Mike Lata

Destroy villages and plunder their loot while taking on enemy ships and bosses as a pirate in Plunderland. The game recently got a nice update with an extra campaign to play through.

A new peripheral called RingBow has been announced. It's essentially a ring that attaches to the user's finger, and adds another control dimension to the iPad. Ringbow will allow you to quickly make selections without having to use the multi-touch screen.

MetalStorm: Online has just been released to the Canadian App Store and should be arriving in the US soon. Gameplay appears to be a mix of arcade dog-fighting and sim-like control of a flight simulator based on modern planes.

IntelliVocab for the GRE and GMAT offers MIT-tested methods of learning vocabulary words. This iPhone app is available for free on the App Store.

Top-down racer, Road Warrior, hits the app store and offers some retro-looking carnage and plenty of fun. You can jump, boost, or shoot your enemies as you race.

Air Video just received a new update that includes improved TV out functionality. The app offers wireless streaming of videos from your desktop computer to the iDevice of your choice.

The new iBuildApp service offers cross-platform mobile app development for free. Mobile Web Apps is a codeless development service for Web apps running on HTML5.

If you are an avid traveler or simply interested in history and archeology, you need to check out National Geographic's latest app. It's called 50 Places of a Lifetime: The World's Greatest Destinations, and it's an iPad only travel guide to some of the world's greatest treasures.

If you enjoy games that mix puzzle-solving with 2D platforming then Charlie In Trouble - Returning Home may be the game for you. There are different environments to navigate and they are full of traps, enemies and hazards just to keep things interesting.

Frisbee® Forever lets you take control of a Frisbee disc as you navigate obstacles. The game offers an look a what it's like to be a Frisbee as you control it remotely.

If you don't feel like busting out your old Atari 2600, but want to experience the retro-gaming goodness of classical racing action, then give Enduro a try. This game preserves all the nostalgia of the Atari 2600 original.

If you enjoy augment reality games and the ability to create and refine your own levels while sharing them online than you should check out Piclings. This latest universal app only costs $.99.

Imaginary Range is the mysterious game Square-Enix teased us about a couple of weeks ago. The game mixes comic-style storytelling via cutscenes with gameplay comprised of various mini games.

Want to find cool and interesting spots when visiting San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., or Los Angeles? Check out It Happened Here for the iPhone.

Ivor the Engine for iPad has just arrived. The game is based on a hit British TV series from the 1970s and is perfect for all ages.

Supermarket Mania 2 is already available on the Mac and it's coming to the iPhone and iPad very soon. The release date for this fun casual game is May 12.

Versatile, free Web based digital publishing Is now available using iBuildapp.com for iPad.

Now is the perfect time to send your mom a Mother's Day gift card through your iPhone directly. Thank You Pen allows you to do this and is available for free on the App Store.

If you want to make yourself appear on the red carpet, or at an important event, like a sports conference, check out Famebooth. The image-manipulation app can spice up your photos up with flair.

Castle Defense HD is a strategic take on Chinese history with magic and supernatural powers thrown in. The game is available for iPhone and costs $3.99.

On5 Games is at work on a mysterious iOS title and has just released some screenshots. The studio is also the developer of Lemmings-like line-drawing game TipTop.

Check out the 8-bit iDevice exclusive indy platformer called Lars. In the game you control a lizard while collecting coins and kicking coconuts at enemies.

LucasArts signed a deal with Epic Games to use the Unreal 3 Engine for game development across various platforms. We may see some great-looking game popping up on the iDevices with LucasArts behind them.