$.99] probably won’t spawn a billion copycats like Flight Control [$.99 / HD] and it lacks the jaw-dropping 3D prowess of Real Racing 2 [$4.99 / HD], but it’s a mechanically solid and visually pleasing game that, in addition to being flat-out entertaining, breaks down a lot of stealth game barriers of entry. Basically, I'm just saying it's really good. Stealth games are notoriously fickle things; genetically linked to arcade stock that treats players like quarter-pumping cattle, stealth’s central conceits have revolved around failure, punishment, and the gaming of its systems instead of things like fun and rewards. Spy Mouse mitigates a lot of the not-so-fabulous parts of its mechanics by being pretty up-front about its moment-to-moment stealth: it clearly shows you enemy pathways, its top-down perspective quickly gives you a handle on what you can do and when, and it’s mechanically simple, which eliminates the need to execute grand schemes Read More

'Pigs In Trees' Review – 'Angry Birds' In Reverse Plus Line Drawing

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:00:43 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

The hardest thing about reviewing Pigs in Trees [99c / HD] is deciding which part to praise first, because there's just so many things I like about it. Launching the app leads into a delightful animated trailer which introduces the family of pigs who reside in a tree and the woodpeckers, who (obviously) like to peck on wood. Did you spot the tension there? (Hint: They both want the tree.) This game from PAN Vision and Tactile Entertainment represents a role reversal from Angry Birds [99c / Lite] as the pigs are the good guys and the aggressive birds are the nasty villains. Pigs in Trees will easily draw comparisons to Flight Control [99c] or Harbor Master [$1.99], since you use your finger to draw the flight path for a vehicle, from a top-down 2D perspective. In this game, the piggy fighter-pilot is trying to eliminate the noisy incoming woodpeckers, before Read More

'Pollen Count' Review – Play a Bee Hive Traffic Controller

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:00:58 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

The line-drawing genre has long been dominated by Firemint's outstanding Flight Control [$0.99 / HD]. It is the standard by which all similar games are inevitably judged, and with good reason -- it's the granddaddy of the genre. But maybe there's room for new games in the market, and in our hearts. It's been over two years since Flight Control was released. Could it be time for a break, time to see other line-drawing games? If so, you won't go wrong with Chillingo and Infinite Degree's Pollen Count [$0.99 / HD]. It's a game that didn't sell me with screenshots or trailers -- the art is a bit clumsy -- but it comes through where it counts. By drawing a line on screen from bee A to point B, you direct your bees to collect pollen from flowers and deliver it to the hive. They need to reach both targets without Read More

Flight Control Dev Announces "Agent Squeek"

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:32:07 UTC +00:00

Mac|Life

Posted 03/01/2011 at 7:32am | by Andrew Groen Ordinarily, when a developer finds success with a particular game, their follow up project generally follows in a similar genre. Kairosoft's announcement yesterday of the release of Hot Springs Story is a perfect example. However, Firemint seems to have no qualms about continually reinventing themselves. Their new game is titled Agent Squeek and stars an adorable secret agent mouse. They first found extreme success with the iPhone staple, Flight Control [iTunes Link]. They then went on to create the successful Real Racing series, and now they're moving on yet again. Much of the game is still under wraps, but according to the press release iOS gamers will "play as Agent Squeek, the dashing and debonair undercover mouse. Outsmart ferocious felines and crack fiendish challenges! Sneak, sprint and strategize in your quest to save every precious piece of missing cheese." This definition leads us Read More

Verizon iPhone: The Best Apps For Your iPhone

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:27:23 UTC +00:00

iSmashPhone

You got your Verizon iPhone. It’s time to know about the Best Apps available for the device. We’re here to help you do that. This list is made up of some of our past favorites, compiled–for your convenience–into one massive posts to help your find the best applications for the Verizon iPhone. Hit the jump for the full list: 1) Fluent News (free) This is probably the best news App for your iPhone. It takes news from various sources and puts them on a single page. The only downside is that you will probably see some repeats as it tends to gather news from all the top publications. This is a free App that streamlines the news into one page for easy viewing on your iPhone. Simply touch a headline to view the full story. Push notifications can alert you when breaking news happens. This is the ultimate entertainment App on Read More

'Real Racing' Series Prices Getting Slashed

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:07:24 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Flight Control [.99 / Free / HD] creator Firemint makes a fantastic argument with its Real Racing franchise for the iPad and iPod Touch: it says, “Hey, portable racing games can be good, too” and then proves it with sleek visuals and solid racing mechanics and design. If you’re a fan of fast things that go fast or racing with a fast thing against other fast things that go fast, Real Racing games are definite must-haves in your App Store collection. And now you can grab them all on the cheap. Over on its blog, Firemint has announced that it’s putting three of its racing games -- Real Racing, Real Racing HD, and Real Racing 2 -- on sale. For your convenience, here’s the original prices and what will become the new ones: As Firemint notes in its post, the dev doesn’t often play the App Store “game” and screw with Read More

Firemint sells three million copies of Flight Control

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:30:00 UTC +00:00

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Firemint has shared some sales figures about Flight Control over on its blog. The now classic line-drawing game was recently listed in the top paid apps of all time on the App Store, and so Firemint decided to reveal a little bit about how many copies it's sold and when. The grand total is 3,881,634 copies as of their posting. The game currently sells for 99 cents, but that doesn't mean Firemint pulled in $3.8 million as Apple takes its 30 percent share as well. Firemint has also posted the chart above, showing when the most copies sold. Interesting to see that the Game Center patch gave them the biggest spike in sales, though don't forget that Flight Control was one of the first games on the service as it went live, something that certainly encouraged extra downloads. The new maps and the Retina Display support patches also gave big bumps. Read More

Apple's All-Time Top 10 Paid iPhone Apps

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:40:36 UTC +00:00

iSmashPhone

Looking for some great paid Apps? We've already looked at the good free stuff. As we mentioned with those free applications, with everything the App market has to offer, it's hard to find stuff that's worth your time. With paid Apps, not only do you want the download to be worth your time, you want it to be worth your money. Yeah, 99 cents is almost nothing, but it adds up, especially when there are a lot of junk apps out there. Let's take a look at the stuff that gets more attention: 1) Doodle Jump – 99 cents The App description even makes sure to remind us that it's the all-time top paid iPhone App in the US App Store. We are sure they are pretty happy about that (We'd be just as thrilled). It's a simple little game in which you play that little doodle Read More

The Mac App Store Has Opened, Brings Popular iOS Games to the Mac

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:00:24 UTC +00:00

iPhone Download Blog

The Mac App Store has opened. If you go to Software Update on your Mac, you can download the latest version of OS X. This update includes a shiny new app on your dock called the “App Store.” Don’t get confused, this isn’t the iOS App Store on your iPhone; all of these apps are Mac-specific apps. While the Mac App Store does bring many great new apps for the Mac, many iOS apps that we all know are also available through the Mac App Store. Specifically, there are many popular games from the iOS App Store now available on the Mac. The new Mac releases of these games are basically fullscreen versions with some added features and content. And yes, you can now play Angry Birds in full, HD resolution on your 27-inch iMac… The Mac App Store borrows a lot of elements from the App Store we all have Read More

Firemint Acquires Fellow Australian Developer Infinite Interactive, Makers of 'Puzzle Quest' Series

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:21:44 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

This one comes as a shock. In an age where gargantuan mega-corporations are gobbling up smaller development studios for prices reaching into the tens and hundreds of millions, everyone seems to want to play the guessing game of who the next acquisition will be. But I don't think this one crossed anybody's mind. Australian developer Firemint, who have been making games for over a decade but struck it big with their iOS titles Flight Control [99¢/Lite/HD] and Real Racing [$4.99/Lite/HD] in 2009, and more recently with Real Racing 2 [$9.99] in 2010, have struck a deal to buy fellow Aussie developer Infinite Interactive, who have existed for twice as long as Firemint and are most widely known for their Puzzle Quest series. The juicy details regarding pricing weren't disclosed, but it sounds like a happy venture for all parties involved. Infinite Interactive will consolidate its team into Firemint's in their newly Read More

'Max Adventure' Review – A Refreshingly Fun Dual Stick Shooter From the Creators of 'Harbor Master'

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:46:41 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

The App Store can be a silly place. Looking over the past year in games, trends have become incredibly apparent. One developer releases a hit game, which then causes everyone else to take notice, often using that hit title as inspiration for their own project. We've seen it time and time again, and even Imangi Studios' previous chart-topping game Harbor Master [$1.99 / Free / HD] leaned heavily on Flight Control [99¢ / HD] for the basis of their own twist on the line drawing genre. When we first saw Max Adventure [99¢], it was in secret at GDC at a time when it seemed like everyone and their grandmother was hard at work making a dual stick shooter. The game showed some serious potential, but I had no clue how Imangi was going to compete in the increasingly crowded dual stick shooter market and how Max Adventure would stand up Read More

Flight Control se actualiza aportando modo multijugador y conversaciones de vuelo

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:40:24 UTC +00:00

EsferaiPhone

Es increíble lo que puede ofrecer un juego por 0,79€. Si teneis iPhone o iPad, seguro que conoceis, aunque sea de oídas, Flight Control, un juego que suele estar entre los diez primeros en la lista de juegos de pago más descargados de la App Store. Aunque su mecánica en un principio pueda resultar rara, la verdad es que una vez que lo pruebas, te sorprende: Tienes que convertirte en un controlador aereo, (sin cobrar 600.000 euros al año, lo siento), y comenzar a dar órdenes a los pilotos a cerca de cuándo o dónde tienen que aterrizar para que el aeropuerto no se convierta en un caos (como los españoles estos últimos días). Pues bien, hoy la acaban de actualizar para ofrecer modo multijugador que nos permitirá invitar a amigos de Game Center a jugar con nosotros o dejar a la propia aplicación que nos busque algún jugador de cualquier Read More

Flight Control for iPhone Receives Multiplayer and In-Game Voice Chat Update

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:07:18 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

