Pick it up in the App Store here

I wasn’t a huge fan of the “GTA clone” Saints Row for the Xbox 360 when it came out a couple of years ago. It was entertaining, but I soon lay it to rest as it just didn’t have that lasting appeal for me.

Saints Row 2 is looking promising on the 360, PS3 and PC however, and is also coming to a mobile device near you by THQ Wireless.

Expect multiple missions, activities and mini-games integrated into the game-play. You will have the ability to complete missions on foot or while driving as you battle to regain territory from rival gangs and corrupt police.

Here are some features

* Continue the story of the Third Street Saints and battle to regain their territory from rival gangs and corrupt police
* Inhabit and “own” 5 large city territories by capturing enemy strongholds to help build your empire, then defend your turf against enemy gang reprisals
* Each gang with it’s own unique style and methods; new rival gangs – the Ronin, the Sons of Samedi, and the Brotherhood
* Complete multiple missions and mini-diversions; rob civilians, take hostages, rob shops, escape cops
* Gain respect and recapture the city

More on the official Website

Developed by THQ’s Finland-based studio, Universomo, Star Wars: Force Unleashed will utilize the Cell Weaver technology and provide players with unique community features, including tournaments, score uploads and downloadable content, through N-Gage Arena services.

Gregg Sauter, Director, Publishing, Nokia.

“We’re proud to be able to deliver the next chapter in the Star Wars saga on the N-Gage platform,” “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Mobile game will take advantage of the N-Gage platform’s robust native development environment to provide the ultimate mobile gaming experience, including powerful graphics, connectivity and community elements.”

And here’s a video:

Wayfinder, a leading supplier of innovative location and navigation services in mobile phones, has introduced a forum where game developers can create location oriented games using Wayfinder technology.

Jonas Sellergren, VP Innovations at Wayfinder.

“We see a huge potential for location oriented entertainment and gaming in mobile phones. By giving access to our 3rd party APIs to the game developer community, we believe that we can help these developers save a substantial amount of time when creating Location Based or Alternate Reality Games, especially on the mapping, search and positioning side”

More on Wayfinder

When asked if they were planning to port more of their games over to the iPhone, Howard Tomlinson replied:

“Very much so. We’re bringing our own IP across where it makes sense, and lots of our licensors are working with us to expand to cover iPhone too. We’re also looking at revisits of some of our older games, where we reckon a new treatment for iPhone would be fun. It’s a balance between experimenting with new ideas and playing it safe with trusted games and brands.”

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Touch Arcade has taken the liberty of reviewing all the current Breakout-style games and has come to the conclusion that Ikanoid is the best of the bunch with its “responsiveness, great sound effects and arcade feel”. Version 1.4 is out and includes the new features such as net high scores, ability to start at an arbitrary level and background music, volume controls.

Check out all the reviews and an included video.

It seems like every game company out there is jumping on the iPhone/iPod Touch port wagon these days, and why shouldn’t they; the iPhone is a powerful portable game device that sells like chocolate ice cream on a hot summer day.

Pangeasoft’s Spaghetti Western, gun slinging title Billy Frontier is making the port over from the Mac with alterations to accommodate the iPhone and iPod Touch. Pangeasoft is claiming Billy Frontier, a Space Cowboy who’s mission is to rid the galaxy of alien outlaws, will be the “most diverse 3D game on the iPhone and iPod Touch”…for the time being.

Expect four mini games in one, which include: Dueling, Shootout, Stampede, and Target Practice.

Check out more screens and info on Pangeasoft
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Check out the new features in Bejeweled 2 for the iPhone:

• Endless Mode: A popular game mode from PopCap’s Mac/PC version that allows gamers to enjoy limitless gameplay without ever hitting No More Moves.

• High Scores: A feature that allows players to retain their high scores for both Action and Classic mode. It also tracks the user rank and lifetime stats, including best lifetime score, overall number of gems collected, overall time played, and more.

• Music System: An option that enables players to listen to iPod music during gameplay. Controlled from the settings menu, players can choose to activate game sound effects, or turn them off.

• Battery and Clock Info Bar: An option that displays battery life data and time when the game is paused from the options or pause menu.

Finally a little bit of facts on Bejeweled on the iPhone:

Nearly five million users have already played the free version of Bejeweled created specifically for the Safari browser on the iPhone, and hundreds of millions more have played the PC, online and console versions. Consumers have enjoyed more than six billion hours of the Bejeweled franchise across more than a dozen platforms from iPods to seatbacks on leading airlines.

Connect 2 Media just announced the launch of Hellboy, a fantasy based action game on a Mobile device near you this summer. The mobile launch will conicide with Hellboy: The Science of Evil on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP and will contain 12 levels inspired by the comic book series.

Greg Robinson, General Manager of Connect 2 Media.

“Hellboy is a comic book hero with a wide appeal that issue to grow with the anticipated popularity of the video game and movie launches this summer,” Konami’s mobile games are famous for outstanding playability and we are excited to start off what will hopefully become a long-time collaboration with a key games publisher.”

Developed by Firemint in Australia, Real Racer will feature head-to-head multiplayer via your Wi-Fi connection, share your best times on a community site and compete against your friends all while checking out stats on Facebook using their propietary Cloudcell technology.

The most exciting HD racing experience on mobile

* Ultra realistic HD graphics
* Multi channel surround sound
* Realistic dynamics with natural accelerometer control

A truly competitive experience with “just one more go” gameplay

* Head to head multiplayer via WiFi or OTA
* Track your friends’ performance using Real Racing’s Facebook and OpenSocial applications

Relish your achievements

* Publish your best laps to YouTube with the press of a button
* Mash up and publish your results with web tools from Real Racing’s user portal

Firemint’s Real Racer
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