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Best of iOS News: From Pocket Academy to Street Fighter IV Volt

Gamasutra rounds up the latest news in the world of App Store gaming, featuring standout releases like Street Fighter IV Volt, Puzzle Agent 2, Prope Discovery, and Pocket Academy.

Danny Cowan, Blogger

July 5, 2011

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[Gamasutra rounds up the latest news in the world of App Store gaming, featuring standout releases like Street Fighter IV Volt, Puzzle Agent 2, and Pocket Academy.] - Street Fighter IV Volt Adds Multiplayer, New Characters Following up on its initial iOS port of its one-on-one fighter Street Fighter IV, Capcom introduces a new online multiplayer mode and a total of 17 playable characters in the Volt expansion. - Telltale Launches Puzzle Agent 2 Now a successful franchise borne of Telltale's Pilot Program, Puzzle Agent's latest entry brings more Professor Layton-inspired puzzle gameplay to the iPhone and iPad. - James Pond Returns in The Deathly Shallows Sega Genesis platformer hero James Pond stars in a new side-scrolling shooter for iOS devices. - Prope's Latest Taps Into The Unreal Engine On iOS "Prope Discovery is somewhat of a hidden object game that has some degree of moment. It's been compared with Infinity Blade, due to its visual polish, which is not surprising, given that it's also built upon Epic's Unreal Engine." - Kairosoft Releases Game Dev Story Follow-Up Pocket Academy After finding App Store success with its games industry-spoofing sim title Game Dev Story last year, Kairosoft shifts its focus to the academic world with Pocket Academy. - MMORPG Spinoff MapleStory: Cygnus Knights Edition Premieres in App Store Nexon's side-scrolling MapleStory spinoff gets two new character classes and 12 new gameplay areas in its latest expansion. - Toshio Iwai's Tenori-on Now Available for iOS "Yamaha has released TNR-i, a fully-featured iOS simulation of Toshio Iwai's electronic musical instrument and Electroplankton successor Tenori-on."

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Danny Cowan

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Danny Cowan is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist for Gamasutra and its subsites. Previously, he has written reviews and feature articles for gaming publications including 1UP.com, GamePro, and Hardcore Gamer Magazine.

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