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There's something to be said for altruistic developers who decrease the prices of their application for no real reason. Although Monday marks official Cinnamon Roll Day and World Animal Day, somehow I don't think that's why prices have been lowered. Similarly, I thought that it might be Back to School sales, but with most of the applications games and entertainment related, that doesn't quite add up either. Turns out that Apple itself initiated this Big Games, Great Prices sale in the App Store, but we're still not sure what the reason is. We're gonna go with "Cinnamon Roll Day" for now.

Firemint's Real Racing, awarded 5 stars in our review and our Editor's Choice badge, is down to $2.99 from the usual $4.99 - a real steal for an application that provides hours of fun and releases your true competitive spirit. EA leads the pack with a Need for Speed Shift reduced from $6.99 to just $0.99, along with Civilization Revolution featuring an equally competitive drop. Prices have also been reduced on FIFA 10, down to $4.99, and NFL 2011, down to $2.99.

Popular games like Peggle, Puzzle Agent, Doom II RPG and Assassin's Creed II have all been dropped to $0.99 a piece, while Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2, Doom Resurrection, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Command & Conquer Red Alert feature a new temporary price tag of $1.99.

The list, found originally by Touch Arcade, contains even more price reductions on what appears to be an iPhone / iPod Touch specific sale with nary an iPad game in sight. No matter Apple's reasoning for having a sale right at this moment, this is good news for the consumers looking for a cheap game for entertainment's sake. It's not often that sales of this magnitude come along with no real major holiday nearby, so make the most of it while you can. You can find all the reviews you'll need linked above.