Games

∞ Dragon Age: Origins headed to Mac this month

BioWare and TransGaming have announced plans to release a Macintosh version of Dragon Age: Origins on Dec. 21, 2009. It’s coming in Standard and Digital Deluxe versions for $50 and $65 respectively.

∞ App makes understanding game ratings a breeze

Shopping for video games this holiday season? The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is helping parents make better buying decisions with a free app for your iPhone or iPod touch.

∞ Namco brings Ace Combat games to iPhone, iPod touch

Namco Networks on Thursday released Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion, the first iteration of their popular aircraft dogfighting game for the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s available for download from the App Store for $4.99.

∞ The Grinch makes an iPhone appearance

Dr. Seuss’ beloved book How the Grinch Stole Christmas has been turned into a TV special and feature-length movie, and now it makes its iPhone and iPod touch debut, thanks to the work of Oceanhouse Media. The company has released … Continued

∞ Id Software's Carmack rides Apple 'rollercoaster'

Speaking with Kotaku, Id Software co-founder and chief technologist John Carmack calls working with Apple “a rollercoaster ride,” referring to the company’s on again, off again relationship with game developers like him.

∞ LED Football for iPhone gains Mattel branding

TouchGrove’s LED Football is a nostalgic homage to early handheld electronic games. While the game was unquestionably inspired by Mattel Football, it’s been careful not to duplicate the experience to avoid copyright hassles. Now Mattel has officially licensed LED Football. … Continued

∞ Gameloft's Asphalt 5 debuts for iPhone, iPod touch

With EA’s Need for Speed and countless go-kart racing games, Gameloft’s Asphalt series is a bit easy to overlook, but that would be a mistake. Its newest installment, Asphalt 5, is an awesome arcade racing game for the iPhone and … Continued

∞ Doom Classic game released for iPhone

Id Software’s seminal first person shooter Doom Classic is back for one more go, this time on the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $6.99 and is available for purchase and download from the App Store.

∞ N-Gage to die, partly thanks to iPhone

Cell phone maker Nokia announced Friday plans to discontinue its N-Gage, a cell phone and handheld gaming console. N-Gage services will no longer be available on new Nokia cell phones, and the online N-Gage Store itself will close in one … Continued

∞ Rock Band comes to the iPhone

After a few pretenders and some bona fide music games in their own right have made appearances on the App Store, EA Mobile has released a real version of Rock Band, the popular music rhythm game, for the iPhone and … Continued