Jake's Guide to Awesome iOS Apps: October 2010 Edition

I play video games. I also own lots of Apple products. Consequently, I frequently get asked questions about what sort of apps I use, what people should get for their new iTouch/iPhone/iPad, and so on. I decided it would be a good idea to write a comprehensive guide of the cool stuff I've used so far and what I recommend (in no particular order).


All prices are subject to change and all links jump straight to the iTunes store. Enjoy!

Review: Apricorn EZ Writer II (Portable Dual-Layer DVD Burner)

Apricorn recently released a new portable, dual-layer DVD burner, the EZ Writer II and I got my hands on it to give it a try. Here’s what it was like.

iOS Game Sale

Hey iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users: There's a big sale on games in the iTunes store going on right now. You can get things like Peggle, Castlevania Puzzle, and Need For Speed for $1 each, or something like 50-90% off. If you haven't experienced some of these games,now is certainly the time to get on the bandwagon. No,I do not get paid to tell you things like this.

Do note, however, that in many cases these are just the iphone or iPod touch versions; iPad users will be dismayed to find out that Need For Speed is still $12.99 with the smaller version at $1. Lame, I know.

Anyway, enjoy!

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3DS Launch Date Confirmed

Via Kotaku, 1up, Joystiq, and the rest of the Internet, the Nintendo 3DS launch date has been confirmed for the end of February 2011 in Japan and March for North America. This is the system that I was geeking out over back when it absolutely dominated the news at E3 not so long ago. We're talking 3D display without obnoxious glasses, much better graphics than all current handhelds, an analog stick, WPA/WPA2 security (current DS owners know why this is big), and a library of games that has the potential to put the SNES to shame (and that certainly says something coming from a huge SNES fan).

So set aside $300, the anticipated retail for the new system, some cash for games like Street Fighter 4, Resident Evil Mercenaries, new Kid Icarus, new Star Fox, and a port of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and a whole lot of time because come March you're going to be needing them.


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Impressions: New on PSN- Enslaved and Blade Kitten demos

Just this week, the Playstation Network launched two new demos for the upcoming games Enslaved and Blade Kitten. I downloaded them, had a chance to play, and here's what I thought.

Review: Castle Crashers (PS3)

I recently downloaded a flurry of demos from the Playstation Store for my PS3, among them a real gem of a game some of you may have heard of called Castle Crashers. The demo was so incredible that I just had to get the full game. I did and this was my experience with it.

Greetings at Blogger

If you're reading this, it means that I've decided to move Aletheia's Herald from Wordpress to Blogger. There were some policy differences and, while I do and did greatly enjoy Wordpress, Blogger just ended up having more to offer me.

I'll be moving my old blog at Wordpress over to this one at Blogger soon. Please be patient while I figure out how to transpose everything to the new home.