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Win a bundle of iPhone apps in iPhoneSpree, plus 18 apps on TUAW
Similar to MacHeist, which features a bundle of apps by independent Mac developers, iPhoneSpree is giving away bundles of apps -- but you don't have to buy anything to enter. There are 80 levels of winning, with the top 1st-3rd prize winners receiving all 18 apps in the bundle (full list here). You can enter via the website or Twitter, but lucky for you TUAW readers, we're giving away one of the top bundles of 18 right here!The 18 apps range from toys (iChalky) to top-notch tools (Flight Track Pro) to awesome games (Sway) to just plain interesting (Earth Secrets). Sway is one of my favorite games, iChalky never ceases to delight my kids, Flight Track Pro is the best flight tracker app I've seen and Earth Secrets is like PostSecret.com on the iPhone with all the eye candy of Ocarina.There's not a bad app in the bunch, so we're thrilled to give these away. Just like the iPhoneSpree, the entry period is open until June 3, 2009. Leave us a comment telling us the one app you'll never delete (ignoring the ones Apple won't let you delete) and we'll pick a winner in the first week of June. Of course, full details on the rules here. Thanks to Visuamobile for the bundle -- we'll sit down with them at WWDC and show their eye-popping portfolio of apps. Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter leave a comment with the name of an app you wouldn't delete from your iPhone or iPod touch. The comment must be left before Wednesday, June 3, 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time. You may enter only once. One winner will be selected in a random drawing. Prize: promo codes for the 18 apps listed here (total prize value $73.82). Click here for Official Rules.
Buy incomplete game on eBay, finish it yourself
Have you been struggling to get into game design, due to your habitual inability to actually design a game? Since your answer has absolutely no impact on the continuation of this paragraph, let's just assume you answered with a resounding "yes." In which case, you'd best aim your web browser at eBay and start bidding on the rights and source code of a partially complete game. You'd better hurry, George Broussard has already moved into sniping position.Claiming to be an independent developer, eBay user mustardseed312 is selling a "near-complete 3D puzzle game," complete with "beautiful 3D graphics" and "cool particle effects." Having run out of time and funds, it's his hope that an eager garage developer will snatch up the code, finish the game and then release it to massive critical acclaim."This game is a shameless Meteos clone, except the blocks are 3D-er! Overall, we give it a four out of ten." Perhaps not. Check out the embedded video of Prasium (after the break) and start staking out the auction. Bidding starts at a paltry $1,000.[Thanks Brian. And, err, good luck with that.]
GarageGames hints at Virtual Console content
In an interview with Little Mathletics, one of GarageGames' promoters was tasked with answering a question regarding the indie developer's involvement with Nintendo's Virtual Console service. Like any good promoter, Jay Moore gives a wishy-washy answer that could just as easily be interpreted as a not-so-subtle hint.Q: Now that Satoru Iwata from Nintendo has essentially confirmed that the Revolution will feature original content on their download service, do you see yourself establishing the same kind of relationship with them?A: We've always said we'll be everywhere there is an opportunity to bring fun games to players with our tools and our games. I can neither confirm or deny any relationship with Nintendo or why GarageGames booth was right next to the Nintendo Gamers Lounge at GDC. Games like Marble Blast Ultra and Geometry Wars (developed by Bizarre Creations) have made the Xbox Live Arcade service an extremely appealing hub for smaller and often addictive games. Combining them with Nintendo's proven classics on the Virtual Console is sure to be deadly. [Via Revo DS-x2]
