Mike Lata

Do you enjoy fast paced arcade games that combine several classic elements in one package? Check out Hard Lines for the iPhone. The game is based on racing and crashing light cycles.

Do you enjoy deep computer-style RPGs? Games like Baldurs Gate or Fallout? Then you have to try Avadon: The Black Fortress HD for the iPad. The game is now available from Spiderweb Software.

A new restaurant search engine that finds great deals on dining has just been released for the iPhone in the form of an app called BiteHunter. The service has been available on the Web, but now iPhone owners can access the information using a native app.

Teach your preschoolers the ABCs with iCAN ABC. The app offers comprehensive language training for kids with visual, audio, and other teaching methods.

Foursaken Media has recently updated their game, Bug Heroes, bringing the current version to 2.2. With the update a new hero-bug was added; the praying mantis. The game mixes a few genres together, most notably dual-stick shooting and tower-defense.

If you enjoy color matching games mixed in with physics-based, on-rails gameplay, check out Bump Color. The game was released recently and offers iPhone owners a fun ride across a water pathway.

Are you a news junkie who also owns an iPad? You are in luck. A new app, called Newsy, allows video news segments to be shown from multiple sources on the iPad.

Frisbee Forever has been updated to version 1.1.0 which brings 30 new levels along with three new worlds to play. The game is definitely worth checking out if you're a hardcore gamer.

If you enjoy puzzle games you may be in for a treat this summer. Hungribles are creatures with massive appetities that need your help getting fed. Futuremark Games Studio has released a teaser of this interesting, upcoming title.

Catapult bugs into the air and fly them around ponds while collecting stars, pollen and other objects. If you like 3D flying games based on tilt controls you should definitely give Bug Wings a try. it is currently available on the App Store as a universal app.

Split Milk Studios has released a trailer for their upcoming arcade game called Hard Lines. The game appears to be about survival while navigating a glowing line (light cycle) and destroying enemy lines. It offers a unique blend of Geometry Wars 2, Tron, Pacman CE and Snake.

Oh Shoot! is an intriguing arcade game with an emphasis on shooting enemies with dual-cannons. The game has a great art style and a casual pick-up-and-play nature. It is a universal app and currently free on the App Store.

The iPhone tower defense game Holy Moly Dragons, has recently been updated. This 2.0 update adds two new levels called Murky Waters and Shattered Temple. The game is fun and colorful; taking place in a fantasy world with dragons.

A recently released innovative tower defense game, A Knights Dawn, has just been updated to version 1.001. The game offers a fantasy-medieval take on the genre with enemies coming up stairways from multiple levels.

The first Gameloft game to utilize Epic's Unreal 3 engine will be called March of Heroes. The details of the title are still sketchy, but more will be revealed at the E3 Expo in the coming days.

Gameloft recently released a trailer for its upcoming crime thriller 9mm. The game looks like it draws inspiration from the GTA series; the trailer shows hoodlums battling it out over drug money.

Do you enjoy surreal games with music-based gameplay? Check out Groovie Pig and Groovie Pig HD. They are platformers based on rhythmic attacks and are a breath of fresh air on the App Store.

If you are a puzzle game fan, check out Chillingo's latest title to hit the App Store called Feed Me Oil. The game is a charming title with gorgeous visuals.

If you enjoy fast-paced arcade shooters, check out Tank Hero. The popular Android Game is now available for the iPhone. It isn't a cakewalk, however, with over 80 levels available.

The hit first-person shooter based on modern wars is now available on the iPad. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 offers both single player and multiplayer fighting action. Players can also control multiple vehicles and fire explosives, like RPGs, to make their enemies suffer.

Ever played the 1992 X-Men arcade game? Konami has just ported it to the iDevices. The game is available as a universal app and offers the same beat-em-up fun of the arcade hit.

Create your own websites using Zapd for iPhone. The app has received many new features including a blog mode. Even more features are promised through future updates as well.

Do you enjoy citizen journalism and reporting news as you go? An iPhone app called Meporter allows you to do this on the fly. It is based on location tracking so you can report news locally.