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CandySwipe: Already fighting the CANDY CRUSH SAGA trademark, prepared to fight CANDY too
Albert Ransom, the founder of Runsome Apps, first released CandySwipe to Android gamers on November 15, 2010 - a full four months before King debuted Candy Crush on King.com (now RoyalGames.com). Both games offer match-3 gameplay and both are built around a candy theme, but in our conversation with Ransom, he wasn't crying "clone." He's just worried about the same thing King is: consumer confusion."If you start typing 'is candy swip' into google, you will get the auto complete 'is candy swipe the same as candy crush'." It's a frustrating experience for a developer whose work came first and who, like King, was quick to trademark. The CANDYSWIPE trademark was granted to Ransom in July 2011.But being first and having a mark isn't going to do much to sway public perception - especially when a similar competitor shoots to the top of the App Store."Their game (and name) closely resembles CandySwipe; so much so, that CandySwipe is often ridiculed as a Candy Crush knock off," says Ransom. "This infringes on OUR registered trademark and good will."
Achieve personal perfection in the mysterious Barmark
With so many game developers these days branching off into untapped genres and strange new concepts, inherently mysterious games have become the new black this gaming season. Stormhatt Studios, a new developer based out of Sweden, is getting ready to release their intriguing first title called Barmark, and like any good mysterious mobile game, there's not a thing that's direct or clearly explained about it!We don't know all that much about the game at this time, other than the fact that Barmark can loosely be defined as a point-and-click adventure, and that players are encouraged to achieve "personal perfection" by changing the world around them as they play. The game is described by its creators to have "no goals, no points and no death," in order to let the players craft their own unique game experiences around them.Luckily for us, the developer has also just released a debut trailer for the game, which you can view just above this paragraph: and despite how mysterious everything about the video is, there's no question that the game's first footage is simply breathtaking. Barmark is currently planned for a tentative iOS and Android release in the spring of this year, and you can visit the official Stormhatt Studios website for additional information and screenshots on this enigmatic new game.
This Week in China: Less jailbreaking, more Clash of Clans
2013 was a big year for Clash of Clans. So much so that we didn't hesitate to call it the year of Clash of Clans. Back in August, their CEO was quoted as saying "you can't be global without being in Asia." Well now they are, and in full force. And as you might have expected, the clones have followed.Thanks to our Beijing-based friends at Laohu.com for gathering up the top stories out of China for us (as they do every week). For a more Chinese gamer news daily, be sure to add Laohu.com to your bookmarks folder.
A story that King would like to Pac-Avoid: Scamperghost’s creator accuses King of cloning
This week's news about King has really stirred the hornet's nest. Not only has their trademarking of CANDY ruffled a few feathers, and their dispute with The Banner Saga ruffled a few more, but other developers who feel they've previously been wronged by the company are seeing this as an opportunity to let their stories be told.Take Junkyard Sam for instance. Back in 2009, he and Nick Bray teamed up under the name Stolen Goose to make the Flash game Scamperghost. In a recent blog post, Sam explains how the company was in talks with King to publish the game, decided to go with a different publisher, and then quickly saw their game cloned and released on King.com under the name Pac-Avoid:"We were in talks with Lars Jörnow at King.com to license our Scamperghost game. Before the deal was closed (and certainly before any contracts were signed) MaxGames.com made a better offer so we thanked King for considering our game and politely ended our negotiations. King.com (giant company) retaliated against us (two young indie devs) by quickly making a direct clone of our game and almost released it before us! We only got ours out sooner because a friend close with the company contacted us privately to warn us in advance..."
