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Mecha_Infantry said:
Can anyone assist me in the acquirement of Pandora app. It's not available in the UK so I am stuck :(
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Only way to do it would result in jailbreaking + installing cracked apps. Unsure of whether you can do that considering the Pandora app is free anyways.
 
Found this little cutie of a game:
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Youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKDVusKEN70

Not the most amazing game, but pretty cute for 99c.
 
Not sure if this is the right thread, but...
If I jailbreak an iPhone, will I still be able to purchase goodies from the iTunes Store and access said purchased goodies? Like I can do with PSN via my CFW'ed PSP?
 
Mejilan said:
Not sure if this is the right thread, but...
If I jailbreak an iPhone, will I still be able to purchase goodies from the iTunes Store and access said purchased goodies? Like I can do with PSN via my CFW'ed PSP?
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You can purchase stuff from the iTunes store and access existing purchases with absolutely no problem.

There are certain modifications you can make to a jailbroken iPhone (most notably the modification used to access removed from app store/cracked/pirated games) that will prevent you from buying in-app DLC.
 
Stumpokapow said:
You can purchase stuff from the iTunes store and access existing purchases with absolutely no problem.

There are certain modifications you can make to a jailbroken iPhone (most notably the modification used to access removed from app store/cracked/pirated games) that will prevent you from buying in-app DLC.
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Thanks for the confirmation. I have no plans on engaging in piracy of app store goodies.
Will in-app DLC still be available to me, then?
 
Frustratingly, iOS4 breaks the current builds of Word Ace, Card Ace: Hold 'Em & Card Ace: Blackjack. We've had updates at Apple for a few weeks now, but their approval queue is currently backed way up.

So, I'm sure it's not an issue for most of you (having moved on to the latest & greatest), but in case anyone is hit with a crash-on-start with iOS4, please know that it'll be fixed the very moment Apple approves the update.

Thanks!
seppo
 
In the past few days we have had updates for Flick Kick Rugby, Flick Kick Aussie Rules, and Flick Kick Field Goal get approved (FKFG update approved in only the last few hours so it is still propogating). Updates include engine optimisations, accuracy fixes, minor graphics improvements, in-app "More Games" browsing, and minor bug fixes (there will be a one off popup message about Flick Kick Football too).

Flick Kick Aussie Rules was the most "out of date", so that has received the biggest update overall (and it is now a lot more playable on my 1G iPhone). We recently dropped the price of that too so it is now feature and pricewise in line with the other Flick Kick games.

Will be great to get some feedback from those who were having hit/miss detection issues in any Flick Kick game, as well as those on OS4.

Our newly released Flick Kick Football is doing well in the NZ, AUS, Irish and UK charts charts also, sitting at #3, #29, #3, and #19 in the overall charts respectively. We just released a new trailer here which will hopefully push us a little higher.
 
helava said:
Frustratingly, iOS4 breaks the current builds of Word Ace, Card Ace: Hold 'Em & Card Ace: Blackjack. We've had updates at Apple for a few weeks now, but their approval queue is currently backed way up.

So, I'm sure it's not an issue for most of you (having moved on to the latest & greatest), but in case anyone is hit with a crash-on-start with iOS4, please know that it'll be fixed the very moment Apple approves the update.

Thanks!
seppo
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Fortunately, only a few hours after iOS4 launched, we got approval for all our updates. *whew*.
 
The following EA titles are $0.99 / £0.59 for the next 24 hours:

COMMAND & CONQUER™ RED ALERT™ (was $6.99)
FIFA 10 by EA SPORTS™ (was $4.99)
Fifa World Cup
MADDEN NFL 10 by EA SPORTS (was $6.99)
Need for Speed Shift (was $6.99)
Need For Speed™ Undercover (was $4.99)
SimCity™ (was $2.99)
Dragon's Lair (was $4.99)
JEWEL QUEST MYSTERIES: CURSE OF THE EMERALD TEAR (was $2.99)
Trivial Pursuit (was $4.99)
NBA Live by EA Sports (was $2.99)
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® BY EA SPORTS™ (was $2.99)
BATTLESHIP (was $1.99)
CONNECT 4 (was $2.99)
Surviving High School (was $2.99)
THE GAME OF LIFE Classic Edition (was $1.99)
CLUE (was $1.99)
YAHTZEE™ Adventures (was $2.99)

This could be EA testing the waters for low priced games. If it's successful and they make a killing over the next 48 hours, it might mean we see lower priced EA titles across the board...
 
