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Many different casual gaming formats have thrived amid the rise of the App Store and Google Play, and among the multitude of physics-based puzzlers and platform titles, the endless runner has been rather dominant. The Temple Run series has been one of the most successful to date, and thanks to Apple, one of the more popular installments is free for a very limited time. More details, as well as that all-important download link, can be seen after the break.

Along with the incredible growth of the iTunes App Store in terms of general content, the way that payments are gathered by developers has shifted dramatically since third parties were first given the opportunity to supplement the iOS experience. Whereas paid apps and games were sold at a flat rate, at one-dollar increments from $0.99 upwards, today's App Store sees the vast majority of successful titles given away for free. Devs can generate continued revenue by offering certain aspects of a game for purchase after the initial download, but with many consumers having grown frustrated with this system, Apple has launched a new App Store section that points out titles available for a one-off rate.

The Angry Birds collection of games have not only taken an unknown company and propelled it to world domination in the form of Rovio, but it has also proved iOS and Android gamers with hours upon hours of bird flinging fun. Throw in the countless versions of the game that have made their way to other platforms, and Angry Birds really is quite the phenomenon. After all, with more than 2 billion downloads, Angry Birds is possibly the biggest success story of the App Store.

When Apple announced that it was finally bringing widgets of sorts to the iOS ecosystem we all rejoiced. When we found out that widgets were actually going to be part of Notification Center, we all wondered how long it would be before Apple was going to reject apps that tried to make games playable as a widget.

The animated flick -The LEGO Movie - has been spawned from the big screen title that it is, to a game for your iPhone and iPad devices. Head on after the jump for the download link and further details.