Video game rental company GameFly has launched its GameCenter App on the App Store for free. The GameCenter App gives iPhone and iPod touch users access to information from GameFly on more than 5,000 video games across all major platforms including up-to-the minute news, videos, screenshots, release dates, user reviews, gameplay controls, cheats, codes and more.
The app also supports syncing with Facebook and Twitter accounts, allowing you to share information with friends (also sometimes known as spamming). GameCenter is free and available to all iPhone and iPod touch users. GameFly subscribers can use the app to manage their GameQ and member information from within the app, which is a given that i’m a-takin’.
The GameCenter App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at itunes.apple.com. A walkthrough of the app can be seen after the break.
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More Beatles Rock Band Tracks Revealed
MTV Games and Harmonix announced 19 more of the 45 on-disc tracks that will be featured in The Beatles: Rock Band - leaving all, but one song a mystery. A gameplay trailer featuring ten of the 19 newly announced songs can be viewed by visiting www.thebeatlesrockband.com.
On a personal note I am so delighted that it included Helter Skelter. Now Charles Manson can truly enjoy Beatles Rock Band - I just hope the secret messages he heard the last time around won’t cause him to kill again. Okay, i’m all done being a smart ass. The revealed tracks - with venues - can be found below:
“Boys” / Cavern Club
“A Hard Day’s Night” / Ed Sullivan Theater
“I’m Looking Through You” / Shea Stadium
“If I Needed Someone” / Shea Stadium
“Ticket to Ride” / Shea Stadium
“Drive My Car” / Budokan
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Getting Better” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Good Morning” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Hello, Goodbye” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Hey Bulldog” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“Dear Prudence” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” / Abbey Road Dreamscape
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Apple veteran joins Namco Networks
Namco Networks announced that Jonathan Kromrey has joined Namco as the general manager of Apple Games. In this role, he will focus on creating new franchise opportunities, overseeing research, managing design and production from internal teams and worldwide external partners, and developing and publishing new and original content for Apple devices including the iPhone and iPod touch.
Prior to joining Namco’s team, Kromrey was an iPod and iPhone games producer and designer at Apple where he was responsible for the research, design and development of products/applications on iPod, iPhone, iPod touch and Apple TV platforms. Kromrey also managed the US production group at I-play, where he was responsible for creating wireless applications for BREW, J2ME and Symbian mobile platforms. Additionally, he served in various management and production roles at EIDOS Interactive, Namco Bandai Games, Mattel Interactive and Strategic Simulations.
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Digital Chocolate’s Crazy Monkey Spin released
Digital Chocolate’s Crazy Monkey Spin is now available on the App Store. Adapted specifically for iPhone and iPod touch, the game offers new iPhone OS 3.0 feature allowing users to browse their entire iTunes Music Library from within the game.
The goal of Crazy Monkey Spin is to swing through the zoo to save other animal friends. The game comes with 50 levels in five different themed environments, including Antarctic, Savannah, Jungle, Aquarium, and Bamboo Forest. Players can use the Multi-Touch feature to control the monkey by swiping and sending the monkey jumping through air, grabbing bananas as you go.
Crazy Monkey Spin is available for $2.99 from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. There is also a free version available that will provide a limited number of levels.
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Resident Evil 4 now on iPhone
Resident Evil 4 for iPhone is finally available on the App store - for real this time. The iPhone version of the game can be downloaded for a mere $7.99. Players control the action by using the on-screen direction pad and various action buttons to make Leon aim, shoot, move and access his inventory.
Unlike many other iPhone shooters, RE4 for iPhone lets you control the movement and doesn’t put you on rails, which is just the way RE4 fans would want it. Some say that the controls for this game are exactly the same as Resident Evil Degeneration, but I haven’t played it so we’ll leave that in the court of public opinion for now.
You can grab it via iTunes by visiting this link to get a taste of the action, check out the video below:
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Space Falcon Commander Hits iPhone, iPod Touch
Rapid Turtle Games’ Space Falcon Commander is now available on Apple’s App Store for just under $1. Space Falcon Commander is a classic-style arcade shoot ‘em up game for the iPhone and iPod touch. This vertical scrolling shoot ‘em up game featuring 3D graphics, a wide range of explosions and visual effects, high quality music and sound effects, lots of bonuses and power-ups.
Key features include 45 levels, a variety of aliens and boss battles to engage, easy to learn controls and gameplay, a high score leaderboard, and English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch and Hungarian language support. The game is published by Chillingo. You can get more details, as well as some visual by visiting www.rapidturtlegames.com.
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Nintendo’s DSi App Strategy
The Nintendo DSi will be more than just a portable gaming system if Nintendo has its way, according to a Develop Magazine report. While there have been some moves towards that in Japan the effort have been somewhat vapid. At the Nintendo Developer Conference in London this past week the company laid out its plans to vigorously support non-game applications and encouraged third-party developers to create them.
The only real example of such a third-party application, Namco Bandai’s Mojipittan Shiritori Clock, which was recently released in Japan. In theory, developers would be able to use the DSi’s microphone, camera and multimedia capabilities to create these bite-sized and relatively cheap apps. These apps, if anyone decides to make them, would be sold in the DSiWare shop channel, like they are in Japan.
And then there are the bite sized games, that feature little games at a low price-point. In Japan those games include Katamari Damacy, Phantasy Star 0 Mini, Hacolife and Decode. While the aps may be interesting to some, these small games are very telling on just who Nintendo thinks its competition is: Apple’s iPhone and iTouch. Much like aps and games for these platforms, the DSi games will carry a very small price point.
No doubt DSiWare will be an important part of Nintendo’s discussion at GDC next week.
The games we're pulling together in this feature won't appear on any of those best-of lists and get confused looks when you mention them in conversation. Just because time has forgotten these titles, though, doesn't mean you should forget them, too.
Video game rental company GameFly has launched its GameCenter App on the App Store for free. The GameCenter App gives iPhone and iPod touch users access to information from GameFly on more than 5,000 video games across all major platforms including up-to-the minute news, videos, screenshots, release dates, user reviews, gameplay controls, cheats, codes and more.
The Nintendo DSi will be more than just a portable gaming system if Nintendo has its way, according to a 