Archive for April, 2011
Highborn: Great RTS Board Game Goes FREE Again!
Who likes playing strategy games? Well regardless if you like the genre or not, you’ve played a strategy game in one variant or another. Remember Highborn , it’s FREE for a limited time once again if you missed it the last time it went free. Highborn is a new game for iPhone, that is a [...]
This Week at 148Apps: April 25-29
It’s here! 309 days after Apple announced the iPhone 4, and only the black version was available to purchase, its white counterpart can now be ordered. “The launch is set to hit a number of territories” writes Jennifer Allen, “staring with the US and UK [now available, and] with much of Europe, Canada, New Zealand, [...]
HBO GO: The Sopranos, Avatar, True Blood + More FREE Streaming, Now Out
I had a lot of doubts when the just launched HBO GO was announced since most FREE streaming apps are either buggy or comes with lots of restrictions. HBO gets it right and shows everybody HOW IT IS DONE! “Watch over 1,400 of your favorite HBO shows, including HBO original programming, hit movies, sports, comedy [...]
Wedding Dash Is FREE For Royal Wedding: Congrats William And Kate Middleton!
I didn’t wake up to watch the Royal Wedding yesterday, but I must confess that I did look at some pictures to see what the whole event was like. Kate Middleton is pretty, but that Pippa Middleton is something else. To celebrate, Wedding Dash is FREE today only! “Manage comical disasters including angry pigeons, a [...]
Get Outta My Galaxy! Super Mario Galaxy iPhone Like, FREE This Weekend!
Sometimes, the best iPhone games are the ones that make absolute no sense in terms of concept and gameplay. Get Outta My Galaxy! fits the bill so perfectly as you play as a giant bear slapping weird creatures around. This weekend, you get to try it for FREE. “All that Waka – the main character [...]
White iPhone 4 Release Date Delays Not A Problem: Selling Out Already!
Many companies aspire to be and have what Apple is right now. Imagine your product being delayed almost a year. Do you think it’ll still be welcomed with open arms? Apparently the answer to that with regard to White iPhone 4 is a resounding YES: “Apple’s been seen increasing shipping estimates for online orders in [...]
Auto Hustle Review (Facebook)
Gamezebo Rating: While at its core Auto Hustle is a straight conversion of Grand Theft Auto for Facebook, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Get this: You are a criminal, and you don’t care too much for anyone else but you. Armed with an apartment, jobs, and a few guns, you can go out and [...]
Ecotopia Review (Facebook)
Gamezebo Rating: Ecotopia is what would happen if you took that part of a management sim game where you have to clean up your property and turned that into the entire game. It’s a game where you exclusively pick up trash, clean up decrepit properties, and upgrade run-down buildings. It’s an interesting concept for a [...]
Frigne Now Offers FREE Group Video Calling For iOS, Android
Skype what? Forget about that app, why not use Fring instead! This week, the app for Android and iOS got updated to support 4 way video calling for FREE! Did someone say groupie?! “The world 1st Group Video calls. Call friends on iPhone and Android (on 3G,4G, WiFi). Up to 4 friends video call each [...]
Apple Issues Press Release Addressing Location Tracking Controversy
Apple has released a press release addressing some of the issues that have arisen in the past week with the recent controversy over the location tracking controversy. First, Apple claims that the iPhone is not tracking users’ locations – they’re “maintaining a database of Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers around [users'] current location,” which is [...]
Galaxy on Fire 2 Expansion, Valkyrie, Arrives on App Store
Galaxy on Fire 2 fans: the moment you’ve been waiting for is here. Fishlabs has released the anticipated update for Galaxy on Fire 2, titled Valkyrie, on the iTunes App Store. The content updated adds a brand new storyline to the game, picking up right where the original game left off. What’s more, the update [...]
Annoying Orange: Kitchen Carnage Review
Annoying Orange: Kitchen Carnage Review By Phillip Levin on April 29th, 2011 Our Rating: :: ALL RIGHTiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad A weird kitchen-themed arcade game that uses Annoying Orange to good effect. Developer: Bottle Rocket Price: $0.99 Version Reviewed: 1.1 Device Reviewed On: iPhone Graphics / Sound [...]
N.O.V.A. Elite Review (Facebook)
Gamezebo Rating: Slowly but surely developers are starting to test the Facebook waters with so-called hardcore games. And it doesn’t get much more hardcore than a multiplayer only first person shooter. N.O.V.A. Elite is a spin-off of Gameloft’s popular iOS, sci-fi shooter series, and it works surprisingly well as a Facebook game. Read More…
iPhone 5 Release Date? Forget it, Here’s iPhone 4S or iPhone 4GS
While the Internet has been firing on all cylinders on mockups of what an iPhone 5 with a larger screen might look like, MIC Gadget has posted what appears to be an actual photo of it. There’s just one little problem, it’s resembling an iPhone 4 and thus called iPhone 4s: “Man, we don’t know [...]
Tiki Lavalanche – Help save the village from the Tiki Gods
Do your best to prevent the golden blocks from falling into the lava in the game Tiki Lavalanche. Fail and you will face the wrath of the Tiki Gods. Game features: 75 levels FREE level editor Share levels with your friends using email Game Center achievements Game Demo: Tiki Lavalanche is available for free from [...]
