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So they've been making money by porting a game without even asking? Fucking hell.
Hopefully the original developers will get some kind of compensation, though it seems unlikely.
Hopefully the original developers will get some kind of compensation, though it seems unlikely.
Fucking rippers. I hope they get taken offline asap and all the money goes to the original devs. Since the Adobe Air framework now works on iOS it's just a matter of ripping the original swf, change the art a little bit and package it again. Unfortunately it's very easy to do this but this is the first time I read that they are making money with such a shameless thing. Poor devs. :(
I hope the original devs read all the stories that will be posted as a result of this, and are emblazoned to sue.
i've actually played a game with this concept a couple years ago through BYOND called The Sky Is Falling. which has been around since at least 2006. So concept is nothing new, but i still agree the shameless stealing of nearly all the content is something to be upset about for sure.
So if someone stole "Yan Zhenhua" 's identity and gave it to the original devs it would be pretty much even, right?
Try [url]http://www.veggiesamurai.com/]Veggie Samurai[/url] it's fruit ninja with vegetables. It's actually pretty good. I didn't pay for it, it was free for a day. The only way this would be passable is if it was free but when you profit from other people's ideas that's just fucking wrong. Don't buy these games.
can't argue with the asset theft, it is pretty shameless, however it's no wonder he would let the theft of the concept slide, as it's hardly an original one.
I just wanted to thank you guys for your comments! It's nice to know that people out there are just as pissed about this as we are. A special thanks to Jim Sterling for writing this article and bringing it to the attention of the consumer and other Developers.
An UPDATE to the story was that we found out the character these d-bags used was stolen from another flash game called "The League of Evil". We've since contacted them and they will also file a complaint to apple as well.
Since this story broke we've received a bunch of emails from other devs claiming similar stories. It's really unfortunate and a shame that this is happening so much, but I'm hoping that apple can find a solution.
An UPDATE to the story was that we found out the character these d-bags used was stolen from another flash game called "The League of Evil". We've since contacted them and they will also file a complaint to apple as well.
Since this story broke we've received a bunch of emails from other devs claiming similar stories. It's really unfortunate and a shame that this is happening so much, but I'm hoping that apple can find a solution.
It gets better - for the app description, they just lifted the description of our game called The Incident. Nice job overall!
That sucks! Nothing worse to see your game get featured and earn money for someone else when it was so blatantly ripped off and stolen.
We've had multiple flash games ripped directly from us and ported to the App Store. Apple is pretty good about removing the offending material if you e-mail them about it and provide links to your flash game.
Looks like the same developer may have ripped off a few other flash games as well. I hope Apple removes the game.
We've had multiple flash games ripped directly from us and ported to the App Store. Apple is pretty good about removing the offending material if you e-mail them about it and provide links to your flash game.
Looks like the same developer may have ripped off a few other flash games as well. I hope Apple removes the game.
There's no way this can be legal...you see scenarios where a lot is copied and lawsuits follow,but this is the same product being sold as if it were their own...I hope these people face legal action...may one thousand anuses defacate upon them
So they stole everything from the game, except the hero sprite, which they stole from another game?
Sue the bejeezus out of them.
Sue the bejeezus out of them.
Oh wow, stuff like this happened all the time in Newgrounds and other flash game sites, but I never saw this about mobile games.
Fucking lame from them.
Fucking lame from them.
Lame bougt this, thought it was official, now I want a refund :( also look for a game called bob jump same thing
This is why I like you Jim. You post stories that are actually worth reading and not just content filler. As an aspiring iOS developer it bothers me to hear such things. However, now I know what to look out for and to keep a detail account for my future games.
"Another iPhone game rip-off..."
You mean to say this has happened before? WOW. Sonofab*tch. And the fact that even the character sprite wasn't original pisses me off even more. Can't people just think up something original? Do you really have to stoop that low just to grab that extra buck? Humanity, it is slipping away.
You mean to say this has happened before? WOW. Sonofab*tch. And the fact that even the character sprite wasn't original pisses me off even more. Can't people just think up something original? Do you really have to stoop that low just to grab that extra buck? Humanity, it is slipping away.
Also, take a look at their other games. Methinks that this isn't the first time they've "borrowed" from another game.
One time I made a game called FloodFill (http://www.kongregate.com/games/Onefifth/flood-fill) created and published in October '09 of last year. A couple months later "Color Fill" (http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/color-fill/id370860356?mt=8) was released without my knowledge. They didn't take the name, but everything down to most of the levels, the instructions and the colours. There was nothing I could do about it.
Halfbot and other dev's have my full support in any cause to try and prevent this kind of thing from happening.
Halfbot and other dev's have my full support in any cause to try and prevent this kind of thing from happening.
Lack of creativity.thyroid symptoms
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