Send your loved ones a greeting card game this year
Just when I thought I've heard of everything, the newly-formed Tingly Games unveils their exciting plans to take the world of casual gaming to a brave new frontier: greeting cards. Forget those stuffy paper cards, forgot those awkward singing telegrams - with the super cool and innovative Greeting Games, you'll now be able to give your loved ones the very special gift of a personalized game for any occasion!The Greeting Games beta is currently live on the company's official website, where they are featuring their unique greeting card games for such holidays and occasions as "Birthday," "New Year," "Thank You" and "Get Well." Users will also be able to choose from a number of popular casual game genres, including Match 3, Slicer, Sudoku, Bubble Shooter, Puzzle, Word, Mahjong, and Blaster. Afterwards, they can further customize their message and their game by choosing such options as the game's title, the game's story, and the game's difficulty setting. The game is then sent to your loved one just like a regular e-card."So the next time you can't think of anything to get Mom for Mother's Day, just remember that all Moms love Bubble Shooters, and that all Moms would love a Bubble Shooter even more if it came directly from your heart. Better yet, all Greeting Games services will remain free for the time being during the initial beta period, so what better time to test one out than now?
Asia is now the leading app market in the world
There's no denying how far the world of mobile applications has come since the early days of smartphones and tablets, but the number of people who are still jumping on board in other parts of the world? It's skyrocketing. Distimo, the popular application analytics company, has today released their January 2014 report. And the findings this month are nothing short of eye-opening: Asia has become the world's most lucrative continent for mobile application downloads.In the new report titled "Asia: The Leading App Market in the World," Distimo extracted data and revenue estimates from both Apple App Store and Google Play app downloads for the month of December 2013. And as it turns out, their findings show just how big a force that Asia has become in the mobile games space today, accounting for 41% of the entire global revenue last month, with North America trailing behind at 31%. The numbers have risen a whopping 162% since last year (as compared to North America's 46%), which is thanks to Google Play downloads quadrupling since December 2012."The Distimo report also unearthed a few other interesting findings. For starters, Japan is by and large the most lucrative Asian country when it comes to mobile apps, followed by South Korea and then China. It should also come as no surprise that free-to-play or freemium is the leading business model in Asia, and the most downloaded game on the continent in December 2013 was Angry Birds Go!. In second and third place were two Asian market games, Carrot Fantasy 2: Polar Adventure and The Hardest Game in History.What does this mean for mobile developers today? That the globalization and localization of their mobile apps in other markets has never been more crucial for their ultimate success. To learn more about Distimo's findings and what the future of mobile games in Asia might look like in 2014 and beyond, you can download the "Asia: The Leading App Market in the World" for free by clicking right over here and providing an email address.
The Banner Saga’s ‘SAGA’ saga: Stoic Studio has responded to King’s statement
If you've been following King's trademark sideshow this week (and we know you have), there have been two interesting developments in the last 24 hours that you already know about. Last night, word broke that King was trying to use its IP law muscle to prevent Stoic Studio from using the word SAGA in The Banner Saga. And then this morning, King issued a statement responding to these allegations.This is where things get a little weird, because their response was basically "we're not trying to stop them from using the name, we've just filed a formal opposition with the US Trademark Office that says otherwise." More to the point, they said that if they don't exercise their claim in every instance than the mark on words like SAGA will lose its potency, and they'll have a hard time when it comes to fighting the real targets of their IP theft.It's an argument that's in complete contradiction with a statement they released earlier in the day. "We don't enforce against all uses… some are legitimate of course, we would not ask App developers who use the term legitimately to stop doing so."Methinks someone in King's PR department has a really short memory.
New iOS Games Tonight: In Fear I Trust, Age of Booty: Tactics and more!
Sometimes when it really starts to snow like it does so often in the month of January, there's nothing I love more than making a cup of hot chocolate (with marshmallows of course) and losing myself in the engrossing and hopefully much warmer worlds of my favorite mobile games. Well tonight's new iOS releases should make us all quickly forget about the ongoing cold, as their bright and unique worlds look to offer us the perfect escape from brushing the snow off our cars.For instance, there's no time to think about being cold when you're living in a constant state of fear and trying to solve one eerie puzzle after the next. There's also no snow on the open pirate-filled seas, or in a warm house that's covered in trap-guarded cheese. So put another log in the fire, crack open that brand new bag of marshmallows, and get ready to sink into an exciting new world, because here are a few of the great new games that are headed to an iOS device near you later on tonight!