In case you missed it … we launched a new app on Friday. The All-In-1 ZombieBox packs ten full-featured zombie apps into one .99 USD app. Our first weekend marked a solid start. With zero advance publicity, the app vaulted to the mid-50 ranks in the paid “Adventure Game” category in big markets around the [...]

The digital revolution has savagely torpedoed the old print establishment. Newspapers are struggling, magazine circulation is in a downward spiral, and book publishing is trying to figure out digital distribution. Bobbing about the wreckage in these oil-stained waters is the comic book industry. Long past the heyday when a popular comic book could sell in [...]

You know what your mom REALLY wants? She doesn’t want flowers, or candy. She doesn’t want to see that damn Babies movie. She doesn’t want a foot rub or slippers or a cheese log. You mom wants to beat you up. Think about it. Think about all the crappy, ungrateful things you did to your [...]

Nominations are open for 2009 Best App Ever Awards over at 148apps, and we’re sending out the word to the Appy Army to vote early, and vote often! Reading the rules (before our eyes glazed over), it looks like you can nominate any damn app you like in any of the dozens of categories listed [...]

We’re pleased to learn that VentureBeat selected FaceFighter as a finalist for its DiscoveryBeat Apps Contest! The contest was created to recognize the best apps on any platform that have flown “under the radar” and deserve more attention. “We want to congratulate all of the finalists who stood out from among a strong field of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Time for an update to our irregular “What We’re Playing” series, with a focus on Appy Entertainment’s favorite season — Halloween! There is no end to the fine Halloween apps on offer in the App Store, and we don’t even pretend to offer a comprehensive or unbiased view of what you should be playing this [...]

We were delighted to learn yesterday that Apple has featured Zombie Pizza as a “Hot New Game” in App Stores around the planet! This is tremendous news for us, as this kind of visibility can make all the difference for an independent micropublisher like Appy Entertainment. This is the third time one of our Apps [...]

A couple nights ago we were happy to report that FaceFighter has been identified as “What’s Hot” by Apple on the U.S. and Canadian App Stores. We crossed our fingers this recognition would help propel FaceFighter up the U.S. sales charts. How did we do? Well, here’s what hourly sales rankings in the U.S. App [...]