It should go without saying that Firemint’s Flight Control has got to be one of the first and most popular titles on both the iPhone and iPad and the team continues to deliver quality updates to the game. Today, Firemint has once again delivered a much needed update along with a surprising one. A new update just hit the App Store for Flight Control that finally brings online multiplayer to the game through Game Center. You’ll be able to invite a friend to play, or if you lack any Game Center friends, you can easily pick up a game with a random stranger who is also itching to land planes with a fellow Flight Control player. Firemint has also broken one major barrier I was waiting to be broken and that’s allowing in-game voice chat. By default, in-game voice chat is turned off, so you’ll need to enable it in order Read More

'Flight Control' for iPhone Gets Online Multiplayer Through Game Center

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:12:55 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Last month we posted some news about an impending update to Flight Control HD [$4.99] that would add an online multiplayer mode to coincide with the introduction of iOS 4.2 and Game Center to iPads. As planned, just a couple of days after iOS 4.2 was introduced several weeks back, the update to Flight Control HD was released. Earlier today, the original Flight Control [99¢] for iPhone and iPod touch played catch up to its HD sibling and received a similar update adding online multiplayer using Apple's Game Center. The multiplayer mode in Flight Control is actually quite a lot of fun. For those who haven't played it before, one player takes control of the red commercial planes and the other player controls the biplanes and helicopters. As you land the aircraft you're responsible for, you simultaneously send your opponents aircraft off the edge of your own screen to appear onto Read More

Flight Control for iPhone and Real Racing getting online multiplayer, too

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:13:36 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

After implementing the Game Center functionalities in the iPad version of Flight Control (Flight Control HD), Firemint wants to bring the same multiplayer blessing to other games it makes. Obviously, their next target is Flight Control for the iPhone and iPod Touch, which will get the mentioned update in no time (due Christmas). The same [multiplayer] feature is coming to Real Racing, allowing up to four players to race one another. Moreover, Firemint talks about the option that would allow users to restore unlocked content if their progress doesn’t match the data synced up to Firemint’s Cloudcell service. Finally, the gaming company also mentioned Real Racing 2, though not revealing much due to licensing deals with car makers. We know it will be available for both the iPhone and iPad users, but we don’t have any dates to share. In the meantime, if you don’t have some of the games mentioned, Read More

TUAW's Daily App: Bee Patrol

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:00:00 UTC +00:00

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

So you like Flight Control a lot, but you've conquered every map and every leaderboard on there already? Then Bee Patrol is exactly what you need. It's a fun line-drawing title that has you controlling bees back and forth between honeycombs and flowers. Unfortunately, it's not quite as polished as Flight Control, but heck, what is? Bee Patrol is still a solid line-drawing game, with nine different levels over three worlds, and two modes to play through. Worker mode is like Flight Control's survival mode, and Queen mode has you collecting as much honey as possible from the flowers available in a certain time period. The game's got both Game Center and OpenFeint integration, and the developers are promising more updates in the future as well. The iPhone version is US$0.99, and the iPad version with upsized graphics is a dollar more. There's a lite version as well, if you want Read More

Firemint's Flight Control HD coming to Mac App Store

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:45:00 UTC +00:00

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

The dust hasn't even settled in the wake of Apple's announcement of the Mac App Store, but one well-known developer is already on board. Firemint, creator of Flight Control for the iPhone/iPod touch and Flight Control HD for the iPad, has announced it will bring Flight Control HD to the Mac via the Mac App Store. As a matter of fact, according to Firemint, Flight Control HD is already running on the Mac. Firemint may be the first company to publicly announce support for the Mac App Store, but it's unlikely to be the last. As Erica noted earlier, a centralized hub for app distribution on Mac OS X is something many developers will find very attractive, in spite of the more restrictive environment as compared to the free-for-all market that exists now. Many developers won't find the Mac App Store to be a good fit for them and will stick Read More

iOS Game Time - September 14, 2010

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:02:36 UTC +00:00

Mac|Life

Posted 09/14/2010 at 4:02pm | by Nic Vargus We’re ridiculously stoked on Game Center, and for good reason. It adds a new layer of depth to the App Store and it helps us fulfill our unending desire for achievements, no matter how ridiculous and truly worthless they may seem. This week, we’ll be taking a look at some of the best Game Center games that have multiplayer, and enable you to rack up all of those achievement points you’ve been waiting to add to your bucket list. $3.99EurocenteriPhone Take Bomberman graphics, Bomberman game play, change absolutely nothing and what have you got? Well, Bomber Online, a game by Eurocenter. Even though it seems like a blatant rip off of the original, the game is rad, and you can play with up to five people that you select or invite straight from Game Center. Bomber Online is dabomb.com. Get it? $3.99Pangea Software, Read More

Flight Control lands over three million sales, $3814.67 a day

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:04:50 UTC +00:00

148 Apps

By Kyle Flanigan on September 8th, 2010 Flight Control for iPhone and iPod Touch surpasses three million sales - $3814.67 on average per day. Eighteen months ago, the then-little-known developer company Firemint published Flight Control – a game where you land increasing quantities of planes on runways with a limited amount of space both on the ground and in air. It was awarded five stars across the board by 148Apps, as well as the Editor’s Choice badge. Today, Firemint has announced that sales of Flight Control have passed the three million mark – on average, a little over 5500 copies a day are bought by new users for their iPhone or iPod Touch. At $0.99 a piece, with developers earning 70% of revenue, that totals just under $2.1 million for Firemint’s work – or, to put it another way, $3814.67 a day. In other statistics, some two billion planes have been Read More

Firemint shares some cool Flight Control and Real Racing leaderboard numbers

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:09:54 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

Firemint, which is probably best known or its wildly popular Flight Control game for the iPhone, posted some cool figures from its social gaming platform Cloudcell that is now connected to over 1 million gamers. They talk about two games, Real Racing and Flight Control, with most attention going to the latter. Real Racing drivers have covered 3,283,078 km in time trials and a further 1,106,445 km in league races, for a total of 4,389,523 km (2,727,523 miles). That’s almost 3,000 laps of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit, or about 2,400 laps of the Indy 500 circuit per day! As for Flight Control, players who have uploaded their scores to online leaderboards have landed a total of 2,482,735,870 aircraft in 57,235,375 games. That’s about 5,000 times the air traffic handled by LAX (Los Angeles International Airport)! In the original Greenfields map scores drop off rapidly after about 70 landings, with a Read More

Firemint’s Cloudcell to work alongside Apple Game Center

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:34:27 UTC +00:00

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By Kyle Flanigan on September 3rd, 2010 CloudCell isn't evaporating, instead Firemint are using both their own platform and Apple Game Center simultaneously. Firemint, creators of Flight Control and Real Racing, have announced that a number of in-game achievements and leaderboards for their popular games will integrate with Apple’s soon-to-be-released Game Center application, built to bring iPhone and iPod Touch gamers together both socially and competitively. For Flight Control there are currently three known achievements: Safety Card (read the game tutorial); First Flights (land an aircraft on every level) and Jet Power (land 20 jets in a game). Leaderboards will also exist, presumably for each level, to see exactly who the best flight controller in the world really is, and how you stack up against your friends. Real Racing will see at least five achievements, including: Real Racer (complete a race using methods B or E); Between the Lines (win the Read More

Aplicaciones y juegos para sacarle provecho al iPhone 4

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:20 UTC +00:00

EsferaiPhone

Con el lanzamiento del iPhone 4 hoy en España, muchos estarán deseando poder sacar provecho a sus nuevas características, como el retina display o la cámara de 5 MP, así que aquí os dejamos un listado de aplicaciones y juegos que están especialmente diseñados para el nuevo dispositivo. Aplicaciones Juegos Cada vez hay más aplicaciones que le sacan provecho, sobretodo, a la nueva pantalla del iPhone 4, así que arriba solo os he dejado unas pocas. Read More

Making the switch to Apple? Get the perfect setup

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:26:41 UTC +00:00

CNET iPhone Atlas

With the undeniable popularity and success of the iPhone 4 (despite the antenna debacle), iPad, and ever-increasing Mac sales, Apple is gaining customers faster than ever. If you're thinking about making the switch, this could be your perfect setup. Component one: iPhone 4 Now in its fourth iteration, Apple's iPhone has forever changed the mobile phone landscape by thrusting touch-screen technology to the tips of every tech geek's tongue and every consumer's wish list. Despite its early and somewhat overblown issues, iPhone 4 has had record-setting sales. With the exception of the complaints from a vocal minority regarding its antenna, critics love the iPhone 4. Think of iPhone 4 as your mobile communications component in this setup. With it, you can send text messages; make calls; send e-mail, instant messages, and tweets; update Facebook; and check in with Foursquare. Of course, you can play games and download other apps to the Read More

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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:49:54 UTC +00:00

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Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:31:43 UTC +00:00

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Top 5 apps for your iPhone 4

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:12:27 UTC +00:00

The iPhone Blog

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jun 24, 2010 | Just get a new iPhone or iPod touch and curious which are the best, most must-have apps and games you need to install first? Want to really show off that Retina Display or take advantage of multitasking? Well read on for TiPb’s top 10 most recommended, most must-have iPhone apps to get your started. Just switch to iPhone or Verizon iPhone? Also check out: Facebook is one of the most popular sites on the web, so any wonder it’s once of the most popular apps on iPhone? Sometimes we suspect people live almost entirely in the Facebook app — at least until the phone rings! Sure, you can go to Facebook’s mobile site in Safari but the app offers so much more functionality, from picture uploads to easy Facebook Places and Groups access, it’s earned its place on our home screens. [Free - Read More

iOS4 compatible apps hit the App Store (part 3)

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:27:06 UTC +00:00

The iPhone Blog

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Jun 23, 2010 | We’ve been keeping our eye out as more iOS4 app updates keep hitting the App Store filled with multitasking, state saving, Retina Display-ing goodness. So pull out your iPhone or get on iTunes and check for updates. Here are some more we’ve seen roll out since our last post. Hit the jump to see what new ones we’ve found! This is a big one for most people as it’s by far one of the most popular Twitter clients for iPhone. Now that it’s become the official client and is available for free, it’s become that much more popular. Twitter for iPhone hasn’t disappointed and rolled out an update that not only supports fast app switching, but resolution support for the new retina display, as well as some bug fixes. Games are what most users are really looking forward to with the new display. Read More

