Top iPad Game Apps: Disney's Puffle Launch Enters Top Ten

[In this weekly column, Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Machinarium, Puffle Launch and Asphalt 6 HD currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.] This week's top paid titles are: 1. Machinarium ($4.99) 2. Angry Birds Seasons HD ($1.99) 3. Angry Birds HD ($4.99) 4. Puffle Launch ($0.99) 5. Fruit Ninja HD ($2.99) 6. Words With Friends HD ($2.99) 7. BackStab ($0.99) 8. Angry Birds Rio HD ($2.99) 9. Jetpack Joyride ($0.99) 10. Dungeon Hunter 2 HD ($0.99) Amanita Design's Machinarium spends its second week at the top of the iPad charts, followed closely by Rovio's Angry Birds and Angry Birds Seasons HD. Disney's Club Penguin spinoff Puffle Launch premieres at fourth place this week, as Gameloft's BackStab and Dungeon Hunter 2 HD make chart appearances after a recent round of price drops. Here are this week's top free iPad applications: 1. Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD 2. Six Towers HD 3. Mr Giggle 2 HD Lite 4. LandGrabbers 5. Tiny Zoo Friends 6. Fishing Joy HD 7. Paint and Learn Lite 8. Epic War TD: iPad Edition 9. My Horse 10. Angry Birds HD Free Gameloft's racer Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD takes top honors in today's free charts, beating out AlphaWeb's puzzler Six Towers HD and longtime chart favorite Mr Giggle 2 HD Lite. Nevosoft's LandGrabbers claims fourth place after a content-expanding update, meanwhile, as Backbreaker Football developer NaturalMotion enters the top ten with its recently released horse-raising sim My Horse.