Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Game Debuts
The Price is Right Decades ($1.99)
The game show beloved by kids home sick from school everywhere is now available on iOS. Classic pricing games & all-new pricing games included.
FlickPig ($0.99)
Sonic the Hedghog creator Yuji Naka's new company Prope has release FlickPig, a cute and colorful action puzzler. Stack pigs – collect coins!
Dizzy Prince of the Yolkfolk ($1.99)
Classic "eggventurer" Dizzy is back, in a brand new iOS 2D platformer.
Come On Baby! ($0.99)
Korean mobile game powerhouse Com2us might have finally gone off the deep end – Come on Baby is a baby super hero fighting game.
Zero Tek ($0.99)
This 2D platformer reminds us a bit of Mega Man, which is always a good thing.
Trade Mania HD ($2.99)
Collect rent, manufacture and trade products and more in this economic sim from Dekovir.
Chrono Trigger ($9.99)
Square Enix's beloved time-traveling RPG is finally available on iOS. They simply don't make RPGs like this, anymore.
Price Drops
SpellTower ($0.99)
Clever indie word puzzler SpellTower is half-off, hot on the heals of its Universal support.
Epoch ($2.99)
Excellent cover shooter Epoch is 50% off for a limited time. Read our full review to see what makes this title so great.
Mirror's Edge for iPad (Free)
EA's special deals continue! Mirror's Edge is FREE today. Grab it! The iPhone version is free as well.
Scrabble for iPad ($4.99)
It's no free Mirror's Edge, but EA's Scrabble for iPad is also half-off.
Tetris for iPad ($2.99)
Puzzle gamers can save 30% on Tetris for iPad today only.
Updates
Assassin's Creed Recollection
Ubisoft's innovative card strategy game has received a few multiplayer tweaks. Players now earn XP and credits for MP battles, and MP game speed has been increased.
Bike Baron
A new, easier "Domovoi Biker" mode has been added, featuring many more checkpoints. 22 of the best user-created levels have also been added, complete with new goals.
Justin is Executive Editor of IGN Wireless. He has been reviewing cell phone games since the dark days of Java flip phones. You can follow him on Twitter and MyIGN.
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