I’ve been toying with the idea of a new version of Star Fusion for quite some time. It was the first iPhone game I created (over a year ago) and, despite its simplicity, I still really like it (A slightly biased opinion I know). I always felt that its core mechanics were solid but that [...]
iPad thoughts
January 28, 2010 – 12:56 pm
So, as predicted, Apple’s big announcement yesterday was the introduction of their new tablet computer – the iPad. Like most developers, I feel the desire to share my thoughts on the device and how it will impact my direction as a games developer. One caveat to bear in mind is that all of this is [...]
Rocket Santa sales figures
January 5, 2010 – 7:34 pm
The idea behind Rocket Santa was to rapidly develop a fun Christmas game, partly to gauge interest in holiday themed games and partly because I was keen to create a second game before the end of 2009. The game had its fair share of teething issues and feedback i’ve received for Rocket Santa has varied [...]
10 most popular posts of 2009
January 3, 2010 – 1:50 pm
With 2009 wrapped up, I thought it would be nice to take a look at the most popular posts of 2009 as well as some site statistics. I launched bytesizeadventures.com at the end of June 2009 to act as a journal for my iPhone development as well as to help promote my games. In the [...]
Rocket Santa 1.1 Approved
December 11, 2009 – 10:04 pm
After submitting Rocket Santa and subsequently removing it due to a show stopping bug, as detailed in this post, it was looking unlikely that the game would be out in time for Christmas. Good news today though, Rocket Santa 1.1 has been approved by Apple and is available now. This is the patched version of [...]
Rocket Santa approved and hastily removed
December 6, 2009 – 5:02 pm
Rocket Santa was approved by Apple on Thursday 3rd December at 11pm just 1 week after submission. However, this good news quickly turned sour as we found a major bug rendering the game unplayable. I removed the game from sale as soon as we found the bug so as to prevent people from paying for [...]
Review of Star Fusion by App Girl Reviews
November 17, 2009 – 10:29 pm
Star Fusion has had another professional review, this time from App Girl Reviews who scored the game 7/10. Its always nice to see your game reviewed, especially on a site such as App Girl Reviews which seems to be growing in popularity. You can read the full review here. Here are some excerpts… “Star Fusion [...]
A review of the iPhone Tech Talk World Tour 2009
November 14, 2009 – 4:34 pm
On Wednesday 11th November 2009 I attended the iPhone Tech Talk World Tour. Hosted by Apple in London’s Congress Centre, this is my review of the event.
iPhone Tech Talk World Tour 2009
October 31, 2009 – 10:55 am
Apple are hosting an iPhone Tech Talk World Tour this year… “Apple technology evangelists are coming to a city near you with expert advice on how you can maximize the innovative technologies of iPhone OS within your apps. Don’t miss this unique opportunity only available to developers in the iPhone Developer Program. The event is [...]
Star Fusion goes Free: An App store experiment
October 22, 2009 – 1:19 pm
As detailed in my previous post, downloads of Star Fusion have been fewer than I would have liked (as low as a few sales each month). I really want to get the game into the hands of as many people as possible to get some feedback for updates and gain experience for future games. Priced [...]