TheAppleBlog - Posted Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:28:03 UTC +00:00

Games for the Weekend is a weekly feature aimed at helping you avoid doing something constructive with your downtime. Each Friday we’ll be recommending a game for Mac, iPhone or iPad that we think is awesome enough to keep you busy until Monday, at least. I’ve always been a fan of side-scrolling shoot-em-up action games. Defender is one of my all-time favorite arcade games. Then I started playing Chopper 2, and what a difference 3D makes to this type of game. For just $0.99 in the Mac App Store,  and $2.99 in the iOS App Store for a universal version that supports iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, you can play this excellent, addictive game on all your Apple devices. What sets this game apart is the way in which you control your chopper.  It uses the gyroscope on your iOS device to go up and down, backwards and forwards. And on Read More

Touch Arcade - Posted Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:00:59 UTC +00:00

One of the many features that set Twitter ablaze with the announcement of iOS 5 back at WWDC was AirPlay mirroring. AirPlay had already been around for a while, and in its initial form allowed iOS devices to steam video to an Apple TV or audio to an Airport Express. Mirroring, as the name implies, mirrors the current display of your device on whatever video display you've got your Apple TV plugged into. Crafty developers have even figured out how to output a different image than the one that's being displayed on your iOS device, which is really cool in action. Initially, AirPlay mirroring required an iPad 2 and when it was first unveiled it was never very clear if or when other iOS would have the same capabilities-- Especially since Apple has made it abundantly clear that they still consider the Apple TV a "hobby" of theirs. Well, with the Read More

Touch Arcade - Posted Wed, 18 May 2011 12:00:07 UTC +00:00

Back in March, experienced iOS pinball developer Gameprom released their newest pinball offering into the App Store called War Pinball [99¢/HD]. Like their previous games, War Pinball contained gorgeous 3D graphics, complex table designs, and a decent physics simulation, at least as far as video pinball games go. The game featured 3 different tables that were each themed after a popular war movie - Navy Seals, Missing in Action, and Platoon. We really liked War Pinball in our review, and today a new update is available that adds a couple of interesting features to the game. First off, it now has Game Center integration with leaderboards for each table (as well as one for the Platoon mini-game) and more than 50 achievements to earn. The other big feature in this update is a TV-Out capability for both the iPhone and iPad versions of the game. Retina Display devices will output the Read More

Touch Arcade - Posted Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:41:59 UTC +00:00

Earlier this morning we posted news that Firemint would soon be bringing an update to [App Store], with support for full-screen 1080p video-out on the iPad 2. This news got us wondering about the overall situation that the iPad 2 and it's new PowerVR SGX543MP2 graphics processor(s) present to existing games that already utilize TV-out by way of Apple's earlier component and VGA video cables for iOS devices. I chatted up Keith Shepherd of Imangi, author of [App Store], which has supported TV-out via the aforementioned cables for some time now, to see what he thought the iPad 2's 1080p capability means for existing titles. While he hadn't tested Max on an iPad 2 personally, he felt it likely that the newly supported resolution should be there among those presented to an application by iOS, and therefore presented as an option in his game. And, he was right. With an iPad 2 Read More

148 Apps - Posted Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:30:04 UTC +00:00

By Carter Dotson on February 2nd, 2011 The VGA cable for 4th generation iOS devices can be used for more than just displaying videos and other assorted documents, as this Favorite 4 details those fine games that show off iOS gaming on the big screen. The iPad may have a big and beautiful screen, but sometimes, you want to play those games on an even bigger screen, like your TV. Thankfully, there are a selection of iOS games that allow you to hook up your iPad and/or iPhone/iPod touch to the TV using the VGA adapter, and sit back and enjoy games on your monitor or HDTV. : Consoles and PCs won’t be getting the id Tech 5 engine and the full Rage game until the end of this year at least, but you can play the first fruits of the id Tech 5 engine on your monitor TV through Rage Read More

The iPhone Blog - Posted Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:24:33 UTC +00:00

