A pretty interesting blog post was written up this weekend by Neptune Interactive, the developers behind the new App Store game Tap-Fu.
The developers say piracy of the game is rampant and even attack the old “we if like it, we will buy it” mantra used by some pirates to justify their decision to not purchase the game.
Neptune says when users submit their high scores for the game they also submit the App version, OS Version, Device ID, and Pirated Flag, which lets the developer know that the game is pirated but does not reveal any personal information on the user.
The developers, in their post, actually, quite hysterically, note that downloading and playing pirated games “is MUCH easier than actually buying it on iTunes!!” Cracked versions of the game were also available 40 minutes after the game was released, notes Neptune.
For the first week of sales, the amount of high scores coming from pirated versions (red) compared to legit versions (blue) is pretty biased in one direction:
Tap Fu High Score submissions.
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EMI Music has announced that they have signed up a few top artists to appear in a new version of the popular iPhone game Tap Tap Revenge.
Tap Tap Revenge, created by Tapulous, was a hit game on jaibroken iPhones and iPod Touches before it was made “official” and offered in the Apple App Store for free.
The new version, Tap Tap Dance, will feature songs from Moby, Chemical Brothers, Digitalism, Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, Justice, Junkie XL, Soul Magic Orchestra and Morgan Page.
EMI added that it plans to sell a Tap Tap Dance soundtrack that will feature the 10 songs. noted Tapulous’ CEO, Bart Decrem.
“We are close to having a formula that the artists, labels, publishers and Apple are all happy with,”
The game will cost $4.99 USD from the App Store when it is released.
