There are currently 81 Windows 7 Phone Apps available before right now even though the phone will not be released in the US until November 8th. The apps can be viewed via the Zune application after an update. It appears the new phone will allow you to purchase apps directly from the phone.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/apps/default.aspx

The folks at Penny Arcade have achieved what every video game blogger could dream of… which is get a video game based off of their creations. Today, On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness arrives on Xbox Live Arcade. The characters are alter egos of Penny Arcade creators Mike ‘Gabe’ Krahulik and Jerry ‘Tycho’ Holkins. If your not familiar with the Penny Arcade characters, the web comics are located here. I am looking forward to playing this game.

There will be no new Xbox Live Arcade game this week (probably due to the GTA IV release). Lost Cities was released last week. So if you haven’t already, perhaps you can give Lost Cities a shot this week. It is a 2-player card game I’m finding quite addictive. The premise is that you are an archeologist set to begin expeditions to lost cities. It costs money for each expedition so the idea is to come out in the end with a nice profit higher than the opponent.