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Daily iPhone App: Clone Booth is wacky, but simple
We reported last month that the makers of You Don't Know Jack, formerly called Jellyvision, had changed its name to Jackbox Software. Now, Clone Booth is the very first release under the new brand. Unfortunately, this isn't a game at all. It's a utility of sorts that lets you insert your face into a number of different old-timey pictures, "cloning" yourself in wacky ways. You can see an example of how it works above -- you snap a picture on one face, and then you can fix or adjust the other faces as needed. Unfortunately, it's all just for one face, so you can't snap a few different faces and insert them into the photos as needed. That seems like it would have been a fun option, and added a little more functionality to the app. When you're done, you can share your photos off to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or the other standard services you see above. Clone Booth is simple and it's only US$0.99. If the photo above makes you giggle and the prospect of making your own seems like it's worth a buck, go nuts. The rest of us will probably wait and see what Jackbox is working on next.
Jellyvision Games is now Jackbox Games
Jellyvision Games, who you likely best know for You Don't Know Jack, changed its name to Jackbox Games today. In a press release, Jackbox says the new name better represents the Chicago studio's expansion into "a full-fledged new-generation publisher for multiple games on social and mobile platforms, Roku, and now Ouya." "The rebranding of our studio represents the completion of an evolution," said general manager Mike Bilder in the same press release. "Today, Jackbox Games not only has the creative and technical resources to make great games, but we're seizing on the opportunity presented by new generation platforms to bring more games to market ourselves - however and wherever they best fit." Much of Jackbox's success comes from its You Don't Know Jack series, which has sold more than five million copies on consoles and PC. Last year, You Don't Know Jack was installed over 3.5 million times after apps rolled out on Facebook and mobile devices. Jackbox introduced Lie Swatter, where you attempt to discern false statements from the truth, on iOS in April and has two other originals planned for 2013: Clone Booth and Word Putz.
