Archive for November, 2009

Fundead, Part Two

Monday, November 30th, 2009

It’s just about December and all that undead stuff we chewed over here in the the run-up to Halloween is already seeming pretty distant, but we thought that those of you who enjoyed our “Fundead” conversation with Privateer Press impresario Matt Wilson would be interested in his interview over at Zombie Info.com. Matt talks about [...]

I Divorced My iPod And Married My iPhone! Okay, Not Really.

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

(Editor’s note: Today at Appy Place we welcome friend-of-Appy and longtime fellow traveler Tom Mason as guest blogger. When Tom isn’t slumming it at our place, you can find him writing about comics and other stuff over at Gear Live, and we heartily recommending reading Tom for his insight and cruel sense of fun. Outside [...]

November iTunes Gift Code Winners Announced!

Friday, November 20th, 2009

We made a big deal here last month about joining our mailing list, and your opportunity to win free iTunes Gift Codes in exchange for a few pieces of snarky mail each month from Appy Entertainment’s Secret Worldwide Headquarters. Today, after an unexpected degree of trial and tribulation, we’re happy to announce that Max R. [...]

Introducing Best iPhone App Store

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

It’s not enough for iPhone developers to merely develop games. In our year in this wacky business, we’ve discovered that we also need to be customer support technicians, social media experts, public relations people, and marketing and advertising folks, too. So here comes a marketing message from the evil geniuses at Appy Entertainment! As you [...]

Beat The Developers!

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

While you may desire to thrash us with truncheons, that’s not what this is about. Fans wishing to do us bodily harm should check out FaceFighter … … but for the rest of you hoping to prove your superiority to Appy Entertainment at our own game — Zombie Pizza — then step right up to [...]

Megan Fox Is A Man!

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

No, we don’t believe it, either. C’mon … look at her! Megan Fox But since the headline comes from our partners-in-crime over at the Weekly World News — and since Megan Fox is kind of the patron saint of our blog, whether cast against her will into the movie we wished we could see, or [...]

Another Apple Spotlight For Zombie Pizza

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Apple has really thrown their weight behind Zombie Pizza. First Apple had us as a “Hot New Game,” then we were “New & Noteworthy,” and finally Zombie Pizza was front-and-center during Apple’s Halloween Apps promotion. Now we’ve popped up on Apple’s own page, as a Staff Pick on their iPhone page. This is the most [...]

Who Is The Greatest Zombie Pizza Chef Of All?

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

A new version of Zombie Pizza is available for your downloading pleasure — this update is FREE to existing owners (and new players can get their copy HERE). Version 1.2 of Zombie Pizza adds the “endless” Survival Mode … … and an Open Feint leader board for Survival Mode … … we’re number seven in [...]

[a]listed!

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

We’ve been interviewed by Ayzenberg Group on our experience and expertise in marketing apps for Apple’s iPhone. To see why we compare Apple to the Kremlin (which we mean as a compliment, really!), mouse on over and read the full interview. And while you’re there, sign up for Ayzenberg’s [a]list daily news … it is [...]

FaceFighter: One Million Downloads (And Four-And-A-Half Mice!)

Monday, November 9th, 2009

A million is undeniably a milestone and so today we note that sometime in the past two weeks, FaceFighter passed one million total downloads, in all of its formats. If we’d been watching closely we’d have trumpeted our success in a press release on the hour of that millionth download … but … well … [...]