Real Racing, Flight Control updated for iPhone 4 Retina Display

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:39:51 UTC +00:00

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By Jeff Scott on June 22nd, 2010 Real Racing and Flight Control from Firemint received updates today designed to take advantage of the iPhone 4's increased screen resolution, the amazing Retina Display. The increased resolution of the iPhone 4 has been the point of a lot of conversation from the moment it was first announced. Most of the conversation focusing on if it really is a “retina display,” one with such a high pixel density that the human eye can’t see the individual pixels. And around that, most of the conversation had to do how great text will look on the display. But what about games? How will the increased resolution impact games? Can they actually approach photographic quality? Wow, that would be staggering — and I can’t wait to see it! In what I believe are the first games to be approved to take advantage of the Retina Display on Read More

iPhone 4 Ships Early, iPhone 4 Optimized Game Updates Landing on App Store

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:37:51 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

In a completely unexpected turn of events, Apple seems to have authorized FedEx and UPS to begin delivering iPhone 4's early. Some people are lucky enough to have their devices out for delivery today or in some cases even already delivered. Also, Apple has confirmed that other preorders will be arriving tomorrow, an entire day ahead of the original launch date. It's hard to say whether or not Apple is just throwing ravenous preorderers a bone, or if they're potentially attempting to defray the nearly inevitable launch fiasco experienced with the iPhone 3G when AT&T's servers simply could not handle all the activations on launch day. Yesterday the developers of Carcassonne [$4.99] mentioned on Twitter that they've already got 1.1 submitted which contains high-resolution artwork for the iPhone 4, and if you own either Flight Control [99¢] or Real Racing [$4.99 / Free] updates are already on the App Store that Read More

TUAW's Daily App: Fare City: Taxi Mania

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:00:00 UTC +00:00

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Jun 22nd 2010 at 8:00AM Thanks for the fantastic review. Just to let people know that version 2.1 of Fare City should be in the App Store in the next day or so and adds a fifth game map to the mix. We have more updates to follow and there will also be an iPad version out next month... Just bought it, based on the YouTube video of the gameplay. Looked really slick. I'll check it out once I finish playing the new levels that were just added to Angry Birds. this is in my top 5 games of all time...it is addicting and exciting my top games are Fare CityFlight ControlBankshotDocking DonutsDizzy Pad TUAW (or The Unofficial Apple Weblog) is a website devoted to tips, reviews, news, analysis and opinion on everything Apple. © 2011 AOL Inc. All Rights Reserved. We value our readership, especially when we receive tips which Read More

Ecco i vincitori dell’iOS Design Award 2010

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:03:28 UTC +00:00

iPhone iSpazio

La notte scorsa, durante un evento in corso al WWDC’10, Apple ha annunciato i vincitori dell’iOS Design Award, un concorso annuale con il quale Apple vuole mettere in risalto le migliori applicazioni in termini di design, qualità ed innovazione tecnologica. Si tratta di un elenco di 10 applicazioni, tra le quali troviamo tantissime versioni universali, compatibili anche con iPad. Ecco i vincitori: 20 Minute Meals [Download: AppStore | Prezzo: 5,99 €] E’ un utilissimo ricettario nel quale Jamie Oliver spiega ed illustra con video ed immagini, 55 ricette per preparare succulenti piatti veloci. . Articles [Download: AppStore | Prezzo: 2,39 €] Si tratta di un bellissimo reader per Wikipedia, con il quale inserendo, una chiave di ricerca, si visualizzeranno gli articoli presenti nella più grande enciclopedia mondiale, corredati da un interfaccia davvero bella. . Brushes [Download: AppStore | Prezzo: 3,99 €] Una delle applicazioni di disegno più amate dai tecno-pittori di Read More

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Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:49:45 UTC +00:00

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Fri, 14 May 2010 01:00:14 UTC +00:00

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Flight Control for iPhone to get an update soon

Thu, 13 May 2010 10:05:40 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

Firemint said that an update for their highly successful iPhone game, Flight Control, will be released soon. Here’s what’s coming: In addition, Firemont promises more vibrant colours, shadows, new map details, as well as some game performance improvements. The exact day of the update is unknown, though iTunes will eventually inform you about the new version being available. Flight Control ($0.99) [iTunes link] Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where Read More

Flight Control Update Adds A New Map, Brighter Colors, And Safe Fast-Forward

Wed, 12 May 2010 23:32:17 UTC +00:00

Apple iPhone Apps

Firemint has issued a content-rich update to Flight Control for iPhone that adds a brand new map with a new mechanic, brighter colors, and a safe fast forward button. Did you really think you could kick that Flight Control addiction so easily? The new map, titled Windy Airfield, requires you to keep an eye on the wind sock located in the middle of the map. As the wind changes, runways will close and reopen, forcing you to reroute all of the planes that were headed to each one until the wind changes direction again. Planes that were already on their approach will finish the landing process, however. Firemint has also implemented the popular “safe fast-forward” function found in the iPad version of the game. Now when you first tap the fast-forward button, it will go into safe mode, which will automatically bring the game back down to its normal speed if a Read More

'Flight Control' iPhone Gets Prettier and Safer via a Recent Update

Wed, 12 May 2010 19:24:27 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

The iPad version of Flight Control introduced a mechanic that allows users to safely fast-forward the game, essentially snuffing the "every plane has a destination" slow-going doldrums. A new update to the iPhone / iPod Touch version appears as if it'll do the same. According to a recent post on developer Firemint's blog, the creator has pushed out a new update to the handheld version of Flight Control that adds the fast-forward mechanic introduced in the iPad version of the game, as well as a new map, more "vibrant" visuals, and enhanced sound options. Firemint describes the new airfield as a "winter wonderland," but it could easily be dubbed a nightmare. Runways will close and open due to manic bursts of wind, ensuring a frantic play experience. Users can also give themselves a hard time on even the base map by over-utilizing the two-speed fast-forward mechanic, which can be activated by Read More

Flight Control: Finalmente disponibile il nuovo aggiornamento!

Wed, 12 May 2010 07:00:38 UTC +00:00

iPhone iSpazio

12 May 2010 alle 09:00 Produttore: Firemint | Download Link: AppStore | Prezzo: 0.79€ E’ stato appena rilasciato l’importante aggiornamento di Flight Control, uno dei giochi più venduti e apprezzati dell’AppStore, di cui vi abbiamo anche fornito il changelog in anteprima. Di seguito trovate nel dettaglio tutte le novità appena introdotte. Innanzitutto è stato aggiunto un nuovo aeroporto, caratterizzato da un paesaggio invernale dove le piste si apriranno o si chiuderanno a seconda della direzione del vento. Sarà quindi necessario tenerle sempre d’occhio per evitare l’atterraggio su una pista chiusa. Viene introdotta l’opzione “safe fast-forward“, attualmente disponibile solo sulla versione per iPad. Tramite questa modalità sarà possibile velocizzare gli aerei in fase di atterraggio e potremo anche scegliere se farli rallentare quando questi entrano in rotta di collisione. In questo modo avremo tutti i benefici di una maggiore velocità, ma anche il ritorno a velocità normale nei momenti critici. Infine, sono Read More

Coming Soon: ‘CrossRoads’ – A Multiplayer-Enabled Traffic Management Game

Wed, 05 May 2010 16:28:15 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

In just a few days Fabulapps plans on releasing its first game called CrossRoads in to the wild. CrossRoads is yet another line drawing time management game, but it sets its self apart by adding a few extra gameplay features all wrapped in a slick art style. Similar to existing games on the App Store like Car Mania [99¢], you guide cars to their destinations by drawing lines on a map. Fabulapps takes this concept a little farther by adding unique events that occur on each map. For example there is a map were you have to crush zombies in your path as you route cars around. On others, you will need to pop balloons, shake clouds off the screen, and break ice when your screen freezes over. The feature that most piqued my interest is the multiplayer mode, which allows you to play against another player with the game via Read More

@Brandjuh Het is een iPhone/iPad game, z...

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:06:39 UTC +00:00

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RT @TwitNewApps Top iPhone App: Flight C...

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:57:45 UTC +00:00

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iPhone App: Flight Control http://j.mp/a...

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:17:08 UTC +00:00

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Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:43:52 UTC +00:00

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Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:39:16 UTC +00:00

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Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:51:39 UTC +00:00

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Airstrike Defense in Review – Pearl harbour all over again

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:01:04 UTC +00:00

Touch My Apps

The line drawing genre is exalting with a second coming: a wave of new entries at the App Store. These holy droves strive to fall away from the basic (and often copied) gameplay of Flight Control (TMA Review). And one of such innovative games is Airstrike Defense – a cross between an old-school top-down bombing game and an equally old-school attack evasion with line-drawing controls replacing the outdated Virtual D-Pad. Feel free to discuss this review of Airstrike Defense in our forums. Airstrike Defense is a top-down line drawing game that is actually two completely different games moulded into one. On one hand you control an F-14 fighter/bomber aircraft and have to destroy enemy ships and subs before they move off the screen. On the other hand you take control of the similar ships and have to guide them to safety evading islands, mines and incoming bombers. These two modes are Read More

World Traffic – Unleash Your Inner Crossing Guard

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:00:30 UTC +00:00

Apple iPhone Apps

Grid lock getting you down? Atinco’s World Traffic game will let you solve the world’s traffic problems, just right from your iPhone. Of course, we don’t recommend gameplay while driving. In short, World Traffic takes the concept applied by Flight Control to air traffic and brings it down to the streets of a few of the world’s major cities. It allows you to control traffic signals to keep cars and trucks moving with as little back up and as few accident deaths as possible. Slow moving buses and fast moving sports cars make things difficult and deter your from your goal. You might even have a tractor trailer or two to contend with. Lastly, you’ll be able to share your scores with with you friends and other players around the world to compare your signal switching skills. Can you beat the rush? Read More

RT @eezeer #NowPlaying #iPhone Top #Game...

