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More than 6000 iPhone games now out

Puzzlers prove the most popular.

New data from analysts Mobclix shows there are well over 6000 games now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

At the time of writing there are 6276 games on offer, 1516 of which are free to download.

Puzzle games are the most popular genre, accounting for 17.9 per cent of games on the App store, while racing titles only account for 1 per cent.

The most popular free game at the time of writing is Tapulous' Tap Tap Revenge 2, while Pocket God by Bolt Creative is the top paid-for application.

What's your favourite iPhone game, readers? Ours is Pretending We're Not Jealous We Haven't Got an iPhone by Implying They're Only for Tosspots.