By Leanna Lofte, Sunday, Jan 23, 2011 | Every week a few of us from team TiPb will bring you our current favorite, most fun and useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they’re iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch related, they’re fair game. To see what we picked, and to tell us your pick, follow on after the break! LockInfo and BiteSMS are the single 2 reasons I can’t live without jailbreaking. Little tweaks and customizations I can do without, LockInfo I couldn’t be without. I was able to take a first look at LockInfo 3.0 before it was released to the public (it’s currently in public beta). This is a huge update to an already great app. The update adds themes, favorites, calendar status bar alerts, and more. If you’re a jailbreaker, make Read More

iPod Touch Lab - Posted Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:22:22 UTC +00:00

サイズの表記が20MB以下のものはiPhoneの3G回線でダウンロードできます。それを超える場合はWi-Fi環境またiTunesでダウンロードするか、「このAppを贈る」機能をご利用ください。 【注】 セール・値下げ情報はエントリー更新時点で確認したものです。終了・価格変更・記載ミスの可能性もあるため、購入・ダウンロードの前に必ず価格をご確認下さい。 シンプルな操作でだれでも気軽に遊べるプラットフォーム・アクション。再び無料。 サイズ 41.8MB : アドベンチャー ： 115円 → 無料 巨大なワーム(虫)を操作して人や戦車などを破壊するアクション。ユニバーサル対応。 サイズ 43.7MB : アーケード ： 115円 → 無料 戦闘ヘリコプターで敵兵や戦車を殲滅。1台のiPhoneをTVに接続し、もう1台をリモコンとして遊ぶことも可能。ユニバーサル対応。 サイズ 63.7MB : アーケード ： 350円 → 115円 タッチパネル用に開発された「ボンバーマン TOUCH」の続編。初の115円セール。 サイズ 17.0MB : アドベンチャー ： 350円 → 115円 ハドソンの花札ゲーム。 サイズ 3.5MB : カード ： 450円 → 115円 ハドソンの本格4人打ち麻雀。 サイズ 7.3MB : カード ： 600円 → 115円 連鎖が楽しいカラーマッチング・ゲーム。 サイズ 7.4MB : パズル ： 600円 → 115円 ニコリによるパズル面を収録したハドソンの数独ゲーム第1集。 サイズ 2.8MB : パズル ： 230円 → 115円 ニコリによるパズル面を収録したハドソンの数独ゲーム第2集。 サイズ 2.8MB : パズル ： 230円 → 115円 ニコリによるパズル面を収録したハドソンの数独ゲーム第3集。 サイズ 2.8MB : パズル ： 230円 → 115円 ニコリによるパズル面を収録したハドソンの数独ゲーム第4集。 サイズ 2.8MB : パズル ： 230円 → 115円 グラフィクス・サウンド・操作性のすべてにおいて完成度の高いピンボールの深海バージョン。 サイズ 20.2MB : アーケード ： 115円 → 無料 グラフィクス・サウンド・操作性のすべてにおいて完成度の高いピンボールのウェスタンバージョン。 サイズ 10.0MB : シミュレーション ： 115円 → 無料 グラフィクス・サウンド・操作性のすべてにおいて完成度の高いピンボールのジャングルバージョン。 サイズ 18.0MB : アーケード ： 115円 → 無料 ゲームロフトによるレーシングゲーム。フェラーリ、ランボルギーニなどのマシン30車種から選択。Retinaディスプレイ・ジャイロに対応。 サイズ 272.0MB : レーシング ： 600円 → 115円 ゲームロフトによるレーシングゲーム「アスファルト」シリーズの最新作。。 サイズ 557.0MB : アーケード ： 800円 → 600円 アルクによる、中〜上級レベルの単語2,000語を覚えるためのアプリ。スパイラル学習法で覚えにくい単語も克服。英検準1級・TOEIC650〜860相当向け。 サイズ 58.4MB Read More

iPod Touch Lab - Posted Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:27:25 UTC +00:00

