Other game developer forums, including TouchArcade, have also spotted that Red Ball is the work of Mateen, and have been calling the game’s ascension in the App Store a scam. He has also pushed his Red Ball game to Google Play, where it remains among other titles. Some guess this is where Mateen works, but it’s more likely he just did a little freelancing for them. Some basic Internet research traces Mateen to this Google Play listing as well, which is for Mooney’s Bay Computer, a computer store in Canada. He is reportedly based out of Canada, young, and goes by several names, including also “ Firoozeh Morady,” “ Louis Leidenfrost” and maybe more. He has ripped off developers repeatedly, stolen games and source code, and been banned from forums like GameSalad itself. (For what it’s worth, a GameSalad forum member theorizes its viral effects were helped out by a video posted by popular YouTuber PewDiePie, which is one plausible explanation, though others abound.) “Red Bouncing Ball Spikes”: A 99 Cent App From A Well-Known ScammerĪs for the paid version of the “Red Bouncing Ball Spikes” game, GameSalad forum members recalled that the developer in question, “Mateen Pekan,” has been dubbed a scammer in the past. “Flappy Bird” was actually released in May 2013, but only blew up this January. If this makes you think of the trajectory of another recent App Store viral hit (aka “Flappy Bird” which the developer pulled down with little explanation) you’re not alone. The paid app, as noted above, was released in December 2012 and only shot up to the top of the App Store after an “update” released on Jan.
#2 paid iPhone app right now “Red Bouncing Ball Spikes” is a GameSalad template 8 on the App Store’s paid charts as of last week.Īt one point, the template-based title became the #2 paid iPhone app on Apple’s App Store. Meanwhile, the paid version of the game comes from a more controversial developer known as Mateen Pekan (which may not be his real name).
Obviously he’s just having some fun by taking advantage of the App Store buzz, not scamming.
10, 2014, well after the paid version launched in December 2012.
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Talo Games’ developer, who was recently interviewed by Israeli blog Geektime, released his free version of the Red Ball game on Feb. This is the same developer behind a number of titles, including most recently, the hilarious “Flappy Bird” parody, “Flying Cyrus,” involving Miley Cyrus’s head and several wrecking balls.
The GameSalad template in question is called “Red Bouncing Ball Spikes.” It’s a simple game that would appeal to those looking to ride the “Flappy Bird” wave by exploring other iOS titles that don’t require a lot of cognitive overload, but are rather designed to let you just start playing.Īs of February 14, the free version of the game, created by “ Talo Games,” had reached the No. 2 different developers get the same game template. Industry insiders noticed this was happening earlier this month, though word has spread further as the apps climbed higher and higher in the charts. And more importantly, how did that paid app keep climbing the charts, earning a developer who’s clearly a well-known scammer, a lot of money? No, I’m not talking about “Flappy Bird” (well, maybe that too), but rather how on earth two different developers used a $10 GameSalad template to send their respective apps - one free, and one paid - into the App Store’s top charts. Something fishy has been going on with Apple’s App Store top charts.
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