Game center rejection

Portyman

my app update was just rejected because I used the game center logo ( the one from the template)

just letting everyone know so they can avoid the humilation..

DrGlickert

Whoa, I'm about a day or two away from releasing my game with GC. I'll remove the icons now.

DrGlickert

Hmm, maybe some app reviewers care about the Gamecenter icons and some don't...

They need to take a stand and decide what they want to do...

Yodapollo

That's very strange. We've seen multiple game published with this logo, including several that have been updated using our template and have been accepted without trouble.

Could you send us the exact wording from Apple and possibly attach your project so we could get a closer look and examine the issue?

If you would, please send it to BUGS at GameSalad dot com.

Thanks and we'll try and get to the bottom of this.

--Yodapollo

Photics

Yodapollo said:
That's very strange. We've seen multiple game published with this logo, including several that have been updated using our template and have been accepted without trouble.

Just loaded up Fruit Ninja... it has the Game Center logo.

DrGlickert

That's it. I'm keeping my Gamecenter icons!

Portyman

It gets even better.....

My second app actually got approved with the game center logo in it.

Portyman

HERE IS THE REJECTION FROM APPLE

Binary Uploaded May 13, 2011 06:46 PM
8.1: Apps must comply with all terms and conditions explained in the Guidelines for using Apple Trademark Names and the Apple Trademark Products List
May 18, 2011 11:22 AM. From Apple.
8.1

We found that your app does not comply with the Guidelines for Using Apple's Trademarks and Copyrights <http://www.apple.com/legal/trademark/guidelinesfor3rdparties.html>, as required by the App Store Review Guidelines.

Specifically, your app includes one or more Apple trademark images - or likenesses of Apple trademark images - including Game Center badges
Please see the attached screenshot/s for more information.

For your convenience, we've provided the relevant section/s of the Guidelines for Using Apple's Trademarks and Copyrights.

Apple Logo and Apple-owned Graphic Symbols

You may not use the Apple Logo or any other Apple-owned graphic symbol, logo, or icon on or in connection with web sites, products, packaging, manuals, promotional/advertising materials, or for any other purpose except pursuant to an express written trademark license from Apple, such as a reseller agreement.

To appeal this review, please submit a request to the App Review Board

Portyman

Portyman

How do i add a picture?

sebmacfly

Upload your picture here : http://www.imagup.com/

And give the link Thanks

Chaser

They just rejected mine as well for using the box with the gc logo

Portyman

My second app was approved fine with the same logo.

Typical apple...

Chaser

So I can fight it or just upload again which will probably be faster to just upload. A holes

Portyman

A new binary is probably best. They will find something else wrong with your app if you appeal.

Portyman

Here is the image apple sent me as the violation.

http://www.imagup.com/data/1120514301.html

xarmian

One of the games I submitted with Game Center got approved today, but I just used the gamecenter icon image, not the whole box, and actually not the image from the demo but another one that was a bit better resolution. I use it as a toggle though, not to bring up the leaderboards. Maybe they didn't like the "swipe to change themes" since it kind of looks like you're supposed to swipe the gamecenter icon the same way "slide to unlock" is used when unlocking the phone. I believe the slide-to-unlock process is patented, so that would be intellectual property they would want to protect. May not have anything to do with the image (or even be a real problem) could just be the reviewer not being thorough.