iPhone Publishing System Coming Soon

superNES

Hey guys. We’ve been hard at work for the past couple of months getting our iPhone publishing system ready for you, and the wait is nearly over. In the next couple of weeks, we’ll begin rolling out changes to our site along with more information regarding the way the system works. All the information you’re probably asking yourself will be answered very soon. Until then we suggest you start doing what you can with your game(s) so that it will be ready soon after our publishing system is released.

View our blog entry: http://bit.ly/10iYB0

And be sure to check out our new video featuring a number of your own games.

quantumsheep

Great video! Nice one

QS

sewinston

Woo-whoo!

Geishur

Awesome!

Toby

Very cool guys, can't wait. Have to finish my game now! Video is excellent. I think even after the iPhone capable release is out it might be a few days while I get the controls correct.

butterbean

Wow! Awesome news!! Can't wait! Better get crackin' with the games!

Kamazar

Wow, and my game still has so far to go XD

butterbean

How many people are close to having a game complete? I am coming close with 2 games, but still have a ways to go

quantumsheep

Well, Bugz is practically finished, just needs a little TLC here and there...

Teaser Trailer is here:

And you can play the current version here: http://gamesalad.com/game/play/5948



I've also got my top secret main game, which is bloody close to being done. I hadn't even started it till the end of August, so it's actually been a really fast development cycle

I've literally been spending every waking hour on this stuff. The joys of being made redundant!

Good luck everyone! This is what we've waited for, this is it boys, this is war etc

QS

zombots

yea i got one close to being finished and have started a few other.
cant wait to see them on the iPhone!!!

Omegas7

Ah, well done, can't wait at all =P.

ktfright

Congrats to all who were featured. All your games look so polished and well done. Great job to all, especially Gendai!!!

SDMG

) !!! C O N G R A T S !!! )

SDMG

very cool music btw ... i love it !!

harrio

what's cookin,

the video is excellent. congrats to everybody featured. it should really give this engine and the community a good shot in the arm.

i'm pushing to get mine done. wish me luck, as i do for all of you.

let's get cookin...noodles

quantumsheep

Good luck Harrio - I've always smiled when I've read your "What's cookin'" greeting

CAmaninacan

Yay this is exciting!! Have you guys figured out the pricing for gamesalad yet??

quantumsheep

I believe it's a rainbow + 3 unicorn tears...

JGary321

darn I just spent my tears yesterday! Anyone know where I can find another unicorn to slay???

Toby

How soon is soon?

It could be....

Soon = next 5 > 10 minutes

Soon = A few weeks

Soon = A few months

Soon = A few years

Sooner than later is the preferred option, Gendai just like to tease!

Hoping the final pricing model and structure is just as accessible as the software, looking forward to the Big Game. I think this is going to explode in popularity when everyone realises they can make really decent iPhone games with this thing.

butterbean

Agreed! So when will we be able to test our iphone games? When the publishing system comes out, or sooner?

I'm guessing they are part of one package

Toby

Maybe we could constrain this 'soon' game attribute to a timer behaviour!

JGary321

Gotta be able to test it on the iPhone before you publish it, otherwise you won't be able to test it properly, so I would assume the iPhone viewer gets released when Publishing goes live.

Shanesta

So I assume this version will have multi touch enabled?

I'm making a shooter game, and I must have multi touch for it to work.

What about saving?

quantumsheep

Don't count on the multi-touch - though I think we're all in agreement that that, and saving and high scores are sorely needed!

Cheers,

QS

JGary321

Shanesta you can still use the d-pad for now... although you would only be able to move & shoot. Nothing else.

TDGames

Cant wait my app is in development right know and i CANT WAIT , i have lots of questions but ill wait to see what u have to say! and just saying game salad is going to GET HUGE once its out!!

butterbean

Yes, I am in dire need of multi-touch too before I can ever release my game High score too for the other game that is complete

SNES, if you're reading this, when do you think we can expect to see a high score save and multi-touch pad with D-Pad and at least 2 buttons?

I think I speak for many others when I say that it's almost essential to have 2 buttons in addition to the D-Pad at least upon release of the iphone launcher and tester....

quantumsheep

I think the priority is to prove you can make games with GS and publish and sell them. That's a powerful statement right there!

Fortunately you can always update your games on the app store. Thus, when high scores, saves etc come, we'll be able to put a new version on the app store.

It's not ideal, I'd have loved to have them at launch, but you can still play the game, and it will show your customers you care about your games if you update them as and when new features are added to GS (if applicable).

Still, I *do* agree with you Butterbean

butterbean

I agree Quantum! There are a lot of games you can publish without those features, and for myself, I can publish at least one, and update it later when the high score save comes out, but with the D-Pad, I can't publish one of my bigger games without the extra button addition... here's to hoping it will come shortly after the iphone publisher is released!

Shanesta

Well, I really need to be able to just do multitouch in general, I'm looking at doing a custom controle scheme like Alive4Ever, one themstick controls moveme and diection and the other controls shoothing and direction.