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Liqua Pop is puzzle video game developed and published by Electronic Arts for Apple iPhone. This innovative match-3 puzzler from iChromo includes advanced liquid simulation features and spectacular graphics for hours of addictive, droplet popping fun!

In Liqua Pop, Toadie the Frog really wants to get to the top of the leaf so he can move on to new and exciting levels – and you’re the only one who can help! Pop matching color droplets by dragging them together and clear the way for Toadie.

2Bit is a puzzle video game developed and published by Industrial Brothers for Apple iPhone. In 2Bit, your aim is to successfully navigate your way through The Grid while avoiding a series of shooting turrets, trip wires, hydraulic plugs, screwblades and much, much more!

Your 2Bit can only move forwards and backwards but the challenges become more numerous and more frequent as you negotiate a series of ever more challenging obstacles. It's simple to play, hard to master and extremely addictive. 

3D Twist and Match is a puzzle video game for Apple iPhone. The game is developed by Sanuk Games and published by BulkyPix. The game challenges your dexterity and imagination. You are tasked with rotating 3D objects to match their shaded silhouettes.

The game features 10 themes: Beach, Halloween, Christmas, Jungle, Food, Vehicles, Tools, Music, Sports and Electronics, 3 Game modes: Arcade, Frenzy and Free Play and 3 Levels of difficulty. There are 200 objects to match and oodles of trophies to unlock!

3D Twist and Match game features:

•10 themes: Beach, Halloween, Christmas, Jungle, Food, Vehicles, Tools, Music, Sport, Electronics...

•3 Game modes: Arcade, Frenzy and Free Play

•3 Levels of difficulty

•200 objects to match

•Oodles of trophies to unlock thanks to Game Center compatibility

Apple recently unveiled its upcoming tablet computer “iPad 2” at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Prior to the release of the iPad 2, there was much media speculation of the device's features. The new device is set for release in the USA on March 11, 2011 and in the UK on March 25, 2011.

System Specs / Features:

Operating system: iOS 4.3

Power: Internal rechargeable non-removable 25 W·h (90 kJ) lithium-polymer battery

CPU: 1.08GHz dual-core Apple A5 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip

Storage capacity: Flash memory 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB models only

Memory: 1GB or 256MB

Display: 9.7 inch 1024x768 (1080p [upscaled from 720p] – video out via Apple Digital AV Adapter; support simultaneous charging)

Graphics: PowerVR SGX543MP (cores: 2–4)

Input: Multi-touch touch screen, headset controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis gyroscope, magnetometer, accelerometer, aGPS + Cellular (3G Model only)

Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Wi-Fi + 3G model also includes: UMTS / HSDPA (Tri band–850, 1900, 2100 MHz)

GSM / EDGE (Quad band–850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Online services: iTunes Store, App Store, MobileMe, iBookstore, Safari, Game Center, Photo Booth

Dimensions: 9.50 in (241 mm) (h)

7.31 in (186 mm) (w)

0.34 in (8.6 mm) (d)

Weight: Wi-Fi model: 1.33 lb (600 g)

Wi-Fi + 3G model: 1.35 lb (610 g)

Grim Joggers is an arcade-style survival video game with online leaderboards and achievements. The game is developed and published by 10tons for Apple iPhone. The goal is simple: Lead the joggers as far as possible before they all have faced a gruesome death. The game has a unique gameplay mechanic where the player controls a group of joggers. The first jogger in line does exactly as the player tells him to and the following joggers will mimic these actions. The more room for error the player can leave, the less joggers will usually die.

Grim Joggers has three unique worlds with original perils for each world. In the jungle there are jogger eating plants and in the mines the joggers may turn into a fine mist after running into a barrel of TNT. Each world has its own achievements and a leaderboard. There are also global achievements that can be achieved on all worlds.

Devil May Cry 4 Refrain is an action video game published by Capcom for Apple iPhone, release date to be announced later. Devil May Cry 4 refrain immerses gamers in a gothic supernatural world, where a new protagonist clashes with evil. As Nero, players will unleash incredible attacks and non-stop combos using a unique new gameplay mechanic, his powerful "Devil Bringer" arm.

