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30 Must Have Games for the iPhone and iPod touch. That garnered your attention and plenty of comments, so we’re happy to present its natural sequel, 15 Must Have Games for the iPad.
As with the first feature, let us underscore that we do not consider this to be a list of the best games for the iPad, or superlative games in any specific category. Instead, this is a collection of games vetted by The Loop as being fun to play and standouts for one reason or another. So please don’t take umbrage if you don’t see your favorite game listed. But by all means use the comment section below to share with other readers your thoughts on this list and any other iPad games you think are excellent.
Flight Control HD
Firemint wasted no time, hitting launch day for the iPad with a release of Flight Control HD, an updated version of its eminently popular iPhone air traffic control game. You rack up points by safely landing a variety of airplanes and helicopters onto their runways and landing pads. If any of them collide, the game is over. Firemint did more than just scale up the graphics to work on the iPad, however – Flight Control HD also adds new maps and a fun, quirky “3D” mode that provides the illusion of depth if you wear a pair of red/blue “anaglyph” glasses (not included, of course, but available in online, novelty shops and elsewhere).
Warpgate HD
Freeverse had been working on its ambitious action/RPG game Warpgate initially as an iPhone game, but the iPad caused them to pause the iPhone version and rework it initially as an iPad release. Envisioned as a touch-based variant on Elite or as a latter-day Escape Velocity for you Mac game enthusiasts, Warpgate puts you in the pilot’s chair of an interstellar spacecraft as you seek your fortune. You can deliver cargo, become a pirate, participate in missions that move a storyline along and more. The game’s graphics are exquisite, its scale is immense – three dozen star systems, each chock-full of planets and space stations to interact with, tons of different starships to control and lots more.
The the new updated version of the free Daily DiggiPad app just came out, and gives this app new life.
In a completely new layout, Daily Digg’s app really stands out. It delivers all of your favorite digged news articles, and displays them in a friendly newspaper-like format. For those of who you don’t like how the actually website looks, this app will be sure to be easy on your eyes.
You can flip through the pages of this virtual newspaper by choosing different sections at the bottom. Also, as opposed to the website – which devotes a lot of space to the amount of diggs and comments – this app is focused more on the headlines and first few lines of the articles. It also mentions how many diggs, but in smaller font in order to emphasize what the story is about and not waste valuable real estate on the iPad screen.
Popular Mechanics has launched the first peek at how its magazine will look on the iPad, available for purchase through Apple’s app store for $1.99. The edition, which is not a full issue but, rather, a “showcase,” has special enhanced features not available in print, such embedded video, a 3D look at building plans, an interactive earthquake tracker, an animated demon accompanying a piece on building a tool-charging station, and an animated illustration of an extreme free fall without a parachute to go along with a story in the magazine titled “The Man in the Black Flying Suit.”
Aardman animations inventive duo now as close as the nearest touch screen.
July 8, 2010
Press Release
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – Telltale Inc, the leading independent digital publisher and developer of episodic interactive entertainment, is pleased to announce that Wallace & Gromit: The Last Resort is available on the AppStore for iPad! Now, fans of Wallace & Gromit can download the game and immediately experience the adventure, fun and humor of Aardman Animations’ most famous inventors via the touch screen of the iPad.
Wallace & Gromit: The Last Resort joins Telltale’s recently released Sam & Max: The Penal Zone and the upcoming Puzzle Agent on the iPad as part of Telltale Games slate of AppStore releases.
Wallace & Gromit: The Last Resort is fun for the whole family and is available at the affordable price of $4.99 in the US and for 2.99 UK and €3.99 “across the pond”.
Summer is here and thoughts are turning to vacations, traveling and leisure activities. It’s a time for heading to the beach or across the globe to experience new places. Some folks may be staying close to home this year and looking for new things to do nearby. Or perhaps a virtual vacation is in the cards, using the power of the web to experience exotic places from a distance. The iPad is an apt companion for all of these summer activities, if the right apps come along for the journey.
Kayak. Traveling means booking flights, and in this economy finding the best deal is a must. Kayak is a good way to search for flights that meet specific criteria and book them. The app also handles hotels, so you can plan your travel and accommodations in one place. Free.
Zagat to Go. One of the great joys of vacations is sampling local delicacies and trying new food. It can be a challenge to find good places to eat in an unfamiliar place and that’s where Zagat comes to the rescue. You can search for restaurants, get pricing information, book reservations and find directions using the iPad’s GPS. $9.99.
Free Translator. If you are lucky enough to be traveling to exotic locales this summer, you may be confronted with a language you don’t speak. This app is a simple way to translate phrases in a number of languages to help you get around in foreign places. It is an iPhone app but works well on the iPad. Free.
Urbanspoon. This app is great for finding specific types of restaurants nearby, using a great system of criteria to narrow down the search. You can find what you crave with just a few taps on the iPad screen, complete with a map to see where you need to go. It covers many cities in the U.S. for those staying close to home, and also major cities in the UK and Australia. Free.
Photo Transfer App. The iPad doesn’t have a camera onboard but is still a good gadget to gaze at those vacation photos. This app makes it a snap to get the photos from an iPhone or a PC to the iPad over a Wi-Fi connection. $2.99.
Hobbyist Software announced the immediate availability of iBrowse 2.0 on Thursday. The new version of the iOS-based Web browser added support for the iPad along with a new Power Search feature that lets users type shortcuts to jump to specific Web sites.
iBrowse can load new Web pages in the background, displays open pages, bookmarks and browser history as groups of flowing tabs, offers full-screen browsing, and more.
The the new updated version of the free 
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – Telltale Inc, the leading independent digital publisher and developer of episodic interactive entertainment, is pleased to announce that Wallace & Gromit: The Last Resort is available on the AppStore for iPad! Now, fans of Wallace & Gromit can download the game and immediately experience the adventure, fun and humor of Aardman Animations’ most famous inventors via the touch screen of the iPad.
Summer is here and thoughts are turning to vacations, traveling and leisure activities. It’s a time for heading to the beach or across the globe to experience new places. Some folks may be staying close to home this year and looking for new things to do nearby. Or perhaps a virtual vacation is in the cards, using the power of the web to experience exotic places from a distance. The iPad is an apt companion for all of these summer activities, if the right apps come along for the journey.
Hobbyist Software announced the immediate availability of iBrowse 2.0 on Thursday. The new version of the iOS-based Web browser added support for the iPad along with a new Power Search feature that lets users type shortcuts to jump to specific Web sites.
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