Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It’s time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. Some new faces and old friends are here this time around, along with a number of the usual suspects. A nice blend all-around today, I’d say. Of course, you can keep an eye out for updates yourself using AppShopper or by participating in the TouchArcade forums. This weekly summary is just here to fill you in on the things you might have missed. Let’s go for it!

High Rise - A Puzzle Cityscape, Free

Sometimes I include an update just because I want to talk about the game, and yeah, I want to talk about High Rise. I haven’t been this hooked on a mobile game since Threes!. If you haven’t given this a try yet, make sure you do. This latest update changes the upcoming block preview, hopefully making it clearer which blocks you can expect to see. A few other little tweaks, but nothing that big. Just… play the game. Unless you’re colorblind, in which case you should probably wait until the developer improves things in that regard.
Phoenix 2, Free

Wow, this is a huge update for the excellent shoot-em-up Phoenix 2. Three new ships are available: Jeria, Centurion, and Stinger. There are new Apex abilities for the Personal Shield and Goliath Missile as well. The Focus Lance has had its damage increased, and the Goliath Missile also gets a boost to its impact and blast d...