After his bride is murdered by a vampire, Vincent, (a dangerous hunter for a secret organization) sets out for revenge against the monster that killed his wife. Poisoned by hatred and driven by rage, Vincent wages war on the plague of vampires that has infested and destroyed all that was good in the world.

Game features:

• Take control of Vincent in the most intense survival horror ever to hit the iPhone and iPod touch.
• Dark gothic atmosphere with exquisite 3D environments.
• Detailed character models and gripping realism.
• Four weapons available to fend off the vampiric hordes.
• Thrilling boss fights based on actual sword fighting techniques.
• Multiple control methods: Dual-stick or touchscreen interface.
• Three stages of detailed story-driven gameplay, or try your luck in Survival Mode.
• Full Crystal integration including challenges, achievements leaderboards and social networking.

Check out Vampire Origins from the App Store, available now for only $6.99. Here’s a couple of screenshots and a trailer from the game to whet your appetite.

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Happy New Year folks! May you have a blessed new year and new decade! Well, what is January 1st without any gifts or celebration?

A group of independent iPhone developers have banded together to bring the world a little bit of holiday cheer. Apps have been heavily discounted as a gift to all iPhone and iPod touch users! These applications will be discounted for at least 48 hours from December 31st 2009 to January 1st 2010.

Here’s the list of apps on sale:

• Twilight Golf, $1.99 (was $2.99)
• Crayon Ball, $1.99 (was $2.99)
• Eyegore’s Eye Blast, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Pinch ‘n Pop!, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Pollywog, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Smiles Zen, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Smiles, $1.99 (was $2.99)
• Train Conductor, $1.99 (was $3.99)
• iTweetReply, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• CatTaTa, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• RocketFuse, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Rail Adventures, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• SpaceDuel, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Ringo, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Screw the Dealer Pro, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• CashMachine, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Outnumbered, FREE (was $0.99)
• iHurt, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Dragon Eye, FREE (was $0.99)
• iType2Go Pro, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Tap-Fu, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Rogueship, $1.99 (was $2.99)
• Hi, How Are You, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• 3D Wizard Wand, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Sword of Fargoal, $2.99 (was $4.99)
• MatchTunes, $0.99 (was $2.99)
• Volcano Planet, FREE (was $0.99)
• AquaWars, FREE (was $0.99)
• Trace It, $0.99 (was $1.99)
• Battle for Wesnoth, $1.99 (was $4.99)

Go ahead, launch iTunes on your device or computer and start shopping away! http://www.newyearappblowout.com

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Owl City’s Fireflies is this week’s free Single of the Week download. Owl City is the stage name of Adam Young, a Minnesota native plinking out dreamy tunes that meander down clever lyrical sidestreets. Fireflies melds a partly-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-clearing attitude to a trance-pop beat. The result: an invigorating, feel-good electro-pop experience. Young has a bit of Death Cab for Cutie in his vocal timbre that, when pressed up against a synthesized beat, is so effervescent it could levitate Stonehenge. Fireflies appears on Owl City’s latest album, Ocean Eyes. Make sure to check out this album, available now exclusively on iTunes for the next two weeks for just $7.99, once you sampled the free track.

Jaimee Paul comes next with Cry Me A River, this week’s Discovery Download featurette. Southern Illinois native Jaimee Paul grew up singing in church, where she wowed congregations with her spins on classic hymns. On her newest album, Paul reinterprets jazz standards, including Cry Me a River, originally popularized by Julie London. Close your eyes and listen to Paul’s timeless, smoky vocals mingle with tranquil string orchestration and Beegie Adair’s delicate piano playing. Check out the full album, At Last if you liked this free download.

Next in the line is this week’s Canción de la Semana download, featuring Ella Es Bonita by Natalia LaFourcade. This week, we take our new love a little bit further and spotlight a track from her new album, Hu Hu Hu. Ella Es Bonita is a bright slice of sunshine pop where Miss LaFourcade comes across like a nouveau folk-singer with a penchant for horns and organic disco-pop. In a perfect world, we would spend our weekends in the forest, frolicking to music like this. If you like this track, then check out the full album, Hu Hu Hu.

Lastly, check out this week’s free music video download, a double feature. First, check out Charm City Devils’ Let’s Rock n’ Roll (Endless Road). If you want, download the full song from their full album, Let’s Rock n’ Roll (Endless Road). Next is Brooke White’s Radio Radio. As usual, check out the 30-second previews, hosted by our YouTube Channel below.

