Today marks the day that Wolfenstein, one of the community’s most favored shooters, turns 20 years old. The game’s developer, id Software, is making sure to throw a party in celebration of the prestigious event. What does that mean for you? Well it means free games, of course!

The developer has taken the original version of Wolfenstein 3D and ported over into a browser game. This means that you can now play the game for free, through any PC with internet browsing capability. No matter where you are, you can bust out your laptop or jump over to your desktop and start blowing people away with an old-school friend.

However, if you can’t manage to get around a computer, don’t worry. Developer id has you covered, as the Wolfenstein 3D app for iOS is free today as well. Literally take your game on the go, and shoot rockets from wherever you are. Apple’s iTunes website has updated their pricing, so it is showing as free right now. You’d better hurry, though, it’s only for today. Go grab it and help celebrate one of the best shooters around!

The LEGO games have to be some of my favorite casual games to play. They’re not terribly difficult, as they’re aimed at a rather young demographic. However, TT Games always manages to work in the right amount of humor to make it entertaining for people of all ages. LEGO Harry Potter has been no exception.

Today, you can download the most recent game LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7 on any of your iOS devices. The game should remain mostly the same as it was on other systems, with the only real update being the necessary touchscreen controls. You’ll also find a Dueling Club expansion, which will allow you to test your skills against some of the greatest witches and wizards of all time.

The game comes at a bargain price, just $4.99 in the App Store. In comparison, the DS version still sells for $20 new, and $40 if you want it on the PS Vita. A pretty awesome deal, I think.

Just yesterday we brought you the news that the iOS version of Rock Band was being discontinued. That didn’t just mean you wouldn’t be able to purchase the game any longer. No, according to the message shown to all current owners of the game, the app would no longer work starting on May 31st.

When asked, the rockers over at Harmonix (who own the Rock Band franchise) stated that they didn’t own the publishing rights to the iOS version of the game. EA held the rights to the game, and they sent out the message. However, it seems that it was in error. Today, users are seeing a new message, as shown above.

What’s interesting is that in just a day, EA has reversed their position on the matter. No public announcement has been made as to why they originally planned to cancel the title. I can imagine that the vast public outcry had something to do with their sudden change of heart.

In this case, we were fortunate. But what concerns me is that EA was going to completely shut down a game that many people had paid for. Sure, that’s something we see with MMO’s. However, to see a simple iOS game rendered unplayable one day, that’s actually a bit scary. I wonder how long it will be before we see other single-player games shut down with little warning.

For those who are about to rock on the iOS version of the popular rhythm game Rock Band, your time will be cut short by the end of this month. According to RockBandAide, this version of the game will be laid to rest on May 31st, making it no longer playable on the mobile device.

The Rock Band Reloaded app that just hit the App Store not too long ago looks to be unaffected by this, and no word on its demise has been announced as of yet. Harmonix’s John Drake sent out a tweet that explains Harmonix wasn’t the publisher for the title, and they’re “working to better understand what’s up ASAP.”

We haven’t heard from EA on the issue, yet, and are waiting. Harmonix is working on getting to the root of the problem, so something will surface. It looks like the only thing we can do right now is continue to rock out until the deadline hits. Make sure you get those extra headbangs in while you can, dudes.

Up until now the travel version of the hit PC game Minecraft has been a bit bland. You can jump into the game and explore mines to your heart’s content, but aside from that there hasn’t been too much going on. There’s the occasional  deep fall down a mineshaft, or the bustling of wind through the overhanging trees, but nothing really to bat an eyelash at. Well, that has officially changed for good.

In a recent update sent out for the game, Mojang has really ramped up this Pocket Edition, and we’ve finally gotten some features to shake a stick at – literally. Crafting has finally been added to the game, and it’s as simple as touch-and-go. Whenever you want to craft, just open your inventory and select the item that you’d like to make. As long as you have the necessary materials, you can touch the desired item, and “BOOM,” you’ve just made something out of thin air! This crafting system has been called “MATTIS,” which stands for Minecraft Advanced Touch Technology Interface System. Yeah, it’s a mouthful.

In addition to the new system, Mojang has tweaked some of the other features in the game. Zombies now have better-refined AI, ducks and cows have been added, and a new description text of inventory items has been slapped in. This update has made the Pocket Edition of Minecraft a full game that’s even more worth playing than before. Make sure you hop on your mobile devices and pick it up.

