pocketgamer.co.uk - 12/3/2008
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When it comes to approving new wares for the App Store, it seems Apple has become increasing temperamental of late, rejecting several potential offerings. But while the world may indeed be better off without a novelty fart sound app (rejected several weeks back), we're hoping Drug Lords doesn't ...
appshopper.com - 12/4/2008
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appshopper.com —
For those keeping track, the App Store now
officially has 10,000 apps that can be downloaded. This...
number is a harder number to track than you might expect. Apps are constantly being added and removed from the App Store. Removals aren’t ...
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10,000 iPhone Apps Now Available on App Store
iphonesavior.com - 12/6/2008
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iphonesavior.com —
"Santa Live", an iPhone app that was launched
into a storm of controversy back in mid November,...
has been pulled down from Apple's wildly successful App Store by developer Adam Majewski after a recent string of complaints by users ...
(more)
'Santa Live' App Gets Run Over By A Reindeer
radar.oreilly.com - 12/1/2008
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radar.oreilly.com —
Two services that track the iPhone App Store
- AppShopper and 148Apps , announced on Saturday that...
there have been over 10,000 iPhone applications released on the US App Store. The number of currently available applications is just shy of 10,000 due ...
(more)
10,000 iPhone Apps
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Drug Lords Changes Name for App Store
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today —
... be more restrictive than previously thought. Drug Lords or, Underworld is a location-based MMO which takes the player through the daily duties of drug trafficking. The game uses the iPhone s GPS features to turn your surroundings into a gameworld where deals can be negotiated. What is not known is if the name change was compulsory, or if A-steroids made a conscious decision to change the name regardless of Apple s approval process. Edge is pursuing Apple to find out. Source: PocketGamer
Preview of Drug Dealing Game for iPhone
Cult of Mac —
... The video posted here, from Pocket Gamer, UK indicates it was to be available by the end of November, but a report Wednesday said it has been re-branded by the developer a-steroids and submitted for AppStore approval under the name Underworld, which, according to Pocket Gamer, should make it less controversial. ...
IPhone Game Gets a More G-Rated Name
Technologizer —
iphone2 For reasons unexplained, an upcoming iPhone game once known as Drug Lords will have its name changed to the more innocuous Underworld, according to the British Web site Pocket Gamer. Honestly, the original name seems like more of an eye-catcher, reminding me of “Drug Wars” for the TI-83 calculator, my premiere method of slacking off in high school. You started as a small-time hustler, selling ludes, trading up for weed and slowly working your way to glory as a smack dealer. This was way better than calculus. But I digress. The meat of the issue arose on Wednesday, when ...
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