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A reminder that Steve Jobs is going to be taking the stage in Cupertino tomorrow for their yearly music event. VGTribune won’t be there, but we’ll do our best to keep you up to date via Twitter.

Potential announcements may include:

- New line of iPods, including the iPod Touch and the drastically revamped iPod Nano
- The release of iOS 4.1 along with Game Center (Apple’s take on an X-Box Live-esque social network)
- Talk of iOS 4 coming to the iPad
- Changes to iTunes, including potential streaming or social additions, as well as $0.99 TV show rentals.
- iTV, a rebranding and revamping of the Apple TV, now running on iOS with access to the App Store.

Good day, one and all. Just thought I’d jump in and introduce myself! I’m Zac Erickson, and am the newest writer here on VGTribune. I’m pumped to be a member of the team, even though a large portion of the team I’ve known from other engagements. Alexis and I have done podcasting together for a while now, and jumping onto the team seemed like a logical step.

What do I bring to the gaming discussion front? Well, I’m mostly interested in handheld/mobile gaming, so that’s probably where I’ll spend most of my time discussing. I spend way too much in the App Store, and have owned some sort of iteration of Nintendo’s handheld since the green and grey Game Boy days. I also own a 360 and Wii, so that should provide added excitement. I’m excited to be a part of the team, and look forward to interacting with the community.

In order to ease the back-to-school suffering millions of students across the US are experiencing this week, Sega has slashed the prices of 10 iPhone and iPad games by up to 65%. Not in school or live in another country? No problem! Sega’s got you covered as well because this sale is available across each and every country’s App Store.

Hit the jump to see the full list of Sega sales!

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The developers of WorldSoccer Go! and My Dinos Go! are celebrating their latest update with a giveaway and a contest!

Haven’t heard of WorldSoccer Go! and MyDinos Go! until now? Part soccer-manager, part Mafia Wars, WorldSoccer is sure to keep any soccer and facebook game addict happy on the go as they build up their dream football franchise on their iPhone or iPod Touch. iPhone. MyDinos Go! lets kids tap into the social game genre in a Pokémon-like experience where users play to save endangered dinosaurs. Best of all, both games are free to download and play.

Now, about the contest. All players of WorldSoccer Go! and MyDinos Go! can get $3 worth of in-game currency for free. Considering that the games are free, it’s almost as if they’re paying you to play them! A few lucky winners will even get $5 or $20 worth of in-game currency. Eager to cash in? Hit the jump for details!

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It looks like Summer hasn’t only pushed Capcom to join the deal bonanza that is the iTunes App Store during the summer. You can get your hands on Phoenix Wright for $2.99,Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins, Dark Void Zero and Mega Man 2 for just 99 cents, or Street Fighter IV for $6.99.

Phoenix Wright is already loaded on my iPad and it’s feeling great! Go take advantage of the sale while you can!

The Alley of the Dolls is the latest installment in the franchise. The game starts in a kind of in media res to where Sam and Max are hiding in Stinky’s diner from a horde of Sam clones. This game is fairly interesting. It takes a kind of zombie apocalyptic setting combined with a mystery of what all is going down. The game focuses more on story than puzzle I feel and is once again not as innovative and new, but the story is really what pushes the game.
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Nathan Gray, developer of the iPhone crossword game HexaLex which we reviewed here on VG Tribune a few days ago, took some time to answer a few of our questions. Hit the jump to find out his thought on 3D in gaming, the AppStore as a “curated” platform, being a one man band of game development and more!

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HexaLex

Price: $2.99

Developer: Nathan Gray

Platform: iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad

Words With Friends and the official Scrabble game for iPhone and iPad have taken word game fans by storm, but a new contender, HexaLex, has thrown it’s hat into the ring. Scrabble-like games are a dime a dozen on the AppStore, but does HexaLex bring enough to the table to justify a purchase? We’ve got at least seven reasons. Hit the jump to find out!

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Puzzle Agent is the newest game by Telltale, known for being the current leaders in the point and click adventure genre, as you can surmise, Puzzle Agent is no different. Puzzle Agent is a game that basically follows the Professor Layton style of gameplay. Play through puzzles to get further in the story. The only difference is, is that Puzzle Agent is much shorter.

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