BusinessWeek has taken a firs t look at the new iPhone game Top Gun 2. The game offers air-to-air and air-to-ground fighting in multiple aircraft with seven missions. Apparently, the game looks really nice and is available for $3 for a limited time.

The Official Star Wars shop has offered up a new case for the iPhone 3G and 3GS that is sculpted to look like R2-D2 from Star Wars and it is way cool. The case is about $30 and available right now.

Launched in August 2003, King.com website has more than 150 games which are played by 17.5 million unique visitors a month. Every month, King.com hosts more than 200 million games played.

[via GamesBeat]

The result is shown in the video below where you can see gpSPhone running at a minimum 150 FPS and maxing out at about 225 FPS, with sound and 0 frameskip! This is a HUGE performance increase where the iPhone 3G needed frameskipping just to reach 60 FPS!

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There are lots of games out there, and a rising number of them are pretty good, but the iPhone / iPod has thus far been devoid of another major aspect of the game industry: Third-party peripherals.

[via Joystiq]

The inaugural iPhone Games Summit (September 15-16) at the 2009 GDC Austin will bring together top game developers from around the world to share ideas, best practices and discuss the future of this revolutionary platform.  A full two-day program will highlight the best of iPhone development, with an entire first day discussing the business, marketing, and key design tenets behind successful iPhone game development. The second day will provide overviews and deep dives into technical aspects of developing on iPhone, from app optimization and touch interface lessons through iPhone OS 3.0 features, Objective-C tips, and much more.

The speakers for the summit include local Austin-area iPhone developer Brian Greenstone, founder and president of Enigmo creator Pangea Software, as well as Snappy Touch’s Noel Llopis, a Game Developer magazine columnist and creator of notable iPhone app Flower Garden.

[via GameSetWatch]

Sonic for iPhone was announced by Sega’s Director of Production, Paxton Lazar, during the “Mobile Gaming Experience” panel at the Consumer Electronics Show, on January 7, 2009.

According to Sega, Sonic has been faithfully recreated to take advantage of the iPhone’s powerful capabilities, enabling users to enjoy the classic style and breakneck speed of the game with responsive touchpad controls.

PocketGamers wrote:

It’s very much classic Sonic – we’re talking Mega Drive era – with seven zones to run, jump and roll your way through. They include Green Hill Zone and Labyrinth Zone, as well as special stages.

You can play in full-screen or ‘Arcade’ view, with on-screen virtual controls handling the action. The key thing will be the speed and smoothness, of course – fans will howl if it’s not up to the job.

[via PocketGamers]

The announcement was made by Capcom chief financial officer, Kazuhiko Abe, at the Reuters Global Technology Summit in Tokyo.

Earlier this month, Capcom launched its first title for iPhone and iPod Touch, “Resident Evil: Degeneration”. As we know, the company also produces “Monster Hunter” and “Street Fighter.”

[via Joystiq]

According to 1Up.com:

Everything you’ve come to expect from Myst can still be found in this version. According to original developer Cyan (via What They Play), all of the “original Myst sights and sounds” have returned fully intact, with navigation being handled by a series of “simple touch or swipe moves.”

Because of the way the iPhone & iPod touch install apps, Myst requires 1.5GB of free space to install, though it will reduce in size to 727MB or so once it’s on. System requirements call for iPhone 2.2.1 software.

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[via PCWorld]

…the iPhone title uses a 2D environment in which the idea is to destroy your opponent’s team of militant worms.  Players take it in turns to launch various weapons, including exploding sheep, with the winner of each round either the first to wipe their rivals out, or the person with the most health points left when the time runs out.

On the iPhone and iPod touch, the touchscreen is used for aiming and scrolling, with pinch-zooming seemingly supported for navigation around the 2D game area.  We’re hoping there are both local and remote two-player modes, where you can either play against friends by passing the iPhone between you, or over an internet connection.

Judging by these screenshots, seems Worms for iPhone and iPod touch will be available on the App Store very soon.

[via SlashGear]

Touch Arcade wrote:

A few interesting things to note. The game is running in the Vollee client, an application from a mobile company whose main purpose is to develop software to allow mobile 3G phones to play CPU intensive PC applications over the network.

…Vollee’s first public demonstration of the product showed off Second Life on a mobile phone. Vollee has announced a partnership with ActivisionBlizzard making a World of Warcraft port a possibility — one that people have been speculating about for some time. And as a final piece to the puzzle, Vollee said back in 2008 that they will be supporting the iPhone.