サイズの表記が20MB以下のものはiPhoneの3G回線でダウンロードできます。それを超える場合はWi-Fi環境またiTunesでダウンロードするか、「このAppを贈る」機能をご利用ください。 【注】 セール・値下げ情報はエントリー更新時点で確認したものです。終了・価格変更・記載ミスの可能性もあるため、購入・ダウンロードの前に必ず価格をご確認下さい。 パズルを「解く」のではなく「探す」という不思議な感覚のアプリ。レビューはこちら。 サイズ 15.5MB : アーケード ： 350円 → 無料 戦闘ヘリコプターで敵兵や戦車を殲滅。1台のiPhoneをTVに接続し、もう1台をリモコンとして遊ぶことも可能。ユニバーサル対応。 サイズ 63.7MB : アーケード ： 350円 → 115円 タッチパネル用に開発された「ボンバーマン TOUCH」の続編。初の115円セール。 サイズ 17.0MB : アドベンチャー ： 350円 → 115円 ハドソンの花札ゲーム。 サイズ 3.5MB : カード ： 450円 → 115円 ハドソンの本格4人打ち麻雀。 サイズ 7.3MB : カード ： 600円 → 115円 連鎖が楽しいカラーマッチング・ゲーム。 サイズ 7.4MB : パズル ： 600円 → 115円 ニコリによるパズル面を収録したハドソンの数独ゲーム第1集。 サイズ 2.8MB : パズル ： 230円 → 115円 ニコリによるパズル面を収録したハドソンの数独ゲーム第2集。 サイズ 2.8MB : パズル ： 230円 → 115円 ニコリによるパズル面を収録したハドソンの数独ゲーム第3集。 サイズ 2.8MB : パズル ： 230円 → 115円 ニコリによるパズル面を収録したハドソンの数独ゲーム第4集。 サイズ 2.8MB : パズル ： 230円 → 115円 グラフィクス・サウンド・操作性のすべてにおいて完成度の高いピンボールの深海バージョン。 サイズ 20.2MB : アーケード ： 115円 → 無料 グラフィクス・サウンド・操作性のすべてにおいて完成度の高いピンボールのウェスタンバージョン。 サイズ 10.0MB : シミュレーション ： 115円 → 無料 グラフィクス・サウンド・操作性のすべてにおいて完成度の高いピンボールのジャングルバージョン。 サイズ 18.0MB : アーケード ： 115円 → 無料 ゲームロフトによるレーシングゲーム。フェラーリ、ランボルギーニなどのマシン30車種から選択。Retinaディスプレイ・ジャイロに対応。 サイズ 272.0MB : レーシング ： 600円 → 115円 ゲームロフトによるレーシングゲーム「アスファルト」シリーズの最新作。。 サイズ 557.0MB : アーケード ： 800円 → 600円 アルクによる、中〜上級レベルの単語2,000語を覚えるためのアプリ。スパイラル学習法で覚えにくい単語も克服。英検準1級・TOEIC650〜860相当向け。 サイズ 58.4MB : 教育 ： 900円 → 350円 アルクによる、上級レベルの単語2,000語を覚えるためのアプリ。スパイラル学習法で覚えにくい単語も克服。英検1級・TOEIC860以上向け。 サイズ 59.6MB Read More

Le blog iPhone - Posted Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:52:57 UTC +00:00

Petite sélection des applications et jeux iPad gratuits et / ou actuellement en promotion. Ces opérations promotionnelles étant limitées dans le temps, pensez à bien vérifier avant de télécharger une application sur iTunes que cette dernière est toujours gratuite ou bénéficie toujours d'une remise de tarif. Read More

Touch Arcade - Posted Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:00:43 UTC +00:00

Canabalt, $2.99 - After raising more than $30,000 for the Child's Play Charity as part of the Indie iPhone Game Sale over the holidays, developer Semi Secret decided to celebrate by making their game Canabalt open source for people to tinker around with or use to create their own game (with limitations, of course). The Canabalt code that was released as open source was an even more up to date version of the game than what was currently in the App Store. Now this improved version has become available as an update for iOS owners of the game. The update features Retina Display graphics and 60fps on iPad and 4th generation devices, Game Center integration for high scores, and other performance optimizations and fixes. Significantly, this update appears to have finally fixed the long standing problem of stuttering and choppiness on 3rd generation devices. Canabalt running at a rock solid 60fps Read More

iPhoneBlog.de - Posted Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:35:56 UTC +00:00

