Namco Bandai has released Namco Arcade, a collection of four restored 1980s arcade classics for free on the App Store. You can play Xevious, The Tower of Druaga, Motos, and Phozon on your iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (4th generation), and iPad 2. You choose one title and play for free once per day. If you want to play longer with the same or different game, you can either purchase Play Coins from within Namco Arcade or purchase the game so you can play for as long as you want.

If you aren’t familiar with Vito Technology’s apps, here’s a rundown. Star Walk is a tool for stargazing; it helps you identify the objects and structures in the night sky. Solar Walk is a 3D model of the Solar System and Geo Walk is a 3D world fact book. These apps are great for anyone who has even the mildest of interest in astronomy, the solar system or Earth.

This week on the Free Apps Roundup: Can’t tell what the song you’re listening to is trying to say? It can be difficult. That’s why Shazam is back with a new app to add information to your music. Shazam Player will stream the lyrics straight to your device, so you can finally know what Fall Out Boy is saying. In addition, Steam released their beta mobile app, and I found a number of great limited time freebies to keep your device brimming with apps.

Law & Order: Legacies, previously released for iPad and iPhone, is now available on the Mac and PC. This episodic interactive crime-drama, based on NBCUniversal’s Emmy-winning Law & Order TV series franchises, allows players to work cases as both investigators and district attorneys alongside a full roster of fan-favorite characters from both Law & Order and Law & Order SVU.

You may think Macworld | iWorld is all happiness and community and free logo-emblazoned foam balls, but that’s not the case. There’s a seedy underbelly to the biggest iFan event of the year, and this year, Appletell found itself in the middle of it. In this short series of videos, we’ll explore the side of Macworld that most people don’t see. The world of $65,000 speaker systems, bouncing women, and fancy appetizers.

Telltale Games brings the gaming world’s favorite dog and hyperkinetic lagormorph duo, Sam & Max, to the iOS once again. The first episode of the classic Telltale saga Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space – Ice Station Santa, is now available in the App Store as a universal app for both the iPhone and iPad.

If you’re not familiar with Crystal War, the original, here’s the breakdown: Humans and goblins are in direct (and I mean direct) competition over “crystals,” apparently the most critical natural resource in this particular universe. Mining crystal has become an act of war, practically speaking. So what are you going to do? Mine crystal, of course.

Apple recently pushed another beta update for Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 (build number 11D50) to all registered developers. The latest beta will make it the 7th build Apple has released, starting with the first 10.7.3 build on November 15th of last year. Just like the previous build, which was released last week, this update contains “no known software issues,” but developers are asked to focus on several aspects of the Lion operating system which includes iCloud Document Storage, Address Book, iCal, Mail, Spotlight, and the Safari browser.

After spending months developing Steam for mobile platforms iOS and Android, it appears Valve is now almost complete in that development. Steam Mobile, the iOS/Android counterpart of the widely popular Windows/OS X Steam software, is now available for free on the App Store as well as the Android Market.

Apparent is showing the newest addition to their line of portable scanners with Doxie Go + Wi-Fi at Macworld | iWorld 2012. With a built-in rechargeable battery and memory chip you don’t need to plug it into an outlet or computer to start scanning. The Wi-Fi sends the scans directly to your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Evernote, Flickr, or FTP account with the iOS sync app.