Mike Lata

If you enjoy platformers, adventure games with lots of exploration, or retro games in general, check out Elemental Rage on the App Store. This is a 2d side-scrolling game that has Metroidvania gameplay.

League of Evil Gets more levels, a jungle theme and a bunch of new content in the latest 1.2 update. The game is a platformer with great controls and fast-paced gameplay.

If you are in the mood for a Steampunk ball-rolling adventure be sure to give the upcoming Gears a try. It has been announced for an April 28 release date.

A new Web browser called RockMelt has hit the App Store with integration to the Desktop version of the browser. If you want instant feeds and integration with various social networks this is a great app to try out, especially since it's free.

Retro FPS shooter Mission Europa has just got a free version to try out on the App Store. This is a deep FPS title with lots of customization and missions to go through.

There are dozens of games on sale with many for both iPad and iPhone gamers by EA this weekend. Titles like Dead Space for iPad and Max and the Magic Maker for iPad are seeing huge price cuts and first-time sales.

Hector Badge of Carnage Ep1 is coming to the iPad, PC and Mac. The adventure title's first episode is already out on the iPhone.

In the middle of the current debacle surrounding iOS devices keeping track of their users' location, some investigators and law enforcement officials have now admitted that they not only knew, but regularly took advantage of the loophole.

Namco Releases a new Pac-Man game called Pac-Chomp! for iPhone and iPad. The Universal App is available for U.S. $.99.

Mix tower defense with line drawing gameplay in Chillingo-published A.I.R Defense HD. The game is available for $.99 on the App Store and has you defending the Pentagon.

Back to the Future Ep 2 HD hit the App Store for the iPad. This is a Telltale Games point-and-click adventure series based on hit films from the 80s.

The Final Fantasy III 3D remake is heading for the iPad near you. The game is already out in the U.S. App Store for only $1 more than the iPhone version.

NBA Jam for iPad is being released in its native high-res glory. The game is already out in New Zealand and should be coming to an App Store near you soon.

Telltale Games announced a new crime thriller to the App Store they are currently working on called Law & Order: LA. No word on the exact release date but it will be sometime in 2011. The game is probably based on the hit TV series.

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP will get its iPhone port this coming Thursday. The current HD version will become a Universal App but a separate and cheaper version for the iPhone will also be available.

Galaxy on Fire 2: Valkyrie is coming April 28 and a new trailer has been released to showcase some of the expansion's features. There will be new ships, weapons, equipment and storyline elements in Valkyrie.

Want to play Heroes of Might and Magic on your iPad? Check out Palm Heroes 2. The game recently saw a pretty big update to version 2.1.

A lawsuit has been filed against Apple for allowing kids to make in-app purchases without parental permission. The suit, filed by Garen Meguerian of Pennsylvania, blames Apple for "unlawful exploitation of children."

GoodReader for iPad has recently been updated to version 3.6.0. New features added include data encryption and privacy as well as the ability to flatten PDF annotations.

A game named Final Fantasy VI - Death Runner has been released recently. It bears the name of a long-established series by Square-Enix. The game also appears to borrow some artwork from another Capcom title, called P.N.03.

Final Fantasy 3 will be available April 21, in native iPad resolution. Will the iPhone version receive a price drop upon release of this new iPad version?

A new trailer has been released for the upcoming tank game Armored Combat: Tank Warfare. The new game, for both iPhone and iPad, allows players to battle each other online in teams, within a World War II setting.

A new teaser has popped up that shows an upcoming game by Square-Enix is headed for the iPhone and iPad. No word yet on the title or what type of game it will be.