(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Apple's opening up iOS 7 like nothing before it, allowing and even encouraging the use of game controller hardware that will finally bring physical buttons to iPhones, iPods and iPads. This has been done before...
(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Apple's opening up iOS 7 like nothing before it, allowing and even encouraging the use of game controller hardware that will finally bring physical buttons to iPhones, iPods and iPads. This has been done before, of course, but not with Apple backing those efforts. Companies like ION Audio and its iCade have brought hardware add-ons, though they required developers to tweak their games in order make those things work. This new option from Apple also requires that, but aims for a standardized set of controls that developers can plug into their software, and that come baked into Apple's iOS and OS X software development kits. We've rounded up a list of 49 games for the iPhone and iPod Touch that we think would play better with physical controls. Some already have support for the iCade, and other such solutions. Many are top sellers, and plenty of fun to play with touch controls. We've also broken them down by genre, from sandbox games all the way to endless runners. CNET's Scott Stein helped curate this list. Sandbox/Action games Grand The... [Read more]Related Links:iOS 7-ready game controller hardware spottedGame change: iOS 7 welcoming game controllers is a big dealThe iPhone 5S rumor roundupiOS vs Android: The game dev editionHow Sony and Nintendo can battle the Xbox One