I hope it’s real :-)

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[Touch Arcade]

You can tap and shake along to the top 10 Coldplay hits while you compete on the global scoreboard and challenge your friends.

This game features, according to Tapulous Blog:

• A new default theme to match Coldplay’s music.
• Four addictive difficulty levels, with unlockable boss levels on each.
• Superior stability, multi-player mode, enhanced visual effects, a Coldplay news feed, and Facebook Connect.
• 10 of Coldplay’s greatest hits, including Viva La Vida, a remix of Lovers In Japan, Yellow, Clocks, and Speed of Sound. To top it off, the game includes a Thin White Duke remix of Viva La Vida that you won’t find on iTunes.

You can download it now in the App Store for $5.

[via Music-News]

AT&T today announced its complete three-screen coverage of the 2009 Masters Tournament, available on AT&T U-verseSM TV, the AT&T FanZone and exclusively on AT&T wireless devices, as well as special 2009 Masters interactive application for all U-verse TV customers. Dan York, executive vice president of content and programming, AT&T Converged Services said “When you’re a true fan, you need and expect access to the latest sports news and video across all your favorite devices, and AT&T is the only provider delivering that today. Through our agreement with the Masters, we’re able to deliver more content to more consumers in more places than ever before, and make it more interactive with a free app available on U-verse TV.”

Live content available on three screens exclusively from AT&T — AT&T Mobile TV, MobiTV, AT&T FanZone and AT&T U-verse TV in Standard Definition (SD) and spectacular High Definition (HD) — will include:

• Par 3 Contest, which features a live feed from this popular contest on Wednesday, April 8.
• Masters Extra, which gives AT&T viewers one hour of live play-by-play action before cable and network broadcast coverage begins.
• Amen Corner Live, which features live coverage of the 11th, 12th and 13th holes.
• 15th/16th Live, which features live coverage of the 15th and 16th holes.

CBS and ESPN will also be providing live coverage to AT&T U-verse TV and AT&T | DIRECTV customers in SD and HD.
On-demand footage — through AT&T U-verse TV, AT&T FanZone and CV — will be available during the Tournament and archived for 60 days after, and will include:

• Masters Moments, featuring a series of 24 vignettes which highlight the action from past Tournaments. Videos are currently available via the AT&T FanZone and CV, and will be available via the U-verse TV Video On Demand (VOD) library beginning April 8.
• Multiple Player Interviews, offered daily via U-verse TV VOD, the AT&T FanZone and CV, beginning Monday, April 6.
• Masters TV, including daily “Masters Today” Tournament previews and “Masters Tonight” recaps, will be available via att.net and CV beginning Sunday, April 5 through Sunday, April 12.

[via AT&T]

“Play the legendary original games that launched the first person shooter genre. You are OSA super agent B.J. Blazkowicz and you must escape from Castle Wolfenstein and defeat the twisted Nazi regime!”

id Software programmer and co-founder John Carmack, quoted by USA Today, says:

that “not very long ago, it was an open question if classic first-person shooter-play styles could be adapted to the touch and tilt controls of the iPhone and still remain fun, so I set out to find the answer. … it was a lot of fun to grow the project from a little experiment into a full-fledged product. To me, the iPhone is the most exciting new platform in ages, and I am very much looking forward to bringing our entire historic series of titles over, as well as brand-new work.”

Other iPhone version of popular id games like Doom and Quake are also reportedly on the way. Yay!

[via Techtree]

Led by Norwest Venture Partners, the successful second funding shows how cool the iPhone game landscape is. Ngmoco was founded by ex Electronics Arts executive Neil Young last July  and launched its first iPhone game in October. So far, they have seven games on the market.

“Everything in this market happens so quickly,” said Young in an interview. “The iPhone is really the first wave of new phones that have the same capability to play games as the handheld game systems have.”

According to Young, the company expects to release 12 to 15 premium games in 2009. Their upcoming games include Star Defense, a sci-fi game and Touch Pets, which is a virtual pets game.

[via Venture Beat]

Kotaku wrote:

Described as a “multiplayer online adventure fighting game,” Watchmen: Justice Is Coming brings post-Keene Act, pre-events of Watchmen vigilante action to the iPhone and iPod Touch. The game uses Last Legion’s cloudMMO tech that will allow on-the-go gamers to experience “an ever-changing gaming environment, chat with other players and participate in street battles.”

That means isometric adventuring on the rain-soaked streets of an alternate universe Manhattan, plus one-on-one fighting game mechanics. Watchmen: Justice Is Coming looks to offer vigilante avatar customization and a “skills editor.”

For more details, check out the official website.

[via Kotaku]