Last week, we gave you a heads up about new updates for two of the most popular "crafting" games in the App Store – one for Mojang's official release of Minecraft - Pocket Edition [$6.99/Lite] and one for its 2D counterpart of sorts Junk Jack [$2.99/Lite], which is developed by PixBits. Well, since we signed off for the weekend this past Friday, both updates have now become available. Junk Jack, $2.99 / Lite - [Review] - There is a stupid amount of new things in the latest update for Junk Jack, and as usual you can catch the full list in the app's description or at the PixBits blog. Essentially, the big ticket items are a ton of new mobs, several new items to craft, an in-game shop with optional IAP items, and explosives if you need to quench your thirst for blowing crap up. There's of course a plethora of tweaks Read More

Tal y como ya os comentamos en noviembre con su salida, Minecraft – Pocket Edition está disponible para todos los amantes de este juego en la App Store. Sin embargo, este Minecraft era una versión reducida del Minecraft de las plataformas de sobremesa, lo cual llevó a la decepción por aquellos que tenían ganas infinitas de tenerlo también en el móvil. En un principio, los desarrolladores tenían un plan para convertir en la Pocket Edition en algo más similar a la versión Creative, pero según dicen “por desgracia nos equivocamos”. “Los usuarios nos han pedido monstruos, recursos, animales y más tipos de bloques distintos. Esto conlleva que el código inicial que teníamos escrito no nos sirve para añadir todo lo que nos han estado pidiendo los usuarios”. Y ésta es la razón por la que se han demorado nuevas actualizaciones. Así pues, tienen previsto enviar la nueva versión del juego para Read More

I love video games as much as the next guy, as long as the next guy doesn’t spend hours a day grinding through the upper levels of Call of Duty or the latest Super Mario creation. So for casual mobile gamers, as promised in this week’s App Smart column, here’s a list of my top 10 new iPhone gaming apps for 2011. Scribblenauts Remix ($1) A beautifully-designed cartoon adventure game for children, Scribblenauts Remix is the mobile version of the popular Nintendo DS title. (For ages 9 and older.) Where’s My Water? ($1) A charming, light game in which you help an alligator find water in increasingly complicated conditions. (For ages 4 and older.) Tiny Tower (free) Build a tower within the limits of your ever-changing virtual budget. It’s creative problem solving, wrapped in graphically cute packaging. (For ages 4 and older.) Tiny Wings ($1) An adorable, seductively simple and addictive Read More