Overachiever: Auto-Fill in Your Missing Game Center Achievements

by Cody on Feb 3, 2012

It looks like we may never be able to trust the legitimacy of an impressive Game Center account ever again, thanks to this new jailbreak tweak from Ingmar Stein.

Aptly named Overachiever, Stein’s new tweak allows users to earn Game Center achievements without actually playing the required games or levels… Read More

 

Apple Hires Xbox Live Executive to Lead App Store Marketing Efforts

by Cody on Feb 2, 2012

If there was any doubt about Apple’s intentions to push further into the mobile gaming space, the company just put them to rest. 9to5Mac is reporting that Apple has just added a former Xbox LIVE executive to its team of talent.

This marks Apple’s third major pickup from the gaming community in less than 12 months. You may recall that it hired on some big names from Nintendo and Activision last year, and now it’s stuck its hand in Microsoft’s pocket… Read More

 

Reckless Racing 2 Now Available in the App Store

by Sebastien on Feb 2, 2012

Strap down and prepare for the ride of your life… Reckless Racing is back with more!

Including a selection of 18 highly detailed cars, ranging from small dirt buggies to fast supercars, and 24 routes in a variety of flavors make this a racer for all tastes – both dirt and tarmac.

Get it in the App Store now for $4.99.

 

Why AirPlay Mirroring is Reason Enough to Buy an Apple TV

by Jeff Benjamin on Jan 31, 2012

As big fans of the Apple TV, we’re making it our business to get the word out about how great Apple’s so-called “hobby” device is for a variety of purposes.

The bottom line is that we can’t live without our little $99 wonder device, so it’s no surprise when someone like Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks just like we do.

We’ve shown you some of the amazing benefits that jailbreaking your Apple TV can provide, but there’s also quite a few perks for those that aren’t jailbroken. One of those is AirPlay Mirroring — a technology that lets you mirror your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 screen 1:1 for an awesome big screen experience. Read More

 

More Evidence That Microsoft is Bringing Xbox LIVE Games to iOS

by Cody on Jan 28, 2012

A few weeks ago we told you about an interesting job listing that hinted that Microsoft was looking to bring its Xbox LIVE gaming portal to iOS. The listing called for a developer to help the company port its LIVE gaming client to Apple’s platform.

Microsoft kickstarted the project back in December of last year when it introduced an official Xbox LIVE application for the iPhone. But according to a recent Forbes report, that was only the beginning… Read More

 

Steam iPhone Client Now Available in the App Store

by Cody on Jan 26, 2012

Folks who use Steam, the popular game distribution platform for the Mac and PC, will be happy to hear that there is now an official iPhone client available in the App Store.

Dubbed Steam Mobile, the app will allow users to perform a number of tasks that were previously reserved for the desktop client, including chatting with other Steam members and browsing through Steam’s Game Catalog… Read More

 

Tetris for iPhone is Free at Starbucks This Week

by Sebastien on Jan 20, 2012

A quick heads up for iPhone gamers out there. EA announced on their site earlier today that the legendary game Tetris is Starbucks’ Pick of the Week.

That means you can get the game for free simply by walking in any Starbucks location and picking up one of these redeem codes (they’re usually by the sugar/creme booth)… Read More

 

SoulCalibur Finally Lands on the App Store

by Sebastien on Jan 18, 2012

Announced a few weeks ago, the popular arcade game SoulCalibur finally made its way to the App Store.

SoulCalibur is a fighting game developed by Project Soul and produced by Namco. It was released in arcades in 1998, and it ran on the Namco System 12 hardware. In 1999 it was ported to the Dreamcast with improved graphics and new features. It’s now on your iPhone and iPad… Read More

 

NES Controller Made to Work with iCade-Enabled Games

by Oliver Haslam on Jan 17, 2012

There are few things cooler than playing old arcade games on an iPad, but playing them with on an iPad using a NES controller is certainly one of them.

That’s exactly what blogger and DIY-er Paul Rickards did, and the results are pretty impressive, to say the least.

Using some LEGO and a little bit of magic, Rickards can now play iCade-enabled games using one of Nintendo’s old NES controllers, just as those of us old enough to remember the golden age of gaming would have in the olden days… Read More

 

Mole Kart is a Mario Kart Clone That Won’t Last Long in the App Store

by Oliver Haslam on Jan 12, 2012

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. We love Mario Kart as much as anyone, we grew up with it in various incarnations across all manner of devices, which is why this is even more maddening.

Mole Kart, available for download from Apple’s App Store right now, is what can best be described as a Mario Kart clone. That is, it’s basically Mario Kart, but without the buttery smooth animations and Nintendo charm. We are not talking about Mole Kart being similar in that it’s karts racing around a track, either. Mole Kart is so similar to Mario Kart that if you have played the Wii version of the game then you’ll already know the tracks involved in this iOS clone.

It’s that much of a rip-off… Read More

 
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