Brilliant visuals and intricate details come to life as players explore new and exotic locales. Dynamic action and undeniable style combine with explosive fighting options and a gripping story to produce the incomparable experience that only a Devil May Cry game can deliver.

MaXplosion is a platformer video game published by Capcom Mobile for the Apple iPhone. It is the game that challenges the player to escape the clutches of the nefarious M.A.D. (Ministry of All Destruction) organization. Fortunately, Max has the ability to explode at will which gives him the ability bounce off surfaces and reach far flung locations. Max's predilection for pyrotechnics also comes in remarkably handy as an offensive weapon against the M.A.D. scientists and evil minions attempting to thwart his escape.

The game includes 20 explosive levels filled with interactive objects including Rotating Platforms, Water Jets, Lasers, Rideable Nukes, Missiles and more. The game supports Game Center out of the gate and features 44 achievements and high-score leaderboards for each of the 20 levels, as well as an overall high score leaderboard.

Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World is an adventure video game for Apple iPhone, release date to be announced later. The game is developed by Cateia Games and published by LAYERNET. In an alternate reality Kaptain Brawe invites us to an interstellar adventure of epic proportions. Life in the universe can really take it out of you: as if it weren't enough trouble hunting down galactic pirates on a daily basis, now two alien scientists have to be rescued from captivity. And even though the biggest conspiracy in the history of space travel is blamed on Kaptain Brawe too, he's not put off by that at all and eagerly jumps at the chance of even more adventure.

In Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World players take control of, amongst others, Kaptain Brawe himself, whose duties as a proud member of the Space Police include maintaining peace and order in the universe.

Instead of relying on a modern spaceship, Brawe prefers traveling the galaxy in a custom built star speedster of his own. With his crew consisting only of his helmsman and his wooden robot Rowboat, Brawe has to survive many exciting adventures using his wits rather than any kind of modern equipment.

Kaptain Brawe is a classic, colorful point & click adventure. With its unusual and humorous story, challenging puzzles and intuitive controls the game will particularly appeal to seasoned players and take them on a trip down memory lane to the "good old days" of adventure gaming. But thanks to the challenging gameplay of Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World, younger players will be able to play it just as easily. Experience four unique planets full of bizarre surprises and details. Prepare yourself for encounters with space pirates, secretive secret agents and the interstellar government.

Antletics: Archie And The Mysterious Sphere is a text-based adventure video game published by Alfabetweter BVBA for Apple iPad.

In the game, Antchester Town. Little Archie Ant sees a white sphere flying by! His quest for this mysterious object leads him to dreaded Fair-a-Way land. Can Archie unravel the mystery of the sphere? Will he escape the vicious Big Foot?

Antletics for the iPad is an interactive multi-touch storybook. The application, specially designed for iPad contains a gripping story in rhyming verse, lots of animations, an audiobook with sound effects and music and ... hidden lice. By clicking words in the text, hidden lice pop up to explain challenging words: a playful way to broaden the vocabulary of children. Parents and teens will enjoy identifying well-known icons from the worlds of literature, art, history and the movies.

Terrorist Zombies is an action video game developed and published by Appular for Apple iPhone. In the war-ravaged future, terrorists have resorted to injecting themselves with an experimental neurotoxin that turns humans into ticking time-bomb-toting zombies. Waves of the infected horde are threatening the last bastion of humanity, and after a hair-raising heli-drop, players must take up post as the lone Marine responsible for securing and defending the area against total zombie domination.

A full military battalion is at the player's disposal, waiting to unleash a lethal air-barrage on the game's three main war zones. Players arrive on the scene equipped with an extensive arsenal of zombie-shredding weapons, ammo, and stim-packs to hold off attacks until all unaffected civilians have safely evacuated the battlegrounds.

Hordes of mutated undead threaten the player and will explode as they reach the shooter, resulting in significant damage to a player’s health points. Brain-splattering head shots maximize the payout in each round and players use their hard-earned blood money to purchase rifles, automatic machine guns, grenade launchers, and laser chainsaws made especially for mowing down mutated terrorist zombies.

To aid in the fight against genetically altered terrorists, random power-ups appear on the battlefield during open-fire, enabling players to summon air-strikes, annihilate every enemy on sight, re-up their artillery, or restore their health.

