Anyone else seen the Giant Red Ball app on Apple?

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  • Single_Team_ProductionsSingle_Team_Productions Member Posts: 149
    Haha that's funny I like how much credit he is taking for all this.
  • GameLabs222GameLabs222 Member Posts: 197
    Even the guardian have covered it now. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/07/iphone-game-app-red-bouncing-ball-flappy-bird
    Good greif.

    And yea I agree that GameSalad may get some bad rep because of all of this. And the influx of people in the community will probably be the ones looking for a get rich quick opportunity.

  • -Timo--Timo- Member Posts: 2,313
    He deleted his listing on apptopia. Not sure why but I am 99% sure that it has NOT been sold. I had a little contact with him however he didnt say much. I asked him how he got his app in the top and he just said "I am good at promoting"
    I am sure he also reads this thread. Hi! ;)

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  • Skyrocket_EntertainmentSkyrocket_Entertainment Member Posts: 206
    Anybody still seen this game on App Store?
    I can't see it anymore, just want to know if something happen.
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    Last seen here...
  • BBEnkBBEnk Member Posts: 1,764
    Anybody still seen this game on App Store?
    I can't see it anymore, just want to know if something happen.
    Yep, it's gone from the App store..

    But it's still on the on Google Play, if you missed your chance. ;)

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mateen.ball

    and

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apphappygames.redbouncingballspikes
  • Fal01Fal01 Member Posts: 460
    This guy must be a complete idiot, all he had to do was make his game half decent and he would have gotten away with it.

    People would have still been suspicious of it like they are with flappy bird, but an unedited template at No1 just screams SCAM!

    Although i'm glad that he is creatively lazy and got caught out. 8-X

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  • gamesmoldgamesmold Member, PRO Posts: 279
    edited February 2014

    Yep, it's gone from the App store..
    Wow, this is very interesting!
    Because if Apple has actually taken down his account, they likely won't pay out his share (at least I can't imagine that they don't have an appropriate clause for cases like this).

    That would mean the entire investment for getting up there is lost *and* the money from the real customers also.

    With estimated 20.000+ purchases per day (see here: http://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/5844/red-bouncing-ball-spikes/ ) and 8 days in the charts, this was a lot of money...
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  • -Timo--Timo- Member Posts: 2,313
    edited February 2014
    https://www.apptopia.com/listings/6664-top-paid-2-on-ios-400-000-sales-on-ios#apps/details/order/downloads
    he is also selling his android version now which has only 35 downloads. how is this not suspicious?

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  • BBEnkBBEnk Member Posts: 1,764
    https://www.apptopia.com/listings/6664-top-paid-2-on-ios-400-000-sales-on-ios#apps/details/order/downloads
    he is also sealing his android version now which has only 35 downloads. how is this not suspicious?
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  • Single_Team_ProductionsSingle_Team_Productions Member Posts: 149
    Hah so wait the game is gone from the App Store now?!?
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    edited February 2014
    His website link works now!! If you click on it it will go to his weebly website.
    Lol! It just gets better and better:
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    EDIT: I almost want to make a T-Shirt out of this and send it to him...

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  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    I have to agree with this. The fact that a game with such horrible ratings suddenly skyrocked to the top of the charts, which consists of nothing more than a template with a pause button, could cause some reputation problems with GameSalad.
    Agreed, this is only going to damage GameSalad's reputation.

  • Single_Team_ProductionsSingle_Team_Productions Member Posts: 149
    Right and game salad makes some pretty good games!
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188

    Yep, it's gone from the App store..
    Wow, this is very interesting!
    Because if Apple has actually taken down his account, they likely won't pay out his share (at least I can't imagine that they don't have an appropriate clause for cases like this).

    That would mean the entire investment for getting up there is lost *and* the money from the real customers also.

