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For all of you out there who love to jam with friends using Rock Band, you will soon be able to do it on your iPhone. As confirmed by EA Games and a video of the gameplay (past the jump) and in a Touch Arcade preview, a version of Rock… Continue Reading »

Cubit is a pure mental exercise. It’ll take you a while to get your mind wrapped around the game mechanics, but once you do, you’ll come to appreciate how sinister the concept is as you pore over the level, and figure out why the move you just made isn’t illuminating… Continue Reading »

Tangram Deluxe is based on an ancient Chinese puzzle game. It consists of placing differently sized and shaped puzzle pieces onto a silhouette of a larger image in order to create that image. The game boats over 700 silhouettes spread across eight different categories, and is able to be played… Continue Reading »

After a week off, the Appletellcast move towards its new format by introducing it’s interim host: me. This week, I talk with Bruce Morrison of Freeverse, makers of many outstanding games for the Macintosh, as well as some exciting, high end games for the iPhone. Bruce and I talk about… Continue Reading »

Given the choppy nature of the narritive, the randomness of the touch spots, and the buggy nature of the game, I think you’d be better off just buying the original short and watching that on your iPhone. Then you could enjoy the old school cel animation and audio without being… Continue Reading »

Once again, the App Store seems to be flooded with new apps and games, which is great for everyone around. This week I found a bunch of games and some useful apps as well: Downhill Bowling Lite, Super Monkey Ball Lite, American Dominoes Lite, FIREWALL: Defender Free, Bahh!, Chronolite Timer,… Continue Reading »

Just Fillin’, a new iPhone/iPod touch game, reminds me of Qix, one of my favorite arcade games. In the former, you tried to fill the screen by drawing boxes without your unfinished line being touched by a swirling, twisting enemy. In JF, your goal is to raise the level of… Continue Reading »

This week saw a surprising amount of quality 3D games hit the App Store. Plus, Apple loosened up on the internet browsers, though you likely already have Google’s fake Chrome that they snuck in a while ago. This week: Instant Motivator Free, Burning Tires 3D Lite, Action Bowling Free, Toy… Continue Reading »

It’s Macworld week, possibly one of the worst weeks ever for a developer to try to get an app released during. But, as always, some made it through. FaceDouble Celebrity Look Alike Lite Cubes Free Ski and Snow Reports Mancala: FS5 (FREE) Jew’s Harp Backgrounds Pandora Continue Reading »

Happy New Year! I think this year I’ll resolve to keep my iPhone’s home screens a little more organized, though, like most New Year resolutions, I doubt it’s really going to happen. And more free apps probably aren’t helping. Here’s my list to feed the habit. The Curious Case of… Continue Reading »