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Sega has announced that Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II will be available on PSN and XBLA on May 15 and May 16 respectively.

We will also see the title hit both PC and iOS devices in May, Android devices in June and finally Windows Phone in July.

Episode Metal was also revealed. Exclusive content for owners of both Episode I and Episode II, Episode Metal see Metal Sonic playable in four exclusive stages.

You might remember that back in 2007, Ubisoft and Gameloft released a remake of the original Prince of Persia using 3D graphics and the aesthetic from the Sands of Time series.

Now almost five years later, Ubisoft has brought that port to iOS. It’ll cost you $1.99 to get it on iPhone/iPod Touch, and $2.99 to get it on the iPad.

Prince of Persia Classic is a pretty competent remake, even if it does lack some of the original’s charm. So if you prefer on screen joypads to the real thing, take a crack at it.

Dog Ear Records, Nobuo Uematsu’s record label, announced earlier today that the Official Nobuo Uematsu App has been released for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. It’s available in both English and Japanese.

The app will allow you to read the latest news about Uematsu’s projects, find release dates and reviews of new Uematsu releases, listen to samples of his work and watch videos on Youtube and Ustream.

Everything a Uematsu fan needs, and it’s free.

Square-Enix has announced via their Facebook page that the iPhone version of Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions will be available this Thursday for $US15.99. Quite a bit steeper than your usual 99 cent distractions. You’ll need a 3GS or better to play the game.

The game is not a universal app, so an iPad version will be coming out later in the year (at least one month later, according to SE).

Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions was developed for the PSP and released in 2007. It is a remake of the original Final Fantasy Tactics, released on the PlayStation in 1998. Apparently much of the slowdown from the PSP version of the game has been corrected, and an autosave function has been added (in case someone has the audacity to call you while you play games on your phone).