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07/16/09
Despite what a lot of people are saying I believe that in the end this will be good for the industry.
First of all it makes gaming even more mainstream which is always a good thing.
Secondly it allows developers to try new things and for consumers to try out new IPs/ideas without the cost of spending a lot on a game. If the game tried something new but wasn't that great you are only out a few bucks.
Lastly I believe this will get a lot of people into game development. The iPhone has a very nice development community (full disclosure I am a registered iPhone developer) that for the most part is really enthusiastic. Free game engines such as Cocos2D for iPhone, make development very fast and easy and allow people who aren't big programmers to develop new high quality games.
I just hope Apple realizes this and doesn't make any (more) bone headed moves (transparency in app selection) and makes things even easier for future developers to get in on action.
12/29/08
12/29/08
Definitely check out the demo and definitely buy it if you want to get creative and make your own stuff for the game but if you want some kind of involved month-long experience you aren't going to get it. Not yet anyway.
I wish the Data Realms guys luck and suggest that if you want hilarious gibs and pixel-perfect pixel-physics then you should buy this thing now. :)
12/22/08