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This weekend's new iPhone games: 3-D Vector Pong, KillerSudoku, Rockfall and more...

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This weekend's new iPhone games: 3-D Vector Pong, KillerSudoku, Rockfall and more...
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Naturally, we're writing stories about hot new iPhone games as fast as we see 'em go live on the App Store.

But there are dozens of games being released every day, as well as cool non-game apps. So we're going to track them with a daily post, to ensure nothing interesting drops through our tightly knit net.

So, some games that went live on the App Store this weekend that you may want to check out are:

3-D Vector Pong (pictured): Retro classic Pong goes 3D, with Tron-style futuristic visuals, tilt controls and wi-fi network play. £1.19 (direct link) Backgammon: Slick 2D backgammon game with plenty of options, and rotating controls for two-player matches on a single iPhone. £3.49 (direct link) Culture: Biological-themed strategy game that sees you planting spores and trying to conquer an enemy. £2.39 (direct link) KillerSudoku: The 11,874th sudoku game for iPhone at least offers something new – the Killer Sudoku variation for advanced scribblers. £2.99 (direct link) Rockfall: Neat-looking Boulder Dash clone with the usual rocks / gems / beasties gameplay. £2.99 (direct link) Sumo!: Intriguing fat-men-in-nappies based strategy game, where you have to knock your opponent off the fighting space by laying down tiles. £2.99 (direct link) SolarQuest: Horizontally-scrolling shooter with pickups, shields and very nice graphics indeed. £1.79 (direct link)

And a little something extra…

Last.fm: The official iPhone app of the popular online music service, this enables you to stream a personalised radio station based on your tastes, create new stations on the fly based on artists or tags, and buy songs directly from the iTunes Wi-Fi Store. And it's free! (direct link)
Stuart Dredge
Stuart Dredge
Stuart is a freelance journalist and blogger who's been getting paid to write stuff since 1998. In that time, he's focused on topics ranging from Sega's Dreamcast console to robots. That's what you call versatility. (Or a short attention span.)