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Namco's 'Rise of Glory' is one of the first iOS 5 games, launching alongside new iPhone
When Apple holds its big iPhone presser later today, one of the titles it'll be featuring as a showcase for the next iteration of iOS will be Namco's WWI-based dogfighter, "Rise of Glory." Despite being previously given a late September launch date, the game will now arrive "whenever Apple's next iPhone launches," Namco reps told me. And not only will it arrive with some extra juice from the new tech, but it'll also have all the bells and whistles that iOS 5 adds to Apple's suite of iOS-powered devices, such as iCloud and AirPlay support -- as well as a few other new additions from iOS 5 that Namco couldn't speak about just yet. I played the game briefly this morning at a Namco preview event on an iPad 2. Reps explained that it had been developed for iPad 2, the idea being that speculation on the next iPhone has it packing the tablet's A5 chipset (or something even more powerful). As the video above can attest to, Rise of Glory is a dogfighting game with tilt controls and some pretty swanky graphics. When it does eventually arrive on the App Store, it'll be available for a variety of iOS devices, but it'll shine on the still unannounced iPhone ... something. Update: Apple's iPhone 4S has been unveiled, albeit accidentally, and is said to launch in Japan on October 14, with an expected launch in North America and Europe later that week.
Microsoft launches two fresh Xbox Live titles for Windows Phone 7
Redmond's contributed two fresh game titles to the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace in the last couple weeks, both at $2.99, that should keep you entertained for a few minutes at the very least: Rise of Glory and Revolution. The former is a World War I flight simulator that features both campaigns and single-mission modes; the latter is a little more abstract, featuring "machines" that need to be solved by placing cogs in the correct locations... so yeah, they've definitely covered the gamut here. It's certainly good to see that Microsoft's still putting its money where its mouth is with first-party titles for the platform -- now it's just time for a little Halo, if you ask us.
