iPhone Weekend Warrior: All about the games – lowdowns, markdowns, and a takedown

The iPhone front this week is all about the games. We’ve got all sorts of news for this recap – info on the latest games for iPhone and iPod Touch, info on upcoming releases, price drops, and even games that had to be taken out of the App Store. If you want the latest lowdowns, markdowns and takedowns, be sure to read up on the iPhone Weekend Warrior.

The iPhone front this week is all about the games. We’ve got all sorts of news for this recap – info on the latest games for iPhone and iPod Touch, info on upcoming releases, price drops, and even games that had to be taken out of the App Store. If you want the latest lowdowns, markdowns and takedowns, be sure to read up on the iPhone Weekend Warrior.

• Dave Matthews Band Revenge – the latest in the Tapulous Tap Tap Revenge series.
• Race for Home – a lot like PixelJunk Eden
• Sonic the Hedgehog – port of the classic Sega game
• Sims 3 – trailer and release date
• Thor – 2D side-scrolling adventure
• Dino Smash – similar to Smash Bros.

The Markdowns

• When you hear “markdown” right next to Gameloft, that can only be good news. And good news is right, because the mobile publisher slashes the price on two of its high-profile titles – Assassin’s Creed and Siberian Strike. Link

The Take-down

• If you’re an iPhone app dev, be sure to keep your stuff clean okay? You might end up like Metaversal Studios who recently updated Hotdog Down a Hallway. But because it was too suggestive, Apple had to take the new version out of the App Store. Link

In other news:

• With two games already available from the Apple App Store, Capcom is planning to further expand its presence in the iPhone gaming scene. According to the company’s CFO, iPhone and iPod Touch owners can expect more Capcom games for their Apple handhelds to be released in the coming months. Link
• Are you wondering what the next iPhone will be like? Well, according to a source “closely connected to AppleÂ?s hardware development team”, the next iteration of the Jesus phone will rock an OLED screen, increased battery life, and a built-in compass. Get your saltshakers out, folks. It’s rumor time! Link
• Grant Imahara, eat your heart out! …Ok, maybe not, but this could potentially give the MythBusting robotics dude some ideas, at least. Someone’s come up with a Kondo KHR-2HV robot which uses an iPod Touch as its face, controller input, and overall processing unit. Check out the video in the full article. Link