    With estimated 20.000+ purchases per day (see here: http://thinkgaming.com/app-sales-data/5844/red-bouncing-ball-spikes/ ) and 8 days in the charts, this was a lot of money...
    I really hope this is what happened :D

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  • Single_Team_ProductionsSingle_Team_Productions Member Posts: 149
    Does anyone know when his app was taken off the store?
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    Does anyone know when his app was taken off the store?
    It was there last night, it's gone today. Sometime between those times I'd guess ;)

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  • BBEnkBBEnk Member Posts: 1,764
    it's always possible he removed it himself too cut and run after all he's got, according to him 400k coming his way minus 30% of course.
  • Single_Team_ProductionsSingle_Team_Productions Member Posts: 149
    That's insane If I was him I'd take it off before apple did anything!
  • Single_Team_ProductionsSingle_Team_Productions Member Posts: 149
    Did anyone see? On the App Store the game is back up it's now #12
  • motorcycle boymotorcycle boy Member Posts: 429
    I have to agree with this. The fact that a game with such horrible ratings suddenly skyrocked to the top of the charts, which consists of nothing more than a template with a pause button, could cause some reputation problems with GameSalad.
    Agreed, this is only going to damage GameSalad's reputation.

    I'd like to think that people will blame the person and not the tool ;)
  • Single_Team_ProductionsSingle_Team_Productions Member Posts: 149
    Haha that is also really true^^^^ did anyone notice if the game was under a new name now?
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    I have to agree with this. The fact that a game with such horrible ratings suddenly skyrocked to the top of the charts, which consists of nothing more than a template with a pause button, could cause some reputation problems with GameSalad.
    Agreed, this is only going to damage GameSalad's reputation.

    I'd like to think that people will blame the person and not the tool ;)
    You mean blame the tool behind the tool?

    ;)

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  • bjandthekatzbjandthekatz Orlando, FlMember Posts: 1,375
    Haha that is also really true^^^^ did anyone notice if the game was under a new name now?
    Same name.

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  • TouchiMediaTouchiMedia Member Posts: 154
    I have to agree with this. The fact that a game with such horrible ratings suddenly skyrocked to the top of the charts, which consists of nothing more than a template with a pause button, could cause some reputation problems with GameSalad.
    Agreed, this is only going to damage GameSalad's reputation.

    I'd like to think that people will blame the person and not the tool ;)
    Yes if they were smart.. but unfortunately there's a lot of… Any ways - this and Flappy Birds also being taken down.. something fishy but nothing is coming out!
  • motorcycle boymotorcycle boy Member Posts: 429
    I have to agree with this. The fact that a game with such horrible ratings suddenly skyrocked to the top of the charts, which consists of nothing more than a template with a pause button, could cause some reputation problems with GameSalad.
    Agreed, this is only going to damage GameSalad's reputation.

    I'd like to think that people will blame the person and not the tool ;)
    You mean blame the tool behind the tool?

    ;)
    Well said sir. Well said.
  • motorcycle boymotorcycle boy Member Posts: 429
    edited February 2014
    Merry Christmas!!!
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/red-bouncing-ball-spikes/id587353203?mt=8

    Either someone else wants in on the action or he has now changed his name to "Oscar Pineiro."

    #10 of top paid games. Was completely gone and now shot up again. Definitely has to be a legit rise to the top...
  • Single_Team_ProductionsSingle_Team_Productions Member Posts: 149
    aha I wonder why the app was taken off the store for a certain amount of time
  • Single_Team_ProductionsSingle_Team_Productions Member Posts: 149
    Ok I'm pretty sure the game is now under a new name showing on the App Store on my phone
  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    edited February 2014
    I have to agree with this. The fact that a game with such horrible ratings suddenly skyrocked to the top of the charts, which consists of nothing more than a template with a pause button, could cause some reputation problems with GameSalad.
    Agreed, this is only going to damage GameSalad's reputation.

    I'd like to think that people will blame the person and not the tool ;)

    I'd like to think that too, but GameSalad is getting named a fair bit in the various reports and articles.

    The tone of the Guardian article almost gave me the impression that they thought GameSalad was somehow implicated in this dastardly scheme :)) mentioning "GameSalad" by name no less than six times.

    And nothing says 'guilty!' more than ending an article like this:

    "Neither GameSalad nor the developer of Red Bouncing Ball Spikes, Louis Leidenfrost, responded to requests for comment."
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