Posted 01/27/2012 at 4:30pm | by J Keirn-Swanson Sure, there are tons of leveling up games where you repeat a similar task through increasing complexity and those are fun and all, but if you're looking for a bit more excitement in your daily gaming routine, check out these price drops. Whether you're fighting off hordes of zombies, putting the smack down on Deathstroke, or getting the knack of Expelliarmus, your pulse will be pounding. They've hit the price with a Sectum Sempra spell and slashed it down from $4.99 to $2.99 for this engaging universal app, and believe us when we say it's worth it. Over 40 levels and over 100 characters means this game universe will take months to master. This is a limited time sale so if you haven't picked up this Hogwartian adventure, we suggest you wave your wand and Accio App Store pronto. (And we'd really like Read More

posted by Jacob Penderworth on Friday, January 27, 2012 at 11:30 am.   We’re back with another weekly installment of iFans Weekly Deals, which highlights the best app, product and accessory deals that you can get your hands on for a limited time only! As always, we’ll update this post throughout the weekend if there are any new additions, so check back frequently. This week, there are several awesome iPad apps that are being offered for half-price, plus a Griffin Explorer case for iPhone 4S for more than 65% off. You can’t miss this week’s edition… Read More

It's no secret that iOS game developers enjoy a good holiday sale, and this week they've pulled out all the stops, dropping the prices on hundreds of titles. We've sifted through the sales and highlighted the best games below (and it's ). If you've had your eye on any of these, this is a great time to pull the trigger. Free Call of Mini: Zombies - Review - 3/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes Hero of Sparta II - Review - 4/4 - Free (was $4.99) - Open in iTunes iStunt 2 - Snowboard - Review - 4/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes Jetpack Joyride - Review - 3/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes MinoMonsters - Review - 3/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes Ninja Fishing - Review - 3/4 - Free (was $0.99) - Open in iTunes Sentinel Read More

Posted 07/21/2011 at 2:30pm | by Nic Vargus In honor of the 8th and final Harry Potter movie, this week we're taking the opportunity to check out a few science fiction outings offered in the App Store. From wizards to amorphous blobs, even a Slytherin would find love in their hearts for these games. Chillingo$1.99 Blobster is a game about a blob trying to take down an evil Big and Powerful Corporation (no, we're talking about a Michael Moore movie). Blobtopia is being polluted and a ball with no limbs is its only hope. There are currently 40 levels where you can flick, pull, and splat your way through -- and in typical Chillingo fashion, more are promised in future updates. Blobster really isn't comparable to any other game I've played on iOS, but it's fun and long and if you're looking for a finely polished game with a character as Read More

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Now that you have an iPad 2, you can be excused for wanting to share it with (read: rub it in the face of) those that don’t. But how best to show off the iPad 2′s specific advantages, especially at this early stage in the game? There are a few apps that should do the trick nicely. Let’s look first at the apps that come pre-installed on the iPad itself. FaceTime and Photo Booth are both new to the iPad, and Photo Booth is new to iOS altogether. Both take advantage of one of the most notable changes to the iPad in this hardware revision: the addition of a camera. Both also show off two major reasons why people want an iPad in the first place: for fun and for communication. Neither app is particularly amazing from a technical standpoint (although it is cool to see nine simultaneous live feeds being Read More

Posted 02/14/2011 at 1:45pm | by Andrew Hayward Familiar locations like Platform 9 3/4 are colorfully re-created. As with Star Wars, Batman, and Indiana Jones before it, the Harry Potter franchise has been given the LEGO treatment in a game that lets players guide the boy wizard and pals through a colorful puzzle-solving campaign. But unlike the wimpy iPhone version of LEGO Batman -- which was a simple mini-game collection -- LEGO Harry Potter is a full-fledged adventure with a dozen hours of content and plenty of bonus goodies. Like any good witch or wizard, you can ride your broom in certain segments of the game. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 spans the content of the first four Harry Potter books and films, and it strongly takes after the previous licensed LEGO titles for game consoles and handhelds, albeit with a fantasy slant. You'll use spells to build piles of LEGO Read More

The iOS platform is home to some great input methods. Developers have utilized multitouch, tilt, and, in some cases, even the gyroscope and microphone for some incredibly creative games that would only be possible on iOS devices. But what about more traditional games that can't be controlled this way? As many of you know, that's where the highly debated virtual joysticks and buttons come into play. The problem with these virtual controls is that for as great as multitouch input is, no iOS device can offer any kind of tactile feedback for virtual controls. Depending on how adept you are with working with them and how cleverly developers design them, the effect of virtual controls ranges from being largely game-breaking to not that big of a deal. Still, over the lifespan of the App Store, it's not hard to think of several games that would be much better using a real Read More

