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Foursquare Creates Real-Life Video Games
Ypulse has an interesting editorial about the appeal of Foursquare to youth of the country, and how it’s creating fun out of otherwise boring every day information. Location-based services are becoming the next big thing, much like twitter was being hailed as in 2007. I remember around when I first signed up for twitter, there [...]
Uphill Rush 2 Now on Your iPhone
11. March 2010
TriplePoint Client Spil Games has announced the official release of Uphill Rush 2 on the Apple iPhone store. The only way to play is to shake and juke your way to the finish line. As a 2D side scroller, the game is easy to control and packs many hours of fun.
Uphill Rush 2 is a [...]
I Play My iPhone Games at Night
11. March 2010
Activity of iPhone users is of course on the rise with millions upon millions using the device at any given moment. However, Localytics has determined the precise time when people are most using their iPhones. That time is 9 PM on Weeknights. I suppose this would assume that people are crawling into bed and pulling [...]
Fight Zombies With Your Twitter Account
11. March 2010
Tweet Defense is a brand new iPhone game that literally uses your twitter account to fight a zombie horde. Yes, it seems to be a tower defense game but it has the unique feature of crawling your twitter account for specific stats such as number of tweets, followers, and people you’re following. The bonuses you [...]
MySpace Launches New Games Dashboard at GDC
11. March 2010
Yesterday at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Diego, MySpace announced the launch of a games dashboard, that resembles the Facebook games dashboard in both style and functionality.
As reported by Social Times, the new streamlined setup will allow users easier access to the games they already play, as well as provide easy exposure [...]
Doodle Jump Has Passed 3 Million Paid Downloads
11. March 2010
On Tuesday, TriplePoint client Lima Sky announced that Doodle Jump has passed over 3 million paid downloads since its launch last fall.
The game challenges users with guiding Doodle the Doodler up a sheet a paper, using accurate tilt controls to not only guide Doodle, but also pick up items like jet packs, avoid obstacles like [...]
FreeAppADay for 03/11/10: Alexia
11. March 2010
Today’s free app is Alexia, a word game from Prome Toys that falls in the same vein as games like Scrabble or Boggle, in that it asks you to create words out of letter orbs in order to rack up points and earn achievements.
Letter orbs will fall from the top of the screen, and you [...]
The Latest Cross-Platform Gaming Company: SiXiTS
10. March 2010
SiXiTS is a brand new video gaming company startup with a focus on cross-platform gaming. The company is founded by individuals with 16 years of experience in the industry. The games developed by the team will be most likely released on Facebook, iPhone and iPad. Sounds like a nice combination if you ask me.
They haven’t [...]
PlacePop – A New Contender in the Check-In App Arena
10. March 2010
While names like foursquare, Gowalla and even MyTown have become synonymous with the idea of iPhone check-in applications, a new fighter has entered the battle for genre supremacy in the form of PlacePop, a free app that is now available on the iPhone App Store.
PlacePop looks to take on the competition head-on, by not only [...]
FreeAppADay for 03/10/10: Sniper Strike
10. March 2010
Today’s free app is Sniper Strike, which is actually a fairly morbid game from the folks at Donoma Games. The game places you in one of six environments (the village and city maps are available from the start, while four others – forest, favela, winter, and war-torn city – are available as downloadable content), and [...]
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- Bejeweled® 2 - PopCap Games, Inc.
- ALL-IN-1 GAMEBOX - Triniti Interactive Limited
- Doodle Jump - BE WARNED: Insanely Addictive! - Lima Sky
- Moto X Mayhem - Occamy Games
- Alpine Crawler World - 3D Magic Kft.
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