Any of those any good? In particular, can we expect some to be out of date just like their console brethren? I'm eyeballing Shift and Tiger Woods with the possibility of Red Alert and Sim City.
 
trudderham said:
The following EA titles are $0.99 / £0.59 for the next 24 hours:

COMMAND & CONQUER™ RED ALERT™ (was $6.99)
FIFA 10 by EA SPORTS™ (was $4.99)
Fifa World Cup
MADDEN NFL 10 by EA SPORTS (was $6.99)
Need for Speed Shift (was $6.99)
Need For Speed™ Undercover (was $4.99)
SimCity™ (was $2.99)
Dragon's Lair (was $4.99)
JEWEL QUEST MYSTERIES: CURSE OF THE EMERALD TEAR (was $2.99)
Trivial Pursuit (was $4.99)
NBA Live by EA Sports (was $2.99)
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® BY EA SPORTS™ (was $2.99)
BATTLESHIP (was $1.99)
CONNECT 4 (was $2.99)
Surviving High School (was $2.99)
THE GAME OF LIFE Classic Edition (was $1.99)
CLUE (was $1.99)
YAHTZEE™ Adventures (was $2.99)

This could be EA testing the waters for low priced games. If it's successful and they make a killing over the next 48 hours, it might mean we see lower priced EA titles across the board...
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damn. for a buck each, I'd pick up nearly all of those titles.
 
trudderham said:
The following EA titles are $0.99 / £0.59 for the next 24 hours:

*snip*

This could be EA testing the waters for low priced games. If it's successful and they make a killing over the next 48 hours, it might mean we see lower priced EA titles across the board...
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What I imagine they're doing is insuring all their games are toward the top of the charts for the iPhone 4 launch so when 600k new phones land in the market and those customers go look for apps, it's a wall of EA. Clever.

antispin said:
:( no price drop for their iPad titles
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Exactly.
 
drmcclin said:
any impressions of Command & Conquer?
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Great. It's a bit short without the DLC, but can't beat it for a buck. Controls really well, and still has some depth even dumbed down from the PC release.
 
AT&T just sent me an email, and FedEx confirms that my first ever iPhone is in Texas and will be here tomorrow afternoon!
 
pretty sweet update for Real Racing:

UPDATED FOR iPHONE 4 and iOS 4!

- Gorgeous new graphics perfect for showing off the Retina display with high resolution textures, more detailed car interiors, improved track graphics, beautifully updated menus and exceptionally smooth graphical performance on iPhone 4

- Even more responsive and accurate controls on iPhone 4, with three-axis gyro support in addition to accelerometer

- Smoother graphics on iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 3 with iOS4 anti-aliasing

- Support for iOS4 multitasking on compatible devices: switch effortlessly between your favourite apps

- Various minor fixes and improvements
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trudderham said:
The following EA titles are $0.99 / £0.59 for the next 24 hours:

COMMAND & CONQUER™ RED ALERT™ (was $6.99)
FIFA 10 by EA SPORTS™ (was $4.99)
Fifa World Cup
MADDEN NFL 10 by EA SPORTS (was $6.99)
Need for Speed Shift (was $6.99)
Need For Speed™ Undercover (was $4.99)
SimCity™ (was $2.99)
Dragon's Lair (was $4.99)
JEWEL QUEST MYSTERIES: CURSE OF THE EMERALD TEAR (was $2.99)
Trivial Pursuit (was $4.99)
NBA Live by EA Sports (was $2.99)
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® BY EA SPORTS™ (was $2.99)
BATTLESHIP (was $1.99)
CONNECT 4 (was $2.99)
Surviving High School (was $2.99)
THE GAME OF LIFE Classic Edition (was $1.99)
CLUE (was $1.99)
YAHTZEE™ Adventures (was $2.99)

This could be EA testing the waters for low priced games. If it's successful and they make a killing over the next 48 hours, it might mean we see lower priced EA titles across the board...
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Shift, Undercover, SimCity, FIFA 10 and Jewel Quest get.
 
Gamecocks625 said:
pretty sweet update for Real Racing:
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So, will this sort of update start screwing over 3G owners? General performance of iOS4 on the 3G is sluggish and awkward anyway; I really hope it doesn't balls up games as well.
 
whatevermort said:
So, will this sort of update start screwing over 3G owners? General performance of iOS4 on the 3G is sluggish and awkward anyway; I really hope it doesn't balls up games as well.
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Screwing over? Older hardware is precisely the thing that has been holding BACK a lot of iPhone games to begin with. Programmers are afraid to target high spec hardware.

