by Matthew
As announced at the beginning of this month, we’re now beta testing TextTumble with a select group of helpful volunteers. We’re going to be releasing several betas, so there’s still time to get in if you want! Just follow the instructions in the announcement post.
We’ve received very valuable feedback and playing statistics from our testers. One thing we’ve observed in person with several players is that people tend to just skip the introduction slide that explains what all the things on the screen are for — so we’ll probably be integrating an event-based interactive help system at some point that — as you play — gives you little clues about what to do the first time you run into a chained word, a pictoword, or some other event (yes, dropping little hints about game features there for those of you not in the beta!).
The last mile is the hardest, as they say, and polishing up TextTumble is certainly proving that true. But things are progressing, and once again we thank all our beta testers for their help. More to come!
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by Matthew
We’re fine-tuning our first game for the iPhone, TextTumble, and we’d love to have your input. Want to try it out? All you have to do is email your device ID to beta@magellanmedia.com (How to find your device ID). If you’re selected, you’ll get an email back containing the game and instructions on how to load it onto your device.
Why do we need your device ID (UDID)? Because in order to load an app onto your iPhone manually, rather than through the App Store, the developer has to explicitly allow it for your device. Don’t worry, it’s programatically available to every app on your phone…we can’t do anything with it other than allow you to load the TextTumble beta!
We’ll start sending out the beta on the night of March 1, and will probably continue sending it out throughout the following week. So sign up anytime!
Win a $50 iTunes gift card!
If you provide us with feedback, you’ll automatically be entered to win a $50 iTunes gift card. When the beta period is over, we’ll randomly select one tester who emailed us back with feedback to win the gift card. US residents only, 18 years of age or older (sorry, the lawyers made us).
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