Now, here’s an interesting scenario as posed by Keith Ramsdale, head of EA’s Northern Europe division. Using FIFA as an example, he said “Imagine a player gets up in the morning, plays an online match on his 360 before going to work. On the bus, on his way to work, he practices his free kicks on his table. At lunch he looks at the transfer window on his PC. On the way home he chooses his kit on his smartphone. Here’s the thing: when he gets home to play again on his 360 that evening, all those achievements and upgrades will be alive in his game.”

In other words, what he is saying is that games won’t be limited to one title, but rather, it’s going to feature various games and apps all linking to a central theme. Here, a game brand is going to transcend a single console, and envelop the devices in your life. This is the online universe, and Sim City 5 is to be the start of what you might call a “revolution”.

I’m not going to lie when I say I think it’s a cool concept that all these different games and apps can be combined to essentially contribute to the same end goal and profile, as long as all the extra apps are optional. However, some people don’t agree, as they say that the fact that Sim City 5 requires an always-on internet connection shows that EA is being over-zealous in preventing piracy. EA, on the other hand, has claimed that it was the development team who pushed for an always-on internet connection, as “the dev team feels like it really does add a lot to the game”.

After being caught in the crossfire of THQ’s restructuring plan, three former developers have founded Three Phase Interactive, a new independent studio based in Australia. Paul Baker, Chris Burns, and Drew Morrow are former employees of the Melbourne-based developer Blue Tongue Entertainment.

Despite the hardships that come with being laid off from any company, the three seem to enjoying the newfound freedom that comes with running your own studio. “It’s so exciting that we can get back to these DIY roots and just focus on making a game together and bringing it to market without all the red tape and organizational overhead of a large studio,” said technical director Paul Baker.

Their first title will be the 2D physics-based Stunt Jumper. It is due to release sometime in mid 2012 on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.

Despite it being a game that’s been out for more than a decade, I’m really looking forward to Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition. I’m not sure that we could get a true sequel to these games that would keep the same play style. So I’m perfectly happy replaying the originals with brand new graphics. And I’m even happier knowing that I can play it on my PC, Mac or iPad. That’s right, they have officially announced a native OSX version of the upcoming game.

What’s really exciting is that all three platforms will play nice with each other. Regardless of which version of the game your friends have, you will all be able to play together. So few games are cross-compatible between Mac and PC, and yet Overhaul Games has gone the extra mile and made them both talk with the iPad as well. Makes you wonder why we don’t see more of this.

Interestingly enough, despite the cross-compatibility discussed above, the company has no intention of making the games available on any consoles. I can’t really imagine trying to play Baldur’s Gate with a 360 controller, so it does seem to make sense.

Well, it seems as though Angry birds Space has had a successful beginning, what with being downloaded about 10 million times in the first three days. There were sixty new levels to toss around some perturbed birds in, but players have already begun begging for more. If you’re wanting to jump on this bandwagon, it will cost you anywhere from $0.99 for iOS to about $6 for the Windows PC adless version.

We have seen a lot of crazy things erected in honor of Angry Birds, but this one might just take the prize. The Seattle Space Needle now has a very angry bird in a slingshot aimed towards the sky. This is obviously for the new Space game, but the real question is…does it really work?

Of course not. However, it does sort of make you wonder what they’re going to do with it after they take it down. Is it going to end up in someone’s back yard, looking menacingly at the neighbors?

There are very, very few apps I would be willing to pay money for. Should they cost more than a dollar, they would have to have more than appealing qualities about them to part me from my money. This is especially the case when it comes to games.

Making a good app that is a game, especially when it costs $7.99, means that you must really have something amazing on your hands. It’s called Zombies, Run! And you can imagine what it’s about. It was designed to help you achieve goals in a fun and terrifying way. By goals, I mean running.

Simply put in your headphones, and be transported to a post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies. You are playing the part of Runner 5, and it is your job to rebuild civilization as we know it. You job is to run around the ruins while collecting necessities and looking for survivors. The more you run, the more missions you complete, and the bigger the population of your city becomes.

This seems interesting enough, but on top of all this, there’s a storyline. It will explain where the zombies came from, and what moves the leaders of your base are planning next. There are puzzles, websites, and documents that will all play a part in your journey across the wastelands. Of course, you can still listen to music in between the messages that will urge you onward, so it will feel more like a radio being interrupted with real-time messages. Being that I am absolutely terrified of zombies, I can confidently say that I would get to the games end in a rather short time span.