As the 3DS Launches, Games Consoles Face a Fight for Long Term Survival (Facebook)
It is a busy time for new consoles. This spring saw the launch of Nintendo’s new games console, the 3DS. Nintendo has just announced that a successor to the Wii is due soon, too. We’ve also had the news recently of Sony’s PSP follow-up, currently codenamed NGP, or Next Generation Portable. Read More…
Friday Freebie Alert: ‘Physics Gamebox’
Bummed that the Space Shuttle launch got scrubbed and need a pick-me-up? Have nothing to do this weekend? Are you totally out of iTunes credit and want a new game to play? Well, I have the solution to all three of these problems, and potentially any other problems you can cook up: Physics Gamebox [Free] [...]
LucasArts Signs Deal to Use Unreal Engine 3
Earlier this week Epic Games reported that LucasArts signed a multi-year studio-wide licensing agreement to utilize Epic's awesome Unreal Engine 3 across multiple platforms. According to Epic Vice President Mark Rein, “LucasArts is now primed to capitalize on Unreal Engine 3’s ability to scale across platforms, from mobile, through PC and console all the way [...]
Squid Drop Review
Squid Drop Review By Timothy Smith on April 29th, 2011 Our Rating: :: SURPRISINGiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Get ready for what appears to be another “let’s see how far you can fall without crashing into something” game, but with a few surprising twists. Developer: Nor Eagle Price: [...]
‘Galaxy On Fire 2′ Add-on ‘Valkyrie: To the End of the Galaxy’ Available in New Update
Fishlabs' highly anticipated add-on to Galaxy On Fire 2 [$9.99 / Lite] recently hit the App Store, and is likely sitting in your pending updates listing if you already own the game. (Assuming of course you haven't already updated.) This update actually comes in two parts, a free component and the actual Valkyrieadd-on which is [...]
‘Zenonia 3: The Midgard Story’ Hits The App Store
Need more RPG fantasy action? Cool, because another big title based on these three things is now available for purchase on the App Store. The game I’m talking about here is Zenonia 3: The Midgard Story [$4.99], following Zenonia [$1.99 / Free] and Zenonia 2 [$1.99 / Free] as the third installment in the series. [...]
FrEEday Vol 42
Biolab Disaster: Take a stroll down nostalgia lane in this jump’n’run style game. There are three levels to explore packed with six types of enemies to nuke into oblivion with your plasma gun. The visual style will take you back to the classic computer gaming days when it was all about great game play and [...]
Percepto Review
Percepto Review By Jennifer Allen on April 29th, 2011 Our Rating: :: CLEVER PUZZLINGiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Change dimensions and how you approach puzzles with Percepto Developer: Daniel Hooper Price: $0.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0.2 Device Reviewed On: iPhone 4 Graphics / Sound Rating: 3.75 out of 5 [...]
Participate In Classroom Discussions Via University of Phoenix Mobile
Education is important. Very important. However it’s a difficult business juggling your university education alongside other commitments such as your job and family. If you’re a student of the University of Phoenix however, you could find this to be no longer a problem. A new free app by the name of University of Phoenix Mobile [...]
Start the exciting space battle on your iOS device with Hyperlight – iPhone app review
Hyperlight is a space shooter game from Catfishblues. The aim of the game is survive, shoot and collect power ups in the universe to advance to higher levels. Hyperlight uses the accelerometer of your device to control the movements of your space ship. There can be times when you find yourself swinging to and fro [...]
Play Kalei Review
Play Kalei Review By Jennifer Allen on April 29th, 2011 Our Rating: :: SEARCHING FUNiPhone App – Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad Play Kalei offers hidden object style gaming but with a twist. Developer: Chillingo Price: $0.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Device Reviewed On: iPhone 4 Graphics / Sound Rating: 3.75 out [...]
Fast Five the Movie: Official Game Now Worldwide, Movie Opens Today!
I kept on emailing our Gameloft rep for the PR for Fast Five the Movie: Official Game . He didn’t have them until yesterday since the game just launched in the US and worldwide. Perfect timing on their part as Fast Five (an epic movie by the way) opens today as well! “The explosive franchise [...]
‘The Impossible Game’ Review – Nothing’s Impossible… Or is it?
If you've never heard of The Impossible Game [99¢ / Free]] go ahead and take a minute to clear your schedule because your going to need some free time. Released just over a year ago on the App Store, The Impossible Game is a port of the highly popular Xbox Live Indie game under the [...]
Send Hand-Written Cards From Your iOS Device With ThankYouPen
They say the art of letter writing and handwriting on the whole is dying. I’m not entirely sure who ‘they’ are but they’ve got a point. With the advent of technology, it’s just so much easier to type and email everything. It’s nice to have the personal touch though but what do you do if [...]
iPhone app review : Your perfect guide for vacations in Croatia
There can be times when you feel bored or you are just tired of the same daily routine. Travelling to a new destination could be a great way to get refreshed in any way .Also if you are a adventurer and love exploring new places Croatia could be a great destination for you. With its [...]