Well, 2010 is soon upon us, and good’ole Santa will be visiting us tonight while we sleep. I hope you’ve all been good boys and girls.
The last year has certainly been good for us iPhone and iPod Touch owners, it looks like that momentum won’t be slowing down into 2010. They’ll no doubt be updates to both the iPhone and iPod Touch later in the year, and then of course there is the news that Apple will be holding a press event in a month from now. Many hope it will be the unveiling of their tablet device. It’s been rumoured for some time that it will be running a version of the iPhone OS, and there have been whispers that a selection of developers have been asked to created larger screen size versions of some of their Apps and Games. Exciting times ahead indeed!
In anticipation for this we have added button in the navigation for the iTablet (or whatever it will be called). So when news begins to trickle out of Apples tight lips, we’ll begin populating the site with iTablet specific news. You’ll also notice an Android button. It’s not set in stone yet, but we are looking into bringing game reviews for Android users too.
Around this time it’s common for game sites to look back through the past year, and highlight the best of the best games we’ve played. We are no different, and much like last year, we will be posting the TouchGen award winners.
The nominations are:
Best Action Game 2009
Galaxy on fire
Terminator Salvation
Gangstar
DOOM Resurrection
NOVA
Best Arcade Game 2009
CS.One
Space Invaders Infinity Gene
iDracula
Pac-Man Championship Edition
Mini Squadron
Best Casual Game 2009
Zen Bound
Ramp Champ
Touch Pets Dogs
Monopoly
Moonlights
Best Card/Board Game 2009
Let ‘em Ride Pro
Solitaire City
MotionX Poker Quest
Monopoly
3 Card Pro
Best First Person Shooter 2009
NOVA
Call of Duty: World at war – Zombies
Eliminate
Doom classic
Modern Combat: Sandstorm
Best Music Game 2009
Beat it!
Rock band
Guitar Rock Tour 2
Mevo and the Grooveriders
Tap Tap Revenge 2
Best Platforming game 2009
Soosiz
Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor
Sway
Toki Tori
Rolando 2
Best Racing Game 2009
Real Racing
Asphalt 5
ATV Offroad
Need For Speed Shift
Jet Car Stunts
Best Puzzle Game 2009
Super Juicy
Peggle
Color Cross
iBlast Moki
Puzzle Prism
Best Sports Game 2009
Tiger Woods
Anytime Pool
Madden NFL 2010
Baseball Superstars 2010
X2 Football/Soccer 2010
Best Strategy game 2009
Defender Chronicles
Star Defense
Geo Defense Swarm
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Robocalypse
Best RPG 2009
Hybrid: Eternal Whisper
Ravensword
Sword of Fargoal
Zenonia
Inotia 2
Best Graphics 2009
Zen Bound
NOVA
Real Racing
Need For Speed Shift
Modern Combat: Sand Storm
Best online Multiplayer 2009
Home Run Battle 3D (Baseball Sluggers)
Call of Duty: World at war – Zombies
Eliminate
NOVA
Modern Combat: Sand Storm
Best Studio 2009
ngmoco
Chillingo
Gameloft
Gamevil
EA
Best Indie Developer 2009
Secret Exit
Josh Rosen
Firemint
Crescent Moon Games
Godzilab
Biggest Surprise 2009
Jet Car Stunts
NOVA
Enviro-bear 2010
Doodle Jump
iBlast Moki
Game of the year 2009
Jet Car Stunts
NOVA
Real Racing
Space Invaders Infinity Gene
iBlast Moki
We will announce the winners in the next few weeks. If you have a particular favourite game we havn’t mentioned, let us know in the comments below.
With that I bid you farewell and a merry christmas (if you do christmas that is). Updates will most likely be slim over the holidays but feel free to drop by. Thanks for your continued custom over that last year, and be sure to continue next year. iPhone and iPod Touch gaming is still in it’s infancy and there’s certainly more to come.
UPDATE: CLICK HERE FOR THE WINNERS!