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:26:13 UTC +00:00

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...@eezeer #NowPlaying #iPhone Top #Games #80: Flight Control from Firemint -- http://bit.ly/91sf2d... Read More

Namco to bring best-selling iPhone game Flight Control to other platforms

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:23:23 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

Namco Networks is teaming up with Firemint to port the highly popular iPhone title Flight Control to other mobile platforms. The game has launched yesterday on Nintendo DSiWare, and is set to hit mobile (Java, Windows Mobile, Brew and Android) in July 2010. If you haven’t heard of Flight Control, it means you not only don’t have an iPhone or iPod Touch, but really hate reading any iStuff. After Pocket God (which got its comic book), Flight Control is the most popular game in the AppStore, having sold over two million copies. Hence, we are no surprised to see Namco jumping in and trying to get its share of the action. And that’s about all we got from Namco’s press release. Plus we have Firemint’s CEO Robert Murray’s words who’s obviously excited about the deal. He said: “…It will be a great feat to see our game reach an even broader Read More

25 iPhone Games That Should Rock on the iPad

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:53:02 UTC +00:00

Mac|Life

Posted 02/04/2010 at 2:53pm | by Andrew Hayward Apple's iPad announcement event didn't put an especially large focus on the gaming possibilities of the new device, but what was shown demonstrated how easily developers can modify current iPhone and iPod touch apps with just a brief time investment. We've already seen how updated versions of N.O.V.A. and Need for Speed: Shift will take advantage of the iPad, but it got us thinking -- how might some of the other best-selling or beloved iPhone games use the iPad's updated features to enhance the existing experience? Here's our list of 25 games we'd love to see enhanced for the iPad, but if you have your own dream app upgrade in mind, be sure to let us know in the comments! We love swapping Bejeweled 2's shimmering gems on our Macs, but we also dig the tactile feeling of actually flipping the gems in Read More

Flight Control http://tinyurl.com/y8vxg6...

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:36:40 UTC +00:00

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...Control http://tinyurl.com/y8vxg6x is one of my Appfinder favorites: http://tinyurl.com/get-theappfinder #iphone... Read More

Flight Control hits 2 million paid downloads mark!

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:28:49 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

It was not that long ago when we reported that Flight Control has hit the 1.5 million paid downloads mark. Now, they’ve reached another milestone – 2 million downloads! In other words, since it was released, the game has sold on average 6,000 copies a day. On Christmas Day that figure went up to 20,000, which is super-impressive. Finally, Flight Control is not the first title that has surpassed the 2 million mark – Pocket God was the first to accomplish the goal earlier this month. Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to Read More

iPad-Details: Hardware, Datentarife, Entwickler und Zubehör

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:17:40 UTC +00:00

iPhoneBlog.de

Das iPad erscheint in zwei Varianten, die jeweils drei Speichergrößen von 16 bis 64GB mitbringen. Das 3G-Modell besitzt an der rückwertigen Oberseite eine schwarze Blende, die wahrscheinlich der besseren UMTS-Verbindung geschuldet ist. Das 3G-Modell, inklusive ‘Assisted GPS’, ist 730 Gramm schwer und damit genau 50 Gramm ‘stärker’ als sein WLan-Bruder. Beide Geräte besitzen die Dicke von 1,3 Zentimetern. Für das ‘iPad Wi-Fi und 3G’ steht in den USA wieder AT&T als Mobilfunkpartner zur Seite. Zwei Prepaid-Angebote für $14.99 (250MB) und $29.99 (unbegrenzter Datenverkehr) sind zu erwerben, und (überraschenderweise) jederzeit zu kündigen. Zum Einsatz für UMTS kommt eine sogenannte “micro SIM”. Internationale Datentarife sollen im Sommer bekanntgegeben werden. Fotos: Tion! Aus den iPhone OS-Entwicklerkreisen tröpfeln bereits iPad Simulator-Erfahrungen. Erste (GoogleDocs-)Dokumente tauchen auf, die sich den Unterschieden der Schnittstellen zwischen iPhone OS 3.1 und 3.2 widmen. Über ein “spezielles Kabel” soll ein zusätzliches Videobild von iPad Third-Party-Anwendungen an einen zweiten Monitor ausgegeben werden Read More

[KlimBim] Google Voice WebApp, Tagesschau-Mobilecast, Final Fantasy I & II angekündigt, Flight Control-Verkaufserfolg, die Ezison 100-Elektrogitarre und der Konami Code

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:37:58 UTC +00:00

iPhoneBlog.de

Beinahe punktgenau, zu der am Sonntag hier ausführlich betrachteten Google Voice-Webdienstleistung, gesellt sich am heutigen Dienstag die entsprechende Internet-Anwendung. Ein komfortabler Zugriff über MobileSafari ermöglicht die Einsicht des SMS- und Anrufbeantworter-Archivs, sowie (in den USA) das Initiieren von Telefongesprächen. Ohne App Store-Programm und ohne Jailbreak. Google überarbeitet von Zeit zu Zeit seine iPhone-optimierten Online-Angebote. Der Google Reader hat dabei auf dem iPhone kürzlich mehren kleine Design-Auffrischungen erlebt. Seit heute widmet er sch dem Kampf gegen Webseiten, die es wagen ohne RSS-Feed daherzukommen. Der Tagesschau-Mobilecast bietet die gebührenfinanzierten Audio- und Video-Inhalte der Öffentlich-Rechtlichen-Sendeanstalten zum bequemen Streaming – von der ‘Tagesschau in 100 Sekunden’ über ‘die Tagesthemen’ bis zu den ‘Berichten aus Berlin’. Das deutsche Square Enix Presse-Team bestätigt heute, nach tagelangen Gerüchten mit einer entsprechenden Teaser-Webseite, die iPhone-Portierung der NES-Klassiker Final Fantasy I und II. Für die Retro-RPGs aus den Jahren 1987 und 1988 gibt es noch kein offizielles Erscheinungsdatum, jedoch eine Read More

'Flight Control' Lands Over 2 Million in Sales

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:00:48 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Firemint has informed TouchArcade that Flight Control has hit over 2 million in sales over the past 10 months with an average daily sales of 6000. Peak sales were over 30,000/day in late March and reached over 20,000 on Christmas Day 2009. We listed Flight Control as one of the best games of 2009 in our year roundup. We spoke with Firemint's Alexandra Peters who reminded us that the game started as a "holiday project" last year. Firemint's CEO Rob Murray came up with the idea for Flight Control after having read multiple times that air traffic control was an incredibly stressful job but one that people absolutely loved. Peters told us, "The combination struck him as really compelling and he started prototyping. By that time we had come back from holidays, and Rob brought the game in to the studio. " Rob Murray writes, “Flight Control has been an incredible Read More

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Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:33:29 UTC +00:00

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Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:07:51 UTC +00:00

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The 53 Best iPhone Games [IPhone Apps]

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:40:00 UTC +00:00

Gizmodo

Scouring the App Store for the best games is a full time job. Luckily, it's a job held by the guys over at Touch Arcade. Here are their picks for the best games—and only games—available on the iPhone. While the App Store had clearly been a huge success in 2008, the continued growth and explosion of iPhone game releases in 2009 was beyond everyone's expectations. The number of apps in the App Store soared past 100,000 with hundreds of new games being released every day. We sat down trying to figure out the best iPhone games of 2009 and found the task of narrowing down the list to a select few to be near impossible. Instead, we've organized our year in review into categories with what we feel is an excellent cross section of games from 2009. If you just got an iPhone or iPod Touch for Christmas, this list is Read More

RT @eezeer got turned on to my new favor...

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:58:03 UTC +00:00

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...@eezeer got turned on to my new favorite iphone game: Flight Control. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flight-control/id306220440?mt=8... Read More

45 Applications That Will Be On My iPhone Next Year

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:00:58 UTC +00:00

iPhone Download Blog

A couple weeks ago I wrote about the top 40 iPhone apps of 2009 in the App Store. This article got quite a bit of success (especially on Twitter) and a few of you asked me what where my favorite iPhone apps of 2009. I’ve had many apps come and go this year so I guess the best way to tell what my favorites are is to tell you the one I will keep with me for next year. Facebook – Need I say more? Indispensable if you have a Facebook account (note: you may want to join our Facebook page). Flight Control – My favorite iPhone game. Ever! It’s fun and addicting. My best score is 357 planes landed. Can you do better? Bejeweled 2 – My fiancée turned me on this game. I used to play it a lot but I got over it. Tap Tap Revenge 3 – Read More

Best iPod Touch and iPhone Games: 2009 Buyer's Guide

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:12:09 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

While the App Store had clearly been a huge success in 2008, the continued growth and explosion of iPhone game releases in 2009 was beyond everyone's expectations. The number of apps in the App Store soared past 100,000 with hundreds of new games being released every day. We sat down trying to figure out the best iPhone games of 2009 and found the task of narrowing down the list to a select few to be near impossible. Instead, we've organized our year in review into categories with what we feel is an excellent cross section of games from 2009. If you just got an iPhone or iPod Touch for Christmas, this list is an excellent starting place to catch you up. Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor - We choose Tiger Style Games' Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor for our 2009 Game of the Year first and foremost because it's Read More

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Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:54:43 UTC +00:00

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...- Flight Control - http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/flight-control/id306220440?mt=8 #iTunes the most addictive iphone game ever!... Read More

iPhone Gaming: Looking Back on 2009 and Forward to 2010

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:20:34 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

With the year coming to a close, I feel confident in saying with as much authority as I can muster that 2009 has been an amazing year. Soon we will be posting the results of weeks of deliberation on what we feel were the best games, a holiday buyer's guide for people who opened an iPod touch or iPhone this Christmas, and other year-end stories highlighting the various games we feel are the "must-haves" of 2009-- But it hardly seems right to summarize the year in a few simple lists of game titles, brief synopses and links to reviews when so many remarkable games were created and events transpired that were still highly noteworthy or influential but fall outside of the rigid boundaries of "best of" listings. When the App Store first launched on July 10th, 2008, very few people, myself included, realized the full potential of a reasonably open platform Read More

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:41:38 UTC +00:00

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...due #game #iphone che mi intrippano non poco: Flight Control http://bit.ly/7wSADh e MatchaCha! http://bit.ly/7NU6tE... Read More

