Ah, Presidential elections, right? Nothing brings out that best in our country like a bunch of old people accusing each other of being less American than they are. I’m not too sure that any of us 99 percenters could do much better, but that shouldn’t stop you from setting up your own political party and campaigning to become America’s first social president with VoteMe for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Whether you’re trying to be more organized, want to see the latest app from NASA or just want some paid apps for free, you’re going to be happy with this week’s list. There’s a great organization app called Wunderkit that promises to keep you on track. NASA released a traffic controller game, and Steam Mobile is out of beta already. Then there are also all those limited time freebie apps. Enjoy.

If anyone’s going to step up and challenge Apple for the iPad video editing throne, it may as well be Avid. The company has decades of experience working closely with the world’s leading movie and television studios, and has leveraged that experience to create Avid Studio for the iPad, an app they claim is “… easy enough for first-timers, yet sophisticated enough for more advanced editors.”

The Loop’s Jim Dalrymple reported that he spoke with a few of his well-connected sources, and is flatly drying that Apple will hold any sort of event this month. As he put it on his official blog, “This is not going to happen, according to my sources. Apple will not hold an event in February, unusual or otherwise. That’s it.”

Zombies love brains, but the glut of mediocre zombie games in the App Store makes me think that perhaps zombie game developers are eating theirs instead of using them. Happily for us all, there’s a new zombie game out from GOGN Entertainment which appeals beyond the inclusion of zombies.

It’s been a busy day of gaming news here at Appletell, so why stop now? Especially when we’ve got a new announcement from Namco Bandai to tell you about? The company has just released Tank Battalion Blitz as a universal app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and is offering it for only $0.99 for its introduction, 66% off the normal price.

The International Mobile Gaming Awards has announced the thirty games in six categories that are moving to the final round of judging before the 8th annual awards ceremony on March 1st in Barcelona. The winners in each category will receive 100,000 € of advertising from ProSieben Sat1 Games, a leading publisher for international online games, and the best overall game will receive 400,000 € of advertising.

Hopefully, you fought in the Legendary Wars last year on Apple’s iDevices. The undead forces of the Netherworld were attacking, after all, and it was up to you to save Legendaria from their onslaught. Tremendous fun. But wouldn’t it also be fun to see things from the monsters’ point of view? Of course it would, and that’s why we now have Monster Wars from developer Liv Games.

One of the more unique games I played on the Nintendo DS last year has finally crept its way onto iOS in the United States. The mystery adventure Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is now available as a universal app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The iOS version has been optimized for touch screen control and a wider viewing area with enhanced graphics for more immersive puzzle solving.

February is upon is, and I can think of no better time to check out G5′s February gaming releases. You? Casual gamers will have plenty from which to choose, including strategy and adventure games, the sequel to a fan-favorite, and a Valentine’s update to a hit city-builder.