APPS RUSH

APPS RUSH
Wrestle and stamp your friends with some of the new apps in store this week

Launch Ticker iPhone
Tech entrepreneur and investor Jason Calacanis has signed up plenty of subscribers for his Launch Ticker service, which aggregates facts about big technology news stories each day. This is its official app, which wraps all those stories up with additional sharing features.

Diamond Street iPhone
An inventive tour-guide app, based on the book of the same name. You walk around London’s Hatton Garden jewellery quarter using the in-app map, with audio stories, sounds and images triggered by your location. More than one hour of audio is included, as well as four short films viewable when in range of a Wi-Fi network.

Way of the Dogg iPhone/iPad
The double-g gives you a clue about the star of this mobile game: It’s Snoop Dogg’s latest spin-off. Described as a ‘rhythm-action combat adventure’, it blends beatings and beats as you battle through 14 levels to the strains of Snoop’s hits. And if you doubt this chances on the App Store, ponder this: His last app, Snoopify, is currently making him $30k a week from virtual sticker sales alone.

Despicable Me: Minion Rush iPhone/iPad
This is Gameloft’s official game for the Despicable Me movies, putting you in the shoes of scampering minion for this Temple Rush-style endless runner. You’ll be leaping, sliding and dodging obstacles and enemies, while earning (or buying) power-ups and costumes to boost your chances.

Avengers Alliance iPhone/iPad
Avengers Alliance started off as an official Facebook game from Marvel. Now it’s crossed to iOS, although it’s a standalone game rather than synchronizing with its parent. It stars 28 Marvel heroes doing battle across more than 60 missions, with player-versus-player features coming soon, once people have practiced their skills.