Developer G5 Entertainment has announced that they will be releasing a series of business strategy simulations called Fix-It-Up for iOS devices. The first installment, Fix-It-Up: Kate’s Adventure, will be available for iPhone and iPad starting September 22, 2011. The game had originally been released on PC, where it enjoyed significant popularity, being in the top ten best selling charts of nearly all major casual games portals for two months.

In Fix-It-Up: Kate’s Adventure, gamers play as auto repair workshop owner Kate, who is tasked to run a profitable business. Part of that job is cleverly balancing resources while making the right business decisions at the right time.

When Kate returns home after the college, she finds her father’s auto repair workshop in financial trouble. Kate decides to revive family enterprise but she needs your help – so roll up your sleeves and get to work! Apply your business skills to make this work: fix broken cars, construct and operate a tuning shop, a bodyshop, a disassemble pit, and more! Explore six exciting locations as you expand the franchise from arid Nevada to glamorous Hollywood.

The game features 70 achievements which can be shared on Facebook and Apple Game Center friends. When the player completes the game and achieves expert’s status throughout, two additional modes become unlocked: “money challenge” and “time challenge”. In addition, players are rewarded with a bonus level. These additional levels will task players with fixing up a harvester, police trucks, buggies, taxi cabs and even a helicopter.

The series is interesting in being aimed at female users with a woman in the non-traditional industry of auto repair. It’ll be interesting to see how the game scores on iOS towards the younger female market.

The game will be released on iTunes for iPhone and iPad in two weeks, check out the official page here.

Ubisoft has announced Just Dance Kids 2, a child-friendly version of its popular dancing game Just Dance 2. The game will be released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. As expected, the game will utilize each system’s motion controller; the 360′s Kinect, the PS3′s Move, and the Wii’s Wii Remote.

Just Dance Kids 2 will feature more than 40 songs, including “Love Me,” “Whip My Hair,” “Just The Way You Are,” and popular songs from kids’ favorite TV shows and movies, such as “Burnin’ Up,” “Barbara Ann,” “Shake Your Groove Thing,” and the YouTube hit song, “I Am A Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song).” The game will also feature updated remixes of children’s song standards like “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” and “The Hokey Pokey”. The game will include lyrics in multiple languages.

“Just Dance Kids 2 provides families and kids of all ages with exciting new features building upon those elements that first made the game a success,” said Tony Key, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Ubisoft North America. “For the first time, Just Dance Kids 2 will be available on all three motion control platforms, making it a must-have family title. The game will get kids active and moving while bringing the entire family together, laughing and dancing in their living rooms.”

Just Dance Kids 2 will be released on multiple platforms 25th October, 2011.

Electronic Arts has officially purchased casual games giant Popcap Games for a cool $650M plus $100M in stock. The acquisition had been first rumored about three weeks ago.

According to Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello:

“EA and PopCap are a compelling combination. PopCap’s great studio talent and powerful IP add to EA’s momentum and accelerate our drive towards a $1 billion digital business. EA’s global studio and publishing network will help PopCap rapidly expand their business to more digital devices, more countries, and more channels.”

Popcap Games became a casual gaming giant quickly after being founded in 2000, on the strength of Bejeweled. From there, major games like Peggle, Bookworm and Plants Vs. Zombies catapulted the company into a force to be reckoned with.

Electronic Arts had flirted with the casual games market with their EA Casual label, but it didn’t penetrate as EA thought it could have. With Popcap Games, they now have the premiere prize in the genre.

The acquisition becomes finalized in August.

Infinite Dreams has reduced the price of their iPhone App, Sky Force, to free for a limited time. Infinite Dreams wanted to gain Facebook fans. They decided to use their iPhone App as a way to entice people to follow them on Facebook. It worked and Sky Force will be free for forty eight hours. The sale starts July 12 and goes through July 14th.

Sky Force is an arcade shooter that combines 2D and 3D graphics. Players can choose from three different ships. The ships will shoot their way to victory. The goal is to save planet earth and on the way amass power ups and other useful items.

If Sky Force sounds like a game you would like, head over to the Apple App Store and pick up a copy for free.

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Treasure Seekers 3- Follow the Ghosts, a hidden object game for iOS devices, has been released today. In the game, you will help Nelly and Tom release unlucky ghosts trapped by an evil alchemist! Track down the necessary items to free the dead ancestor of Cardinal House, a shaman, and many other characters. Stop the evil alchemist and save the day! Use your Hidden Object skills to explore a mysterious world, and discover valuable clues.

According to publisher G4E, the major features of the game include:

• * 48 Fascinating levels
• * 5 Chapters
• * 2 Game modes – casual and advanced
• * Captivating storyline
• * Impressive graphics
• * Play at your own pace!
• * Support of iPhone 4 Retina Display and multitasking with iOS 4.0+

The game is available for iPhone/iPod Touch ($4.99, purchase here), and iPad ($6.99, purchase here).