After getting together to pick our official 2010 iPad and iPhone game of the year, we also had our writers compile lists of their personal favorites from the last year, and their reasons why. This past year was without a doubt absolutely insane for iOS gaming. Assembling our "best of" lists was an incredible task due to the sheer volume of games released, especially as things ramped up near the end of the year culminating in quite possibly the craziest Wednesday in TouchArcade history. The mad rush to play through and review as many of these Wednesday releases as possible between the time they're originally released on the New Zealand App Store and when they appear on the American App Store has made my personal gaming habits a little out of the ordinary, to say the least. My favorite games that I've spent quite a bit of 2010 playing generally are Read More

posted by Joe Rossignol on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at 2:10 pm.   LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (iTunes link), $4.99 USD, is a game developed by Warner Bros. for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. I know what you’re thinking: “Harry Potter?! Really?” Simply put: yes, really. While LEGOs are usually reserved for kids, LEGO games are clearly not. They are for childish youthful individuals that are either too embarrassed to admit their soft spot or who no longer have their favorite childhood toys at hand. At 1 year too young and about 7 years too old, I decided to take the dive and open the app with a wide mind, and my findings are the following. This not being the first LEGO game that I’ve ever played, I wasn’t surprised to find that the graphics were of abnormally high quality. Although LEGO HP can be bested by a few Read More

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Got a long drive ahead of you, and a backseat full of unruly kids? If you also have an iPad, you’re in luck. There are apps that can help you maintain your sanity. We’ve narrowed down the wide selection available to eight key apps for different age demographics to make things easier for you. ($1.99) This great-looking app teaches your kids their letters, numbers, shapes colors and provides a selection of games that will keep your inquisitive young child amused for hours. The developer behind Fish School HD, Duck Duck Moose, has a strong history of delivering quality kids’ content for the iPhone platform, so you can rest assured you’re in the hands of experts with this one. A free-form playtime mode provides an interactive environment for kids to just have fun with when the learning aspects get old. ($1.99) Color & Draw has all the fun of finger painting, but Read More

By Leanna Lofte, Sunday, Nov 28, 2010 | Every week a few of us from team TiPb will bring you our current favorite, funnest, most useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they’re iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch related, they’re fair game. To see what we picked this week, and to tell us your pick, follow on after the break! I’ve used Boxcar since it first came out. I’d pay for it again, but you can get it for free. If you use Twitter, Facebook, Google Voice, or a host of other social media services – you need Boxcar Got a mention on Twitter? Boxcar pushes it to you. Voicemail on Google Voice? Boxcar pushes you your notification. I can’t say enough about this latest 4.1 update – and on the iPhone 4′s retina Read More

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, and you’re wanting to find some of the new releases, then here are ten applications released over the past week.  Enjoy! A conversion of the excellent console title.  A universal app for the iPhone and the iPad.  $4.99/£2.99. An ad-free version of the classic mobile game.  A free version is also available.  $0.99/£0.59. A Spy Hunter style 8-bit driving game with racing and shooting elements.  $0.99/£0.59. An excellent note-taking app with an alarm feature.  This week’s update has made it universal for the iPad and the iPhone.  $1.99/£1.19. The aquarium-building game comes to the iPad – $4.99/£2.99. You’ll need a Slingbox, but it’s worth it to have streaming content from your home to your iPad.  $29.99/£17.99. Stunning looking arcade golf game with Retina Display support.  $2.99/£1.79. The popular BlackBerry Twitter client makes it to the iPhone, complete with UberView link viewer built-in.  Free. Read More

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...@HarryPotterFilm: Merlin’s beard! Lego® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4 is now available for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Download it today! http://bi... Read More

It's been a huge week for iOS gaming. Yesterday witnessed the arrival of a dazzling new Star Wars title, and today I've got quick takes on five more noteworthy new games--starting with a just-in-time movie tie-in. Lego Harry Potter plays just like the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP version--and looks even better. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4  A near-perfect replica of the outstanding console game, Lego Harry Potter (which I previewed last week) loses almost nothing in its transition to the small screen. (And for now, it's only for small screens: the game requires iOS 4.1 or later, which leaves iPads out.) Alas, there's no option for cooperative play, and using your finger (rather than a virtual joystick) to guide your character often blocks the onscreen action. But all the levels (40+ in all) are there, along with the game's witty cutscenes, 100-plus character choices, and so on. Definitely worth the Read More