Weekly App Store Picks: November 21, 2009

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:00:44 UTC +00:00

TheAppleBlog

Another week passing means another batch of fresh apps pop out of the Apple approval oven and land in the App Store. As ever, I’ve selected four of the best from this week’s releases for you to check out. My top pick for this week is TimeTuner, an absolutely essential clock radio app for just about anyone who uses an alarm clock. Plus, I’ve also been looking at WorkSnug, Harbor 3D and AutoStitch. The iPhone Clock app does a valiant job of waking me up, but sometimes even Apple’s own apps need a bit of jazzing up. Enter TimeTuner, a gorgeous alarm clock app with a chic, ever-so-slightly ’80′s style. The app includes a glowing green LED clock, alongside a customizable radio tuner. Even without the alarm clock functionality, the radio tuner alone is a powerful app, certainly worth more than a couple of bucks. Powered by Radio Time, the tuner Read More

iTunes UK Top Paid iPhone Apps: #8 Fligh...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:32:48 UTC +00:00

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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:43:27 UTC +00:00

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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:35:18 UTC +00:00

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Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:21:15 UTC +00:00

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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:14:46 UTC +00:00

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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:05:29 UTC +00:00

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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:05:34 UTC +00:00

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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:19:47 UTC +00:00

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Desert Island Apps – #1 with Marc Tassin

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:02:39 UTC +00:00

iSource

Today we ‘re kicking off a new series here on Just Another iPhone Blog “ called ‘Desert Island Apps ‘. It ‘s based on a very long-running and brilliant BBC Radio show called ‘Desert Island Discs ‘. The premise of Desert Island Discs is simple and wonderful “ a guest is invited to choose the eight musical pieces (originally records) they would take with them if they were stranded on a desert island. In our case of course we ‘re not interested in our guests ‘ choice of music. What we want to know is which six iPhone apps they would take with them if stranded on an island. I ‘m very happy to have Marc Tassin, Product Manager at Ilium Software, as our first guest on Desert Island Apps #1. Read on to see Marc ‘s picks Since I’m on a desert island, I’m going to assume that I don’t Read More

33rd Division stürmt in den App Store

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:45:37 UTC +00:00

iPhoneBlog.de

Im einem exklusiven Preview-Video konnten wir euch bereits Mitte September den neusten Titel der Craneballs Studios präsentieren: 33rd Division ist für 0.79 € jetzt im App Store erhältlich und genießt die Gunst einer erneuten Erwähnung weil das Spielprinzip viele Parallelen zum wahnsinnig erfolgreichen Flight Control (0.79 €; App Store-Link) aufweist. Flight Control wurde übrigens von Firemint entwickelt, die sich bereits für das beeindruckende ‘Real Racing’ (iPhoneBlog-Review) verantwortlich zeigten und am heutigen Tag mit dem Werbespiel ‘Real Racing GTI’ (kostenlos; App Store-Link) für Volkswagen werben. Es wäre sehr spannend zu erfahren, welche Summen von Wolfsburg in Richtung des ‘virtuellen Autoproduzenten’ geworfen wurde… Aber ich schweife ab. Der 33rd Division-Entwickler mit Sitz in der Tschechischen Republik bewies bereit mit dem hochgelobten ‘Blimp – The Flying Adventures’ (iPhoneBlog-Review) seine Liebe für Detailreichtum. Vom Geschicklichkeits-Genre wechselt man jetzt zu einem Taktiktitel, bei dem ihr eure Truppen um patrouillierende Wachen navigieren müsst. In zwei unterschiedlichen Spielmodi Read More

'Sally's Spa' and the Megan Fox Effect

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:57:42 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

If you're an iPhone developer and you've been struggling to figure out a way to get your game back on to the top 100, just get a celebrity to mention how they can't stop playing your game on a talk show. Megan Fox appeared last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and explained how addicted she is to the time management game Sally's Spa [$2.99 / Free]. The iPhone chat begins at around 3:20 remaining in the video: Since Megan Fox's plug on this nationally broadcasted talk show just last night, Sally's Spa is back on the top 100. (Position #92 and climbing as of this writing.) This isn't the first time we've seen celebrities mention iPhone games, between Demi Moore tweeting about battling Ashton Kutcher in Flight Control [99¢] or American Idol winner Jordin Sparks tweeting high scores from Harbor Master [99¢ / Free] among others. This just goes Read More

[preview] 33rd Division – Craneballs Studio

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:02:23 UTC +00:00

iPhoneBlog.de

Im Juni haben wir an dieser Stelle ‘Blimp – The Flying Adventures’ (0.79 €; App Store-Link) vorgestellt. Das Spiel aus dem Hause Craneballs Studios sah nicht nur grandios aus, sondern spielte sich auch so. In Kürze folgt aus der gleichen Werkstatt mit dem Titel ’33rd Division’ ein strategisches Geschicklichkeitsspiel, das sich am populären Flight Control (0.79 €; App Store-Link) von Firemint orientiert und sich ebenfalls großer Beliebtheit erfreuen dürfte. Wir haben einen ersten Blick auf den militärischen Spaß werfen dürfen, bei dem ihr versucht eure Soldaten-Mannschaft unerkannt an den positionierten Wachen vorbei zu geleiten. Läuft man den patrouillierenden Wächtern in den Radar, findet man sich der feindlichen Bleispritze ausgeliefert. Es ist jedoch möglich, bewegungslos im Überwachungsraum des jeweiligen Aufpassers zu verharren. Eingestreute Gegenstände begünstigen euch mit mehr Zeit, kurzer Bewegungslosigkeit der Wachhunde oder doppelten Bonus-Punkten. Ganz grandios sind die deutschen Militär-Rufe wie ‘Rauchpause’ und andere Beleidigungen. Im späteren Verlauf des Spiels Read More

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Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:15:18 UTC +00:00

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Flight Control 1.5 – Update | AppStore

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:40:14 UTC +00:00

iPhone iSpazio

12 Sep 2009 alle 05:40 Produttore: Firemint | Download Link: AppStore | Prezzo: 0,79€ Firemint ha appena rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento per , un gioco in cui vestiremo i panni di un pilota che dovrà dirigere gli aerei provenienti da tutti i lati dello schermo, verso la giusta pista di atterraggio, evitando le possibili collisioni. Di seguito trovate il changelog completo: Grazie iCirrosi e Cippo 87 per la segnalazione in Push Read More

iTunes UK Best Selling iPhone Apps: "Flight Control" #Games MULTIPLAYER MODE HAS ARRIVED!!!If you thought... http://tinyurl.com/m26mtl

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:10:51 UTC +00:00

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Flight Control iPhone game hits 1.5 million downloads

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:36:54 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

Flight Control is probably the single most successful iPhone game, and has been downloaded 1.5 million times. Best of all — at least for Firemint, the company behind the title — this is the number of paid downloads (the game costs 99 cents). The game was released back in the March of this year and has hit 1 million sales mark in the second half of June. It’s the beginning of September and that number climbed to 1.5 million, which is super impressive. Firemint’s CEO Robert Murray is delighted (who wouldn’t be) that they’ve reached the milestone, adding: “I’m just so incredibly grateful to all the many people around the world who have embraced Flight Control and helped us to reach this amazing milestone. There’s still a lot more Flight Control to come!” We’ll see how that goes, but considering their experience, we’ve no doubts they know what they’re doing. Dusan Read More

Real Racing Pit Stops At $6.99. Flight Control Soars Above 1.5 Million Sales

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:30:44 UTC +00:00

The App Era

September 5th, 2009 James Isabel As you all know, this weekend is Labor Day weekend which means L-O-T-S of iPhone game sales. Let’s start it off with Firemint’s combo’d with an update regarding their original darling: Flight Control! As a gamer and a fan of racing games, hats off to Firemint for the hard work. It looks like EA has some competition to deal with for a change. [Read Full Review] You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Read More

'Car Mania' - My Real-Life Rage Meter is Full

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:49:38 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

I really like Origin8 games, the Sentinel games are among my favorite on the platform, so needless to say I was fairly excited to see Car Mania [App Store] appear a few nights ago. Car Mania is an evolution on the "draw lines to direct things" genre that has become so popular between Flight Control [App Store], Harbor Master [App Store], and other spin-offs. Instead of directing boats or planes, as you may have guessed, you're directing cars around. The three included maps feature streets which oddly enough are only wide enough for one car, so you need to plan each car's route to avoid collisions. The nice thing about Car Mania is you have a rage meter which slowly gets filled as drivers wait or crash in to each other, this makes the game fairly forgiving compared to the one mistake and you're done gameplay of similar games in the Read More

27 Bluetooth-enabled Multiplayer iPhone Games

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:00:33 UTC +00:00

TheAppleBlog

The iPhone/iPod 3.0 OS allows third-party applications to utilize the device’s Bluetooth capabilities for two-player games. The first (and only) application I had that supported this in an update was Flight Control, and since then, whenever my wife and I are on a train, we occupy our time playing this. The huge advantage of multiplayer Bluetooth compared with Wi-Fi is that you just need the two devices, no Wi-Fi access points or Internet connectivity is required. This is truly awesome, although as we cry, “Arrrgh sooo close!” loudly on public transport we can get some strange looks. We’ve loved playing Flight Control, but I thought that by now there must be a good number of other Bluetooth-enabled games. So I’ve searched the App Store and found the following games are the only ones that support multiplayer gameplay over Bluetooth. This list will hopefully grow soon with more complex quality titles. Direct Read More

App Store Insider: Robocalypse Interview - Can An RTS Game Succeed On The iPhone?

