You can raise dogz, run chocolate shopz, race kartz and match, erm, threez until your thumbs are worn down to the knuckle, but sometimes the casual experience is just no match for gunning down something slimy or finally collecting that orc repellant armour you've quested so hard for.Having claimed so much play time from gamers and late nights from developers, the iPhone is starting to stretch its legs in what is affectionately known as the hardcore space. We've already had Brothers In Arms: Hour of Heroes, Kroll and Hero of Sparta.
Rumours about a premium section on the App Store and Digital Chocolate's Trip Hawkins getting nervous about the whole thing are certainly telling signs too.
There's a trend on the way people, or at least that's what we're predicting using our arcane knowledge of all things pocket gaming and, of course, our giant brains.
Some imminent hardcore iPhone games are confirmed and promoted, while others are still loitering in the forest of rumour. Here are six games we variously know or suspect are on the way.
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