Dont know if this has been posted... Tongue Tied comes out on the 15th.... game looks good here are some trailers...
Well, if App Store closes in 2 days, they don't have much time to gather momentum for the new platform app they're releasing on Dec. 20th.
If I recall from last year, and I was surprised, it seemed as if there WERE things released during that time frame. I think if a dev sets a date in there it will release or anything else that is automatic. If a dev said hey I want my app to turn free on x date it will happen, etc. The only thing that is really "closed" is the iTunes connect that the developers use to change and modify their apps and make submissions and what not. And of course the people behind the scenes that do stuff. I remember thinking that time would be really slow but it was actually kind of a lot of stuff going on. The time that was slower were the two weeks AFTER the shut down - mainly why I thought that was, was because nothing new could be submitted during the shutdown so the period of time there would normally be approvals there wasn't much, unless there was something left over from before the shutdown that was in process. Hopefully someone with a better chronological memory can help me out on this. The other benefit though to someone releasing right before this time is that if they make new and noteworthy or some other category they get stuck there for the whole shutdown since no one will be changing it. So releasing a few days before is kind of a smart thing - well a rolling the dice and hoping for the best smart thing. Add: Just noticed on the Donut Games description for the free app this week: MON 26 Dec - Frogbert will be free on that day to keep with their Monday give-aways. That is kind of what I mean - stuff still happens during that time just had to be set up in advance. At any rate, surprised to see some of the anticipated before the end of the year titles that are listed. Would be great if they all come true!
Hey Frost, it's the Mojo Bones team here. Just wanted to say thanks for the Tongue Tied shout-out. We're glad you like the look of the game. Mojo Bones consists of three guys and Tongue Tied is our debut project, taking us three months to make - from concept to completion. We genuinely appreciate every piece of feedback we receive: without the fan support our work means a whole lot less! If you want any more details on the game (and to see the App Store screenshots), you can check out more release details here... http://www.mojobones.co.uk/?p=1132 Thanks for the support and we really hope you enjoy the game. If you have any questions, be sure to get in touch. Mojo Bones.
Well I personally would forgot unless it would be something really good. Also iTunes - 12 Days of Giveaway starts from 26th and it has iTunes gifts so I guess it might be available in some countries?
The game looks really creative and fun - and I appreciate that it is universal. Looking forward to play it
Are you confusing iTunes "connect" the developer's portal to all things developer related with the actual iTunes? Read my post above that backtothis (thank goodness my memory was clear on that) confirmed. iTunes connect is closed - no changes to apps by developers at that time. iTunes itself is open and if things were set to change during that "shutdown" week then stuff will still change, will still get dated releases, etc. All auto functioning will remain. No new submissions or changes allowed. Also - @MojoBones - count me on the bandwagon too! Your game looks great!
Bam out of the blue! I was JUST looking at my Bloons apps (cuz of the advent calendar one) and wondering to reinstall and lo and behold a new one appears! I think it might be one of my more expensive days in weeks. (though I hope it is full screen and that is just some kind of demo or something they show there)
Sounds to me like Super Crate Box won't make it to this week's releases since the dev had mentioned they were still waiting on Apple's approval. Hope I'm wrong though...
