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About
Mike Lata
Mike was born in Poland but moved to California at age 9. Mike has graduated from Chico State with a degree in journalism in spring '10 and lives in Cupertino (Apple headquarters) currently. He hopes to continue writing about games and technology and loves his iPad. He got it as a graduation gift along with an iPhone 4 but the iPad is Mike's real device of choice. Mike also owns an iMac (that has bootcamp and OS X), a Windows laptop, a Wii, and a Dreamcast. Mike also has a passion in film and enjoys training mixed martial arts. He also loves history especially reading about the battle of Stalingrad or ancient warriors like the spartans. Mike's personal blog is http://mlata26.wordpress.com and he has previously written for Nodpad, TheAppera, and Appmodo. He currently writes for Appadvice and Tablets.com.
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In the upcoming game Lords At War, you get to choose factions, then loot, conquer, attack and train personal armies while interacting with players online. This is a massive multiplayer online empire-building game with RTS elements thrown in. Look for Lords at War on the iPad in late June.
The Fling controller is now officially supported by two classic App Store 3D platformers. Pangea Software's Bugdom 2 and Otto Matic have been updated to version 3.2 with support for the Ten One Design attachment.
If you are into point-and-click adventure games like the older Alone in the Dark series for PC, check out this latest iPad offering called Lechuza. The game retains the puzzle-solving and adventure style of those 90s PC hits in an original package for the iPad. You have to use the tools and clues at your disposal to solve a mystery.
Do you want to wreak havoc upon doodle inhabitants of a city, while taking control of a huge monster? If so, check out Doodle vs Brute: World Domination. The game lets you unleash your destructive side as you stomp doodle soldiers and punch buildings.
Frogatto has just received its biggest update yet. The platforming title, where you take control of a frog and explore various indoor and outdoor environments, has become a universal app. Other additions include: added arcade modes and reworked controls.
Grab Mos Speedrun this weekend for a 50% discount. The universal app offers great platforming gameplay with speed-based level design that challenges League of Evil for the ultimate twitch game title.
If you want Elder Scrolls on your iDevice look no further than Aralon: Sword and Shadow HD. Now is a great time to grab it, as it was just updated to include cloud saving. It has also had its price slashed!
Gameloft's RTS title, inspired by Blizzard's Starcraft series, has finally been ported to the iPad. Starfront: Collision HD offers two on two multiplayer action and a campaign with three races to play out.
If you enjoy online multiplayer and first-person shooters be sure to grab Nova 2 for iPhone or iPad. The version 1.1.7 update offers three maps as an in-app purchase with close, medium, and long range battles.
Ash Needs your help defending Lord Arthur's castle from the undead in Army of Darkness Defense for iPhone and Army of Darkness Defense HD for iPad. As you help him defend the castle you will also be commanding an army of soldiers and upgrading the castle's defenses with gold you've collected.
If you are a zoo keeper or love examining animals, you should enjoy the new puzzle game, Getting Jiggy, from developer Joe Pitto. The game focuses on figuring out what animal is being built slowly through jigsaw pieces before it is completed.
If you are looking for an app that combines the best instant messaging and social networking features on top of an interactive map and location-based services check out IM+. The recent update brings the universal app to version 5.0 and offers some great additions.
If politics play a large part in your daily life, but you are unsure how strong your beliefs are compared to the views of your party of choice, check out Label Quiz. This app is free and mixes social networking features with news feeds, polls, information and trivia questions.
Warpgate along with Warpgate HD for the iPad have recently gone free. They are definitely worth picking up if you're a gamer into space sims, space exploration or space trading. The games offer a lot of content for sci-fi fans, and great visuals as well.
If you want to attend a meeting without everyone being present in the same location, now you can using your iPad with GoToMeeting. It can be downloaded for free and it's compatible with the desktop versions.
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.
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.