In unregelmäßigen Abständen halte ich an dieser Stelle meine ersten beiden Homescreen-Seiten vom iPhone fest. Zuletzt erfolgte dies im August 2010, Januar 2010 sowie September 2009. Für mich von Spannung ist dabei welche Apps sich immer noch auf meinem Geräte befinden, welche komplett verschwanden oder sich eventuell (nur) verschoben haben. Dabei greife ich die (für mich) wesentlichen Änderungen heraus. Ansonsten überraschend wenig Veränderungen: BeejiveIM flog dank Push-Benachrichtigungen in einen Ordner auf der zweiten Seite. Außerdem verstecken sich innerhalb der Ordner folgende Apps*: Amazon.de (kostenlos; App Store-Link), Convertbot (1.59 €; App Store-Link), AnalyticsPro (5.49 €; App Store-Link), Delivery Status touch (3.99 €; universal; App Store-Link), Dropbox (kostenlos; universal; App Store-Link), iCabMobile (1.59 €; universal; App Store-Link), Skype (kostenlos; App Store-Link), WeatherPro (2.99 €; App Store-Link), Pastebot (2.99 €; App Store-Link), LogMeIn (23.99 €; universal; App Store-Link), OffMaps (1.59 €; universal; App Store-Link), Kik (kostenlos; App Store-Link), PayPal (kostenlos; App Store-Link), Linkie (0.79 Read More

iPhoneBlog.de - Posted Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:25:52 UTC +00:00

Ein Mac-App-Store-Release von ‘Chopper 2‘ (3.99 €; universal; App Store-Link) kündigt sich an, bei dem, genau wie zuvor die iPad-Version, das iPhone als Controller dient. Die dazugehörige iOS-Anwendung ‘Pinball Magic’ befindet sich derzeit (zum allgemeinen Unverständnis) ausschließlich im US-App-Store (Link). Autodesks Zeichenanwendung SketchBook Pro (0.79 €; App Store-Link) für das iPad ist auf seinem ‘Thanksgiving’-Ausverkauf hängen geblieben und statt der üblichen $8 US-Dollar für ein paar Cent zu haben. Aus den (üblichen) “gut unterrichteten Unternehmenskreisen” verlautet es, dass der Mobilfunkanbieter Vodafone, zu seinem iPhone-4-Start, täglich 7.000 Geräte – insgesamt über 200.000 Telefone – verkauft haben soll. O2 wurde in Deutschland bereits mit 4.000 Einheiten pro Tag gehandelt. Animierte (Jailbreak-)Hintergrundbilder: Kinders, das nuckelt am Akku. 13 Seiten iPhone-formatierte ‘Game-Center’-Geschäftsbedingungen informieren seit dem heutigen Dienstag darüber, dass Freundesanfragen ab sofort mit ‘vollem Namen’ übermittelt werden. Ranglisten oder Mehrspieler-Duelle lassen sich weiterhin unter der Nicknamen-Bezeichnung durchführen. Read More

Le blog iPhone - Posted Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:28:16 UTC +00:00

Vous avez peut-être déjà entendu parler de Pinball Remote, l'application gratuite qui permet de transformer votre iPhone ou iPod Touch en commande de flipper pour le jeu The Pinball...sur Mac OS X. Une nouvelle application, pour Chopper 2 - jeu Mac attendu pour janvier, déja disponible à 3,99€ pour jouer uniquement sur votre iPhone, iPod Touch et iPad - devrait vous permettre de prendre le contrôle d'un hélico via votre iDevice. Voici la vidéo que l'éditeur à l'origine de Chopper 2, Magic Jungle Software, a publié pour illustrer cette nouvelle façon de jouer : Chopper 2 pour Mac OS X sera accessible exclusivement sur le Mac App Store, courant janvier d'après les dernières informations parues. L'application pour transformer votre iPhone/iPad en manette devrait être gratuite. Read More

