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Re: So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good-bye… But, I’ll see you soon

148Apps — Sat, 31 May 2014 15:46:03 -0000

That's reason enough for me to leave in shame right there! :)

Re: Winners of the 6th Annual Best App Ever Awards Announced!

148Apps — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:47:11 -0000

Apple wins all of the awards -- because they get 30% of the sales of everything above. :)

Re: Angry Birds Go! Review

148Apps — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:46:05 -0000

In general I'm not really a fan of the free to play model. I think it too often takes away from the gameplay and the fun. Which is why we play games in the first place. If a game interrupts the fun, it's badly designed no matter what the payment model. Too often games companies push the monetization to spectacular levels especially with timers. Too often it just feels wrong. I just want to play a game and am happy to pay a fair price for it.

The comments here sound like they are coming from people who have never played a free to play game. The tactics you mention are all too common in free to play games. They were not mentioned in the review because they are so common. A quick look at the top 10 grossing shows that the 8 games in the top 10 all use tactics similar to Angry Birds Go.

The way to protest against these games are to buy premium games and not buy IAP in these games. So every time you see a game compromised by IAP and free to play monetization tactics, go buy a premium game. It's the only way things are going to change.

Oh, and feel free to rage against the games like this in the comments, vent away. But don't take our ethical standards into question just because you are angry. It makes you look silly and uninformed.

-Jeff Scott
EiC, 148Apps

Re: Disney Infinity: Toy Box Comes to iPad

148Apps — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:17:58 -0000

No, you can use it without the toys. Can't do as much though.

I expect we will get the full Infinity experience on the iPad, but it will take a revision or two.

Re: Wits & Wagers: Trivia Party Review

148Apps — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 22:57:03 -0000

If you see a movie and a major plot point is never explained but you find out later what was going on, does that improve your opinion of the movie?

The review was written based on the play of the game which doesn't specify very well that "Price is Right rules" are in effect. It's a major defect in the game that is likely to confuse many players that will run into this confusing point.

A note has been added to the review clarifying this.

-Jeff Scott

Re: How To: Create a Foreign iTunes Account and Download New Apps And Games Early

148Apps — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:41:02 -0000

The key is to make sure you kick it off by trying to download a free app. If you try to download a paid app or try to start the process by just creating an account, those are the times it will require payment info.

Re: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Review

148Apps — Thu, 30 May 2013 14:08:34 -0000

Carter has had the game on his iPad for about 10 days. For a lot of the reviews we publish day of launch we will get a promo code to download the game before it's released on the App Store. - Jeff

Re: Hipstamatic Oggl Review

148Apps — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:17:18 -0000

Hmm. IAP is optional, why do you think it's so bag? They have to pay for the service somehow. -Jeff

Re: The Nightjar Review

148Apps — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:51:58 -0000

Not really. Different story and they use the Papa Sangre engine.
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Sent from iPhone, please excuse typos

Re: It Came From Canada: A Preview of Fast & Furious 6: The Game by Kabam

148Apps — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:56:03 -0000

Well in fairness, a big majority of that land hasn't seen the sun in billions of years due to the ice covering it. But with the climate change, that may soon change.

But yes, the post did say "a smaller country at about 10% of the population of the US"

Cheers, Jeff

Re: All You Need To Know About Real Racing 3 Time Shifted Multiplayer

148Apps — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:35:50 -0000

Yes, you can play TSM races between platforms with your Facebook friends.

Re: All You Need To Know About Real Racing 3 Time Shifted Multiplayer

148Apps — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:53:05 -0000

You can't directly control who you race against, no. Closest thing would be a head to head race, but you can't pick your opponent.

Re: How To: Synchronize and Manually Install Apps in iTunes 11

148Apps — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:54:12 -0000

I doubt the fact that you can't remove an app is the reason the app shares are tanking. Lack of innovation perhaps.

You can delete the apps locally on your iTunes. And if you want to hide a purchase you can do that from the Purchases section in iTunes App Store.

Re: How To: Synchronize and Manually Install Apps in iTunes 11

148Apps — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:52:58 -0000

This can be sticky. And a real pain. So many variables that we can't really even give you a simple answer.

Re: How To: Synchronize and Manually Install Apps in iTunes 11

148Apps — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:51:52 -0000

Depends on how you work. But the main reason is that it costs Apple money (a very small amount, but it adds up with 40 billion downloads) every time you download an app. Having them local to you saves them money.

You can always delete them locally and download them again, if needed.

Re: The Walking Dead: The Game – Episode 2 Review

148Apps — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:54:06 -0000

Working OK for me. Have you downloaded the update that came out in July? /JS

Re: ‘Best smartphone ever’

148Apps — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:38:19 -0000

Also, it's getting those reviews from Best Buy.

Re: [Update: Here Is The Winner!] Giveaway: Win A Transformer Pad 300, Dock, Logitech Gamepad, And Jawbone Jambox From Android Police, ASUS, And NVIDIA

148Apps — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:28:01 -0000

Shadowgun!

Re: Facebook is getting its own app store for all devices, all platforms, all prices

148Apps — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:09:36 -0000

According to the developer page "To grow your mobile app through the App Center, your app needs to use Facebook Login."

That's going to limit the number of apps included considerably. Won't solve app discovery -- will just push FB enabled apps.

Re: Google I/O: Sold Out in 28 Minutes or 28 Seconds?

148Apps — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:58:47 -0000

Well I first got the "no more tickets" message at 7:02, but was told to try again. Others got tickets after 7:02 and it wasn't sold out until 7:28. Seems like others that got in the virtual line after I did got tickets.

That doesn't seem like "first come, first served."

Re: Google I/O: Sold Out in 28 Minutes or 28 Seconds?

148Apps — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:15:26 -0000

Disappointed that "First Come, First Served" was not true, as promised. Should have just made it a lottery.

Re: NCAA March Madness Live Review

148Apps — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:21:36 -0000

Technically it's AirPlay mirroring, but it works. Thanks for being rude.

Re: Wunder Radio

148Apps — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:19:14 -0000

Note that this review was done nearly three years ago. Apps can change a lot in that time. It's impossible to review multiple revisions of apps.

Reviews on 148Apps are done by professional writers. Impartial and unbiased. A huge number of the reviews on the App Store are by people with an agenda. They either want to rate an app they like at first glance high ("this app rulez!") or blackmail the app developer into making a change in the app that only one person would care about with a low rating ("1 star until you do X"). Those people skew the score in the App Store such that it can really not be used as an indicator of app quality.

Professional reviewers are capable taking an unbiased look at an app, comparing it with other similar apps, and applying a score to the app based on it's merits (and faults), not some hidden agenda.

Details on what / how we review are here: http://www.148apps.com/abou... and here: http://www.gotoats.org/what...

Cheers,
Jeff Scott

Re: This is What a Retina iPad Game Looks Like – Zen Bound 2 Sample Screens

148Apps — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:02:32 -0000

Certainly isn't useless for those with the new iPad.

Re: ‘Item is currently being modified’

148Apps — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:19:43 -0000

I've seen it hundreds of times now. Mainly in iTunes on the desktop. - Jeff Scott