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:55:17 UTC +00:00

Apple iPhone Apps

I absolutely love video games. There, I said it. Most of my time these days is spent writing about all kinds of unique iPhone apps, including games, so I rarely find the time anymore to sit down for long periods of time to play my favorite titles on my Xbox 360 or my Nintendo Wii, and that’s where my iPhone comes in handy. I have been able to find moments throughout the day to get a little Harbor Master in here, a little Puzzle Quest in there, and sometimes I sit down for a good amount of time and play more in-depth games like Real Racing. I believe the iPhone needs more games like Real Racing. Games that can offer deep, immersive gameplay, but can also give you that quick moment of gaming bliss, games like Vogster Entertainment’s Robocalypse – Mobile Mayhem. Robocalypse – Mobile Mayhem is an real-time strategy (RTS) Read More

'Harbor Master' and The Battle of Cannon Beach

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:38:51 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Imangi Studios' Harbor Master [App Store], a game with a large fan following on our forums and massive international appeal (currently #3 in UK App Store) saw its first content update yesterday. From our review of the game when it was initially released: Like Flight Control [App Store] the game involves the use of the swipe gesture to safely guide your boats (planes) into their docks (landing strips). Imangi's version does do justice to the gameplay mechanic and adds a number of nice twists to make it interesting. Besides successfully docking your boats, you must also wait until they unload their cargo and then safely guide them out — all while avoiding hitting other boats. The situation can get relatively manic quickly requiring you to move some ships into holding patterns while waiting for a dock to free up. Larger boats move slower and also have more cargo to unload. Three Read More

Hidden Gems: Peer To Peer Apps To Download While Mourning The Death Of The Early Adopter

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:04:55 UTC +00:00

Apple iPhone Apps

As the weeks go by with iPhone OS 3.0, an unsettling realization has set in. Am I out of touch with the mainstream? I still find it immensely surprising that apps with Push Notifications are almost entirely absent from the most downloaded lists. I posed the following question on twitter. “Question for all: Why do you think few (any?) Push Notification apps have made the top 25 in the App Store?” Here are some of the responses: Simon Ings (@ingzee) I don’t think the average iPhone/touch user really understands the push concept, it doesn’t excite them like it does a geek. Nate Orloff (@nato64) New technology is hard to (implement) flawlessly to the point where the masses want/need it. Once facebook does it well… T.J. Butler (@TJButler) b/c the apps that push that are available are “too” niche Ian Bernardo (@frizull) Push apps are scarce because people outside the geek circle Read More

'Coast Guard' Defense Shooter is Now Free

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:00:48 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Coast Guard [App Store] is yet another fun nautical-themed game with controls similar to the other games in the Flight Control [App Store] spin-off genre. (Is that really a genre now?) The goal of the game is to move your ship by drawing lines on the screen, and sink the enemies that are attacking incoming supply ships. Tapping on hostile ships fires at them, and as every friendly ship successfully docks, one of several power ups appear nearby. Rinse and repeat until your ship sustains enough damage to sink, hopefully beat your high score, and try again. There's no indication as to how long the price drop will last, but at the current price of free, there's no reason to not download Coast Guard. Update: The price may not have dropped to Free in all stores just yet. Be sure to look before you click Buy. If not, try again later. Read More

Flight Control 1.4 – Update | AppStore [Video]

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:08:36 UTC +00:00

iPhone iSpazio

10 Jul 2009 alle 08:08 Produttore: Firemint | Download Link: AppStore | Prezzo: 0,79€ Voto Utenti: [ratings] Firemint ha rilasciato da poche ore un’aggiornamento per , un gioco in cui vestiremo i panni di un pilota che dovrà dirigere ed indirizzare gli aerei in arrivo da svariati punti verso la giusta pista di atterraggio, evitando le possibili collisioni. Di seguito trovate il changelog ufficiale. La nuova versione corregge vari bugs minori e migliora la registrazione ed il login al servizio Cloudcell, tramite il quale possiamo condividere con tutto il mondo i nostri record personali. Flight Control è compatibile con iPhone e iPod Touch, richiede il firmware 2.0 o successivi ed è localizzato in Inglese. Read More

Flight Control v1.3 Adds Peer-To-Peer Multiplayer

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:22:54 UTC +00:00

Apple iPhone Apps

Just when you thought you may finally be able to kick your Flight Control addiction, Firemint reaches into their bag of tricks and pulls out yet another reason for you to keep playing one of the most addicting casual games available in the App Store. Yesterday evening Flight Control was updated to 1.3, which a adds peer-to-peer multiplayer mode via Bluetooth. The new peer-to-peer multiplayer mode allows you to share Flight Control duties with a friend. One of you will only be allowed to land the red aircraft while the other will only be allowed to land blue and yellow, but the catch is that all three colors of aircraft will appear on both of your screens. Since you won’t be able to land all aircraft, you must direct those that you can’t land onto your friend’s screen, which will require you to work well together or you will crash and Read More

Flight Control 1.3: aggiunta la modalità Peer-to-Peer Bluetooth | AppStore

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:31:52 UTC +00:00

iPhone iSpazio

27 Jun 2009 alle 09:31 Produttore: Firemint | Download Via: AppStore | Prezzo: 0,79€ Voto Utenti: [ratings] Flight Control, il famoso gioco sviluppato da Firemint, è stato aggiornato qualche ora fa alla versione 1.3. L’update aggiunge la compatibilità con il nuovo firmware 3.0 ed include una funzione finora mai vista nelle altre applicazioni, ovvero la modalità Multiplayer Peer-to-Peer Bluetooth. Si tratta di una feature grazie alla quale potrete condividere i controlli di una stessa partita con un amico, avviando il gioco su due dispositivi diversi. Se prima, per utilizzare la modalità Multiplayer, avevate bisogno di una connessione WiFi, con questa nuova versione di Flight Control, vi basterà attivare il Bluetooth del vostro iPhone o iPod Touch (2G). Una volta avviato il gioco sui due dispositivi, dovrete decidere quale iPhone/iPod Touch ospiterà la partita e quale, invece, ne prenderà parte. Dopodiché, dovrete dividervi i comandi di gioco: ciascun giocatore potrà pilotare, ad Read More

'Flight Control' Adds Peer to Peer Bluetooth Cooperative Play

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:39:45 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Firemint's Flight Control is one of the early games to support the 3.0 firmware's Bluetooth peer to peer gameplay. Prior to 3.0, players would have to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network in order to play any local networking games. With 3.0, all you need are two iPhones (or iPod Touches) with Bluetooth. When you set up a Peer to Peer game, you are sharing flight control duties with your friend. In this level example, one person lands all the red planes, while the other lands the yellow planes and helicopters. Seems simple but all types of planes still appear in on each screen and you need to divert them to the other player's screen still while avoiding collisions. You both share a common cumulative score for the session. A very exciting new use for the Peer to Peer gaming option in 3.0. Meanwhile, it seems that Firemint is branching Read More

Retiring from Flight Control

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:30:00 UTC +00:00

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

I just uninstalled it from my iPhone, and am officially retiring from Flight Control (iTunes link). It was a great four month career, I tell ya. I wanted to go out at the top of my game, and on my own terms. Despite its minimal $4.99 price tag (I think that was the price when it first came out), it has cost me much more in terms of lost bets against friends (~$20), sleepless nights, hour long stops to the restroom, and lost productivity. As with many situations like this, I don't remember exactly how I was introduced to FlightControl. For all I know, it just magically showed up on my iPhone, as if the iPhone game fairy magically came out of the sky to install it for me without my knowledge. At least that's what I'd like to believe. But what I do remember was the exact turning point of Read More

WWDC: 6 Player Wi-Fi Multiplayer Coming to 'Real Racing'

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:56:49 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Events like WWDC are great... not only to put faces to names but when else would we realistically be able to talk face to face with many of the iPhone developers from around the world. Australian-based Rob Murray of Firemint was present last night to show off their new Real Racing game to the crowd and during the demo he announced that a pending update will be adding 6-way Wi-Fi Multiplayer. For those not familiar with the Real Racing, we thought the game offered an unrivaled racing experience on the iPhone. The game has been earning some much deserved recognition and is quickly making it's way to the top of the App Store charts. We caught up with Rob later in the evening to see what his plans were now that Real Racing had finally been released. Rob indicated that they still have a lot of work planned for Real Racing Read More

Trains for iPhone: For lovers of Flight Control, except with trains

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:30:00 UTC +00:00

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

I have a particular affinity for trains. My father and grandfather both worked on the railroad, presumably all the live-long day. When a train rolls by, I'll make a comment about the engine or trucks or what-have-you, and my girlfriend will madly clap her hands together and yell yay twains! in a dumb voice. I love her so much. Anyway. ZAGG, the same people who make the unscratchable Invisible Shield films for various devices, released Trains, a game not unlike Flight Control, where you must route freight trains, drop off cargo, and avoid collisions. Flight Control itself recently had an update, and now includes new tropical and aircraft carrier levels. Having lost hours of time to the original level, I was thrilled to have more places to land. (My high score is 103, by the way: Post yours in comments.) Trains, on the other hand, takes the same approach, only with Read More

'Real Racing' - Now THIS Is a Racing Game.

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:55:36 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

While Flight Control [App Store] may be Australian developer Firemint’s runaway hit, they’ve been hard at work for months on Real Racing [App Store]. Prior to last week, all we saw of Real Racing was a screenshot or new trailer randomly pop up here and there, leaving iPhone communities all over the internet speculating what the final product would be like. I’ve found most iPhone racing games somewhat unappealing. While accelerometer tilt controls translate great to driving controls, they’ve all just felt a little flat. EA’s recently released Need For Speed Undercover [App Store] came close to quenching my thirst for a great racer on the platform, but fell short for a number of reasons, in my eyes. Poor AI combined with races that were hard to lose had me quickly growing bored of the game, despite its doing a great job at capturing the Need For Speed feel on the Read More

[game] Real Racing

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:01:25 UTC +00:00

iPhoneBlog.de

Der australische Entwickler Firemint, bereits sehr erfolgreich mit Flight Control im App Store (0.79 €; App Store-Link), verblüffte in der letzten Woche mit einen fulminanten Intro-Video seines Rennspiels ‘Real Racing’. Und was aufgrund der hervorragenden Grafik mit Skepsis und einem in weiter ferne angesetzten Erscheinungstermin bedacht wurde, überrascht am heutigen Montag abermals: Sowohl eine zeitnahe Veröffentlichung als auch die ausschweifende Grafikpracht sind im lediglich 60MB-großen Rennspieltitel untergebracht. Gesteuert wird mit dem iPhone-Accelerometer, mit dem sich gefühlvolle Links- und Rechts-Kurven absolvieren lassen. Auch wenn’s hektisch auf dem Asphalt zugeht, habt ihr nie das Gefühl die Kontrolle über euer Fahrzeug zu verlieren. Während sich die ersten Runden noch ein bisschen ungewohnt anfühlen, sind die Reifen bereits nach kurzer Einspielzeit warmgefahren. Individuelles Feinjustieren ist zwar möglich, war aber für meinen Teil nicht nötig. Auf den insgesamt 12 Strecken werden euch härteste Rock- und Metall-Balladen zwischen die Ohren geknallt. Für ein Arcade-Rennspiel mit herausfordernden Renngegnern Read More

Get Addicted All Over Again With Flight Control v1.2

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:56:28 UTC +00:00

Apple iPhone Apps

The App Store’s most addicting casual game just got even better. Over the evening hours Firemint released version 1.2 of Flight Control which adds a whole bunch of new content along with a few welcomed feature additions. The idea behind Flight Control is pretty simple, just land as many aircraft as you can without having a mid-air collision. That’s easier said than done, as certain aircraft can only land on certain runways, so you must direct the air traffic as best you can. The game has become a huge hit because of its simple and yet addicting gameplay. Flight Control v1.2 adds two new airfields, one of which is a beachside airport and the other is an aircraft carrier. We previously showed off tiny versions of these maps, but now you can witness them in full-screen glory. The update also adds five new aircraft, including a seaplane and military jets. One Read More

'Flight Control' Addicts: Mash "Update" Now!