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog - Posted Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:45:00 UTC +00:00

You've probably seen Chopper 2 here on TUAW before -- we originally covered the app's iPad-out-to-TV feature and then chatted with creator David Frampton back at WWDC last year. With the news of the Mac App Store coming soon, Frampton has decided to port the game over to the Mac, and since he already included a way to control the universal iPad app with an iPhone, he's decided to do the same thing for the Mac. On the next page, you can see a video demo of the app on the Mac being controlled by the iPhone version over Wi-Fi. It's very slick, and I don't think this will be the last connection we'll see between iOS apps and the Mac App Store. When developers are able to "control" versions of all three of their apps (iPhone, iPad and, eventually, the Mac), there are probably many more ways they can connect Read More

Touch Arcade - Posted Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:03:13 UTC +00:00

When Steve Jobs announced last month that the Mac would be getting its own App Store, we saw quite a few current iOS developers confirm that they would be bringing their iPhone and iPad products to the Mac. One of those products will be Majic Jungle Software's Chopper 2 [$4.99], a universal side-scrolling helicopter combat and rescue game that was released back in July and has since been quite successful. We really enjoyed Chopper 2 in our full review, and while the gameplay itself is a lot of fun, we also found the array of options for displaying and playing the game to be rather intriguing. Chopper 2 comes equipped with the ability to remotely control the game running on an iPad, iPhone 4 or 4th generation iPod touch over Bluetooth or WiFi using another iOS device. We demonstrated this feature back in April with a video showing Chopper 2 being Read More

Touch Arcade - Posted Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:04:08 UTC +00:00

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, and has been all my life. What's there not to love about an entire day revolving around eating massive amounts of turkey, stuffing, and all the other fixings? Sure, I could do without needing to feign interest in football, but thankfully tryptophan overload usually allows me to sleep through all of that. If you're looking for something to do this year while you do your best to either pretend to be interested in football or anxiously wait for the food to be done, there are a ton of sales on the App Store to consider. The basis of this post comes from SirAwesome's awesome thread in our new price drops, freebies, and deals forum. He put together an extremely exhaustive listing of everything that's on sale, and the thread is good to stop by just to make sure you're not missing anything that might Read More

Mashable - Posted Mon, 18 Oct 2010 02:16:54 UTC +00:00

iPhone games are wicked. iPad games are wicked. Wanna know what’s even better? Controlling iPad games with your iPhone. Yes, that’s right. Such wonders of human technical achievement do exist. We’ve taken a look at three of the most interesting iPad games that pair up with Apple‘s phone for some wondrous results. Whether you want to use your iPhone as a steering wheel, a Scrabble tile rack or even to control a frickin’ helicopter, there are games out there that make it possible. Have a read through our three selections of tag-teamed gaming. Let us know in the comments about your experiences with these games, or if you haven’t tried them, which ones you’d like to. PadRacer is an old school, top-view racing game that can link up with not one, not two, but four iPhones (or iPod touches) as controllers. Best of all, the iPhone controller app is free, so Read More

iPhoneFreak - Posted Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:09:19 UTC +00:00

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  Here are fourteen new or updated apps for the iPhone and iPad worth taking a closer look at if you are: The official board game comes to the iPhone!  Play against the game or with up to four friends over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, earn achievements, attack the enemy and win!  $4.99/£2.99. An arcade/action/RPG with cute cartoon-like graphics and addictive gameplay.  This weekend, you can pick this up for 50% off its regular price.  $0.99/£0.59. A pool simulation exclusively for the iPhone 4.  It features 9-ball and both UK and US versions of 8-ball, 3 difficultly levels and has a one or two-player mode.  The graphics look absolutely stunning in the screenshots!  $2.99/£1.79. As you would expect, you can set many different timers for varying durations.  Free. Available for both the iPhone and the iPad, this is an action game with 36 levels and great graphics.  Read More

appstorehq - Twitter Search - Posted Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:51:06 UTC +00:00

