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pocketgamer.co.uk - 11/13/2008

Apple's 99 cent store

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When something seems too good to be true, it usually is. The dozens of cheap games lining the digital shelves of the App Store appear to be a bonanza for iPhone gamers. Snatching up high quality titles like Topple and Flick Fishing for pennies can only be a good thing. Yet there's more than good ...

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