Sid Meier’s Pirates! Heads To iPad

If you’re a gamer over a certain age, you probably remember Sid Meier’s Pirates!, an incredible game that was released on the Commodore 64, Apple II, PC booter, Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, and the Nintendo Entertainment System between 1986 and 1991. Yeah, it was so good that it got ported to every platform on the planet, as was common in those days. 2004 saw the title remade for modern consoles and now seven years later, it’s been ported to iPad!

Available for just $3.99, you can buckle your swash across the Caribbean, seduce the Governer’s daughter, dance, fight, bury treasure, pillage ships, and generally live out all your childhood pirating fantasies.

Full app description after the jump:

All hands on Deck! Sid Meier’s Pirates! is an exciting high-seas adventure that allows buccaneers to helm one of 27 fully customizable ships as they descend upon unsuspecting ports of call to amass a motley crew of seafaring bandits. As a fearless Pirate Captain you will collect hidden treasure maps, undertake daring missions and courageous rescues, and swiftly hand out pirate-style justice to local braggarts at every port. The wild call of the ocean will lure you back to sea where they’ll encounter enemy pirates and engage in mind-blowing open sea battles unlike any other game before on the iPad.

Overflowing with intense pirate action, Sid Meier’s Pirates! features a treasure chest of gameplay riches including traditional minigames, such as Sword Fighting, Ship Combat and Dancing.

• Take the helm of 27 ships and customize them with assorted ammo, cannons and other upgrades
• The classic adventure by renowned creator Sid Meier, re-imagined for the iPad to take full advantage of touch controls
• Use the iPad’s touch contorls to parry, counter and effectively out duel your opponents into submission with lightning quick moves onboard ships, in taverns, and even in the exclusive Governor’s mansion
• Challenge and pursue the most famous pirates in history, including Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and Henry Morgan

*Features specific to iPad 2
- Piratize your own picture using the iPad 2′s camera
- Improved graphics
- Additional visual effects

[via Cult of Mac]

Add some color to your iPhone with Incipio Ultra Light Feather Case

The Incipio Ultra Light Feather Case for iPhone 4 (including Verizon iPhone) is for those who want some color and style without any extra bulk. It comes in black, bright purple, pink, forest green, metallic black, metallic white, metallic gray, coral, turquoise, yellow/green, metallic purple, and metallic orange. Phew!

ShopIncipio Ultra Light Feather Case!

Make your shopping lists simple with Buy Me a Pie! for iPhone

Buy Me a Pie!, by Skript, is a new shopping list for the iPhone. It’s beauty is the simplicity. You can also sync your lists with the cloud or share view SMS or email.

Buy me a Pie! is available for $1.99. Screenshots and video after the break.

[iTunes link]

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Cars 2 World Grand Prix Read and Race now available for iPad

Disney has released an interactive iPad book, Cars 2 World Grand Prix Read and Race.

Rev your engines for this thrilling Cars 2 original story—a must-read for racing fans! This action-packed app features stunning Disney/Pixar movie images, exciting tap-and-play interactivity, professional narration, music and sound effects, 3-D car customization, and two amazing racetracks.

Cars 2 World Grand Prix Read and Race is available for $6.99. Screenshots after the break.

[iTunes link]

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New and updated iPhone and iPad apps for Thursday, July 21

Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!

IsoSketch: Effortlessly draw on an angled isometric grid and create beautifully precise geometric artwork. [$2.99 for iPad - iTunes link]

Sheep At Stake: Take your multi-tasking abilities to the extreme by helping the sheep pass obstacles by opening switches, moving flying platforms, activating ramps and more. [Free for iPhone - iTunes link]

Business Card Reader (Sale): Import contact information from a business card directly to your iPhone address book. [On sale for $0.99 for iPhone - iTunes link]

Where To?: A simple tap is all it takes to instantly find the nearest restaurants, doctors’ offices, post offices, parks, public pools or hotels. [$2.99 for iPhone - iTunes link]

Cryptid Curling: – A relaxing colour matching bouncing puck game of angles that’s extremely hard to put down. [Free for iPhone and iPad - iTunes link]

Any other big app or game releases or updates today?

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Apple passes Nokia to become biggest smartphone producer by volume

According to Financial Times, Apple has passed Nokia to become the biggest smartphone producer by volume on the planet. It took both Apple’s recent 20 million iPhone surge, and Nokia’s just as recent decline for the two to switch position, but that it happened only 4 years after Apple entered the market is impressive none the less.

Apple was already the biggest smartphone maker by revenue and profits, but the April-June period marked the first time it had surpassed Nokia in volume.

Nokia recently began a painful transition away from the “burning platform” of Symbian towards Microsoft’s Windows Phone, similar to the one Palm (now HP) took towards webOS and RIM is taking towards QNX.

Apple, meanwhile, is full speed ahead on iOS, with iOS 5 set for release this fall, and most likely iPhone 5 to go with it.

[Financial Times]

Deadlock: Online, a free multiplayer shooter now available in the App Store [video]

Deadlock has just been released in the US App Store and if you are into online multiplayer shooter games you really should check this one out. Deadlock is a dual-stick shooter game designed for online play with up to eight other players via Game Center.

Features:

• Gorgeous 3d Graphics


• Up to 8 player online multiplayer action.


• Over 30 weapons including assault rifles, sub machine guns, grenades and more.


• Robust loadout system including multiple weapon attachments, and armor.


• 3 Gameplay modes at launch including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture & Hold


• 30 ranks to earn with rewards for each rank you earn.


• Asynchronous Online Tournaments – automatically be entered into new tournaments running every day and every week to win unlock points which can be used to unlock new weapons and items.


• Gamecenter integration for tournaments and achievements, character stat tracking.


• Character synchronization between multiple devices (iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch)


• 5 Maps at launch with more on the way!

The game is free to play for a limited time, we don’t know how or if that will change in the future; so if you want to try it, do it now. There are also in-app purchases to unlock game features. These are optional and can be unlocked through game achievements anyway.

The game is a universal binary so compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. We have the game trailer after the break, take a look if you are still unsure what it is all about. I think it looks extremely fast but a lot of fun!

[Free – iTunes link]