...@appstorehq: The most talked about #iPhone app in the last 24hrs was: Chopper 2 http://bit.ly/btmi2P... Read More

appstorehq - Twitter Search - Posted Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:53:53 UTC +00:00

...most talked about #iPhone app in the last 24hrs was: Chopper 2 http://bit.ly/btmi2P... Read More

iPhoneBlog.de - Posted Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:04 UTC +00:00

Mit der Helikopter-Simulation Chopper (0.79 €; App Store-Link) setzte sich der Neuseeländer David Frampton 2008 ein App-Store-Denkmal. In den damaligen Zeiten, in denen das iPhone-Shopping-Paradies noch lange nicht so berühmt war wie heute, verkaufte er bis zu 500 Versionen seiner Hubschrauber-Aktion pro Tag. Das Sequel ließ sich eine gehörige Portion Zeit, landet jetzt jedoch mit einem irrsinnigen Lärm auf der Apple-Verkaufsplattform. Ohne eine unnötigen Spannungsbogen aufzubauen: Chopper 2 funktioniert als Universal-Anwendung sowohl auf dem iPhone als auch iPad. Das Kabinettstückchen liegt in der Fernbedienungsfunktion über Bluetooth, die das iPhone zum Controller am iPad umrüstet. Wem der iPad-Bildschirm zu klein ist, verbindet über den VGA-Adapter (29 €; Affiliate-Link) sein 10-Zoll-Display mit einem Computermonitor oder Flachbildfernseher. Das die 2D-Flugstunden mit eingestreuten 3D-Elementen auch auf dieser Bildschirmgröße noch exzellent aussehen, spricht für die neue Grafik- und Game-Engine. Vor zwölf unterschiedlichen Hintergründen, in insgesamt 36 Missionen, beweist ihr militärisches als auch rettungstechnisches Geschick. Majic Jungle Read More

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog - Posted Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:30:00 UTC +00:00

We've mentioned Chopper 2 a couple of times during development, once to show off the TV out function built into the game, and again when we met up with creator David Frampton at WWDC. Now, development has finally finished, and he's released the game out on the App Store. You can pick it up for a launch sale price of $2.99. It's an excellent game, very polished, and while it starts out simply, the combat builds up well. It controls about the same as the last game (tilt to fly the chopper, and tap the screen to fire), but the firing controls have been refined. The presentation is probably the most amazing thing, actually -- the 3D world looks terrific, the music is excellent, and the titles on screen are in a kind of 3D as well, so that they seem to actually float in the game's real-world space. All in Read More

itunes app - Twitter Search - Posted Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:58:32 UTC +00:00

...2 geshopt (2,39€) - cooles Spiel, macht Spass und ist universal #topp http://bit.ly/aAHzJF #iphone #ipad... Read More

itunes app - Twitter Search - Posted Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:51:06 UTC +00:00

...2 - First iPad game to use iPhone as a joypad http://bit.ly/aSDsGn - hoping this becomes standard... Read More

itunes app - Twitter Search - Posted Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:47:04 UTC +00:00

...@majicDave! Chopper 2 is now live in the App Store! http://tinyurl.com/2fx4dfy Review coming soon!... Read More

itunes app - Twitter Search - Posted Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:42:37 UTC +00:00

...@pdparticle: Congrats @majicDave! Chopper 2 is now live in the App Store! http://tinyurl.com/2fx4dfy *buys instantly!*... Read More

Touch Arcade - Posted Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:14:55 UTC +00:00

David Frampton and his Majic Jungle Software first crossed our radar when his aerial shoot and rescue title Chopper [App Store] debuted two years ago as one of the more notable App Store launch titles. Chopper was very well received from the start and quickly became one of the true App Store success stories, seeing 500 downloads a day (at $7.99), early on. Since then, the game has been downloaded more than 350,000 times. A little over half a year after Chopper's debut, inspired by the game's success, Frampton began work on the sequel, Chopper 2. And quite a bit of work it turned out to be. Originally expected to be completed in just six months for an August '09 release, Chopper 2 has taken a hefty 16 months to complete. But, at long last, it has landed in the App Store [link]. So just what's taken so long to bring Read More