We knew it was arriving this month, but we didn't expect it to arrive this early.  On the day of Apple's media event, many of you would have guessed that EA would announce their rooftop-running game and it's release on-stage (that is, if they will show up at the event).   It was first spotted earlier this year for the iPad, but now after several excuses and delays - EA have released it for the iPhone.

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Name: Crimson Gem Saga

Developer: Nate Games

Price: $9.99 (AppStore)

Overall Rating:   4.5 / 5

RPGs have always been rather popular on the App Store, but it always seemed that Action RPG's took priority over the more traditional turn-based RPG. As of late, though, it seems to be the other way around, with more large-scale turn-based RPG's being released, like Final Fantasy I and II, Chaos Rings, and now Crimson Gem Saga, a port of a formerly PSP exclusive RPG, receiving praise from critics. (more...)

If you're into golf and already own Let's Golf or Tiger Woods PGA Tour, you're undoubtedly going to be excited for Gameloft's iteration of a realistic golfing game for the iPhone.  Just about a week ago had they released a trailer to show the basic gameplay and licensed players, so as we close in to the beginning of September, a few iPhone 4 screenshots are public. (more...)

When Solomon's Keep was released earlier this year, many people were confused as to what the game was actually about. What they saw was something that rarely had been seen on the App Store and that was a cute mini-Diablo like experience wrapped up with the familiar dual-stick shooter scheme. The game was met with universal acclaim and was praised for it's simplicity, depth and fun. It even received 5 stars from us back in May. If you've never heard of it check out Solomon's Keep in the App Store here, and you can try out the lite here. (more...)

EAmobile have just announced on twitter that their most anticipated iPhone title will arrive in September.  Mirror's Edge first made it's appearance in the AppStore through the iPad, but has yet been spotted for the iPhone counterpart.  There have been several different excuses, but right now all of that doesn't matter. (more...)

If you haven't noticed already, touchAholics and Gameloft UK have become quite good friends in the past, delivering our twitter followers a number of giveaways.  We've had tens of iTunes Gift Codes, a few figurines and now we're going to try something new - a regular £25 iTunes Gift Card giveaway every Friday.  What could be a better way to end the week?

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Gameloft have just handed us details on their latest tie-in with Marvel for Spider-Man: Total Mayhem.  The two have co-operated quite a lot in the AppStore through the Iron Man series, being one of Gameloft's most successful titles.  Now they aim to re-achieve that success with Spider-Man, which should hit the AppStore next Wednesday. (more...)

As soon as the iPad was announced on-stage by Steve Jobs at the keynote earlier this year, a billion ideas had popped into hundreds of developers' minds.  The huge, gorgeous display, the large multi-touch screen and the powerful A4 chip could all be implemented in a thousand different ways.  One of those ways is through Neon Battle HD, which the developers have kindly asked me to try out - and am I glad they did! (more...)

Apple wanted the iPad to be ‘available for everyone’ and now this sleek, 9.7 inch tablet has seemed to find its way into the lives of Japanese sumo wrestlers. The Japanese Sumo Association has reported that their wrestlers often struggle to type on smaller devices due to their large hands. (more...)

MoreGames and Chillingo released Quest of Knights Onrush as a promotional game for their tower defense game - Knights Onrush - but the minigame alongside it turned out to be just as good as the game they were promoting. That game, a side scrolling beat 'em up, has now been turned into a game of its own and it now available to purchase on the App Store - meet Knights Rush. The game is available for $2.99 and comes in at 90mb.

Knights Rush ($2.99)