Block Rogue is a puzzle adventure video game developed and published by Buzz Monkey Software for the Apple iPhone. Jump into a gargantuan dungeon with 300 rooms, challenging puzzles, intriguing mysteries, and...shhhh!...lots of secrets in Block Rogue. Use your ingenuity and puzzle-solving skills to see if you can escape!

Block Rogue starts out as a simple block-pushing puzzle game, but quickly introduces complex amalgamations of rolling boulders, death rays, rising columns, switches, traps, and more, through eight different game mode combinations.

You find yourself in a massive dungeon and you’re suffering from amnesia. Your lost memories, however, have been thankfully preserved in a magical talking mirror. The magic mirror says your name is Ilbin and you must push some puzzle blocks around to open a door to the next room where another puzzle awaits. Conquering each puzzle presents you with a choice: Left or Right? The path you choose will determine which puzzles you'll confront and which hidden secrets you'll find. With over 300 dungeon rooms with mind-bending configurations, Block Rogue players will enjoy hours of challenging fun.

But the Block Rogue adventure doesn't stop there. Selecting the "Random" game mode generates hundreds of brand new puzzles using ingenious and sinister puzzle-generating algorithms. So even after you've solved the mysteries of Block Rogue, the game never truly ends!

Targa Tasmania is a racing video game for Apple iPhone, release date to be announced later. The game is currently in developement by Dozycow. It is based on the Targa Tasmania rally. The game involves players taking control of either a Classic or Modern Australian motor vehicle and competing to achieve the best time on either of the 40 stages from the 2010 Targa Tasmania rally. In Single-player mode the player can race as either the driver or as the navigator with an AI driver. In Multiplayer mode the player can race as either the driver or the navigator in co-op within the same vehicle.

Silly Bandz is a video game published by Zoo Games for Apple iPhone. The game is based on the popular rubber band accessories - not since the Beanie Babies of the'90s has a children's entertainment trend taken the world by such force. The Silly Bandz craze has taken the world by storm, and now a video game will expand on that popularity.

Silly Bandz have been stolen and it is up to you to get them back! Knock out enemies and destroy the cages holding your Silly Bandz hostage, and they're yours! Catapult a variety of colorful Silly Bandz to destroy everything in your way in order to collect your bandz, but beware of enemies trying to sabotage your rescue - with 200 Silly Bandz on the line, they are not willing to let them go without a fight!

Berzerk Ball is an action video game developed by Berzerk Studio and published by NTT Resonant for Apple iPhone.

In the game, players try to smash geeks into Berzerk Land while using the gyroscope to control their flight, grab items for extra propulsion and achieve the longest geek flight in history.

In Berzerk Ball you'll start by choosing one of multiple characters, each with their own unique strengths and weaknesses including XP, power, aim and flight control. Click the aim and strength meters at the right time to maximize the velocity at which you smash the geek into Berzerk Land, while using the gyroscope to control his flight, grab items for extra propulsion, and achieve the longest geek flight in history. Bash the heck out of the geek, earn experience points to level up your attributes, gain money to buy powerups and gear, and unlock special characters and items!

Berzerk Ball game features:

•Tap to Smash – Just tap the meter at the right time to send the geek flying, and strategically control in mid-air to send him flying even further!

•XP and Leveling – Smash the geek just right, and the further you send him into Berzerk Land the more XP and money you earn for leveling, attributes and gear.

•Flight Control – Affect the geek's flight and get help from the denizens of Berzerk Land to smash him even further.

•Achievements – Unlock various achievements and badges to compare and share with friends.

•Game Center and Facebook – Game Center integration in the race to the score leaderboards; Facebook Connect to share your achievements with your friends.

•Feels so good… – Take out your aggression on Comeau as he makes comments taken from real online message boards. Experience the pleasure of bashing him to oblivion.

Secret of Mana is an action RPG video game developed and published by Square Enix for Apple iPhone. Secret of Mana became a massive hit for its unique combination of gameplay that is part Legend of Zelda and part Final Fantasy. Fondly remembered by Square fans worldwide, Secret of Mana continues to be one of the few games that successfully combines RPG elements like character development, upgradeable weaponry and an epic story with fun battle action. Add to that the lush graphics and memorably score and it's easy to see why Square's masterpiece belongs on many critics' best-list.

