Hello, the past week has been a shocking one, with the passing away of big names like Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett. Anyway, let’s move on and check out what the iTunes Store has to offer for us freebies hunters this week.
Ace Hood leads this week’s lineup with his free Single of the Week download, Loco Wit The Cake. A signee to DJ Khaled’s We the Best/Def Jam imprint, Ace Hood is riding the shockwaves from the success of “Overtime” with a brand-new single, “Loco Wit the Cake.” Ace Hood shows off his flamboyant lifestyle (“Spend 30 in the mall/Five cars sitting tall”) over a treacherous Schife beat. “Loco Wit the Cake” reveals that the cards are in Ace Hood’s favor. If you liked this free download, be sure to also check out the full album, Ruthless.
When Skyworks sent me news of their new game, World Cup Ping Pong, I knew it would be great. We have previously reviewed quite a number of Skyworks games and they have all fared pretty well.
Ping pong, or otherwise known as table tennis in other parts of the world, is a game played quite similarly to, well, tennis. World Cup Ping Pong is entirely touch-controlled. Tap and drag the paddle to move it across the screen. If you fancy some acrobatics, try swiping when you hit the ball to give it a little spin and trick the computer player. Regardless of how you play the game, standard ping pong rules apply.
Good Tuesday again, everyone! That said, let’s head over to the iTunes Store and see what is in store (no pun intended) for us this week.
Mayer Hawthorne starts this week’s freebies with Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out, this week’s Single of the Week download. Hawthorne’s music is a throwback to a time when sweet, sweet soul ruled the airwaves and solid backbeats were recorded without any digital enhancements. Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out is from the school of Impressions-era Curtis Mayfield or Miracles-era Smokey Robinson — it’s got Hawthorne’s falsetto vocals ruling over a minimal bit of funk (also provided by Hawthorne, who plays all the instruments). Did we mention he’s a 29-year-old white kid from Ann Arbor? If you liked this track, don’t forget to check out his single of the same title, Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out.
TechCrunch reported a varying number of iPhone 3G S devices sold over the launch week, starting June 19. Original news by Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster claimed the number to be around 750,000 iPhone 3G S devices sold.
Apple, on the other hand, sent out a press release, adding an additional 1/3 to the original number, claiming to have officially sold over 1 million iPhone 3G S devices. This is also backed by word from Apple CEO himself, Steve Jobs who (reportedly) recently had a liver transplant.
Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning. With over 50,000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionary App Store, iPhone momentum is stronger than ever.
Apple also reported that over six million customers have downloaded the new iPhone OS 3.0 software update in the first five days since its release on June 17, 2009.
Well, definitely unbelievable numbers, but it’s true!
Origin8 has just sent us news on their up and coming sequel to Sentinel: Mars Defense. Appropriately titled Sentinel 2: Earth Defense, the game expands upon the critically acclaimed gameplay of the original game, plus a host of new features.
It’s war, and this time it’s too close to home. The Martian mission may be over, but the aliens haven’t finished playing space invaders yet!
Action now takes place across varied, lushly rendered Earth environments as the dropship Sentinel battles to repel an extra-terrestrial threat to humanity. The alien assault force has grown more vicious than ever. Luckily, human turret technology has also advance, thus the ship weapons system provides for a spectacular new way to eradicate the uninvited invaders.
Here’s a rundown of what’s new in Sentinel 2: Earth Defense:
Unleash the Sentinel’s incredible ship weapons system – if you’ve got the power to do so
Deploy mobile attack drones to harass the enemy and augment static defenses
Construct boosters to buff your offense, and upgrade to top-tier towers for devastating special moves!
Pit yourself against previously unseen members of the star spawned horde
Mission mode provides quick tactical challenges. Beat a scenario to earn achievements
Full online highscores, achievements, friends and chat using the OpenFeint 2.0 system.
Exclusive new music written by Specimen A
Classic Sentinel features such as specialised structures and units, usable landscape and destructible defenses, resource harvesting and interest system as well as visually stunning environments, towers and enemies will still be available so players of the original game should feel at home.
Sentinel 2: Earth Defense has been submitted to Apple for review and approval, and should be available shortly. Watch out for an announcement when it arrives and our review of the game later. For now, feel free to check out the screenshots and gameplay footage of the game.
If you have yet to check out Sentinel: Mar Defense, the game is currently on sale at only $1.99 a copy. Our review of the game is available here: Review – Origin8′s Sentinel. Get it from the iTunes Store after checking out the review!
Hello, the past week has been a shocking one, with the passing away of big names like Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett. Anyway, let’s move on and check out what the iTunes Store has to offer for us freebies hunters this week.
Ace Hood leads this week’s lineup with his free Single of the Week download, Loco Wit The Cake. A signee to DJ Khaled’s We the Best/Def Jam imprint, Ace Hood is riding the shockwaves from the success of “Overtime” with a brand-new single, “Loco Wit the Cake.” Ace Hood shows off his flamboyant lifestyle (“Spend 30 in the mall/Five cars sitting tall”) over a treacherous Schife beat. “Loco Wit the Cake” reveals that the cards are in Ace Hood’s favor. If you liked this free download, be sure to also check out the full album, Ruthless.
