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I never expected to like Spongebob Squarepants iOS games as much as I do. I was too old to get into his cartoons when they first aired and — honestly — I found the character pretty annoying. But back in 2010, I got to play Spongebob Marbles & Slides and, well, I was taken aback by how enjoyable it was. Now, Spongebob's Super Bouncy Fun Time has come along, and I'll be darned if the game isn't even more addictive and fun.

Finland gets all the cool stuff, and that trend isn't about to change. Last week, it was revealed that the country will be the home of a new theme park extension called "Angry Birds Land."

Hironobu Sakaguchi, the big papa behind the Final Fantasy series, is reportedly working on three new iOS games, according to his Twitter feed and a translation by Andriasang.

Board games have become big business on the App Store – and I’m not just talking Monopoly here folks. The niche board gaming market has exploded on touch screens in recent years, with everything from big names like Carcassonne and Catan to obscure gems like Food Fight and Timeline. And Big Daddy’s Creations might just know this market better than anyone else.

Pizza vs. Skeletons is one of the weirdest, most cobbled together titles I have ever seen, and I’m loving every moment of it. The entire experience boils down to little more than a random mash-up of mini-games, but the result is incredibly, ridiculously entertaining. This is a game you absolutely have to try, if for no other reason than to laugh at the sheer absurdity of it all.

Do you love social play in the medieval world, but wish you could take it on the go? Then you’re in luck. Kabam is bringing the fun and strategy of the original Facebook Kingdoms of Camelot to iOS very soon with Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North.

Have you ever wanted to punch someone in the face so hard that they explode? If you happen to be the protagonist in League of Evil 2 then you’re in luck, because that’s pretty much your entire job description. Of course, to reach that moment of pure awesome you’re going to have to make death-defying leaps across chasms, dodge giant hammers, evade gunfire and more, but all in a day’s work, right?

Brain teasing games are a difficult thing to balance sometimes when it comes to their appeal. Make them too hard and the player feels like an idiot. But if they’re too easy, then there’s just no point in playing. That considered, developer Total Eclipse has done an outstanding job with its new iOS release Clockwork Brain. Steering away from slippery slopes such as trivia, the game works more like an IQ test in that it tests functions of the brain such as analytical capabilities, special recognition, logic, and memory.

World War II has never looked quite so adorable as it does in Lil' Sherman, the first title from fledgling developer Floppy Entertainment. It's an upcoming tank game that's got some super-cartoony graphics and, based on what we've seen, looks ridiculously cute.

I believe John F. Kennedy said it best in 1962 when he declared “we choose to go to the moon in this decade, and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” Rovio, it would seem, subscribes to the same core values. On March 22nd, they’ll be flinging Angry Birds right into orbit.

Less than two months since the studio was first announced, it looks as though FriendFinder Networks has already put its subsidiary Fierce Wombat Games out to pasture. The studio, headed up by Namco and 2K Games veteran Graeme Bayless, has been shut down by its parent company an insider close to one of their projects tells us.

While Cut the Rope is still near and dear to our hearts, last fall’s release of Where’s My Water? seemingly stole the spotlight from ZeptoLab’s adorable Om Nom in the world of pocket puzzlers. Now Om Nom’s looking to steal it back with a little water fun of his own with “Bath Time,” Cut the Rope: Experiments’ latest free update.

Despite making a decent sized “boom” on Facebook with games such as Dragons of Atlantis and Kingdoms of Camelot, Kabam is not content with having all of their eggs in one basket, so in a surprise move, they’re bringing games to both iOS and Kongregate.

It’s no secret that the mobile-gaming market is a crowded place, and eking out a niche on the App Store is no easy task. So, Supercell can perhaps be forgiven for the aggressively generic title of their new strategy adventure, Pets vs Orcs. The game makes a great first impression, but is this animal kingdom built to last?

In a move that can only be described as the very definition of common sense, Minecraft has partnered up with the LEGO company to produce official Minecraft LEGO sets. We first brought word of this collaboration a few weeks ago, and already, images of the official product have begun to surface.

While the video games industry still doesn’t have an “Oscars” of its own, there are plenty of organizations out there that are trying to change that. One of the most respected of these, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, has just announced its list of nominees for the 2012 BAFTA Video Game Awards. And while big budget studio titles like Batman: Arkham City, Portal 2, and Skyrim make up the bulk of nominations in most categories, there are a few awards included that you might not have expected to see in such a show.

Apple today shared details of its upcoming Mac operating system update, dubbed, Mountain Lion, launching this summer. Basically, it takes all the cool features and gestures of the iPad and brings it to the Mac, minus the touch screen, of course.

The significance to gamers is that Apple will bring Game Center to the Mac with the launch of Mountain Lion, providing true cross-platform gaming across all Apple devices --- the iPad, iPhone, and Mac.

With The Hunger Games being the next big thing to hit the movie screen since Twilight and Harry Potter, it was only natural to assume an iOS game would be in the works as well.

What’s interesting is who will be developing it. According to a post on his blog, Adam Saltsman (developer of Canabalt and Gravity Hook) is currently developing The Hunger Games: Girl on Fire.

Monopoly Hotels is a hotel building simulation game from Electronic Arts for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Using your knowledge of the classic board game, you can build your very own hotel resorts on several well known properties! Earning the money to build the hotel of your dreams may prove difficult but with Gamezebo’s quick start guide, you’ll be off and running with the hottest spot in town!

While there are plenty of hotel building games to choose from on the App Store, there are none that can match the charm that Monopoly Hotels has. Oh — and getting to build hotels on the classic properties we know and love from the cherished board game certainly helps too.