Football Manager Handheld 2011 is a sports video game developed by Sports Interactive (SI Interactive) and published by SEGA for Apple iPhone.

Football Manager Handheld 2011 is specifically designed for the iPhone, allowing you to take control of all areas of football management, including managing full squad transfers, to setting tactics all while using a wider variety of formations and giving your team instructions in any of 29 leagues across 11 countries.

In addition you can now give players specific roles on the pitch, allowing greater control over the team’s performance, while the new in-game tutorial guide can help you achieve victory in the no.1 iPhone football management game around the world! Football Manager Handheld 2011 also includes an in game app allowing football fans to find the way to real-life stadiums as well as directing them back to their car.

Space Miner: Space Ore Bust HD is an adventure video game published by Venan Entertainment for Apple iPad. The game pits players against the nefarious Mega Space Corporation as they attempt to take over your family's asteroid mining field.

In the game, players battle enemies and destroy asteroids to collect valuable space ore, which can be used to purchase over 75 upgrades for the player's spaceship. The game features extremely high production values, including stunning 3D graphics, a humorous storyline, hundreds of sound effects, and 23 minutes of original music.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting video game developed and published by EA Mobile for the Apple iPhone.

In the game, , you can relive the brutal combos and vicious fatalities that made Mortal Kombat one of the most iconic videogames ever! This version of the classic third game of the franchise features 13 warriors (including Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Sonya Blade), multiple game modes, customizable controls, and updated visuals aimed to maximize a high-resolution Retina Display.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 game features:

•10 Klassic arenas await in Arcade Mode pitting you against the top Mortal Kombat warriors. Kustomize your button layout and dominate your opponents in head-to-head battle. Then "Finish Him!" with epic Fatalities and humiliating Babalities.

•Challenge friends in merciless head-to-head battles via local WiFi or Bluetooth®. Or rack up points in challenging timed battles against the treacherous Shao Kahn.

•Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 takes full advantage of the high-resolution Retina Display offering incredible visual fidelity enhanced from the original arcade game.

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light game features:

•Cooperative Multiplayer - First ever co-op multiplayer action/adventure experience featuring Lara Croft. Have your friend play as Totec while you play as Lara in the fully cooperative story mode.

•Coop-petition – Earn points as you blast your way to Xolotl. The more you kill, the more points you get to unlock items and weapons. Will you work together or will it be every person for themselves?

•Tailored Experience - Get two different experiences in single player and cooperative mode. Puzzles and gameplay have been tailored for whichever you want to play.

•Isometric View - A fast paced, visually stunning experience that takes place from a fixed isometric view, something completely new for the franchise

•Freedom of Choice - A wide range of options for solving puzzles and traversing deadly environmental traps, offering players an unprecedented level of freedom to choose their own solutions.

•Diverse Environments – Sprawling environments with unbelievable vertical gameplay through tombs reaching deep into the Earth.

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Invaders World Tour is an action video game developed and published by Appular for Apple iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The game is now available for $0.99 on the iTunes App Store. In the game, countries all over the world have witnessed a surge in extra-terrestrial activity with appearances of worm-holes and alien life-forms in the sky. The United States, Canada, Europe and China have collectively gone up in arms to defend against what seems to be a hostile takeover, and are asking players join the fight for humanity!

Prevail in Earth-shattering battles against alien domination in the name of mankind. The fate of the world lies in the hands of players as they work their way from continent to continent, annihilating cosmic enemies, spewed from the mouth of intergalactic portals. Players pick up essential power-ups and upgrades as they engage in epic battles that span across 12 different countries with 60 explosive levels and bonus stages.

Invaders World Tour 3 is a fresh take on classic arcade games with a never-before-seen twist on in-game sound effects. Xtremics, the developer of the title, introduces vBox, an exciting tool that allows players to create their own in-game sound effects. vBox allows users to share sounds with friends via bluetooth connections. vBox also allows users to choose from two different sound themes for gameplay; Modern, for new-age players, and Retro, for nostalgic ones. Planetary warfare has never looked or sounded so good!