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Quickie Review: iMaze

by Chris Scott Barr on August 5, 2008

I always enjoyed solving mazes as a kid, so I thought that iMaze might be enjoyable on the iPhone. It's a simple concept, just hold your iPhone flat and tilt it to move the ball through the maze. Unfortunately it's not nearly as fun as it sounds. continued »

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iPhone Buzz Week in Review - August 3rd

by Brenda Stokes on August 3, 2008

It's that time again where we recap all the going's on in the Apple iPhone world for the past week. Developer news was a hot topic, especially when word spread that new firmware was seeded to 3G developers. Plus, there's talk that background-conscious apps may be available soon that allow users to receive instant messages and the like, even when such an app is closed. Developers can also now keep ... continued »

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Wolfenstein and Doom 2 for the iPhone?

by Brenda Stokes on August 2, 2008

There's been buzz about RPGs coming to the iPhone for some time now, but it looks like this may become a reality sooner than previously thought. CEO of id Software, Todd Hollenshead says he would very much like to see both Doom 2 and Wolfenstein on the iPhone. I mean, it's been on the PSP, why not the iPhone, right?  But easy does it. When it comes to porting games to ... continued »

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Neil Young’s iPhone gaming company secures iFunds

by Chris Scott Barr on August 1, 2008

Not long ago we heard that former EA big shot Neil Young left the company to found his own company solely dedicated to creating iPhone games. So what has this new company been up to? Well, they have just secured a nice chunk of venture capital from Kleiner Perkins, which if you don't recall, is the force behind Apple's $100 million iFund. There is no word on just how much cash ... continued »

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Quickie Review: PegJump

by Chris Scott Barr on July 30, 2008

Remember that old game where you had a triangular piece of wood with 15 holes and 14 golf tees? You had to jump each peg in such a way that only one was left. I think you can still find those on the tables of your local Cracker Barrel restaurant. Well now you can frustrate yourself with this puzzle on your iPhone. continued »

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App Store hacked! Free apps for jailbroken iPhones

by Chris Scott Barr on July 30, 2008

So those of you with a jailbroken iPhone may have been looking longingly towards the App Store, wishing you could get in on some of that action. Sure, you've had some pretty cool applications for a while, but you want more. Well thanks to some crafty hackers, you can start getting games from the App Store for free. continued »

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NES emulator gets accelerometer controls

by Chris Scott Barr on July 29, 2008

Remember that NES emulator for the iPhone that came out a while back? I personally haven't installed it on my phone (I'm still sorting through all of the free games on the App Store), but I do admit that the thought of playing old-school games on my iPhone would be a ton of fun. Now the team that originally brought us the emulator have taken it one step further. Now ... continued »

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