Rope Raider for iPhone released

10tons has launched Rope Raider for iPhone and iPod touch today. If you are wondering just what the hell a “Rope Raider” is, apparently it involves swinging through a cityscape like Batman or Spiderman. Rope Raider challenges players to swing through an atmospheric cityscape. Players shoot a rope and then swing forward from building to building. The game features 3 game modes: Free Swingin’, Coin Rush, and Speed Frenzy.

In Free Swingin’ the goal is to travel as far as possible while picking up any coin bonuses on the way. In Coin Rush the player has to collect as many coins as possible within a limited time. In the Speed Frenzy mode the player has to travel as far as possible within a limited time. All the modes come with 3 different difficulty levels. The difficulty level affects the placement and height of the buildings and also the time limits. The game also offers online leaderboards.

Rope Raider is now available from Apple’s App Store on iPhone or iPod touch. The game will be available for $0.99 until Nov. 15th when the price jumps to $1.99. For more info check out www.roperaider.com.

Eliminate now available on iPod Touch, iPhone

ngmoco have released the multiplayer deathmatch-centric action game, Eliminate, to the App Store. In Eliminate players become weapons testers in a first-person shooter experience using exotic and highly experimental gear to take on other combatants in various deadly challenges.

Every shot and move is tracked, measured, and analyzed by Arsenal researchers as they strive to develop the world’s most potent weapons systems. But really none of that matters; your goal is to use the fancy weapons to kill or be killed. The game also features a leveling and upgrade system for six weapons, nine different armor sets and thirteen upgradable characteristics including cloaking, aquatics, rate of fire and zoom magnification.

The Eliminate app is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at appstore.ngmoco.com/eliminate.

Doom Classic hits iPhone, iPod Touch

Fancy some old school, first-person shooter action from the founding fathers of the genre? Well then you might want to visit the App store and download Classic DOOM from id Software. The App recreates the classic game DOOM experience. The iPhone and iPod Touch game includes the first three episodes, along with the additional fourth episode Thy Flesh Consumed. id Software plans to release other Doom related content at a later date that won’t be a separate product from doom; in other words it will kind of be rolled into the game like DLC. Interesting. Other features include multiplayer for up to four players (co-op, deathmatch) , and the ability to use either the original Doom soundtrack or music from your iPod library.

The game is available for right around $7 USD, and weighs in at right around 76.8MB. Download it now from the App Store.

Gravity Bear opens its doors

A new social gaming company has opened its doors this week: Gravity Bear. Gravity Bear is led by industry veteran Phil Shenk, who was previously co-founder and Art Director at Flagship Studios. The founding members of Gravity Bear have decades of experience in the games industry, having colletivelyt worked at such places as Flagship, Wild Tangent, Sega Entertainment USA, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Blizzard.

Gravity Bear is currently developing an original IP built to deliver on the company’s core promises of providing new entertainment products for social gaming. More information will follow in the coming weeks. You can learn more about the company at gravitybear.com.

Boom Brigade update promises a whole new game

10tons has released what it calls a “huge update” for its top-down tower defense iPhone and iPod Touch game, Boom Brigade. The update promises to almost double the content of the original. So what’s new? The update features a new class called the pyro. The pyro uses a flamethrower to stream fire at the alien hordes. The class comes with five different upgrade levels. Also, the simple trooper update system was replaced with a “BunkerMart” that has a broad selection of supplies, including health packs, repair bots, reinforcements, powerups, and more. The troopers will also travel to a new world where they can observe the behavior of new aliens.

To celebrate the update, the game will be on sale for 48 hours starting on Monday 26th October. The sale price is $0.99 or 0.79€. The update is free for those who have already purchased the previous version of the game. Find out more at www.boombrigade.com.

Pet Sematary game hits iPhone, iPod Touch

Gah! I don’t want to be buried in a pet cemetary! Paramount Digital Entertainment has released Pet Sematary for the iPhone and iPod touch, a top-down, tap-to-kill arcade game inspired by the classic horror film based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. In Pet Sematary, a grief-stricken father buries his son in an ancient animal burial ground, where it is said everything laid to rest there will come back to life. But the burial ground is for animals only and humans buried there that come back tend to be insane and violent. Players in Pet Sematary take on the role of a lone hero, perched on the rooftops to stay safe and shoot down undead animals by tapping them one to four times as they race across the screen to feast on innocent townspeople.

Taking advantage of the touch screen, players will eliminate zombie children, dogs, cats and birds by tapping them one to four times as they dart down the streets. Players will also need to pay close attention to friend or foe, as health is diminished if innocents are accidentally killed or when an undead creature escapes or eats a townsperson.

Pet Sematary also includes built-in social networking features that allow players to post their high scores directly to their Facebook pages. Pet Sematary for iPhone and iPod touch is now available at the Apple App Store for $0.99. To purchase the game, visit itunes.

Lite version of Robocalypse - Mobile Mayhem now available

Vogster Entertainment has released a Lite version of Robocalypse - Mobile Mayhem for the iPhone on the iTunes app store today. The Lite version of Mobile Mayhem offers two levels from the single player game, along with access to local multiplayer on one map. Robocalypse - Mobile Mayhem is fast paced strategy game that challenges players to build their own robot armies to fight off the evil Demolisher and his metal minions who are attempting to destroy the Thermidoom Corporation and conquer the world. The game also features a storyline written by Jay Lender (of SpongeBob Squarepants) and Micah Wright (of Angry Beavers).

To try out the Lite version of the game, visit http://bit.ly/I78Gg.