Pan Vision and Fabrication Games has announced the release of World in War for the iPhone/iPod Touch and the iPad. The game allows users to play as either the Allied or German forces in World War II.

Players will be able to test out their tactical skills as they play through Stalingrad, El Alamein, Operation Torch, Barbarossa, Overlord and other historic campaigns. Players can play against the computer, a friend or online in head to head competition. It is a race to see which player can gather the most resources and from their occupied lands and build those resources into a great army to defend their territories.

“ I have played many fantastic strategy games with my friends…”comments game designer Tommy Palm of Fabrication Games, “… but most require a huge investment of time to play in one sitting. We wanted to replace those time ‐ killers with a quick to learn accessible experience for the iOS handheld platforms. W orld in War is a reaction to that urge.

The iPhone/iPod game will set you back $2.99 and the iPad version will set you back $6.99.

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The venerable Worms franchise has been around since 1995, developed by Team17 as an offbeat variation on the classic Scorched Earth tank game in which you and your opponent took turns taking potshots at each other on an uneven terrain, as physics played with the calculated shots. Worms infused the genre with a wacky sense of humor, and it struck a chord with gamers.

Team17 has developed their latest in the series, Worms Reloaded, and if this was the last game ever produced in the series, it would be a marvelous tribute to the history of Worms and a fitting end to the series. This is the best game in the series, and the most fully packed.

For starters, the game looks absolutely gorgeous. The game has always featured cartoon-style graphics, but now, the images are crisp, with some fine details and smooth animation, all in loving high def. In addition, the sound has been jacked up as well – there are 70 speechbanks, 50 of which are from the previous Worms titles, and 20 all new speechbanks.

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PSP Minis may finally get their first must-buy title, as creator Joe Wee has announced that Angry Birds will be hitting the service, making the game available to PlayStation Portable users (and by extension PlayStation 3 owners as well.)

Angry Birds is a physics-based puzzle game in which players use their hardened avian bodies to demolish forts of varying sizes. The fortresses are manned by the enemy green pigs, who have stolen the birds’ eggs. And nothing makes a bird angrier than somebody messing with its unhatched young.

The translation will be interesting in that the Apple portable version makes heavy use of the touchscreen to fling the birds; the PSP has none.

The game is extended later this year. Let us know what you think.

Playfirst has announced their first foray into Facebook social networking, with a new version of their popular chocolate making game, Chocolatier: Sweet Society. The game will use three tiers of gameplay that will take advantage of Facebook: managing the sweet shot, running a factory, and “lickable art” to tempt the tummy with images of mouthwatering chocolates. The game itself, currently in beta, features lush animation and graphics and a pleasant music score, as well as lite roleplaying elements and achievements.

Players go behind the scenes as factory machines, aided by a compelling mini-game, create an assortment of delectable confections, unlocking the Baumeister’s secret family recipes from Dark Chocolate Ginger Infusions to Cacao Lime Balls. Then, players decorate and manage their shoppe for the ultimate opulent chocolate experience. With the help of friends, everyone can taste their way to a grand chocolate empire.

The game also coincides with a survey which Playfirst co-sponsored with Frank N. Magid Associates titled “Magid Media Futures 2010 Social Media and Consumers”. The survey notes that “all regular social network users 18 years and older regularly play social network games, and 58% of these players are women.” Not so coincidentally, Chocolatier has had the same demographic since its debut in 2007.

Players interested in Chocolatier: Sweet Society can find it on Facebook here.

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EA Play has announced the release of RISK: Factions for Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA). RISK: Factions is a reinvention of the game. The game play is similar to the board game of RISK, players will have to dominate the world, but there are new game play modes as well.

The game is on XBLA so it makes sense that there would be a multi-player feature in the game. Up to five players can battle it out for world domination. For the gamers that like something a bit different, they may want to check out Faction modes. Gamers can play as different Factions such as Zombies and Cats, which are both a bit different in a strategy game.

“RISK: Factions has been designed to offer something for every level of strategy player,” said Chip Lange, General Manager and Senior Vice President of the Hasbro Division at Electronic Arts. “We’ve taken a pop culture favorite and injected doses of innovation and creativity across all aspects of the game to deliver a RISK experience that can only be achieved on a digital gaming platform such as XBLA. From original Classic mode to new Factions mode, and online multiplayer to an assortment of rule-set options, game-changing strategic weapons, quirky factions and eye-grabbing graphics, the quest for world domination just got more extreme and fun.”

If you like strategy games, check out RISK: Factions on XBLA.

Thanks gameinfowire