Gameloft sales are hitting the App Store so frequently anymore that they're starting to seem as natural as day and night. But this weekend some of their best games-- and their iPad counterparts-- are on sale for a buck, so gobble them up if you've been waiting to buy any of these. Read on for the price cuts. Dungeon Hunter 2 - Review - 4/4 - $.99 (was $4.99) - Open in iTunes N.O.V.A. 2 Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance - Review - 4/4 - $0.99 (was $6.99) - Open in iTunes Shadow Guardian - Review - 3/4 - $0.99 (was $5.99) - Open in iTunes Spider-Man: Total Mayhem - Review - 4/4 - $0.99 (was $6.99) - Open in iTunes Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard - Review - 4/4 - $0.99 (was $6.99) - Open in iTunes Read More

When I hit up the Sega preview event this past Tuesday, there was definitely a running theme. Held at the Kabuki hotel in San Francisco’s Japantown, there was an overwhelming amount of Asian decor in the lounge Sega had reserved as well as a delicious spread of gourmet sushi, pork buns, and veggie spring rolls. It turns out that this choice of venue by Sega was deliberate and fitting, as the main title they were showcasing at this event is a game called Samurai Bloodshow [$1.99]. Out of respect for Sega’s embargo wishes, we weren’t able to talk about Samurai Bloodshow until now, but the game has been available in Japan since June and we have even had a thread in our forums for discussing the game since then. Due to the popularity of the title in Japan, Sega has now officially brought the game to the US App Store. Samurai Read More

Posted 05/02/2011 at 1:00pm | by Chris Barylick The Snake-Cam: Your new best friend and the best way to find out what's behind door number 3. Your parents always wanted you to be on an elite counter-terrorist strike team. Remember how they would incessantly harp on it over the dinner table, even when you were only 7 at the time? Well, now they get their wish, thanks to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard, the first Rainbow Six franchise game to come to the iOS platform. You take control of an elite unit tasked with taking down elements of a widespread global terrorist organization, the game breaking from the standard first-person shooter "run-n-gun" play style with tactical elements. For example, prior to entering a room with an unknown number of gunmen and hostages inside, you might utilize a snake camera under the door to see what's inside, check the heartbeat sensor Read More

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Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, here are fifteen applications released recently.  Enjoy! A high quality video conferencing application providing chat over Wi-Fi and 3G, complete with sharing tools, special effects and editing tools.  $2.99/£1.79. ESPN’s official Formula One app has been updated for the slightly delayed 2011 season.  Free. A client for the cloud storage site Wuala, with secure file encryption, syncing with your desktop and the cloud, plus sharing, saving and browsing functions.  Free. A vertical shoot ‘em up based around the Helvetica font and it’s as crazy as it sounds!  There are 13 levels each with a end-of-level boss, plus 12 weapon upgrades and power-ups too.  $1.99/£1.19. Shhh, don’t say it!  Operation Wow isn’t anything like Operation Wolf, the old arcade classic, at all.  Nope, you don’t shoot nasties across a scrolling field through a variety of military missions.  Also available for the iPad.  $1.99/£1.19. A Read More

Yesterday the popular Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six series made its debut on the App Store with Rainbow Six Shadow Vanguard [$6.99] courtesy of Gameloft. We’ve given the game some thorough play time since then, and have come away pretty satisfied with how the series has translated to the iOS platform. The single player component offers some enjoyable tactical gameplay, but the part of the game we were most excited about - the online cooperative play - turned out pretty disappointing. Even still, Rainbow Six Shadow Vanguard is a competent FPS that’s in line with Gameloft’s previous offerings, and should satisfy fans of the series’ recent console titles looking for a fix on the go. The single player campaign in Rainbow Six Shadow Vanguard spans 11 missions as your 3-man team works to take out a terrorist organization. The premise and storyline bits are fairly cliché, but the missions themselves are quite Read More

iPhone App $6.99 Our Review By Jennifer Allen on March 17th, 2011 Rating: :: FANTASTIC Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard has some hefty expectations placed upon it as the first Rainbow Six game for the iPhone. Does it deliver? Developer: Price: $6.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0.0 Device Reviewed On: iPhone 4 Graphics / Sound Rating: Game Controls Rating: Gameplay Rating: Replay Value Rating: Overall Rating: It’s very easy to forget just what power is within the iPhone. I know I do so far too frequently. I’m content with a huge wealth of the App store but I don’t expect it to push my expectations hugely. I stay hidden in my bubble of useful apps and casual games. I’m not even hugely fussed if it doesn’t as I’ve got my trusty PSP and DS anyway. When a game that’s better than the latest SOCOM for the PSP comes along for the iPhone and it’s Read More

Back in January Gameloft revealed that they were working on a new entry in the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six series titled Shadow Vanguard. We’ve previously posted the official trailer, a hands-on gameplay video, and an interesting interactive trailer that Gameloft created that takes you through part of the first level. After all of that anticipation, at long last Rainbow Six Shadow Vanguard [$6.99] has finally gone live in the App Store. The game features 11 single player missions where you lead a special elite group of soldiers in taking out a terrorist organization. Unlike your typical first-person shooter, Rainbow Six games rely on tactical gameplay choices rather than an all out run-n-gun approach. Taking your time to investigate each situation closely and determine the best plan of attack will get much better results than just bursting in and blasting anything that moves. Perhaps the most interesting aspect to Rainbow Six Shadow Read More