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:42:53 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

The 1.2 update for Firemint's brilliant pick up and play classic, Flight Control [App Store] just landed at its destination. If for some strange reason you don't have Flight Control yet, it's a devilishly simple game where you have a single task: successfully land as many aircraft as possible. Different planes and helicopters fly in from the side of the screen, you tap them then draw a path to lead them to their runway or landing pad without colliding with anything else. The beauty of Flight Control is its simplicity. It's like Tetris in that it only takes a second to learn to play, but standing a chance at a competitive high score takes true aircraft pathing mastery. 1.2 features two new airfields, the beachside resort (seen above) and the aircraft carrier (seen below). Each new airfield also comes with new aircraft, such as the seaplane and the navy jet. Also, Read More

Flight Control 1.2: Finalmente disponibile il nuovo aggiornamento | AppStore [Video]

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:06 UTC +00:00

iPhone iSpazio

3 Jun 2009 alle 02:00 iSpazio: | Utenti: [ratings] E’ stato appena rilasciato il nuovo aggiornamento diÂ un gioco estremamenteÂ semplice che ha riscosso davvero un enorme successo nell’AppStore. Arriva alla versione 1.2 ed introduce molte novitÃ . Il prezzo Ã¨ rimasto invariato a 0,79â¬ ma probabilmente la promozione durerÃ ancora a breve. Passiamo ai dettagli sulla nuova versione: Â Per chi ancora non conoscesse Flight Control, di seguito trovate un video dimostrativo che perÃ² riguarda la versione precedente dell’applicazione. Vi ricordiamo infine che a breve verrÃ rilasciato un nuovo gioco chiamato “Harbor Master” che sarÃ molto simile a questo ma con tante caratteristiche aggiuntive che lo rendono ancora piÃ¹ divertente. iSpazio sta collaborando allo sviluppo di questo gioco e vi abbiamo giÃ fornito una recensione in anteprima qui. Read More

Flight Control v1.2 Submitted, Contains New Airfields And Aircraft

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:00:07 UTC +00:00

Apple iPhone Apps

I decided to forgo the witty title for this post because I just couldn’t contain my own excitement for what Firemint has in store for their hit game Flight Control. As the title states, Firemint has submitted the next update for Flight Control to Apple’s approval process, and it contains two brand spanking new airfields and aircraft. Sometime late last night, Firemint posted an update on Twitter that indicated Flight Control v1.2 was ready to go. They failed to give any more details about the update, except, of course, for the fact that it contains two new airfields and new aircraft. They have yet to release any new screenshots or details for any of these new items, but they do have some teeny-tiny images located on their cloudcell.com leader boards page that show exactly what’s in store. One of the new airfields will be a beachside airport, while the other is Read More

Firemint Teases with New Flight Control Maps

Tue, 26 May 2009 16:09:22 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Firemint has posted two small teaser thumbnails on their Flight Control cloud cell site which seem to represent new maps for their popular Flight Control game. Flight Control sold over 700,000 copies in the first 7 weeks and remains very highly ranked in the App Store. The company announced back in April that new maps and new aircraft were coming. The two new thumbnails appear to show an aircraft carrier landing pad as well as the possibility of a water-landing airplane. There's no word on when the new maps will be released into the App Store. Thanks danny95 #3 Today, 05:03 AM Junior Member iPhone 4 Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 13 It's free without ads, spam and IAP. Robots haven't updated the price yet. Get Me Home, our brand-new title has hit the App Store! And it is FREE! Meet ZoZo, the cute alien from outer space who Read More

Ian Sefferman - Flight Control iPhone App

Fri, 15 May 2009 13:23:43 UTC +00:00

Ian Sefferman

For the past week or so, I’ve been playing Flight Control, one of the most addicting games I’ve played in a long time. For those who haven’t yet heard of Flight Control (it’s possibly the top selling iPhone app), basically your goal is to take some planes and make them land on a runway without crashing into each other. Simple. But addicting. Anyways, if you haven’t played Flight Control yet, I highly recommend checking it out at AppStoreHQ and reading the description, seeing other blog posts about it, and reading reviews. Wednesday, May 6, 2009 () Read More

Medialets: iPhone-Werbung die “so richtig” nervt

Wed, 13 May 2009 07:58:46 UTC +00:00

iFUN.de

Die Analyse und Marketing-Agentur Medialets (das letzte mal, hier in den News) hat sich in den vergangenen Monaten recht ordentlich am Markt für mobile Werbung etabliert. Als einer der großen Player neben Admob, Google & Co. beliefert Medialets die Applikationen von über 1000 iPhone-Entwicklern mit Werbebannern und erreichte im letzten Jahr so über 14 Millionen iPhone-Nutzer. In anderen Worten: Auf gut jedem zweiten, der bislang verkauften Apple Handys, war bislang mindestens eine von Medialets platzierte Produktwerbung zu sehen. Und: Bei Medialets hat man große Pläne. Mit der jetzt gesicherten Risikokapital-Spritze von $4 Millionen will sich die 7-Mann starke Firma nun den “disruptive multimedia ads that capture users’ attention” widmen. In Zukunft dürften wir so weniger Standard-Banner auf den Geräten sehen, dafür jedoch mehr Werbung die – programmiert wie kleine Applikationen – die volle Aufmerksamkeit des Konsumenten fordern. Ein Beispiel gibt das unten eingebettete Docker’s-Video (Youtube-Link). “While the sample ad we’ve seen Read More

Flight Control Ultimate High Score Finally Achieved

Tue, 12 May 2009 19:35:50 UTC +00:00

Apple iPhone Apps

It was only yesterday that we brought to your attention the ultimate possible high score for Flight Control. At that time, the player in question hadn’t actually lost yet, so the score couldn’t officially be recorded. Well folks, we have some sad and yet at the same time positive news, that same player we reported about yesterday has finally crashed, which means the high score is now official. The player who simply goes by the name “wjd4me” has achieved the ultimate Flight Control high score with 12,864 total aircraft landings. The next closest competitor has a high score of only 6,432. Oddly enough, wjd4me’s score is exactly double the second place competitor’s score. Could it be a conspiracy, or is it just a coincidence? Now that you are all aware of the ultimate high score, hopefully one of you (our dear readers) can best it so we can use you to Read More

What Is The Highest Attainable Score In Flight Control?

Mon, 11 May 2009 15:48:50 UTC +00:00

Apple iPhone Apps

Flight Control has to be one of the most addicting, low-cost games available for the iPhone and iPod touch. The game is simple, just land as many aircraft as possible without causing a mid-air collision. It sounds easy, but once you crash and burn, you instantly just want to try and better your previous score. With the addition of Firemint’s cloudcell technology, the game has become even more addicting by allowing you to compare scores and rankings with players around the world. That brings us to the point, what is the highest attainable score in Flight Control? The short answer to that question is that we really have no idea. The difficulty progression of the game eventually comes to a standstill, so really the only reason a game ever ends is because of a simple mistake. Most of you out there who have played Flight Control already understand this more than anyone. Read More

News-Mix: R2-D2, Video, Kinder-Applikationen, Hitzewarnung

Mon, 11 May 2009 13:08:27 UTC +00:00

iFUN.de

“[...] The work of this iPhone controlled R2-D2 robot is still progress though it can be fully controlled with a standard remote as of now. But, the creator is working on making it 100% controllable using the iPhone’s interface. For now, only the servo and the dome motor can be controlled using iPhone’s accelerometer and slider control on the touch screen of iPhone.” Gesammelte Links: Dvice stellt 10 Kleinkinder-kompatible iPhone-Applikationen vor. Inspiredology listet und verlinkt 27 Webseiten deren Layouts und Navigationselemente schön an die Abmessungen des iPhone-Displays angepasst sind. Warnung bei Überhitzung: The iPhoneblog hat den Screenshot zugeschickt bekommen. Leser Jeff, der das Bild auf Flickr veröffentlicht hat schreibt: “Don’t sit next to a pool in Scottsdale Arizona when it’s 104 degrees or your iphone will melt away! So how to fix it fast? I put the iPhone between 2 cold beers and it worked!” Apple selbst erwähnt den “Temperature warning Read More

Filemaker-Datenbanken auf dem iPhone

Tue, 05 May 2009 05:05:25 UTC +00:00

iFUN.de

Filemaker bringt die vom Mac bekannte Datenbankanwendung Bento auf das iPhone (-> App Store-Link). Die Software kann entweder als Einzelanwendung genutzt werden oder – falls vorhanden – auch mit Bento 2 auf dem Mac synchronisiert werden. Im Lieferumfang befinden sich 25 gebrauchsfertige Vorlagen und beim Erstellen einer Datenbank stehen 17 verschiedene Feldtypen zur Verfügung. Zudem besteht die Möglichkeit, Daten aus dem Adressbuch, aus Mail, Safari und Google Maps zu verknüpfen oder Anfrufe auszulösen. iCal wird dagegen noch nicht unterstützt. Unter den vorbereiteten Feldtypen findet man allerdings keine Berechnungsfelder, diese können auch nicht auf dem iPhone erstellt werden. Dafür braucht es die Mac-Version, dort erstellt können solche Felder auf das iPhone/den iPod touch übertragen werden. Die Synchronisierung zwischen der Mac- und der Mobilversion von Bento funktioniert im lokalen Wi-Fi-Netz drahtlos. Das Programm ist vorerst nur in einer englischen Version zum Preis von 3,99 Euro im App Store verfügbar. Wer Datenbanken mit dem Read More

iPhone OS 3.0 mit neuer Beta

Thu, 07 May 2009 05:19:06 UTC +00:00

iFUN.de

Apple hat über Nacht eine neue Testversion des iPhone OS 3.0 veröffentlicht. Die Beta 5 steht für eingetragene Entwickler zusammen mit einer neuen Version des iPhone SDK sowie einer leicht aktualisierten Vorabversion von iTunes 8.2 zum Download bereit. Die vorgenommenen Änderungen werden wir im Laufe des Tages zusammentragen und veröffentlichen. Read More