I'm hoping with 3GS becoming the baseline phone people will start designing for newer hardware exclusively.

Espgalada 2, for instance, requires a 3GS or better and look at the results! It's a gorgeous arcade port that runs at a proper 60 fps. So many games compromise the framerate in order to run on older devices.
 
Gamecocks625 said:
pretty sweet update for Real Racing:
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Rockin', are these in the free version too?

Been noticing that, while most games are actually smoother on iOS4, Ozone's delicate magic is now broken by a slight hamper in the framerate, no matter what I do (reboot, close programs).
 
I have been pretty sick lately and I have been playing the Flick Kick games nonstop. Flick Kick Field Goal and Flick Kick Football are two of the best games on the App Store. Love it!
 
Flunkie said:
I have been pretty sick lately and I have been playing the Flick Kick games nonstop. Flick Kick Field Goal and Flick Kick Football are two of the best games on the App Store. Love it!
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The soccer game is the best one, IMO. :)

Shame I suck at it (best score is 51, LOL).
 
dark10x said:
Screwing over? Older hardware is precisely the thing that has been holding BACK a lot of iPhone games to begin with. Programmers are afraid to target high spec hardware.

I'm hoping with 3GS becoming the baseline phone people will start designing for newer hardware exclusively.

Espgalada 2, for instance, requires a 3GS or better and look at the results! It's a gorgeous arcade port that runs at a proper 60 fps. So many games compromise the framerate in order to run on older devices.
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I think you missed my point. What I was asking is if updates to older apps that currently work really well on 3G phones might start performing badly. I am all for new phones - I'm planning on getting my 4 tomorrow - but my Dad got a 3G a few months ago, and I would hate for Peggle to start performing terribly for him if the textures suddenly got replaced and that caused a real performance hit. iPhone4-only games? I'm all for them, frankly.
 
cjelly said:
The soccer game is the best one, IMO. :)
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The team has been talking about what more to add to Flick Kick Football if sales warrant further investment. If you (or anyone else) have any ideas let me know and I'll pass on to the team.
 
whatevermort said:
I think you missed my point. What I was asking is if updates to older apps that currently work really well on 3G phones might start performing badly. I am all for new phones - I'm planning on getting my 4 tomorrow - but my Dad got a 3G a few months ago, and I would hate for Peggle to start performing terribly for him if the textures suddenly got replaced and that caused a real performance hit. iPhone4-only games? I'm all for them, frankly.
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It's a consequence of the aggressive upgrade cycle of the mobile world. I dug up my 1st gen iPod touch the other day to give to someone for a car trip, hoping to load it with games. It's still on ios2, however, and I've discovered there are a lot of games that don't install on 2.x anymore.
 
mrkgoo said:
It's a consequence of the aggressive upgrade cycle of the mobile world. I dug up my 1st gen iPod touch the other day to give to someone for a car trip, hoping to load it with games. It's still on ios2, however, and I've discovered there are a lot of games that don't install on 2.x anymore.
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Update it to iOS4? I updated by Touch 2G for free.
 
Wow, atm both EA and Gameloft reduced tons of their top games (EA did all of em) to $0.99. From Gameloft: Brothers in Arms 2, NOVA, GT Racing something, Castle of Magic and I think a few others.
 
Reese-015 said:
Wow, atm both EA and Gameloft reduced tons of their top games (EA did all of em) to $0.99. From Gameloft: Brothers in Arms 2, NOVA, GT Racing something, Castle of Magic and I think a few others.
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Is Madden worth a dollar? I know it should be impulse buys but I'm insanely cheap.
 
Ridge Racer Accelerated was updated again, 4 new circuits and 15 new machines, no idea yet if they are added DLC or for free, the last update was a free content update.
 
bryehn said:
Update it to iOS4? I updated by Touch 2G for free.
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That would be great if they allowed iOS4 to be installed on the 1st gen touch, even if it came with no additional features except compatibility for current apps.
 
Did anyone play Grokion? Its a very good Metroid type game (very unforgiving on hardcore though, lol). Plus its made using the Unity Engine :D
 
Mario said:
The team has been talking about what more to add to Flick Kick Football if sales warrant further investment. If you (or anyone else) have any ideas let me know and I'll pass on to the team.
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How about a more full-on soccer game? You'd have to pass the ball to teammates and find a way to a scoring chance. Might be a bit more hardcore, but I'd definitely buy it. Can't cost more than a couple of dollars to make, right? ;)
 
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