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• Google Earth 
• De Blob
• Moto Chaser

HawtApps recently spoke with Subatomic Studios, the developers behind Fieldrunners. They answered our questions about their application for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

     When did you start developing apps for the iPhone?

  “This is our first App for the iPhone and Apple.”

     How many copies of Fieldrunners have you sold within the first 2 nights of release?

   “Fieldrunners has been getting a lot of support from the community and our reviewers lately, which inspires us to return great updates in the future.”

     How did you like the developer tools provided in the iPhone SDK? Did you think there was there anything missing from it that you needed?

   “The iPhone SDK and tools are great and very easy to use. The only issues we had were related to the Certificates and Licensing for the mobile device.”

     How did you come up with the price for Fieldrunners?

   “The price was determined through feedback we received from our initial testers, as well as other prominent peers in the industry.”

     How many people worked on Fieldrunners, and how long did it take to develop?

   “We are a very small company that values and welcomes ideas from all of our team members, because we believe its the key to a great product. The Fieldrunners game lasted a bit longer than the average, since we payed great care to the its quality.”

     Is Subatomic Studios planning on releasing anymore iPhone games?

   “Subatomic Studio plans to work on supporting and improving the Fieldrunners game, at the moment. We are currently hard at work on our next update, and though we have other future prospects on the horizon, that is our primary focus.”

     What inspired you to make Fieldrunners? 

   “Our team consists of members with proven RTS development experience and these qualifications, along with our love of all strategy based games, inspired the development of Fieldrunners.”

     I know you are planning on having a few big updates, but will any of them contain a Multiplayer mode?

    “At this time we can not disclose any exact details about the Updates and future plans. Our upcoming press release will include some details and we promise our fans will not be disapointed!”

     Although it’s only been two days since its release, are you happy with the sales of Fieldrunners so far?

   “We’ve received a lot of support and positive reviews so far! We hope that people keep enjoying the word… we are a small company, and anytime someone supports us by buying Fieldrunners, they help us keep working on it!”   

Hi. I’ve been frantically trying to figure out the top ten iPhone / iPod Touch applications that I think are the best of the best. Well, I’ve finally finished!

10. Wikipanion Plus

 Man, without this, I’d be really clueless about ferrets! Nah, Wikipanion is a must have for any Wikipedia user. $4.99 is definitely worth it.

9. Simplify Media

 Free music? Who wouldn’t use this app?

8. Super Monkey Ball

 Who wouldn’t want to play with a monkey in a ball?

7. Fieldrunners

 The most awesome game to ever grace my iPhone.

6. Twitterific

 How else am I supposed to post mobile update my Twitter account on the go?

5. Fring

 Do I really need to explain why?

4. NetNewsWire

 Without this application, how else am I supposed to read up about the latest Apple news?

3. Beejive IM

 Six words: the best mobile IMing app ever.

2. Exposure

 Easy access to my Flickr account!

1. Juxtaposer

 I could not live without this app.

Those are the most useful ones to me!

Hi. I am proud to announce that HawtApps.com will be having its first giveaway! In order to compete, you must send in your best application review you can write! You may choose any application that has not already been reviewed by HawtApps. 

Review Requirements:

• Must be at least 200 words
• Must not contain any profanity 
• Cannot be a review of an application HawtApps has already reviewed 
• Must have correct spelling and grammar
• Each entry must contain: Your full name and a phone number in case you don’t receive an email from us.

Hey guys,

I have some great news!  We officially opened an awesome online store.  Our link is www.cafepress.com/hawtapps. We currently have two designs, and many products.  We hope to have many new, and better designs soon.

Just thought this was quite cool, and I’d share it with you. Below is my iPhone stopwatch, which was set of 3748 hours ago, and is still going.

Today, I was lucky to get an interview with Sarah Thomson from IUGO Mobile Entertainment. The developers of the all-too popular Toy Bot Diaries!

Enjoy!

1.)     How big is the company IUGO?

“IUGO currently is 30 people strong. We started off 5 years ago with only 2 employees. We are growing organically which makes us very stable and agile. We are all located in Vancouver, BC. Everything is done in house; design, art, and development.”

2.)     How did you come up with the idea for Toy Bot Diaries? 

“The brains behind TBD (and most of our games) is Kyle Maglio, our lead designer. He and one of our artists Eric Poulton conceptualized TBD. They did a great job, didn’t they? We have very creative and talented people here at IUGO.”

3.)     How did you come up with the idea for Shaky Summit?

 “Once again this is a Kyle original. Shaky Summit has been an idea floating around here for some time. It started off as a demo on BREW handsets. The iPhone App Store Model has allowed us to take a few of our ideas we had on the backburner and realize their potential. We’ve been happy to create games in a range of genres; we’re quite versatile.”

4.)     Can you tell us about how many times Toy Bot Diaries has been downloaded?

“We are currently not releasing this information.”

5.)     How long have most people at IUGO been developing?

“Many of our staff members have been with us for at least 2-3 years. Those that have been with us for some time have honed much experience in mobile development.”

6.)     Are you proud of how much success Toy Bot Diaries has had?

“Absolutely! TBD has exceeded our expectations. We always knew Toy Bot was a great little game for the iPhone, but it’s a whole other sense of reward and pride when users and experts in the industry recognize it. iPhone owners email us constantly asking when TBD 2 is coming out! FYI, it’ll be coming out later this fall…”

7.)     How long did it take to develop Toy Bot Diaries and Shaky Summit, and how many people?

“TBD took about 2 months to develop. We had a varying amount of people on the project at different times throughout its cycle. Summit took about the same; 2 months.”

8.)     Do you plan on releasing anymore games for the iPhone / iPod Touch?

“Yes, we have a great lineup of iPhone games coming! As mentioned, TBD 2 will be released later this fall and TBD 3 will be out around Christmas. We have another mini game in the works that will be launched this fall. Then of course there’s the epic Re-Volt. This flagship game will be available early 2009. That’s all I have on my list for now, be sure to watch out for updates on new iPhone apps from IUGO.”

 IUGO Mobile Entertainment is an amazing company at making iPhone / iPod Touch applications.

Alright, so. My iPhone 3G has the firmware 2.1 installed, which is supposed to increase battery lifetime significantly. Today, I went on an eight and a half hour drive to Ohio. My phone died after 4 hours of usage. 3G wasn’t even on. The usage included listening to music and playing Trism. Not too good, eh?

Apple really needs to fix this. Feel free to post comments on how long your battery lasts.