EA bringt Star Trek aufs iPhone

Fri, 08 May 2009 17:49:53 UTC +00:00

iFUN.de

Mit dem neuesten Electronic Arts-Game Star Trek (2,39 Euro) wird man zum Kommandant der USS Enterprise. Die Handlung des Spiels ist an den Star Trek-Spielfilm angelehnt, mit von der Partie im Kampf gegen lästige Bewohner fremder Welten sind neben Captain Kirk und Spock auch Chekhov, Sulu, Scotty und Uhura. Für musikalische Untermalung sorgt der Original-Soundtrack der Serie. Read More

[KlimBim] 2009-05-05

Tue, 05 May 2009 17:59:58 UTC +00:00

iPhoneBlog.de

LaunchBar ist eines dieser unverzichtbaren Programme, ohne die ich am Mac nicht arbeiten kann. Zu Benutzungsbeginn erfordert es zwar ein hohes Aufmerksamkeitspotenzial, doch wenn man seinen persönlichen Such-Index zusammengestellt hat, geht’s nicht mehr ohne. An dieser Stelle für alle LaunchBar-Benutzer sei das App Store Such-Template empfohlen. Update: Wer sich näher für LaunchBar und seinen Funktionsumfang interessiert, kann dem in unseren Kommentaren veröffentlichtem Link folgen. Bei Zettt finden sich bereits sechs Tutorials zu LaunchBar. Das US-Marktforschungsunternehmen ‘The NPD Group’ wertet jeden Monat fleißig Umfragen aus um herauszufinden, welches Smartphone der letzte Schrei ist. Dabei rutscht das iPhone ‘überraschenderweise’ auf Platz 2 hinter BlackBerry-Produzent RIM für das erste Quartal 2009. Gar nicht mehr so überraschend klingt die Meldung wenn man bedenkt, dass der US-Mobilfunk-Vertriebspartner Verizon Wireless mit einer Werbeaktion ‘Buy 1 get 1′ (for free) in diesem Zeitraum (06.02. – 31.03.) ordentlich Geräte bezuschusst unter das Volk pumpte. Vergleicht man die beiden letzten Read More

Sales Number Junkies unite - Sales data for Flight Control app posted

Mon, 04 May 2009 13:55:47 UTC +00:00

iPhones Talk

Firemint has release a 16 page report detailing the sales success of Flight Control, which recently held the top spot as the #1 selling app worldwide. It’s chock full of great numbers, data and info for iPhone developers. The data covers more than 587,000 sales overall, broken down by country and day — including their eye-popping best-day sales number of over 35,000 units! It’s a nice, slick app too – proof that quality really does sell sometimes. From their blog, the highlights of the data: * Sales during the report period: 587,485 * Sales to date (6 March to 27 April): over 700,000 * Graph of global sales per day * Total sales per country (57% of sales in USA) * Peak sales days (over 35,000 sold on best day) and sales trends over time * Highest daily sales per country (19,164 in the USA) You can read even more here: Read More

Air Traffic Control for BlackBerry Storm Goes to Version 2.0

Mon, 04 May 2009 13:52:09 UTC +00:00

IntoMobile

In one of the best games I’ve seen for the BlackBerry Storm to date, the folks at Mobigloo have done it yet again. This time the BlackBerry gaming goodness comes in the form of a title named ‘Air Traffic Control’. The game is proving to be a best seller, and the good news is… A new version has just been released, bringing Air Traffic Control up to version 2.0. The new version includes the following changes and improvements: Air Traffic Control is available for the BlackBerry Storm for $4.99. Check out the brief intro video above or head on over to MobiHand for more info and purchase details. A similar title named ‘Flight Control’ is also available for the iPhone. It’s no surprise that this app has been on the best sellers list for a few weeks now. Flight Control is available for only $0.99 in the App Store (iTunes Link). Read More

Flight Control 1.1 Leaderboards and Sales Numbers

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:28:44 UTC +00:00

Touch Arcade

Don't look at the all time Flight Control leaderboards if you want to keep thinking you're an great Flight Control player. The highest recorded score is 3155 planes landed in a single session. Yes, Flight Control's 1.1 version update went live yesterday and now offers CloudCell integrated online leaderboards. Flight Control is, of course, Firemint's massively popular flight time-management game that remains one of our favorite iPhone games. Aside from the global scores, the update also provide a save/resume feature and some minor bug fixes. Firemint will follow with additional updates that add new airports and aircraft to the mix. Meanwhile, the team at Firemint has publicly released sales numbers for Flight Control after it's first month and a half on sale. Firemint had committed to releasing numbers well before they knew what a huge success the game would be. A summary of results is provided here: And a detailed PDF Read More

‘Flight Control’ Sales Stats Offer Fascinating Look At Inner Workings Of The iPhone App Store

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:46:12 UTC +00:00

TechCrunch

Jason Kincaid currently works as a writer at TechCrunch. He grew up in Danville, California and later relocated to UCLA in Los Angeles, California, where he studied biology with a minor in ‘Society and Genetics’. You can reach him at jkincaidtc@gmail.com (he has other addresses too, so don’t worry if you have a different one). → Learn More Firemint, the company behind the best selling iPhone game ‘Flight Control‘, has put together a fascinating report outlining the sales trends the company has seen over the last month, from March 24 to April 25. The application has dominated the App Store over the last few weeks, reaching the #1 paid spot in over a dozen countries (though it’s currently fallen to #7 in the US). Since launching on March 6 the application has been downloaded over 700,000 times. It’s unclear how much money the application has actually made – it’s currently marked Read More

Flight Control 1.1: Nuovo aggiornamento disponibile | AppStore

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:29:06 UTC +00:00

iPhone iSpazio

29 Apr 2009 alle 16:29 Produttore: Firemint | Download Via: AppStore | Prezzo: 0,79€ iSpazio: | Utenti: [ratings] E’ stato appena rilasciato il nuovo aggiornamento di un gioco estremamente semplice che ha riscosso davvero un enorme successo nell’AppStore. E’ prodotto da Firemint ed è ancora in promozione (per un periodo di tempo limitato) a 0,79€. Sostanzialmente dovremo tracciare i percorsi per gli aereoplani, in maniera tale da dirigerli sulla pista di atterraggio, senza mai farli scontrare tra loro. Le novità di questa versione 1.1 sono: Ecco la mappa di Google dal sito Web: Ecco un video dimostrativo della versione 1.0 di Flight Control: Grazie Gico7 e Lorenzo per la segnalazione Read More

Flight Control Sells Over 700,000 Copies

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:07:10 UTC +00:00

Apple iPhone Apps

We all knew Firemint had sold tons of copies of Flight Control through the App Store — being that it was at the top position of the paid applications list for what seemed like an eternity — but the question was, just how many copies did they sell? Firemint decided that today was the day they would let us in on that important information, and all that can be said is… wow! Flight Control had held the top position on the paid applications list at the U.S. App Store from March, 24th through April 25th. During that period they were able to sell 587,485 copies worldwide of the popular game, but that is just for the time it was at the number one spot. Firemint estimates that Flight Control has sold over 700,000 copies to date. On its best day, Flight Control had sold over 35,000 copies worldwide. In comparison, Flight Read More

Flight Control 1.1 Update Now Available

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:11:33 UTC +00:00

Apple iPhone Apps

Flight Control had held the top position on the App Store’s paid applications list for over one month, and it was only within the last couple of days that it had finally dropped from that position. Firemint looks to reclaim the top spot by finally releasing the very first update to Flight Control. The update contains some of the usual minor bug fixes, but the real treat is the addition of online connectivity. Firemint has added their own Cloudcell technology which enables various online features like online high scores and leader boards, location based leader boards, Google Maps support from their website, and Twitter support. The other big addition is autosave, so now you can leave the game without having to start all over. Even with this new update, Flight Control remains at the $.99 introductory price, so get it while it’s hot. As always, the update is free to anyone Read More

New Flight Control Update Screenshots

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:14:30 UTC +00:00

Apple iPhone Apps

We have already outlined what the Flight Control update will contain and when it should be available, but for those who just can’t wait for it to arrive, we have some brand new screenshots of some of the added features for your viewing pleasure. Firemint, the developer of Flight Control, just released three brand new screenshots from the updated version that’s set to arrive as early as tomorrow. The screenshots display a leader board, a new ranking system, and what looks to be a Google map displaying other players locations and high scores. The addition of these features should help Flight Control maintain its grasp on the number one spot on the paid applications list. In addition to leader boards and a ranking system, the update to Flight Control will also contain the often requested auto-save feature. Flight Control is available at the App Store for the introductory price of $.99. Read More

App Review: Flight Control

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:36:29 UTC +00:00

All About iPhone

Flight Control from the Australian developer, Firemint is a game with a very simple concept – land aircraft while keeping them from crashing into each other. A quick look at almost any screenshot will tell you pretty much all you need to know about the game mechanics. You’re presented with an aerial view of an airport and different aircraft appear from off screen (slow jets, fast jets, light aircraft and helicopters) which you direct by simply dragging your finger from the plane, around the screen to their respective landing spot. If any planes bumps into each other it’s game over. Easy eh? You’d be surprised. Plan? What plan?Within this simple scenario there’s enough scope to keep you entertained for hours. I found some of that time was spent trying to come up with a strategy. I thought a good plan would be to direct all the aircraft clockwise around the screen Read More

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