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C64 Is Off The App Store Again

September 8, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

Just a day after it was approved, C64 is once again off the app store. The developer foolishly left the feature that got the app rejected in the first place, the BASIC interpreter, in the application, just hidden like Yelp’s “monocle” feature. A few keystrokes and the interpreter was back up and running, and, of course, Apple heard about it.

So the app is back off the App Store until further notice. Why the C64 developer thought he would get away with it is beyond. Yelp got away with “monocle” because it didn’t allow you to do anything prohibited by the developer ToS. This, on the other hand, is strictly forbidden, whether it’s hidden or not. The developer issued the following statement:

Unfortunately Apple this night pulled the C64 App from the App Store. We had agreed with Apple to remove basic from the application, but as we believed it would be possible to convince Apple to let it in later on, we left it in the app to be activated remotely by us when we had “go” from Apple.

Clearly it wasn’t going to be remotely activated. It was activated by the user. Think this one through next time guys. It’s not that complicated.

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Limited Edition Beatles Xbox 360 Up For Auction

September 8, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

Alongisde the release of The Beatles:Rock Band this week, Microsoft is running a few special promotions for a charity of the band’s choosing. The most notable is a set of Limited Edition Xbox 360 consoles that have been customized with art from the opening cinematic for the game. The consoles are currently up for auction on eBay, the proceeds of which will go to Doctors Without Borders, a charity the remaining band members and wives selected.

Microsoft will also be putting the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love,” up for sale on the Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow. The proceeds from those sales will also go to the band’s selected charity. Purchase of the song will also enter Xbox Live members into a sweepstakes to win one of the Limited Edition consoles.

All in all it seems like a pretty cool promotion. Spend a bunch of money, do alittle good, everyone goes home happy. You can see the full list of rules at Xbox.com.

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Bungie Isn’t Talking “Reach” Just Yet

September 7, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

It’s hard not to think of Halo 3:ODST as the expansion it was first billed as. Sure they’ve added a load of features, and there’s even a mini-game now. But the game is really just an extension of a story that’s already been finished, a tale with an ending. Bungie’s committed to the title – in fact, they’re not even willing to talk about Halo:Reach.

Bungie’s community leader Brian Jarrard spoke at PAX this year regarding both releases. “Obviously right now what we’re excited about is the impending launch of ODST, so we don’t want to totally start talking about next year’s model before this one’s even off the assembly line.” Alright, so he doesn’t sound that committed to the current title, does he?

I don’t blame the guy. I realize Halo:Reach has the same problem I mentioned above – a story that’s already done – but it’s far enough removed from what I consider a trilogy’s timeline that it’s also entirely different.

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Commodore 64 Emulator App Gets Approved

September 7, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

The latest in Apple’s string of backtracking and approving formerly rejected apps comes to us in the form of the officially licensed Commodore 64 emulator app. I’m sure you’ll remember the app making headlines for being initially rejected because it contained its own executable runtimes for the ROMs of classic C64 games.

Well Apple has given the app another chance, and its already live in the App Store for just $5. The reason for the approval is that the 3.0 SDK makes allowances for in-app purchases, which probably means there’s now an infrastructure in place that keeps the ROMs and the app in the same location, one that doesn’t require access to any other parts of the phone. Purchase of the app includes Dragons Den, Le Mans, Jupiter Lander, Arctic Shipwreck, and Jack Attack.

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Halo 3:ODST Gets A Mini-Game From The ilovebees Developer

September 6, 2009 / Jeff Morgan

We haven’t heard much lately from 42 Entertainment, the company beyond the viral Halo 2 marketing game, “ilovebees.” It looks like some of their former team members have new work, though, and it’s back with Bungie. Fourth Wall Studios, which is made up of some former 42E folks, is developing a mini-game for Halo 3:ODST called Sadie’s Story.

The game takes place in New Mombassa, after the Covenant invasion but before the arrival of the ODSTs. As the name implies, the story follows Sadie, a resident of New Mombassa, and her adventures in a new city. The mini-game is meant to augment the main story-line, but unfortunately Bungie won’t say much else.

All signs indicate the mini-game will be available on release, so no DLC here. As I’m sure you’ve already marked on your calendars, ODST hits stores September 22nd.