Casey Tschida

Spend some extra playtime with your cat using your iPad and another one of Nestle Purina Petcare's free pet-centric iPad games.

A little earlier this month, we shared the news that Jetpack Joyride v1.3 is on the way with all kinds of new gadgets. Today, Halfbrick Studios has provided even more upcoming gadget news for fans.

To celebrate the release of the new iPad tomorrow, Gameloft is giving both new and old iDevice owners the opportunity to experience some great games for a mere 99 cents.

Whether it was the success of Clear Vision or part of an app rollout plan, the company is working to release another port of a popular Adobe Flash-based game, Tentacle Wars.

In the continued partnership with HarperCollins, Oceanhouse Media is now able to launch a new series of children's books to the App Store in omBook form. The first entry of this new series and continued collaboration is Planes.

To celebrate the upcoming release of Ice Age: Continental Drift, Gameloft has teamed up with Fox Digital Entertainment to create Ice Age Village.

Index Card's design and feature list have grabbed lots of attention and positive feedback. Even so, v3.0 is now available and contains several feature additions, including a third viewing option.

Provided for both the iPhone and iPod touch focused Munch Time and the universal Munch Time HD, v1.1 adds 50 percent more levels, a new gameplay mechanic, and a few fixes.

Algoritmico recently passed along some information on their next iOS release, Hit, Hit, Hit! At a quick glimpse, this upcoming game does give a standard retro arcade vibe, however, it has a unique touch control mechanism typically unseen in this genre.

Don’t Step On The Cracks is on the verge of releasing their very first iOS game, On The Wind, a fast-paced but lighthearted experience.

Unsure if the local salon, burger joint, or clothing store is still open? Soon, you won't need to switch to another app, you will be able to find out within Foursquare.

From tech sites to fashion magazines, most of Pulse News' current partners are national news providers. While that's fine, Alphonso has added Pulse Local, a way to stay up-to-date on the neighborhood stories.

Whether you're still considering the purchase or already acquired a copy, your next step should be to download the recently released I Am Alive companion app for iOS that's packed with exclusive content and useful tips.

Starting today, Assassin's Creed Recollection is a universal app, free to download, plus includes some new content and a sync system.

Remote v2.3 adds third generation iPad Retina display and iTunes Match support.

Apple has made enhancements to their own apps, including iWork for iOS, to take advantage of the third generation iPad's graphics capabilities.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the hit arcade classic, Dig Dug, Namco Bandai will be slashing prices on more than a dozen of their iOS games, including Dig Dug Remix.

TouchTunes Interactive performed a major user interface overhaul on the iOS app and enhanced portions of the service with easier management and additional perks.

In their continued efforts to appease fans, Halfbrick has announced another content update for Jetpack Joyride that will be arriving in the App Store next month.

After about one and a half years in the App Store, Factyle is going to cease further development of their combination news and social-networking app.

Released earlier today, Calendars v3.0.2 continues to improve the Readdle's planning app experience with zoom functionality and privacy options for tasks.

Gravity Project, developed by 099 Game Studio, is an interesting twist on the endless running genre.

Not only has ReadNow, one of the few Mac OS online article archiving and reading apps, gone free, it was renamed Read Later and includes several improvements.

Breakout: Boost, the upgraded iOS port of Atari's classic brick breaking game, has received updates to include more paid level packs but yesterday's release finally added more free levels to play.