Closing notes: As usual, the freebies mentioned here are sourced from the US iTunes Store and may not be available in iTunes Stores of other countries. Our featured article, How To: Create a US iTunes Store Account is available if you wish to know the steps required to setup a US iTunes Store account.

Go ahead and grab these free downloads as soon as you can. They are always free for about a week or so before returning to their usual selling prices. Remember: don’t just add them into your shopping cart. Make sure you check out! Hit this FREE ON iTunes page to check out the other free downloads that are not highlighted here!

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Meese leads the lineup with Next In Line, the Single of the Week free download. Meese is a Denver-based group that’s ready to send its debut album, Broadcast, out into the world. Meese has a solid, slightly synth-touched rock backbone that drives its songs forward. A mixture of souldful harmonies within rough guitars and electronic textures gives the band a distinct feel. This summer, you can catch Meese on tour with the Fray and Jack’s Mannequin. If you liked this free download, be sure to also check out the full album, Broadcast.

No sign of this week’s Discovery Download (as of this writing), so let’s check out Viviré Para Ti, this week’s Canción de la Semana download by Los Amigos Invisibles. How appropriate that Viviré Para Ti is the Song of the Week just as everybody’s pulling skimpy summer clothes out of storage. The fun Venezuelan group fills a highball tall with cool disco and Latin lounge, topped with a gorgeous vocal one-two punch from Julio Briceño and a special guest, Natalia Lafourcade. Producer Dimitri from Paris gives Viviré Para Ti wings to transcend both language and discotheque eras. Let Los Amigos cool you down as the temperature heats up. If you liked this track, check out the full album, Commercial.

Last, but not least – check out this week’s free Music Video of the Week download, featuring Audrye Sessions’ Turn Me Off. Initial reviews in the iTunes Store looks favorable, with fans commenting on the lead singer’s amazing voice. Be sure to check out the song download from their similarly-titled album, Audrye Sessions. Here’s a 30-second preview, hosted by our YouTube Channel.

Closing notes: As usual, the freebies mentioned here are sourced from the US iTunes Store and may not be available in iTunes Stores of other countries. Our featured article, How To: Create a US iTunes Store Account is available if you wish to know the steps required to setup a US iTunes Store account.

Go ahead and grab these free downloads as soon as you can. They are always free for about a week or so before returning to their usual selling prices. Remember: don’t just add them into your shopping cart. Make sure you check out! Hit this FREE ON iTunes page to check out the other free downloads that are not highlighted here!

Very last notes: Today happens to be Michael Jackson’s funeral. I’d like to jot down a few words for the King of Pop. You amazed me with your music when I was just a kid. You will continue to amaze me forever. Love your music, miss you forever.
Rest In Peace.

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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.

Next, check out this week’s Discovery Download featuring Leslie Mendelson’s Hit the Spot. Any recording that begins with an old-fashioned walking double bass line already sounds like a winner to us. Add suave yet understated drumming, crisp acoustic guitar comping, and, most importantly, singer/songwriter/pianist/guitarist Leslie Mendelson’s spirited voice, and one gets a song that does indeed, as advertised, “Hit the Spot.” The bluesy piano and boozy horns that come in later fortify the song’s adult-pop brilliance, which will make listeners frequently click “repeat.” Support Mendelson – check out the full album entitled, Swan Feathers.

Laberinto is this week’s Canción de la Semana download by Roba. Robert Avellanet spent his youth as a member of Menudo in the late ’80s, and honed his rock skills throughout the ’90s as a part of bands like Euphoria, El Reencuentro, and Los Ultimos Heroes. Now he’s back as RoBA and with a new album, Jet Privado. “Laberinto” is a smooth pop track on the surface, but it rocks with gusto – a blazing guitar kicks the tune off which helps bring RoBA into a new level of rock ‘n’ roll sincerity. If you fancy this free track, then don’t forget to also check out the full album, Jet Privado.

Last but not least is this week’s free Music Video of the Week download. Check out All In by The Grouch & Eligh. Get the download, then check out the song version from their full album, Say G&E! As usual, here’s the 30-seconds preview, proudly hosted by our YouTube Channel.

Closing notes: As usual, the freebies mentioned here are sourced from the US iTunes Store and may not be available in iTunes Stores of other countries. Our featured article, How To: Create a US iTunes Store Account is available if you wish to know the steps required to setup a US iTunes Store account.

Go ahead and grab these free downloads as soon as you can. They are always free for about a week or so before returning to their usual selling prices. Remember: don’t just add them into your shopping cart. Make sure you check out! Hit this FREE ON iTunes page to check out the other free downloads that are not highlighted here!

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