New and notable iPhone games for May 21, 2010

Sure, new and notable iPhone games isn’t a theme, but with so many new and such a large swathe of notable, who needs a theme? Join us after the break to see what’s going on in the iTunes App Store this week!

Genesis – Elements of Design

Control forcefields and bend light to ignite suns and breath life into the universe in this puzzle game. Each level adds additional layers to the musical backing, completing the composition when you win. [£0.59 / ..read more

iPhone Gaming Studio ngmoco :) Buys Mac/iPhone Developer Freeverse

ngmoco, maker of such free-to-play (with in-app purchases) game hits like Touch Pets and Eliminate has just raised a cool $25 million in funding and bought long time Mac and iPhone developer Freeverse of Skee-Ball and Flick Fishing fame. Techcrunch spoke to ngmoco CEO, Neil Young who said it was all about scale and acceleration:

He expects ngmoco to put out about about 20 new games this year, and the newly-acquired Freeverse team to nearly match that.

In addition to rolling out ..read more

Hills and Rivers Remain — Square Enix Real-Time Strategy Game for iPhone

With Hills and Rivers Remain [$6.99 itunes link] Square Enix has created another intelligent, intense, beautiful real-time strategy game for the iPhone and iPod touch. If you loved Final Fantasy Tactics and Galcon then you will love Hills and Rivers. It brings epic music, great graphics, and challenging gameplay to your multi-touching fingertips.

Join us after the break for more screenshots and descriptions.

In the game you control an army and try to take over neighbouring lands by moving ..read more